LARGE SILVER AND SERPENTINE FLASK WITH VERMEIL MOUNTING.
Sachsen.
Mounting Augsburg. 1679-1683.
Paul Solanier.
Gilt silver. Serpentine.
High cylindrical body with octagonal layout and short; slightly curved shoulder. The edge
of the foot with twofoldly profiled mounting. Small screw threat with screw cap set on a
small neck ring with twofold profile and shallow arch relief. The flattened top with
hinged handle.
Measurement: Height (with handle down) 24;5cm.
Mark: Lid: inspection mark Augsburg 1679-1683 (Seling no.790); maker's mark Paul Solanier (1665-1724; ibid. no.1669).


Provenance:
Private collection southern Germany.

Literature:
Hoyer; Eva maria: S鋍hsischer Serpentin - Ein Stein und seine Verwendung; Leipzig 1995. Regarding this type of vessel see p.251; no.148
.
Art trade; Van Ham.