Footed beaker

Possibly by Thomas Trepches II

Not on view

The proximity of Hungary to the Ottoman Empire may explain why Hungarian craftsmen and patrons often favored Oriental-inspired patterns, like the stylized arabesque scrollwork below the lip on this beaker, which had been out of fashion in Western Europe for almost two generations. The hunting scene at the base refers to the exclusive right of the local nobility to hunt certain game animals.

Literature
Tihamér Gyárfás. A brassai ötvösség története. Brassó, 1912, p. 107, no. 179.
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 66, no. 44.

References
A beaker with a similar foot was sold at auction by Dr. Fischer Kunstauktionen in Heilbronn.
Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, possibly no. 203 [maker’s mark].

[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]

Footed beaker, Possibly by Thomas Trepches II (master 1632, died 1676), Silver, partly gilded, Hungarian, Brassó

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Footed beaker, Possibly by Thomas Trepches II (master 1632, died 1676), Silver, partly gilded, Hungarian, Brassó
Footed beaker, Possibly by Thomas Trepches II (master 1632, died 1676), Silver, partly gilded, Hungarian, Brassó

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