A Dutch silver beaker
Groningen, 1656/57, maker's mark indistinct
The flared body on a cast and domed foot decorated with foliage and cherubs below a band of trelliswork and flowerheads, with a spike twist band, the lower part of the body engraved with three flowers and inscribed LF, the upper part with three oval cartouches with figures emblematic of Faith, Hope and Charity with festoons of fruit in between, marked on base
13 cm. high
162 gr.
A Dutch silver beaker
Groningen, 1656/57, maker's mark indistinct
The flared body on a cast and domed foot decorated with foliage and cherubs below a band of trelliswork and flowerheads, with a spike twist band, the lower part of the body engraved with three flowers and inscribed LF, the upper part with three oval cartouches with figures emblematic of Faith, Hope and Charity with festoons of fruit in between, marked on base
13 cm. high
162 gr.
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