Hamburg Baroque Humpe

Silver, partially gilded. A curved base framed by a relief sculptural band made of large forged, finely chiseled flowers and leaves, as well as a smooth base ring. A cylindrical body bounded by narrow profile rings with a multiple profiled smooth rim. The covered walls are adorned with a highly relief sculptural and finely engraved row of dancing and music-making putti before a wooded landscape. A lid with a convex rim, decorated with matching floral and leaf ornaments and a smooth edge. A central round plaque bordered by a laurel wreath and a pearl bead, featuring a relief depiction of David and Goliath. An S-shaped handle, relief-carved and sculpturally executed, ending in two or three articulated cartilaginous ornaments. On the underside of the ring is an engraved ancient Greek inscription. On the edge and underside of the ring, "75" is repeatedly stamped. Gilded on the inside. Marked, several faint lines, assay mark, master Hans Lambrecht III (master since 1630), Moscow re-assay from 1778. Weight approximately 905 g. Height 19.5 cm. Hamburg silver items arrived in the 18th century due to expanding trade relations with Russia, including this luxurious lidded jug. Other jugs by Hans Lambrecht III are found, among others, in the Hamburg Museum of History in Hamburg, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Royal Collection in England. See Schliemann. Volume II, p. 33, No. 168, pp. 102-107; another lidded jug by the master is seen here in Volume III, fig. 264, as well as a comparable Hamburg jug from around 1660 in the catalog Schöner Trinken, Basel 2022, cat. No. 110. A rare German Baroque gilded silver jug with figurative scenes and an ancient Greek inscription by master Hans Lambrecht III (master since 1630). Gilded on the inside.