The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection

The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 86. A German Silver-Gilt Tankard, Maker's Mark DG, Probably Luneberg, Circa 1650.

A German Silver-Gilt Tankard, Maker's Mark DG, Probably Luneberg, Circa 1650

Auction Closed

January 30, 06:14 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

the body and lid chased and embossed with auricular scroll decoration suggestive of dolphin heads, the cast handle in the same style topped by a stylized dolphin head, marked on lid and base with mark a rampant lion and maker's mark DG motif below in heart


18 3/4 oz; 583 g

height 6 1/4 in.; 16 cm

Galerie Neuse, Bremen.

Collection Yves Saint-Laurent et Pierre Bergé. Christie's, Paris, 21-23 February 2009, lot 147.

Robert de Balkany: Rome & the Côte d'Azur. Christie's, London, 23 March 2017, lot 250.