A South German pewter-mounted latticinio tankard, 16th/17th century
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A South German pewter-mounted latticinio tankard, 16th/17th century
In vetro a retorti, the baluster form inset with gauze and white ribbon merging into the spreading foot and kick-in base, with an applied clear glass trail to the neck and loop handle, the contemporary domed hinged pewter cover with double-acorn thumbpiece, 23cm high
Sold for £9,375 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Anon. sale, Christie's, 30 May 1979, lot 236
    Anon. sale, Fischer, Heilbronn, 15 October 1988, lot 129
    With Heide Hübner, Würzburg, 1988

    For a tapering tankard of similar inspiration see Brigitte Klesse and Axel von Saldern, 500 Jahre Glaskunst, Sammlung Biemann, (1978), no.59

Category: Decorative Arts / Glass

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