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A Swedish parcel-gilt silver drinking cup/bowl, mark of Henrik Wittkopf the elder, Stockholm 1749.
Hammer price
26 000SEK
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK

Round bowl with fruit- and floral decorated handle. Gilded inside as well as the handle and the upper part of the bowl's exterior. Engraved initials CGL on the body. Underneath, engraved weight 35 1/2 (lod) and crossed out 27 3/4, along with owner's stampmark Liwen. Inside, the von Liwen coat of arms and owner's initials CGL (probably for Carl Gustaf Liwen, born 1722). Height 6.2 cm. Diameter 14 cm. Weight 287 g.

Literature

Ed. Olle Granath, "Svenskt silver från renässans till rokoko", compare a similar one by Daniel Ekman in the collection at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, NM 141/197 ill. at p. 54.

For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
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