2011
Vermeil-ivory-tankard
Augsburg, c. 1700 (silver mounting)
Studio of Leonhard Kern, Schwäbisch Hall, late 17th century (ivory)
silver, gilded; ivory; marked on the mounting with Augsburg hallmark, maker's mark for Ferdinand Schönfeld, working from 1686 (Seling, Die Augsbuger Gold- und Silberschmiede 1529 - 1868, p. 401), taxfree mark, arms mark and assayer's mark ("Tremolierstich")
h. 29 cm; total gross weight: 2.032 g
Literature
cf. Jutta Kappel, Elfenbeinkunst im Grünen Gewölbe zu Dresden, p. 81-84
Estimate: € 35.000 - 70.000
Auction is closed.
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