Silver Treasures from the Collection of Baron and Baronne Bertrand de Giey

A Dutch silver-mounted drinking horn, Dordrecht, 1593, maker's mark a rose or bunch of grapes

VAT reduced rate

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The tip modelled as a fantastical beast, supporting a bell, the central ring supported by two lion's legs with foliate borders and engraved with names, the lip engraved with further names and the date 1593, marked on the lip with town mark, date letter and maker's mark.

12cm, 4¾in high

Bought from A. Aardewerk, TEFAF, Maastricht, 2008,

thence by descent

H. Breet; De Dordtse Roos: Zilversmeedkunst in Dordrecht 1495-1807; Zwolle; 2022; p.114

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