A Danish silvergilt peg tankard, gilt interior, the hinged domed cover engraved with flower wreath and motto “A la sante de nostre maistres”, pomegranate shaped forked thumbpiece and supports. The cover and reverse engraved No 27 and EK PD in cyrillic. Maker Niels Enevoldsen, Copenhagen 1663. Weight 1148 gr. H. incl. thumbpiece 19.5 cm.
Provenance: Danish private ownership since the 1930s, where it was acquired by seller's grandfather in St. Petersburg.
Literature: Chr. A. Bøje: Danske guld og sølv smedemærker, 1979. Volume 1, p 94, here mentioned under the maker Israel Eriksen: Tankard KM 1663 in the Winter Palace in Leningrad. However, it is probably the maker's mark of Niels Enevoldsen and not Israel Eriksen.
Furniture, varia & carpets, 4 December 2017