A partially gilt Allenstein silver coin-set t ...
A partially gilt Allenstein silver coin-set tankard
Cylindrical vessel with auriform handle resting on a moulded foot. The handle with a monogram beneath a foliate crown, the body inset with 18 coins with portraits of King Sigismund III of Poland dated between 1615 and 1618. The base with a christening medallion with a portrait of Ferdinando I de'Medici. The lid with a Swedish "reichstaler" bearing the portrait of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden dated 1616. H 21 cm, weight 1,065 g.
Allenstein/Olsztyn, marks of Johannes Christoph Geese, circa 1726 - 39.
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A partially gilt Allenstein silver coin-set tankard
Cylindrical vessel with auriform handle resting on a moulded foot. The handle with a monogram beneath a foliate crown, the body inset with 18 coins with portraits of King Sigismund III of Poland dated between 1615 and 1618. The base with a christening medallion with a portrait of Ferdinando I de'Medici. The lid with a Swedish "reichstaler" bearing the portrait of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden dated 1616. H 21 cm, weight 1,065 g.
Allenstein/Olsztyn, marks of Johannes Christoph Geese, circa 1726 - 39.
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