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The bowl naturalistically modelled as a tulip, the stem with an angel holding a palm frond between two calyxes, the domed base chased with flower-heads and foliage, engraved underneath with inscription, marked on upper rim and footrim
13 in. (33 cm.) high
12 oz. 2 dwt. (377 gr.)
The inscription reads 'IOHAN BEEKMAN AO 1683'.
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Tulpenpokal appeared circa 1650 in the Netherlands and Germany. Sigmund Bierfreund (1654-1702) produced several examples now in the collections of the Nürnberg Museum (dated 1673) and the Nordiska Museum, Stockholm (dated circa 1661-64) see Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, Nürnberg, 2007, vol. 2, p. 882, figs. 453 and 454.
The central element of the stem could be a flower or a figure, in this instance an angel holding a palm branch which symbolises victory of the spirit over flesh and our birth into heaven, eternal life.

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