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Lot 39
A 17th century German silver and parcel-gilt tankard David Schwestermuller I, Augsburg, 1665-70
3 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£15,000 - £20,000
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A 17th century German silver and parcel-gilt tankard
David Schwestermuller I, Augsburg, 1665-70
Of cylindrical form, a hinged domed cover embossed with floral designs topped with a putti finial on a stylised floral mount, with a bifurcated thumbpiece and scrolling handle, the body with a central frieze depicting putti at play with a lamb, lion, goat and dogs, raised on domed base with embossed foliate design, height 28cm, weight 48oz.
Of cylindrical form, a hinged domed cover embossed with floral designs topped with a putti finial on a stylised floral mount, with a bifurcated thumbpiece and scrolling handle, the body with a central frieze depicting putti at play with a lamb, lion, goat and dogs, raised on domed base with embossed foliate design, height 28cm, weight 48oz.
Footnotes
Property of a private collector.
Provenance:
Sold Sotheby's European Silver, Geneva, 18th November, 1991, Lot 16.
Literature:
Seling, p 174, no 1442 and p 21, no 101.
David Schwestermuller I (1596-1678): Born Ulm Germany, place of death Augsburg, also known as David Schwester-Muller. German painter, sculptor and goldsmith.
A silver and parcel-gilt casket by Schwestermuller is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number: LOAN:GILBERT.602-2008