A silver and hardstone filigree casket, probably Germany, 18th century
A silver and hardstone filigree casket, probably Germany, 18th century
the lid set with a later plaque of grey banded agate, circa 1900, engraved with a coat of arms flanked by a man and a woman in earlier style picked out in gilt, the filigree casket rectangular with waisted sides on four pierced ball supports, each side in silver filigree forming flowerheads among scrolls within twisted rope borders, with a lock, unmarked
13.5cm., 5 1/4 in. wide
Provenance:
The arms are replicating those of the von Glauburg family, probably for Johann von Glauburg (1503-1571) who was a Frankfurt councilor, diplomat and patron of the Reformation. He held the office of junior and senior mayor several times and is considered the most important representative of the Patrician family Glauburg.
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A silver and hardstone filigree casket, probably Germany, 18th century
the lid set with a later plaque of grey banded agate, circa 1900, engraved with a coat of arms flanked by a man and a woman in earlier style picked out in gilt, the filigree casket rectangular with waisted sides on four pierced ball supports, each side in silver filigree forming flowerheads among scrolls within twisted rope borders, with a lock, unmarked
13.5cm., 5 1/4 in. wide
Provenance:
The arms are replicating those of the von Glauburg family, probably for Johann von Glauburg (1503-1571) who was a Frankfurt councilor, diplomat and patron of the Reformation. He held the office of junior and senior mayor several times and is considered the most important representative of the Patrician family Glauburg.
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