Silver. Round, curved base, strongly concave in the center and transitioning into a pear-shaped body. Shoulders with a narrow, gracefully curved lip that tapers into a slender neck with multiple profiled lip edges. Circumferentially articulated by vertically knifed lines. High, convexly curved, ornamentally pierced finial with a depressed baluster knob. Signed, unidentified "A", likely by the master Johann Paul Rössel (mentioned since 1711). Weight approximately 180 g. Height 16.5 cm. Provenance: From the silver collection of Werner Hauger, Baden-Baden. See Rosenberg, Vol. I, 1123. A German Baroque silver sugar shaker, probably by Johann Paul Rössel (mentioned since 1711). Master's mark and unidentified "A". German, likely Bamberg. 1st half of the 18th century.