A German Renaissance silver-gilt peg tankard, of slightly conical form, circular domed-profiled and hinged cover with bifurcated leaf thumbpiece, body engraved with three oval cartouches on silver, depicting a lady and two gentlemen resp., in between engraved foliage, scroll handle, circular domed-profiled base, bottom engraved with monogram. Maker Claus Sülssen II, Hamburg 1635–1662. Weight 1,028 g. H. 24 cm.
Provenance: From the collection of supreme court litigator Ole Gangsted-Rasmussen (1911–1998).
Antiques and ancient weapons, 3 December 2024