Lot 182
Lot 182
COLLECTION EUROPÉENNE PRIVÉE
GRAND TANKARD ALLEMAND EN VERMEIL

PAR MATTHÄUS BOCK I, KÖNIGSBERG (KALININGRAD), 1680

Price Realised EUR 13,860
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EUR 12,000 - EUR 18,000
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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GRAND TANKARD ALLEMAND EN VERMEIL

PAR MATTHÄUS BOCK I, KÖNIGSBERG (KALININGRAD), 1680

Price Realised EUR 13,860
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
Price Realised EUR 13,860
Closed: 22 Nov 2024
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Sur piédouche uni, le corps tronconique repoussé et ciselé de l’histoire de Jephté et sa fille, dansant au son des tambourins, qu’il s’apprête à sacrifier en remerciement pour sa victoire, le couvercle à ressaut uni centré d'une médaille par Sebastian Dadler figurant le mariage du roi de Pologne Ladislas IV avec Cecilia Renata, la fille de l'empereur Ferdinand II, en 1637, l'anse latérale unie avec appuie-pouce en double enroulement, poinçons sur le piédouche et le bord du couvercle: ville et maître-orfèvre
H. 27.5 cm. (1078 in.)
1582 gr. (50 oz. 17 dwt.)
Provenance
Collection privée italienne.
Literature
Wolfgang Scheffler, Goldschmiede Ostpreussens, Daten, Werke, Zeichen, Berlin, 1983, p. 98-99, No 136.
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A PRUSSIAN SILVER-GILT LARGE TANKARD
MARK OF MATTHÄUS BOCK I, KÖNIGSBERG (KALININGRAD), 1680
On plain spreading foot, the body embossed and chased with the story of Jephthah and his daughter dancing and playing tambourines as he is about to sacrifice her as an offering to God for his victory, the cover set in centre with a medal by Sebastian Dadler depicting the marriage of Ladislaus IV, King of Poland to Cecilia Renata of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1637, the scrolling handle with bifurcated thumbpiece, marked on foot-rim and cover rim: town and maker


Sebastian Dadler (1588-1657) was a goldsmith, medallist and engraver who worked for the imperial and Saxon courts. Born in Strasbourg, he worked in Augsburg in 1610 and 1619, in Dresden between 1621 and 1630, then in Nuremberg and Berlin. In 1634, he moved to Danzig (Gdansk) before returning to Hamburg in 1648, where he died. He is credited with 146 medals commemorating both historical and family events such as births.
The medal on the lid is a perfect example, celebrating the marriage of the King of Poland to the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor. This political marriage was intended to enable Ladislaus IV to regain not only Silesia but also the Swedish crown. Unfortunately, this alliance with the Habsburgs only brought him the principalities of Opole and Racibórz.

This tankard was made at the time of the marriage in 1679 of Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713) and Elisabeth-Henriette of Hesse-Cassel (1661-1683), daughter of Landgrave William VI of Hesse-Cassel. Following her death in 1684, he married Sophie-Charlotte of Hanover (1668-1705), daughter of the future Elector Ernest-Auguste of Hanover and Sophie of the Palatinate, but also a cousin and goddaughter of the Duchess of Orléans.
Frederick I of Prussia was Prince-Elector of Brandenburg. At the time of his marriage, his father Frederick-William (1620-1688) was still Duke of Prussia and the duchy, of which Königsberg was the capital, was still the subject of conflicts between Poland, Sweden and France. His reign was marked by his proclamation as King in Prussia in 1701.

The choice of scene recalls the political conflicts that shook the history of the Duchy of Prussia and the sacrifices made for political independence.
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