A silver-gilt cup and cover - Lot 29

A silver-gilt cup and cover A silver-gilt cup and cover A silver-gilt cup and cover Nuremberg, first third of the 17th century Master silversmith: Heinrich Brinckmann (active 1599-1624) or Hieronymous Berckhaussen (active 1598-1656) H. 50.5 cm; wt 810 g. Marks : N: Nuremberg 1609-1629 (ibid., vol. I, no. BZ13). HB: probably Heinrich Brinckmann or Hieronymous Berckhaussen (Tebbe, Timann et al., vol. I, no. MZ1041). 12D: "repunzierung", Austrian tax for large structures in use in 1807, here for the town of Lemberg (D). NFRS: Austrian "Freistempel" tax mark for large and old works, in use 1809-1810 (Rosenberg, vol.IV, no. 7884). Provenance: Kenneth Davis Works of Art, London; Private Collection, Paris. Comparative bibliography: M. Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen, Frankfurt, 1922-28. K. Tebbe, U. Timann et al, Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, Nuremberg, 2007. The covered silver bowl features repoussé decoration of protruding cupules joined by stems and fruit trophies on an amatized background. The hexagonal-section baluster shaft is decorated with a row of small bulbs and surmounted by three consoles applied to a molded axis supporting the bowl. Silver leafy scrolls are applied between the foot and the shaft. The cover features a bouquet of silver flowers cut from a gilded baluster-shaped vase with sides and handles, the base of which is surrounded by small scrolls of silver-cut foliage. Condition: good