Lot 1014 D α

An Augsburg silver gilt Régence basin and ewer

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 12.000 € - 18.000 €

An Augsburg silver gilt Régence basin and ewer

The fluted ewer with angular scroll handle resting on a moulded oval foot. Engraved with strapwork surrounding applied medallions. The oval basin with corresponding decor and a broad rim. H of ewer 19.5; L of basin 39.3; W 27.8 cm, total weight 1,123 g.
Marks of Johann Ludwig Schoap I, 1729 – 1733.

Provenance

Bavarian private collection.

Literature

Cf. a writing set by the master, shown in the cat. Schätze deutscher Goldschmiedekuns, Berlin 1992, no. 206. Cf. also Schoap's work in a toilette service in the collection of the Württembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, shown in the cat. Silber und Gold II, Augsburger Goldschmiedekunst für die Höfe Europas, Munich 1994, p. 464.