Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer

A jewelled parcel-gilt silver-mounted rock crystal cup, Germany, circa 1670

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October 12, 05:41 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

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A jewelled parcel-gilt silver-mounted rock crystal cup, Germany, circa 1670

the oval-shaped rock crystal bowl engraved with flowers and reeds, mounted with a leaf tip engraved silver-gilt rim and a cast affronté dolphin handle, the stem, formed as a parcel-gilt Moorish figure, raised on a rock crystal base, its silver-gilt foot rim engraved with foliate scrolls and set with cameos, coloured stones and pastes

height 6 7/8 in.; 16,5cm

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Coupe en cristal de roche montée en argent et vermeil, Allemagne, vers 1670

de forme ovale, gravée de fleurs et de roseaux, le bord en vermeil orné de feuillages et dauphins affrontés, le fût formé d'un Maure en vermeil et argent, sur une base en cristal de roche, le bord du piédouche en vermeil gravé de rinceaux feuillagés et serti de camées, pierres et verres de couleur

height 6 7/8 in.; 16,5cm

David Black, 1952

Sotheby's New York, 6 June 1994, lot 144

Hampel, Munich, 2011

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David Black, 1952

Sotheby's New York, 6 juin 1994, lot 144

Hampel, Munich, 2011

In the German lands in the seventeenth century there was a fashion for standing cups with figural stems. While many were made entirely of silver or silver-gilt, some incorporated other materials - such as hardstone, shells, coconuts and rhinoceros horn - with silver being used only for the mounts. These mounts were often set with coloured stones, cameos or small enamelled elements that further enriched the effect. The present standing cup is an example of this taste. The use of a moorish figure, an allusion to the exotic, is also very much in keeping with the period.