600 - HEIDEN, THEODOR

HEIDEN, THEODOR München Title: Rare Silver Lidded Goblet with the Wilhelmine Imperial Crown . Material: Silver with inner-gilding and partial-gilding. Bronze, iron. Weight ca. 590g. Measurement: Height 29.5 cm. Seal: Marked on the edge of the lid with crescent & crown, hallmark 800, maker's mark Theodor Heiden (royal Bavarian court goldsmith, from 1864 onwards). Description: The shaft, fashioned in the shape of an oak trunk, rises from a simply scalloped circular foot. Its branches, some adorned with fully sculpted oak leaves, support the spherical kuppa. On its embossed surface, the tree’s branches continue in the form of a relief. Here, three silver coins are set circumferentially. The collar-shaped, slightly flared liprim is inscribed circumferentially with the words ‘God was with us / To Him be the glory’ and features two coats of arms. An Iron Cross from 1870 is set into the slip lid with a wavy rim; this is crowned by an imperial crown modelled in the round. Set into the oak trunk, as if held in place by the branches, is a medal incorporated, which has been tooled in 1885 to mark Prince Otto von Bismarck’s 70th birthday and his 50th anniversary as Imperial Chancellor. On the underside of the base is the engraved dedication: "Erinnerung aus großer Zeit ist es, die diesen Becher weiht + Hauptm. Ludwig Karl Lufft U. Johanna Geb. von Beck" It may be assumed that the Iron Cross set into the lid which King Wilhelm I donated in 1870, was awarded to Captain Ludwig Karl Lufft who is mentioned in the inscription and that he had it set into the cup as a memento. Provenance: - Private collection Bavaria Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 20.17 Euro plus 3.83 Euro VAT EU: 33.61 Euro plus 6.39 Euro VAT Third country: 63.03 Euro plus 11.98 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Theodor Heiden #Germany #Silver.