THE CARPENTER'S GUILD: A GERMAN SILVER PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER PROBABLY NAUMBURG, CIRCA 1781
On a circular foot chased with ribbon-tied laurel garlands and flowerheads, the body with masks linked by laurel garlands, with a presentation engraving within a wreath to one side, the other side with tools of the carpenter's guild, each mask with a ring supporting a chain hung with variously chased and engraved medallions, the conforming domed cover with finial as a figure in an apron on an orb, marked on lower body, maker's mark unclear
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high
42 oz. (1,306 gr.)
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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 16-17 November 1998, lot 142
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On a circular foot chased with ribbon-tied laurel garlands and flowerheads, the body with masks linked by laurel garlands, with a presentation engraving within a wreath to one side, the other side with tools of the carpenter's guild, each mask with a ring supporting a chain hung with variously chased and engraved medallions, the conforming domed cover with finial as a figure in an apron on an orb, marked on lower body, maker's mark unclear
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high
42 oz. (1,306 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 16-17 November 1998, lot 142
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