An important Nuremberg silver gilt columbine cup

An important Nuremberg silver gilt columbine cup Waisted base with eight lobes supporting a short baluster form shaft with scroll appliques and waisted cup with numerous bulbous and elongated lobes. The rim finely etched with a frieze of birds of paradise and acanthus scrolls. The lid with conforming decor, pierced rim, and a finial formed as a standing putto holding a lance and a shield engraved with a coat of arms. One of the lobes engraved with a house mark. H 47 cm, weight 773 g. Marks of Heinrich Straub, circa 1609 - 29.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 47 cm · weight 773 g