Lot 273
  • 273

A German parcel-gilt silver beaker, Barthlme Wilckenss, Hamburg, 1688-98

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver
  • 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in. high
engraved with a pattern of scrolling acanthus

Condition

Good clear marks. Nice gilding and crisp engraving.
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Catalogue Note

For almost identical decoration on a tankard by Leonhard Rothaer I, 1688-90, see Schliemann et al., Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, Hamburg, V. III, p. 41., no. 60.