Lot 479
GERMAN SILVER PORCELAIN HANDLED CAKE SERVER, CHRISTIAN DRENTWETT II
AUGSBURG, 1761-63
Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 12th November | Lots 323 to 579
Description
the tapered handle of Thuringian porcelain, possibly later decorated, in delicate blue, green and red enamel with gilded highlights set against a white ground, on an acanthus mounted stem, the pierced blade with engraved floral detail
Dimensions
28.7cm long, 5.8oz gross
Footnote
The porcelain handle is Thuringian, second half of the 18th century. Other examples of the same underglaze-blue pattern (without the enamels and gilding) are in the 'Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe' in Hamburg, published in B. Heitmann/C. Boerner, 'Historische Bestecke aus der Sammlung des Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe', Hamburg (2007), no. 141).
Literature
Helmut Seling, 'Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Band III' and Supplement zu Band III, C.H. Beck, München 1980, p.398