405 - Antonius Fuchs

Antonius Fuchs A Liegnitz parcel-gilt silver tankard Foot moulding with repoussé scrollwork supporting the octagonal, slightly tapering body; the cast scroll handle with a female herm. The spandrels are in the form of ogee arches with repoussé and chased fruit garlands. Between them, eight oval reserves with the coats of arms of Silesian noble families, including von Rotkirch, von Schweinichen, von Bock, von Mauschwitz, von Boschwitz and von Schindel, each with engraved initials. The slightly domed hinged cover with corresponding decoration and a finial of three scrolls; a mermaid figure serves as the thumbpiece. Engraved owners' monograms “A.M.F.” and “RGR” beneath the base, together with the weight inscription “Wiegt 2 mk. 14 1/2 lot” [weighs 2 marks, 14½ lots]. Height 15.5 cm; weight 560 g. Marks of Antonius Fuchs, around 1630. Provenance Private collection, Baden-Württemberg. Literature For this type, see Erwin Hintze, Die Breslauer Goldschmiede, Breslau, 1906, p. 89, fig. 25. See also the catalogue Der Breslauer Schatz aus Bremen, Breslau, 2008, cat. no. VI, pp. 179 ff., as well as the catalogue Die Wiener Silbersammlung Bloch-Baur/Pick, Vienna, 2008, nos. 33 and 34.