AN AUSTRIAN SILVER EWER AND A DUTCH SILVER WINDMILL CUP, THE EWER MAKER'S MARK HR CONJOINED, POSSIBLY FOR HERMANN RATZERSDORFER, VIENNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE WINDMILL CUP MAKER'S MARK VS, PROBABLY FOR JAC. VAN STRATEN OF HOOM, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

AN AUSTRIAN SILVER EWER AND A DUTCH SILVER WINDMILL CUP
THE EWER MAKER'S MARK HR CONJOINED, POSSIBLY FOR HERMANN RATZERSDORFER, VIENNA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE WINDMILL CUP MAKER'S MARK VS, PROBABLY FOR JAC. VAN STRATEN OF HOOM, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The first of Renaissance form, the flattened circular body chased with spiraling panels of fish scale, monster-form spout, handle terminating in a bearded mask; the windmill cup of traditional form, engraved with biblical figures, putto and animals, both marked near bases
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, the ewer
39 oz. (1,212 gr.)