(1602–1631)
Breslau (Wroclaw), dated 1613
Dated 1613 above the figure of Charity
City hallmark and maker's mark on the base and the lid; later control mark of Lemberg (1807–1866)
Silver, cast, chased, engraved, parcel gilt;
faceted, octagonal body, engraved with allegories of the seven heavenly virtues and patience, based on engravings from 1595 by Jacob Matham (1571–1631, active in Haarlem), after Hendrik Goltzius (1558–1617).
Height: 19 cm, Weight: 730 g
Literature:
E. Hintze, Die Breslauer Goldschmiede, Breslau, 1906, pl. III, no. 71 and p. 82.
M. Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen (Vol. 1), Frankfurt am Main, 1922, p. 284, no. 1400.
Exhibition:
Altona Museum, M. Meinz, Altes Tafelgerät. Sammlung Udo und Mania Bey, Hamburg, May 11 to June 16, 1966, Cat. no. 25.
