- Humpen

auction 400, Lot 156

SPRING AUCTION

on 14 April 2021

 

Humpen

estimate:
€ 5.000 to € 8.000

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 6.350 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

A tankard

Augsburg, circa 1689, Israel Thelot probably with the assistance of Johann Andreas Thelot

 

Silver, partly gilt. Hammered border. Openwork silver cuff with hammered, chased and embossed decoration. Hallmarked on lid, foot and cuff (Seling 2007, hallmark number 940, makers mark number 1593, 1846), master circa 1654, died 1696 / master 1689, died 1734. Assayers mark. St. Petersburger hallmark 1777 (Goldberg 11, 1175, 1193), hallmark master inspector Ewgraf Borowschtschikoe. Height 19 cm. 975 g.

 

Medallions titled "CAESAREON", "MARKVS ANTONIVS" and "CLEOPATRA".

 

Literature: Praël-Himmer, Heidi, Der Augsburger Goldschmied Johann Andreas Thelot. Munich (GMN) 1978, catalogue number 168.