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Princely Splendor: The Dresden Court, 15801620
Three drinking vessels in form of ostriches, ca. 158995
Elias Geyer, German (Leipzig)
Gilded silver, ostrich eggs; H. 18 3/4 in. (47.3 cm)
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Grünes Gewölbe State Art Collections, Dresden
Photograph: Jürgen Karpinski
Jewelry casket, ca. 1590
German [Nuremberg(?)]
Silver, glass, gold, precious stones, shells; H. 16 1/2 in. (42 cm), W. 19 1/4 in. (49 cm), D. 14 1/8 in. (36 cm)
War Elephant as a drinking vessel, ca. 159398
Urban Wolff, German (Nuremberg)
Silver-gilt, mother of pearl, semiprecious stones; H. 20 1/2 in. (52 cm)