A RARE PARTIAL GILT GERMAN BAROQUE SILVER TANKARD

Description:

Neisse in Silesia, circa 1700
H. 20 cm
Silver, repoussé and partially gilded. The cylindrical body is entirely covered with an openwork lattice of grapevines featuring three oval cartouches. Within these are depictions of Bacchus, a hunter, and a couple in love. The rim of the lid and the base are decorated with repoussé vines; a rosette is set around the lid knob. The base and handle are screwed to the body. Hallmarks on the base, foot, and rim of the lid: hallmark, master’s mark “FH” with a star and within a heart (Rosenberg 3660, not at Hintze), as well as a tremolo line and the Prussian tax stamp from 1807. Approx. 940 g. Restorations.
South German private collection, acquired during the 1950ies by the Uncle of the present owners on the German Art Market. Collection Emma Budge, Hamburg. Auction "Die Sammlung Emma Budge(...)", Auktion Paul Graupe Berlin, 27.-29. September 1937, Lot 245 with img.
This lot is sold pursuant to a settlement agreement between the current owner and the heirs of Emma Budge- so the lot can be sold free of restitution claims