Double cup
Both parts of this double cup have tall lips that fit into one another. The cups can be stacked and displayed as a decorative object when not in use. The double-cup was a form produced only north of the Alps, and these ceremonial items served frequently as wedding gifts. The scrollwork and cherub ornament can be directly related to prints by Paulus Flindt (German, 1567–1611) His designs, published in Nuremberg and Vienna in various editions, were among the most influential decorative sources for European goldsmithing around 1600.
Literature
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 138, no. 116.
References
Eva Toranová. Goldschmiedekunst in der Slowakei. Translated by Helene Katrinaková. Hanau, 1982, p. 96, no. 178.
A similar double cup was sold at auction by Van Ham in Cologne, November 15, 2014, no. 1350.
A cup with a similar vasiform stem was sold by Dr. Fischer Kunstauktionen in Heilbronn, May 12, 2012, no. 583.
[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]
Literature
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 138, no. 116.
References
Eva Toranová. Goldschmiedekunst in der Slowakei. Translated by Helene Katrinaková. Hanau, 1982, p. 96, no. 178.
A similar double cup was sold at auction by Van Ham in Cologne, November 15, 2014, no. 1350.
A cup with a similar vasiform stem was sold by Dr. Fischer Kunstauktionen in Heilbronn, May 12, 2012, no. 583.
[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]
Artwork Details
- Title: Double cup
- Date: ca. 1600
- Culture: Hungarian
- Medium: Gilded silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (28 x 7 x 7 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.110.68a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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