- Schlangenhautbecher

auction 400, Lot 159

SPRING AUCTION

on 14 April 2021

 

Schlangenhautbecher

estimate:
€ 1.200 to € 1.400

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 1.397 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

A cup with snakeskin decoration

Augsburg, 1689 - 1692, Andreas Meiting

 

Silver, remnants of gilding. Snakeskin embossing. Hebrew letters engraved on the bottom. Hallmarked (Seling 2007, hallmark number 990, makers mark number 1767), master circa 1679, died 1712. Assayers mark. Minor dents. Height 8.5 cm. 140 g.