A SWISS PARCEL-GILT SILVER GOBLET
Lot 239 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF PERCY MACQUOID

A SWISS PARCEL-GILT SILVER GOBLET

BERNE, CIRCA 1600, MAKER'S MARK LACKING

Closed31 May 2012

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GBP 10,625

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A SWISS PARCEL-GILT SILVER GOBLET
BERNE, CIRCA 1600, MAKER'S MARK LACKING
Tapering cylindrical on circular stepped foot, the baluster stem cast with scrolls, shells and putto masks, the gilt rim engraved with a band of scrolls, swags and foliage, engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms below initials 'HR', marked on foot, the foot and rim further marked with a later French tax mark, with a late 19th century red velvet covered case
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
4 oz. 16 dwt. (149 gr.)

Specialist note

Several other cups of similar form, though typically with an engraved inscription at the rim are illustrated by R. L. Wyss in Handwerkskunst in Gold und Silber, Berne, 1996, no. 99-108.