Cup

Silver, fully gilded. On display spherical feet, a wearable cylindrical body with a gently undulating, smooth rim divided by profile lines. On the wall and lid, stylized relief flat fruit bundles alternate, a total of six medallions with expressively cast ancient portraits of Roman rulers, each engraved above; the lid is cap-shaped with a smooth, wide outward-flaring rim and topped with a large spherical finial. Master Hans Philipp Sigmund (became a master around 1659) made the engraving, tremulous stroke, hallmark, weight approx. 205 g. Height 14.5 cm. See Seling 2007, BZ 0750, No. 1622. German Baroque gilded silver cup with lid featuring ancient imperial portraits by Hans Philipp Sigmund (master from around 1659). Hallmark, assay mark, and maker's mark. German. Augsburg. 1673-1675.