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738 - MAKER’S MARK WITH A MILL WHEEL.
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€1,500 - 2,500Sale fees
MAKER’S MARK WITH A MILL WHEEL. Nuremberg Title: Pair of Footed Silver Salt Cellars in the Shape of a Shell. Date: 1658–59. Material: Silver, partially gilded. Total weight approx. 110 g. Dimensions: Height of each 14 cm. Hallmark: Nuremberg hallmark 1658–59 (GNM no. 20), maker’s mark “Meister mit dem Mühlrad” (active 1650–1659, ibid. no. 1063). Description: Set on a suitably oval base with four shell-shaped lobes and a punched decoration, the slender shaft is shaped like a dolphin. This supports the shell-shaped bowl, crowned by a small genius. Provenance: - Private collection, Cologne Literature: Rosenberg lists a pair of privately owned shell vessels mounted on dolphins, which may well be the salt cellars in question (Rosenberg No. 4239) Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 18.49 euros plus 3.51 euros VAT EU: 26.89 euros plus 5.11 euros VAT Third country: 54.62 euros plus 10.38 euros VAT Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros For a total invoice amount exceeding 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Maker’s mark featuring a mill wheel. #Germany #17th century #Silver.
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