Live Auction 17186The Collector: Silver and 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics & Works of Art
A GERMAN LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND COVER
Lot 460

A GERMAN LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND COVER

NORDINGLEN, CIRCA 1640, MAKER'S MARK IZ

Closed14 November 2019

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GBP 20,000

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A GERMAN LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND COVER
NORDINGLEN, CIRCA 1640, MAKER'S MARK IZ
On circular domed foot, the baluster stem with three scroll brackets and foliage calyx, the body chased with lobes interspaced with flowers on a matted ground, the cover with vase of flowers finial, marked on foot and on body
19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) high
31 oz. 16 dwt. (990 gr.)

With Peter Szuhay.

Specialist note

The town and maker's mark are illustrated in M. Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen, vol. III, Frankfurt, 1925, p. 9, nos. 3677 and 3678 where the maker's mark is recorded on a pyx in Nordlingen church.