An early Augburg silver gilt coffee pot
An early Augburg silver gilt coffee pot
Pear-shaped coffee urn resting on three pad feet, the handles formed as female herms. Finely decorated throughout with acanthus decor. The spouts emerging from the mouths of dolphins. The finial of the stepped domed lid formed as a putto riding a dolphin. H 38.5 cm, weight 3,015 g.
Marks of Matthäus II Baur, 1697 - 99.
** Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Helmut Seling, Munich.
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An early Augburg silver gilt coffee pot
Pear-shaped coffee urn resting on three pad feet, the handles formed as female herms. Finely decorated throughout with acanthus decor. The spouts emerging from the mouths of dolphins. The finial of the stepped domed lid formed as a putto riding a dolphin. H 38.5 cm, weight 3,015 g.
Marks of Matthäus II Baur, 1697 - 99.
** Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Helmut Seling, Munich.