Mustard pot

Above the rounded, convex base rises an expanding body in the shape of a baluster, articulated with wavy, curved lines. The tall, convex, slightly recessed hinged lid features a fully plastic flower bud as a handle and a recess for a spoon. A small, curved ear-shaped handle is on the side, with a matching curved thumb rest. Gilded interior. Signature: master Gottfried Lütken (became a master in 1758). Weight approximately 220 g. Height 19.5 cm. Compare Seling 2007, No. 2451, BZ 2480. Silver mustard pot with lid in the German Rococo style by Gottfried Lütken (master since 1758). Gilded interior. Assay mark and master's mark. German. Augsburg, 1775–1777.