A Danish Amager silver-gilt vinaigrette “hovedvandsæg”, heart-shaped body with filigree-work, hinged cover with crowned oval medallion in which owners' initials CPS EGV in gold-print on paper, flanked by two angels, reverse with filigree flower, lower part with a medallion on back and front with filigree letters C E, chased acanthus foot with balm-hide and two standing lions, hinged bottom lid pricked with year 1876. Maker Christopher Glerup Jacobsen, Copenhagen 1847–1880. Weight 110 g. H. 12 cm.
The first set of initials stand for Crilles Petersen (1853–1907) and his wife, Ehm Gert Villumsen (1850–1922), also named Buur, Møllegade 11 i Store Magleby on Amager. They were married 20 November 1876 in Store Magleby Church, and this vinaigrette was a gift for their wedding.
Literature: Tine Froberg Mortensen, “Hovedvandsæg fra Amager”, Amagermuseet 2001. Martin Hans Borg, “Fra Amagers private skatkammer”, Museum Amager 2022, p. 96.
Provenance: The family on an old farm, Amager Island.