Three German Silver Sweetmeat Dishes, Hans Jakob Baur III, Augsburg, circa 1680

each oval with lobed sides, the first of large size, embossed with a bird perched on a basket of fruit, the second with a bird on a fruit tree branch, the last with a spray of fruit, engraved with block initials MVG

first with repair to handle, other handle pushed in, engraved with later initials JKS circa 1800; second with handles reattached; third good condition, the maker may be Balthasar Haydt, Augsburg 1680
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