Silver Cup, Alt Wien, Biedermeier
Silver cup
Alt Wien
Biedermeier
1836 or 1856, not clearly legible
Silver chased, gold plated inside
In neo-Gothic form; inspired by the construction of Laxenburg Castle (Franzensburg) by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg in 1801-1836.
Therefore, in its form very modern for the time. After all, it anticipates the formal language of historicism.
Height 24,5 cm
Hallmarks: Alt Wien wheel hallmark with year 1836 or 1856
Weight: 380 gram
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Silver cup
Alt Wien
Biedermeier
1836 or 1856, not clearly legible
Silver chased, gold plated inside
In neo-Gothic form; inspired by the construction of Laxenburg Castle (Franzensburg) by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg in 1801-1836.
Therefore, in its form very modern for the time. After all, it anticipates the formal language of historicism.
Height 24,5 cm
Hallmarks: Alt Wien wheel hallmark with year 1836 or 1856
Weight: 380 gram