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Lot 1027 Dα

A Baroque silver Christening beaker

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 5.000 € (incl. premium)

A Baroque silver Christening beaker

Tapering parcel gilt beaker with a moulded rim on three spherical supports. The display side finely engraved with flower garlands and birds surrounding two oval medallions engraved with a depiction of a boy with a hobby horse and the inscription "Ao. 1683 . Adj. 6. Junij morgens ein viertel vor 1 uhr ist In Nürnberg gebohren Johann Georg Helvetius deßen Gevatter beij der H: Tauff. Johan Kramer Jubilier von Augspurg Ihme von Gott alle Zeitliche und Ewige wohlfahrt wünschet." The domed lid engraved with a laurel wreath. H 12.5 cm, weight 165 g.
Augsburg, marks of Johann Jakob Petrus, 1679 - 1683.

Provenance

In a German private collection since 1980.