The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection
The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection
An Important German Silver-Gilt Basin, Hieronymous Sailer, Augsburg, 1613-1615
Auction Closed
January 30, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
shaped-oval form, the border chased and embossed with eight panels of fruit garlands framed by scrolls and separated by alternating flowers and shells and cast putto heads, the well formed as four recesses framed by winged half-bodies with cast putto heads, the centre with a raised guilloche cartouche, marked on the underside and engraved with monogram AM VR
98 1/2oz.; 3063 g
length 25 1/2 in.; 65.5cm
By family tradition, Sir Philipp Sassoon (1888-1939), by descent to
David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley
Seling, H., Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1864, Supplement zu Band III, Munich, 1994, Nr. 1096
Another basin (with accompanying ewer) by Hieronymous Saler (fl. 1593 - circa 1620) is illustrated in Seling, H., Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1864, Band II, Munich 1980, Abb. 355.
Identical or near identical cast putto heads have been noted on two further Augsburg basins: one marked for Elias Drentwett I, 1620-25 (Seling, Band II, Abb. 346) and one marked for Christoph Wild, 1616-1620 (Sotheby's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 5).