Exhibits of art auctions of the world. Winter 23

Ahlden/Aller - 1-12-2023

Magnificent and high-quality coin lid goblet

1 083 900.00

Silver. Ribbed, curved base, transitioning into a short, divided by a large node, baluster shaft. Bulbous cup. Lid with a high, fully sculpted representation of the goddess Nike with outspread wings, holding a laurel wreath in the air. At her feet, a cornucopia with fruits. The cup corpus lavishly decorated with relief sculpted rocailles, volutes, and foliage, as well as a total of 12 inserted silver coins: in the lid, between laurel branches and oak leaves, four coins from 1864 to 1894 with four Prussian kings or the three German emperors, including a so-called Mansfeld exploitation taler from 1860 with the portrait of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, a Vereinstaler from 1866 with the profile of Emperor Wilhelm I of Prussia, and a five-mark coin with Emperor Friedrich III of Prussia from the year 1888. Also, in the stand, four inserted so-called victory talers in honor of the triumph of the united German troops in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 with the profile of Ludwig II of Bavaria, Karl of Württemberg, Wilhelm I of Prussia, and Johann of Saxony. In the cup walling, three more coins, among others, show a commemorative medal for the accession to the throne of Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria on June 15, 1888, as well as a medal for the coronation of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta in 1861, signed "G. Loose, D.C. Fischer F.". Gilded inside. Stamped 800, maker's mark. Weight approximately 1375 g. Height 48 cm. A splendid, high-quality German silver lidded cup with twelve partly Prussian silver coins or medals. Gilt inside. Standard mark 800, maker's mark. German. Gebüder Friedländer. Circa 1900.

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