A rare Heilbronn silver gilt columbine cup and cover

A rare Heilbronn silver gilt columbine cup and cover Round, lobed base supporting a baluster form shaft with three scroll appliques and waisted cup with droplet shaped lobes and finely chased flowerheads in strapwork cartouches. Engraved with a dedication below the rim "Soviel Tropfen dieses hält soviel Holtz man bey uns fällt = Soviel Seegen = Glück und Heil, werde unserm Chef zutheil. Dieses wünsheten . Anno 1756 *", the lobes below engraved with the names and titles of 24 forestry workers, five of which bear the surname Haberkorn with various initials. The domed lid with conforming décor and crowned by a model of a lion holding a lance. H 52.5 cm, weight 953 g. The cup with unidentified maker's mark "HH", the finial with marks of Daniel Kaufmann, c. 1620/30.

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H 52,5 cm · vikt 953 g