A Brandenburg goblet and a cover with bombardment of Dresden Zechlin, possibly Elias Rosbach, circa 1760

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

38.5cm., 15 1/8 in.

the bell-shaped bowl engraved with a panoramic view of the city with mortar fire and billowing smoke above, the reverse with c-scrolls, all below a band of polished circlets, the faceted base inset with airbeads, set on a faceted baluster stem and domed foot, the possibly matched domed cover cut with a band of thumbnail facets below a faceted double-knopped baluster finial

Provenance

with Uwe Friedleben, Hannover

Literature

Dietmar Zoedler, Weltkunst, No.22, 15th November 1986, pp.3595-97, figs.5a and 5b

Catalogue Note

During the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Dresden was repeatedly exposed to fierce attacks. The worst consequences for the city arose from the Prussian bombardment of July 1760, which destroyed the old Kreuzkirche and transformed large parts of the area of Neumarkt into rubble. The stone dome of the Frauenkirche withstood the bombardment.