MARK OF GEORG MULLNER, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1620

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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT AND COLD-PAINTED ENAMEL NEF
MARK OF GEORG MULLNER, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1620
The hull cast and chased with sea creatures and waves, on four wheels, with mask spout and applied scrolls to the rim, the decks and rigging applied with various figures with red and green cold-painted enamel, the sail and flag similarly painted, marked near rim
11½ in. (31.6 cm.) high
gross weight 16 oz. (511 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The "Schiffspokale" or boat-shaped cup had two possible functions. It could be displayed as an ornamental nef following the French court tradition where it would be placed in front of the most important guest. Alternatively, it could be used as a drinking cup fitted with four wheels, like the present example, to allow it to be passed around the table. Two other nefs by Müllner, 1625-1629 are recorded in the collections of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg and the Historical Museum, Bern (see. K. Tebbe, et al, Nürnberger Goldschiedkunst 1541-1868, Nuremberg, 2007, pp. 284-5)

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