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Augsburg - LARGE SILVER VERMEIL TANKARD WITH DEPICTIONS OF THE THREE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. LARGE SILVER VERMEIL TANKARD WITH DEPICTIONS OF THE THREE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. Augsburg. Date: 1757-59. Technique: Silver, gilt. Description: The cylindrical body with a strong eared handle, hinged lid and handle in the shape of a lion with a ball on three ball feet held by bird claws. Three large, animated engraved cartouches with C-sweeps and acanthus decoration on the side. Inside, equally finely engraved depictions of the three Christian virtues Fides, Spes and Caritas, each with a landscape background. Engraved tendrils on the top of the lid and Cupid with quiver and arrows in the centre. Six-part scale on the inside of the side in the form of small ball rivets for measuring the filling quantity. Weight: Ca. 1120g. Measurement: Height 22cm. Mark: Inspection mark Augsburg 1757-59 (Seling no.2170), maker's mark MOS (?) ligated (uninterpreted), zigzag assay mark. Provenance: Estate of Wilhelm Zersch, former tenant of the Fürstliche Brauerei Bad Köstritz. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 30,25 Euro plus 5,75 Euro VAT EU: 46,22 Euro plus 8,78 Euro VAT Worldwide: 92,44 Euro plus 17,56 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Explanations to the Catalogue Augsburg Germany Silver