A Régence parcel-gilt silver christening beaker

A Régence parcel-gilt silver christening beaker Waisted footring supporting a tapering vessel with a moulded lip; the body decorated with engraved Régence ornament on a punched ground, with two reserves bearing the interlaced monograms “MP” and “JCS”. Engraved beneath the lip, “Johan Caspar Siefert geb. 1732 d. 26. Januarij”. A 1/3 thaler of Brandenburg-Prussia dated 1675 set into the base. The lip with a small crack. Height 11 cm; weight 149 g. Schlawe an der Wipper, marks of Michael Pontanus, around 1732.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 11 cm · weight 149 g