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A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.

A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 430 - 1 910 EUR
1 630 - 2 170 USD
Hammer price
12 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
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A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked.

Partial gilt. On a fluted foot, decor with wave band. The body with inset emergency coins (Karl XII:s copper coins). Also at the bottom, a Carolingian coin. Height 10 cm, weight 170 g.

More information

Georg Heinrich Görtz, Karl XII's chief treasurer, controlled large parts of Sweden's financial policy and was the one who proposed withdrawing copper and silver coins and instead replacing them with emergency money. The emergency coins were minted with 10 different motifs, the classical Roman gods. With the help of the emergency coins, Sweden's finances came into better balance, but unfortunately, Karl XII allowed many more emergency coins to be minted than Görtz had suggested, which led to inflation and great discontent among the people. Karl XII had promised that all emergency coins would be exchanged after the war, but that never happened.