A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER CASTERS AND A TUMBLER CUP

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£ 2 000
Auction dateClassic
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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Lot 201 | A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER CASTERS AND A TUMBLER CUP
A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER CASTERS AND A TUMBLER CUP

THE CASTERS WITH MAKER'S MARK CG/S IN HEART-SHAPED PUNCH, AURICH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY; THE TUMBLER; APPARENTLY UNMARKED, POSSIBLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1700

The casters, each cylindrical with reeded base, the covers with bayonet fitting pierced with scrolling foliage and flowerheads below star engraved baluster finial, engraved underneath with a later cypher, marked underneath and with later Dutch control marks; the everted tumbler cup engraved with three vignettes of buildings in landscapes with figures hunting and fishing flanked by flower trophy

The casters 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high; the tumbler cup 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high

15 oz. 17 dwt. (494 gr.)





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The casters with S.J. Phillips Ltd. London.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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