A Danish Baroque embossed and chased silver peg tankard, of cylindrical smooth form, hinged and domed cover with flowers and foliage, surrounding a French ecu from 1701, sides engraved with bowed leaf wreath with owners' initials and year JBS MSD 1718 and pricked heart-shaped leaf wreath with owners' initials and year AJsS EMKLS Hvorup 1853, scroll-beaded handle with mask, standing lion with ball thumb-piece and three similar raised feet with foliage above. Maker Thore Sørensen, Aalborg 1704–1732. Weight 890 g. H. 19 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Zealand manor. The peg tankard was part of a family property trust, which was founded about 125 years ago and dissolved within recent years. The peg tankard has not been on the open market since the trust was founded.
Antiques and ancient weapons, 3 December 2024