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A Silver-Gilt Chocolate Set, Augsburg, Johann Jakob Adam, 1749-51
No reserve
Lot Closed
October 17, 05:15 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Silver-Gilt Chocolate Set, Augsburg, Johann Jakob Adam, 1749-51
fitted with a Meissen beaker, painted, in the manner of J. G. Höroldt, on front and reverse with figures at various pursuits in gardens within Böttger lustre, iron-red, puce and gilt scrollwork-edged shaped quatrefoil cartouches, the interior rim with a gilt scrollwork band, and a German glass beaker with silver-gilt mount to foot, engraved with scrollwork ornament reserving baskets of flowers, the Meissen beaker, with gilt numeral 4.
3 pieces.
overall height 6 3/4 in., 17.2 cm
A similar Augsburg (Elias Adam) silver-trembleuse, 1745, fitted with a Meissen two-handled beaker and saucer and a Nuremburg engraved glass beaker, circa 1720, is in the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, acc. no 2017.3.7. An Augsburg silver-trembleuse, 1751-53, with a Meissen cup painted with military scenes, circa 1730 was sold at Replica Shoes ’s London, Dr. Heller’s Lexicon, December 4, 2012, lot 20A
Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.
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