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457 - Large Halle tankard with a Christmas scene, silver, gold-plated. Domed base with a pinched rim, cylindrical sides, and a domed hinged lid with a pinched rim and a split thumb rest. Cast handle featuring a herm. The lid rim and base are adorned with relief leaves and flowers. The body depicts the Adoration of the Magi to the right of the handle and the Adoration of the Shepherds to the left of the handle. Stamped city mark, Master August Hosse (1657–1732). Weight: approx. 890 g. Height: 19 cm. Dimensions: 22 cm x 18 cm.
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Large Halle tankard with a Christmas scene, silver, gold-plated. Domed base with a pinched rim, cylindrical sides, and a domed hinged lid with a pinched rim and a split thumb rest. Cast handle featuring a herm. The lid rim and base are adorned with relief leaves and flowers. The body depicts the Adoration of the Magi to the right of the handle and the Adoration of the Shepherds to the left of the handle. Stamped city mark, Master August Hosse (1657–1732). Weight: approx. 890 g. Height: 19 cm. Dimensions: 22 cm x 18 cm. With its wide diameter, herma handle, thumb rest, and the themes of the depicted motifs, this tankard exemplifies the design style of a lidded tankard typical of Halle, as characterized by August Hosse. See Rosenberg, Vol. II, Nos. 2303, 2324. A rare Saxony-Anhalt gilt silver tankard with a biblical scene depicting the Adoration of the Magi and the Adoration of the Shepherds by August Hosse (1657–1732). City and master’s mark. Germany. Halle/Saale. Circa 1710.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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