Simon Lang
Fine silver partly gilded Nuremberg Shell-Cup
Fine silver partly gilded Nuremberg Shell-Cup
Nürnberg, ca. 1660
silver, cast, embossed, chased and engraved with
flowers
h: 41 cm, g: 515 g
hallmark: N for Nürnberg
master´s mark: SL for Simon Lang (1608-1671, master: 1645)
The shell-shaped cupa is crowned by a genius with a palm branch and laurel wreath.
A similar shell-cup by Simon Lang can be found in Stadtmuseum Cologne (ill. cat. Germanisches Nationalmuseum vol.1, II., no. 646)
Prov.: Private collection, Monte Carlo
A similar shell-cup by Simon Lang can be found in Stadtmuseum Cologne (ill. cat. Germanisches Nationalmuseum vol.1, II., no. 646)
Prov.: Private collection, Monte Carlo
