A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER
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A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER

STRASBOURG, 1749, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK

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A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER
STRASBOURG, 1749, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK
Tapering cylindrical and with a gilt foot and rim, engraved with the arms of the city of Obernai, within the date '1749', the rim engraved with an inscription, marked underneath
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
5 oz. (146 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Herr Matheus Hoffmann Rathsherr'
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Lot Essay

Two very similar beakers, one from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Strabourg and another from the Hôtel de Ville, Obernai are illustrated in H. Haug, Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises L'Orfèverie de Strasbourg, Paris, 1978, no. 81 and 82.

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