Turned fruitwood Cup and Cover with Inserts
South Germany (most probably Berchtesgaden), 2nd half 17th century
Cup in its original case
h: 28.5 cm (cup) / 30.5 cm (case)
Near identical examples are in the Dänisches Nationalmuseum in Copenhagen as in the Landesmuseum Kassel mhk (former inventory of the Landgräflich-Hessische Kunstkammer).
Prov.: Neumeister Auction, A232, March 12th/13th 1986, Private collection South Germany
Lit.: Eugen von Philippovich: Kuriositäten und Antiquitäten, Braunschweig 1966, p. 333 / fig. 216.
Prov.: Neumeister Auction, A232, March 12th/13th 1986, Private collection South Germany
Lit.: Eugen von Philippovich: Kuriositäten und Antiquitäten, Braunschweig 1966, p. 333 / fig. 216.