Lot 279
  • 279

A pair of German parcel-gilt silver beakers, Johann Conrad Treffler, Augsburg, 1699-1703

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver
  • 9cm., 3 1/2 in. high
engraved with Godly personification of the four seasons; on one, Bacchus in a barrel for Autumn, and Ceres holding a scythe and corn stalks for summer, the other, Diana with dog, cloak and bow for winter, and Flora holding flowers for spring, each cartouche interrupted with fruit clusters

Condition

Clear marks to each underside. Parcel-gilding to exterior rims is rubbed and faintly visible. Interior's gilt. Nice crisp engraving. Good condition.
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