PARTIALLY GILT SILVER BEAKER WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS.
Augsburg.
1685-87.
Cornelius Poppe.
Partially gilt silver with gilt interior.
Grooved and multi-profiled foot ring under smooth; conical body. Vast architectural
landscapes in two large; opposing cartouches. Finely engraved fruits and ornamentally
entwined acanthus tendrils in between.
Weight: 408g.
Measurement: Height 18cm.
Mark: Inspection mark Augsburg 1685-87 (Seling no.860); maker's mark Cornelius Poppe (1685-1723; ibid. no.1815); testing mark.
Inspection mark Moskow with year 177(?) (compare Goldberg no.493); 76; testing mark. On the bottom of the wall; repaired crack.


Provenance:
Private collection southern Germany.

As can be seen in the list of Poppes' works by Seling; several of his works have found their way to Moscow and are kept there in various museum collections.
Art trade; Van Ham.