A Rare Transylvanian Guild Cup
Michael Goltschmit (alias Schmitt senior) activce 1632-1659 in Kronstadt (Transsylvania)
Lot-No. 635
Starting Bid: 3.500 €
Kronstadt. Around 1640/50. Silver, partially gilt, embossed and engraved. Maker's mark: crowned monogram MS above star (=Michael Goldschmit alias Schmitt senior, active 1632-1659 in Kronstadt). H. 19 cm, approx. weight 240 g. Traces of oxidation. Slim cup on a cylindrical foot ring with a gilt landscape decoration with animal hunt. Profiled wave-shaped band between the cup base and foot. Embossed, gilt, and beaded hanging ornaments under the flared lip rim. - Literature: Horst Klusch. Siebenbürgische Goldschmiedekunst. Bucharest 1988, page 69, number 45 - Provenance: Private property Hamburg - Transsylvanian silversmith in Kronstadt
Michael Goltschmit (alias Schmitt senior), tätig 1632-1659 in Kronstadt (Siebenbürgen): A Rare Transylvanian Guild Cup
Michael Goltschmit (alias Schmitt senior) activce 1632-1659 in Kronstadt (Transsylvania)
A Rare Transylvanian Guild Cup
Lot-No. 635
Starting Bid: 3.500 €
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| Manufacturer: | Kronstadt |
| Date: | Around 1640/50 |
| Technique: | Silver, partially gilt, embossed and engraved. Maker's mark: crowned monogram MS above star (=Michael Goldschmit alias Schmitt senior, active 1632-1659 in Kronstadt) |
| Dimensions: | H. 19 cm, approx. weight 240 g |
| Condition: | Traces of oxidation |
| Description: | Slim cup on a cylindrical foot ring with a gilt landscape decoration with animal hunt. Profiled wave-shaped band between the cup base and foot. Embossed, gilt, and beaded hanging ornaments under the flared lip rim. |
| References: | Horst Klusch. Siebenbürgische Goldschmiedekunst. Bucharest 1988, page 69, number 45 |
| Provenance: | Private property Hamburg |
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Transsylvanian silversmith in Kronstadt
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