2050/​173

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.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks.

Auction

Paintings, furniture and varia, 7 December 2020

Category

Silver ▸ Silver

Estimate

8,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

11,500 DKK  

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