A large Silesian parcel gilt Renaissance silver beaker
A large Silesian parcel gilt Renaissance silver beaker
The conical cuppa with a flared rim and finely engraved foliate fries rests on a domed, moulded foot. The body engraved with four laurel wreath reserves enclosing the coats-of-arms of the four Silesian "uradel" families v. Rechenberg, v. Schlichting, v. Glaubitz-Brieg, and v. Lüttwitz, monogrammed "DR", "GS", "KG", and "DL" respectively. Engraved to the underside with a house mark in a shield beneath an owner's monogram. A restored crack to the body. Unmarked. H 16.5, weight 326 g.
Early 17th C.
No connection has thus far been established between the four Silesian aristocratic families. At least three of them had their ancestral homes in the Meissen/Oberlausitz region, and all three had lands in the Silesian county of Glatz. Grafschaft Glatz became a territory of the Bohemian crown in 1348, and only fell to Prussia after the first Silesian war in 1742.
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A large Silesian parcel gilt Renaissance silver beaker
The conical cuppa with a flared rim and finely engraved foliate fries rests on a domed, moulded foot. The body engraved with four laurel wreath reserves enclosing the coats-of-arms of the four Silesian "uradel" families v. Rechenberg, v. Schlichting, v. Glaubitz-Brieg, and v. Lüttwitz, monogrammed "DR", "GS", "KG", and "DL" respectively. Engraved to the underside with a house mark in a shield beneath an owner's monogram. A restored crack to the body. Unmarked. H 16.5, weight 326 g.
Early 17th C.
No connection has thus far been established between the four Silesian aristocratic families. At least three of them had their ancestral homes in the Meissen/Oberlausitz region, and all three had lands in the Silesian county of Glatz. Grafschaft Glatz became a territory of the Bohemian crown in 1348, and only fell to Prussia after the first Silesian war in 1742.
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