ANTIQUE 19thC GERMAN HANAU SOLID SILVER MASSIVE EMBOSSED FIGURAL TANKARD c.1870

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19th Century German (Hanau) silver large lidded tankard, in the style of the early 16th Century example, beautifully chased and embossed with a very detailed and crowded battle scenes, the base decorated with scrolling foliage and fruits in relief, large scroll handle terminating with a leaf-shaped thumb-piece, hinged domed cover in the same style applied with a large figure of a soldier with a spear as a finial.

Hallmarked with German makers mark WSH in a heart used by Weinranck and Schmidt, Hanau.

Reference Number: A6621

19th Century German (Hanau) silver large lidded tankard, in the style of the early 16th Century example, beautifully chased and embossed with a very detailed and crowded battle scenes, the base decorated with scrolling foliage and fruits in relief, large scroll handle terminating with a leaf-shaped thumb-piece, hinged domed cover in the same style applied with a large figure of a soldier with a spear as a finial.

Hallmarked with German makers mark WSH in a heart used by Weinranck and Schmidt, Hanau.

Reference Number: A6621

DESCRIPTION

Antique late-19th Century German (Hanau) solid silver large lidded tankard, in the style of the early 16th Century example, beautifully chased and embossed with a very detailed and crowded battle scenes, the base decorated with scrolling foliage and fruits in relief, large scroll handle terminating with a leaf-shaped thumb-piece, hinged domed cover in the same style applied with a large figure of a soldier with a spear as a finial. The base is hallmarked with German makers mark WSH in a heart used by Weinranck and Schmidt, Hanau.

CONDITION

In Great Condition - No Damage.

SIZE

Height: 39cm
Width: 24 x 17.5cm
Weight: 1200g