A GERMAN SILVER-GILT EWER
MARK OF GOTTLIEB MENZEL, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1710
Helmet-shaped on spreading foot, the foot and lower body each cast and chased with foliage scrolls and strapwork on matted ground, the body further chased with strapwork on matted ground, with scroll-capped handle, applied under the spout with a cartouche engraved with initials below a bishop's mitre, marked near handle, further engraved with a scratchweight '42-18'
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
gross weight 43 oz. (1,351 gr.)
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT EWER
MARK OF GOTTLIEB MENZEL, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1710
Helmet-shaped on spreading foot, the foot and lower body each cast and chased with foliage scrolls and strapwork on matted ground, the body further chased with strapwork on matted ground, with scroll-capped handle, applied under the spout with a cartouche engraved with initials below a bishop's mitre, marked near handle, further engraved with a scratchweight '42-18'
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
gross weight 43 oz. (1,351 gr.)
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