A LARGE GERMAN SILVER-GILT AND VERRE EGLOMIS CUP AND COVER Maker's mark of Stephan Haunold, Regensburg, circa 1586 On domed foot of shaped outline with flat border, chased with eight circular cartouches, each engraved with coat-of-arms and the name of he who bore it, with panels of fruit and simulated jewels between, the upper part with three further coats-of-arms and scenes of a huntsman, sporting trophies and an elaborate building between, the stem cast and chased with a hunter with crossbow, hound and slain stag beside a tree, the slightly tapering body engraved beneath with three further coats-of-arms and the sides chased with three large oval cartouches, one containing a scene of a parade with three standard bearers holding flags, another with figures carrying a barrel and flagons on a terrace with a tent and fountain, and the third with women holding flags and three wreaths for the winners of the competition, above busts of a court jester and two courtiers holding wands pricked with the arms of Regensburg and divided by twenty-seven circular cartouches each engraved with coat-of-arms and name, the lower and upper borders to the bowl each with extensive presentation inscription, the domed cover chased with sixteen similarly engraved circular cartouches and with central foot flanked by four scroll and swan head brackets and enclosing a circular verre eglomis panel painted with the arms of the City of Regensburg, the centre of the interior of the cover engraved with inscription dated 1607, marked on foot and cover, the base of the bowl also struck with a mark PM in rectangle 18 in. (47 cm.) high gross 57 ozs. (1,798 gr.)
A LARGE GERMAN SILVER-GILT AND VERRE EGLOMIS CUP AND COVER Maker's mark of Stephan Haunold, Regensburg, circa 1586 On domed foot of shaped outline with flat border, chased with eight circular cartouches, each engraved with coat-of-arms and the name of he who bore it, with panels of fruit and simulated jewels between, the upper part with three further coats-of-arms and scenes of a huntsman, sporting trophies and an elaborate building between, the stem cast and chased with a hunter with crossbow, hound and slain stag beside a tree, the slightly tapering body engraved beneath with three further coats-of-arms and the sides chased with three large oval cartouches, one containing a scene of a parade with three standard bearers holding flags, another with figures carrying a barrel and flagons on a terrace with a tent and fountain, and the third with women holding flags and three wreaths for the winners of the competition, above busts of a court jester and two courtiers holding wands pricked with the arms of Regensburg and divided by twenty-seven circular cartouches each engraved with coat-of-arms and name, the lower and upper borders to the bowl each with extensive presentation inscription, the domed cover chased with sixteen similarly engraved circular cartouches and with central foot flanked by four scroll and swan head brackets and enclosing a circular verre eglomis panel painted with the arms of the City of Regensburg, the centre of the interior of the cover engraved with inscription dated 1607, marked on foot and cover, the base of the bowl also struck with a mark PM in rectangle 18 in. (47 cm.) high gross 57 ozs. (1,798 gr.)
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