Object Description
A Rare German Silver Gilt Ewer; mark of Martin II Heuglin, Augsburg 1659 – 1663. The bowl with scroll handle and grotesque mask spout, on a spreading food and with detachable cover. The foot, body and cover each chased with foliage and flowers, the cover and rim each crimped; marked in foot, cover and near rim each crimped; marked on foot, cover and near rim, and further struck with a later Austrian tax mark. Approx 5 3/4 inches high, and approx 10ozs in weight.