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A German 17th century silver-gilt tankard, mark of Abraham I Drentwett, Augsburg 1645-50

Estimate
250 000 - 300 000 SEK
22 300 - 26 800 EUR
22 700 - 27 200 USD
Hammer price
330 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
A German 17th century silver-gilt tankard, mark of Abraham I Drentwett, Augsburg 1645-50

Engraved underneath monogram SMGB. Height 24 cm. Weight 1868 grams.

Provenance

Christian Hammers collection, Stockholm, sold
J.M. Heberle, Köln: Kunst-Sammlung des Museums Christian Hammer, serie III, 19-24 October 1893, catalogue no 701.
Bukowskis, Mr Christian Hammers collection, Auction no 165, Stockholm 26-27 September 1905, catalogue no 276. There bought by Mrs Therese Andersson.
Bukowskis, Mrs Therese Anderssons collection, Auction no 239, Stockholm 16-17 Februari 1923, catalogue no 258, Plate 26.
Bukowskis Spring Auction 2007, auction 544, catalogue no 652.
Private Swedish collection.

More information

Abraham Drentwett I is one of Augsburg's foremost silversmiths during the Baroque period. He was active 1641-1666. In Sweden, he is best known for having executed Queen Christina's silver throne, commissioned for her coronation in 1650 by Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie.