A small Augsburg Rococo silver gilt tureen
A small Augsburg Rococo silver gilt tureen
Bombé-form oval vessel with shellwork handles and twist-fluting interspersed with finely chased repoussé flowers and foliage. The domed cover with corresponding decor and cast silver fruit finial. H 12.5; W 22.5; D 11.5 cm, weight 428 g.
Marks of Emanuel Gottlieb Meisgeyer, 1767 - 1769.
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Meiesgeyer was one of the Augsburg goldsmiths involved in the production of the governor's services for Catherine II. See Lorenz Seelig, Silber und Gold I, Augsburger Goldschmiedekunst für die Höfe Europas, Munich 1994, p. 124.
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A small Augsburg Rococo silver gilt tureen
Bombé-form oval vessel with shellwork handles and twist-fluting interspersed with finely chased repoussé flowers and foliage. The domed cover with corresponding decor and cast silver fruit finial. H 12.5; W 22.5; D 11.5 cm, weight 428 g.
Marks of Emanuel Gottlieb Meisgeyer, 1767 - 1769.
Literature
Meiesgeyer was one of the Augsburg goldsmiths involved in the production of the governor's services for Catherine II. See Lorenz Seelig, Silber und Gold I, Augsburger Goldschmiedekunst für die Höfe Europas, Munich 1994, p. 124.
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