729 - JOST, HENRICH

JOST, HENRICH Elbing Title: Vintage Silver Coin-Set Tankard. Date: Late 17th century. Material: Silver with partial and interior gilding. Weight approx. 1070 g. Dimensions: Height 18 cm. Markings: On the base and rim of the lid, marked with the Elbing inspection mark (Czihak, West Prussia, no. 2) and the maker’s mark of Henrich Jost (maker ca. 1684, ibid., no. 46). Description: Domed base set with 14 three-groschen coins, interspersed with laurel decoration. The cylindrical sides are divided into four further registers. The upper and middle registers are each set with 12 Polish three-groschen coins, while the remaining two registers each contain 12 Polish six-groschen coins. The spaces between them are filled with chased and engraved acanthus leaves and blossoms. The domed rim of the lid is set with 12 three-groschen coins and adorned with laurel leaves. Set into the base is a large commemorative medal dated 1683, celebrating Leopold I’s victory over the Ottoman forces during the Second Siege of Vienna. The interior of the lid contains a so-called “Gluckenmedaille.” The cast handle features a forked thumbpiece. Engraved on the underside is “113 F.” Provenance: - Private collection, Germany Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 20.17 euros plus 3.83 euros VAT EU: 33.61 euros plus 6.39 euros VAT Third country: 63.03 euros plus 11.98 euros VAT Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand USA: by individual arrangement after the auction. #Henrich Jost #Poland #17th C. #Silver.