A Swedish Baroque silver peg tankard, gilt interior and upper exterior rim, of cylindrical form, hinged lid engraved with a wreath of flowers and leaves in which letters AJB ARS and an alliance coat of arms, presumably variations for the two Swedish noble families Bagge and Rutensköld, spherical-fluted thumb-piece, scroll handle, raised on three ball-and-claw supports. Maker Erik Guldsmed, Lidköping 1696. Weight 596 g. H. 14.5 cm. (2)
Provenance: ”House of Danske Bank”. Antiques, art and design from Erichsen’s House and other historic buildings of Holmens Kanal, Copenhagen. According to enclosed and Swedish engraved plack originally a present “To the Danish Farmer's Bank for the 100 years anniversary. Stockholms Enskilda Bank”.