A German Silver-Gilt Kiddush Cup, Franz, Christoph Mederle, Augsburg, 1761-63

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

octagonal bowl chased with Rococo motifs below later engraved Hebrew inscription "and Moses spoke to the Children of Israel", baluster stem, scalloped base chased with shellwork, marked on upper rim with city mark incorporating date letter P and maker’s mark

height 4⅞ in.

12.4 cm

Jacob Michael Collection, Christie’s, New York, October 25, 1982, lot 96.

Franz Christoph Mederle, of Stein, Austria, master in Augsburg 1729, died in 1765, specialized in religious silver. See Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Silberschmiede, p. 551, no. 2219.

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