AN EARLY BAROQUE SILVERGILT AND FILIGREE OPENWORK TANKARD

Description:

Augsburg, 1610-15
H. 17 cm
Rich scrollwork decoration featuring fruit bowls and birds; on the body, three filigree oval medallions depicting cherubs. Hallmark (Seling No. 33), tremolo line, maker’s mark of Hans I Manhart (master before 1560, d. 1618, Seling No. 721), Austrian re-mark. Approx. 603g. Restorations, minor damage beneath the rim, signs of age.
Old private collection, Munich