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Cup and cover
silver-gilt, enamel
c. 1500
35 cm height
Heraldry:: shield of arms, quarterly gules and argent; Burgermeister Von Deyzisau of Wurttemberg (held by the angel on top)
Inscription/Mark (Old inventory number, painted on the base; Wernher?)
Provenance: Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912), Bath House, London; Sir Harold Wernher (1893-1973), Luton Hoo; Wernher sale, Christie's London 5 July 2000 (Sale 6293, Lot 51)
Place of Creation: Nuremberg
WA2013.1.16
Silver-gilt cup, on 8-lobed foot, cresting round stem and cover. Body and cover embossed with lobes. On the finial a winged putto holds a shield of arms.
Literature: Heinrich Kohlhaussen, N
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.