Lot 237 | Large lidded silver tankard with spheric feet and crest

LARGE LIDDED SILVER TANKARD WITH SPHERIC FEET AND CREST.

Meister IFS. Moskau.

Date: 1737.
Technique: Partially gilt silver with gilt interior.
Description: On three large spheric feet with fruit and acanthus décor, cylindrical corpus with fruit
festoons in relief on ribbons. On the front a large coat of arms relief with pyr under
crest. The flat hinged lid on the top with corresponding engraved décor and a central
profile portrait of Emperor Charles V in relief. Spherical thumb rest and large C-shaped
handle with fruit decoration and shield finial, repeating the coat of arms on the front .
Weight: Ca. 888g.
Measurement: Height 19,5cm.
Mark: Twice marked: Inspection mark Moscow 1737 (Goldberg no.470), year mark 1737-1740 (ibid. no.580), maker's mark master IFS (master not identifiable, 1719-1750, ibid. no.865).


Provenance:
Private collection Rhineland.