A pair of German 18th century barrel-shaped silver cups. Indefinable maker's mark, Danzig. Weight 205 g. H. 8 cm. (2)
Provenance: The Danish Envoy and Consul General Hans Poul Hoffmeyer (1893–1962). Secretary of Legation in Vienna, Berlin, Moscow and Warzaw in the 1920s, later Counsellor of the Legation in Berlin, Paris, Turkey, Israel and Greece, and finally Consul General in Hamburg from 1954. Hoffmeyer's interest in collecting silver was pervasive and he acquired items in all the cities he lived. Thence by descent with residence in Denmark, until today.
Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks.
Paintings, furniture and varia, 7 December 2020
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