MARK OF JOBST EISSLER III, NUREMBERG, 1590-1600

Details

A GERMAN 'HANSEL IM KELLER' SILVER-GILT CUP
MARK OF JOBST EISSLER III, NUREMBERG, 1590-1600
On spreading circular foot, with lobed baluster stem applied with three scroll brackets, the oval lobed bowl with central dome with the figure of Hansel, marked on bowl
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
12 oz. 16 dwt. (399 gr.)

Literature

E. von Philippovich, Kuriositäten, Antiquitäten, Brunswick, 1966, pl. 254, no. 165.

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Sale Room Notice

Metal analysis of this lot confirms the bowl and the foot are contemporary with each other, the foot and bowl possibly associated.

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Lot Essay

A 'Hansel im Keller' cup which translates literally as 'Hansel in the cellar', is a type of drinking cup which first appeared in the early 17th century in Holland. They feature a central figure hidden under a dome which rises as the cup is being filled. Used to toast the welfare of an unborn child, the figure could represent either a boy or a girl or in this instance a two-faced figure.

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