A GERMAN SILVER-GILT TANKARD
MARK OF ULRICH II MERINGER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1570
Tapering cylindrical and on rim foot with demi-female figure scroll handle with bird's claw terminal, the hinged domed cover with figure cast thumbpiece, the cover inset with a silver coin, the base later engraved with an inscription, marked underneath
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
16 oz. 19 dwt. (527 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Franz Christoph Graf Frangepan Ano 1661'
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT TANKARD
MARK OF ULRICH II MERINGER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1570
Tapering cylindrical and on rim foot with demi-female figure scroll handle with bird's claw terminal, the hinged domed cover with figure cast thumbpiece, the cover inset with a silver coin, the base later engraved with an inscription, marked underneath
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
16 oz. 19 dwt. (527 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Franz Christoph Graf Frangepan Ano 1661'