Herrengrunder double cup, 18th c
Herrengrunder double cup, 18th century, embossed copper, partially gilded on the outside, 2 barrel-shaped cups designed to nest inside one another, sides hallmarked with a snakeskin pattern, gilded barrel bands, gilded bases engraved with the inscriptions “Iron is made into copper, very deep in the shaft at Herrengrundt” and “'By God’s power, the nature of water turns iron into copper,'" upper rim of each cup with a floral engraving in a circle, worn, diameter 7 / 6.7 cm, height 5 cm each, height when nested approx. 10 cm
Herrengrunder double cup, 18th century, embossed copper, partially gilded on the outside, 2 barrel-shaped cups designed to nest inside one another, sides hallmarked with a snakeskin pattern, gilded barrel bands, gilded bases engraved with the inscriptions “Iron is made into copper, very deep in the shaft at Herrengrundt” and “'By God’s power, the nature of water turns iron into copper,'" upper rim of each cup with a floral engraving in a circle, worn, diameter 7 / 6.7 cm, height 5 cm each, height when nested approx. 10 cm
