Auction 64 · Lot 328
GERMAN SILVER BIBLICAL-THEMED GOBLET.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $1,700
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Augsburg, 18th century (?)
Description
Tulip-form bowl chased and repousse with dense imagery, namely three, low-relief Biblical vignettes: Adam and Eve’s Explusion from the Garden of Eden, King Ahaseurus extending his golden scepter to Queen Esther, and King David observing Bathsheba from a rooftop. Each vignette is captioned in Gothic German within a scrolled banner. Intermediate space densely embellished with ornaments including pheasants, mythological sun-gods, and floral and foliate motifs which continue on knob stem and circular domed base. Marked. Height: 5 inches.