TWO GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKERS AND A TANKARD

Lot 85
10.02.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 8 750
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 710998
Lot 85 | TWO GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKERS AND A TANKARD
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
The tapering cylindrical beakers, each on spreading foot and with moulded rim, chased and engraved with bands of husks and strapwork between gilt borders, the earlier beaker engraved beneath the foot with the initials IPL and 1778, each marked undeneath; the tapering cylindrical tankard on domed foot and with double scroll handle and hinged domed cover with bifurcated scroll thumbpiece and later figure finial in Roman dress, the body later engraved with three scenes from the life of Moses; the infant Moses in the bullrushes, Moses striking the rock and the parting of the Red Sea, all within foliate scrolls and between strapwork borders, marked underneath, the cover rim and upper body each struck with later control mark for Brünn,1806/7 and 19th century Austrian import mark
The beakers 51/2 in. (13.8 cm.) and 45/8 in. (11.6 cm.) high
The tankard 71/8 in. (18 cm.) high

The beakers 7 oz. 7 dwt. (229 gr.) and 5 oz. 12 dwt. (175 gr.)
The tankard 15 oz. 16 dwt. (491 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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