AUGSBURG, 1624-1628, MAKER'S MARK HK CONJOINED IN SHAPED CARTOUCHE

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A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD
AUGSBURG, 1624-1628, MAKER'S MARK HK CONJOINED IN SHAPED CARTOUCHE
Cylindrical and on spreading foot, with scroll handle, bifurcated scroll thumbpiece and hinged domed cover with ball finial, the body and cover chased with scrolls on a matted ground, the cover later engraved with initials 'I.P.', marked on base and cover
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
9 oz. 9 dwt. (295 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The maker's mark on this tankard was previously attributed to Hans Kolb. It has since been reattributed to Hieronymous Wolfgang Kern by Seling, in Die Ausburger Gold-und Silberschmiede 1529-1868, Munich, 2007, p. 280, no. 1515; however he notes that Kolb and two other makers with the same initials should be considered.

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