PAR ADOLF GAAP, AUGSBOURG, 1684-1689

Name: LARGE COUPE ET SON COUVERCLE ALLEMANDS EN ARGENT ET VERMEIL
Brand: PAR ADOLF GAAP, AUGSBOURG, 1684-1689
Price: 6000.00 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised EUR 7,560

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EUR 7,000 - EUR 10,000

Closed: 15 Apr 2025

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LARGE COUPE ET SON COUVERCLE ALLEMANDS EN ARGENT ET VERMEIL

PAR ADOLF GAAP, AUGSBOURG, 1684-1689

Price Realised EUR 7,560

Closed: 15 Apr 2025

Price Realised EUR 7,560

Closed: 15 Apr 2025

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Tronconique sur trois pieds boules, le corps uni repoussé de trois médaillions centrés d'un profil d'empereur gravés au-dessus de noms NERO/CLAUD - VITE/LIUS - TRAI/ANUS intercalés par des trophées militaires, le couvercle similairement décoré avec les profils de TIBE/RIUS - VES/PAS- CLO/DIUS, la prise en boule, poinçon sur le fond et le couvercle: ville et maître-orfèvre
H. 23.5 cm. (9¹⁄₄ in.)
922 gr. (29 oz. 6 dwt.)

George Iain Murray (1931-1996), 10th Duke of Atholl puis par descendance à,
John Murray (1929-2012), 11th Duke of Atholl.
The Property of the Duke of Atholl; Christie's, Londres, 10 juin 2008, lot 154.

A LARGE GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKER AND COVER
MARK OF ADOLF GAAP, AUGSBURG, 1684-1689
On three ball feet, the slightly tapering body chased with three medallions centred by an emperor's profile with name engraved above NERO/CLAUD - VITE/LIUS - TRAI/ANUS, and interspersed with military trophies, the conforming cover chased with profils of TIBE/RIUS - VES/PAS- CLO/DIUS and with ball finial, marked underneath and in cover: town and maker

Adolf Gaap seems to have specialised in cups and covers decorated with profiles of emperors. Three similar examples, each on bold ball feet like the present example are illustrated in H. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Munich, 1980, vol.II, pl. 389, 390 and 391.

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