Gebrüder Friedlander
German parcel-gilt and polychrome enamel Coin-set Tankard
German parcel-gilt and polychrome enamel Coin-set Tankard
Attributed to the Friedlander Brothers
Berlin, ca. 1876
Fittet with numerous 17th to 18th century thalers
Commemorating the unification of Germany 1871
h: 64 cm
Weight: 7,788 g
The tankard can be read as a triumphant allegory celebrating the German victory in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, the resulting unification of the German states.
Prov.: Sotheby’s Geneva 12th May 1987 (Lot 183), Private collection (South Germany)
Prov.: Sotheby’s Geneva 12th May 1987 (Lot 183), Private collection (South Germany)
