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LARGE SILVER VERMEIL TANKARD WITH DEPICTIONS OF THE THREE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES

Lot 132
15.05.2025 11:00UTC +02:00
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€ 8 000
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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Lot 132 | LARGE SILVER VERMEIL TANKARD WITH DEPICTIONS OF THE THREE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES
Estimate value
€ 8 000 – 10 000
LARGE SILVER VERMEIL TANKARD WITH DEPICTIONS OF THE THREE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES.

Augsburg.
Date: 1757-59.
Technique: Silver, gilt.
Description: The cylindrical body with a strong eared handle, hinged lid and handle in the shape of a
lion with a ball on three ball feet held by bird claws. Three large, animated engraved
cartouches with C-sweeps and acanthus decoration on the side. Inside, equally finely
engraved depictions of the three Christian virtues Fides, Spes and Caritas, each with a
landscape background. Engraved tendrils on the top of the lid and Cupid with quiver and
arrows in the centre. Six-part scale on the inside of the side in the form of small ball
rivets for measuring the filling quantity.
Weight: Ca. 110g.
Measurement: Height 22cm.
Mark: Inspection mark Augsburg 1757-59 (Seling no.2170), maker's mark MOS (?) ligated (uninterpreted), zigzag assay mark.


Provenance:
Estate of Wilhelm Zersch, former tenant of the Fürstliche Brauerei Bad Köstritz.
Auction house category:Silver
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