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A Scandinavian Silver Tankard, Dated 1695
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A Scandinavian Small Silver Tankard, Dated 1695
embossed with full-blown flowers above stylized bud feet, cover inset with a medallion dated 1598, the ball feet and finial probably circa 1740; marked on base twice with maker's mark for Knud Rasmussen Brandt of Horsens, circa 1740, once apparently overstriking another mark
12 oz
373 g
height 6 in.
15.2 cm
Catalogue note
The medal commemorates the life of Wilhelm Von Sachsen, Duke of Saxe-Weimer, married to Eleanore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. Wilhelm was brother to both Bernard of Saxe-Weimer, a successful Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, and to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (later Altenburg), a successful and well-regarded ruler known as "The Pious."
embossed with full-blown flowers above stylized bud feet, cover inset with a medallion dated 1598, the ball feet and finial probably circa 1740; marked on base twice with maker's mark for Knud Rasmussen Brandt of Horsens, circa 1740, once apparently overstriking another mark
12 oz
373 g
height 6 in.
15.2 cm
Catalogue note
The medal commemorates the life of Wilhelm Von Sachsen, Duke of Saxe-Weimer, married to Eleanore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. Wilhelm was brother to both Bernard of Saxe-Weimer, a successful Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, and to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (later Altenburg), a successful and well-regarded ruler known as "The Pious."
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A Scandinavian Small Silver Tankard, Dated 1695
embossed with full-blown flowers above stylized bud feet, cover inset with a medallion dated 1598, the ball feet and finial probably circa 1740; marked on base twice with maker's mark for Knud Rasmussen Brandt of Horsens, circa 1740, once apparently overstriking another mark
12 oz
373 g
height 6 in.
15.2 cm
Catalogue note
The medal commemorates the life of Wilhelm Von Sachsen, Duke of Saxe-Weimer, married to Eleanore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. Wilhelm was brother to both Bernard of Saxe-Weimer, a successful Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, and to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (later Altenburg), a successful and well-regarded ruler known as "The Pious."
embossed with full-blown flowers above stylized bud feet, cover inset with a medallion dated 1598, the ball feet and finial probably circa 1740; marked on base twice with maker's mark for Knud Rasmussen Brandt of Horsens, circa 1740, once apparently overstriking another mark
12 oz
373 g
height 6 in.
15.2 cm
Catalogue note
The medal commemorates the life of Wilhelm Von Sachsen, Duke of Saxe-Weimer, married to Eleanore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau. Wilhelm was brother to both Bernard of Saxe-Weimer, a successful Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, and to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (later Altenburg), a successful and well-regarded ruler known as "The Pious."
Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
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