712 - BECKHAUSEN, JAKOB

BECKHAUSEN, JAKOB Gdańsk Title: Magnificent Silver Lidded Tankard Depicting Scenes from the Story of Rebekah. Date: Ca. 1680. Material: Silver with partially gilded and inner-gilding. Weight ca. 1110g. Measurement: Height 21 cm. Seal: Marked on the rim of the lid and base: inspection mark Danzig (Czihak, West Prussia ro. 5), maker's mark Jakob Beckhausen (working 1678–1705, ibid. Nr. 377). Description: A domed stand ring with a moulded rim and a fruit relief. Depictions from the story of Rebekah run all the way round the cylindrical wall. The first depicts her encounter with Eliezer at the well, as she gives him and the camels water, as well as her first meeting with Isaac. The hinged lid, running along the shoulder, is richly embossed with fruit and foliage motifs. Crowning the lid is a fully sculpted figure of Saint George on horseback, slaying the dragon. The cast handle features a forked grip Provenance: - Private collection Düsseldorf Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 30.25 Euro plus 5.75 Euro VAT EU: 46.22 Euro plus 8.78 Euro VAT Third country: 92.44 Euro plus 17.56 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. #Jakob Beckhausen #Poland #17th/18th C. #Silver.