Silver Cup

Silver, partially gilded. The body is conical in shape with a multiply profiled lip edge. The approach and edge are accentuated by narrow profiles of varying widths. The surface is decorated with finely engraved, flowing ribbons, tassels, festoons, and fruit-bearing branches, depicting abundant pomegranates. Below the lip is a finely engraved ornamental band with acanthus leaves. The interior is gilded. Workshop, marking with the letter "C", master Heinrich von Dort (active from 1676). Weight approximately 115 g. Height 9 cm. Provenance: from the silver collection of Werner Hauger, Baden-Baden. See Schliemann, Volume I, number 275 and Volume II, number 45 II. For this, see Volume III, drawings 337, 338 (type of cup and decoration). An exquisite German Baroque gilded silver cup by master Heinrich von Dort (active from 1676). The interior is gilded. Marking, workshop, and master's mark "C". Hamburg. 1688-1698.