NICE SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH CUPIDS AS AN ALLEGORY OF...

NICE SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH CUPIDS AS AN ALLEGORY OF THE TIMES OF DAY

NICE SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH CUPIDS AS AN ALLEGORY OF THE TIMES OF DAY.

Raiser, Johann Reinhard I. Augsburg.

Date: 1673-1677.
Technique: Silver with inner- and partial gilding.
Description: Cylindrical sides on a domed base ring with a flared rim. On this, four cupids with
different attributes such as a cockerel, an upright sun or an owl as allegories of the
times of day or the ages in front of a landscape. The hinged lid with a spherical knob and
powerful fruit clusters.
Weight: Ca. 540g.
Measurement: Height 17cm.
Mark: Inspection mark Augsburg on side and lid 1673-77 (Seling no.750), maker's mark Johann Reinhard I Raiser (1662-1698, ibid. no.1642), tremolier engraving.

Provenance:
Private collection Rhineland.

Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 30,25 Euro plus 5,75 Euro VAT
EU: 46,22 Euro plus 8,78 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 92,44 Euro plus 17,56 Euro VAT
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Explanations to the Catalogue

Johann Reinhard I Raiser
Germany
Silver
17th century
Tankard