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Gold cone headdress of a Bronze Age Sun-Priest (11th-9thC BCE) from Ezelsdorf-Buch at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Bronze Hallstatt Bull (7th-6thC BCE) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Bronze jug with spout (c400 BCE) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Gold headdress ring (8th-9thC) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Carved reliquary casket of St Cordula (c1000) from Scandinavia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Imperial reliquary shrine (1438-40) to hold relics entrusted to Nuremberg by Emperor Sigismund for safekeeping in 1424 at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver reliquary in form a church (15thC) from Germany at Cluny Museum. Paris, France. | Bronze model of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (influenced by Crusades) which formed base of church object (prob. holding host) (mid1200s) from lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Medieval armor collection at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Liturgical silver objects (14th-15thC) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | German liturgical metal vessels (14th & 15thC) at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Gilded silver church chalices (mid 14thC) from Vienna (l) & Germany at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Gilded silver church chalice (15thC) from Austria at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver ewer (late 15thC) probably from Nuremberg, Germany at The Cloisters. New York, NY. | Gilded copper drinking horn in form called claw of griffon (c1500) from Germany at Cluny Museum. Paris, France. | Nordic & Icelandic drinking horns some with silver fittings (15th-16thC) at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. |
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Coconut shell & silver owl beaker (1556) from Northern Germany at RISD Museum. Providence, RI. | Silver drinking vessel in shape of a boar (c1602) by Elias Zorer from Augsburg & silver sitting bear (c1630) by Christoph Pollak from Levo?a, Slovakia at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Cup in form of wild sow (c1600) by Kleebühler from Augsburg, Germany at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA. | Bronze statuette of Jason fighting Dragon (end of 16thC) from Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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Bronze door pull in shape of lion (c1500) from lower Saxony at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Brass case for scale weights (c1500) cast in Italy? at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Engraved painter's-guild cast pewter flagon (c1500) from Breslau at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Inscribed metal liquid dispenser at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany. |
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Silvered copper Alms bowl (1629) with relief of beggar holding a hat at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany. | Brass baptismal font with relief of Adam & Eve in Paradise (c1500) at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany. | Medal screw-top stoneware bottle (1651) with coat of arms of Johann Brauthaupt & his wife at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany. | Silver carrack sailing ship table centerpiece (1503 or before) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Coins & medals (1514-21) based on drawings of Albrecht Dürer at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Clock in form of elephant (c1580-90) by Nikolaus Schmidt d.Ä from Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Gilded silver drinking game in form of St George Dragonslayer (c1615) by Jakob I Miller from Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. (The base contains a wind-up mechanism to roll this centerpiece across the table. The diner closest to where it stopped had to open the head & drink the wine inside.). Munich, Germany. | Diana Riding Deer silver statue with gems (c1610) by Paulus Ättinger from Regensburg at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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Gilded silver mounted nautilus shell cup (1620-5) by Ulricht Ment of Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Narwhal horn carved silver mounted cup (c1670) prob. from Augsburg, Germany at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA. | Silver wall sconce (c1670) by Friedrich Kettwyck & Jochim Timme of Germany at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX. | Necklace with healing stones (17thC) from Nuremberg? at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Drinking vessel in shape of a dromedary (c1600) by goldsmith Christoph Erhardt from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Silver figure of man carrying a bucket (Büttenmann) (1609/1623) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Collection of Augsburg gold & silver work (16thC on) at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Gilt silver cups (1600-1640) from London (2 on left) & Germany (5 on right) at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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Marksman silver prize cup (1622-6) by Leonhard Reisch from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Covered silver tankard with gilt (1593-1602) by Christoph I Straub from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Covered silver tankard (c1615) by Veit Koch from Breslau at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Covered silver tankards with stags on lid (17thC) from Germany at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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"Orpheus Humpen" glass tankard with engraved scene in gilded silver mountings (c1650-60) from Nuremberg or Frankfurt at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | German silver tankard (c1680) by Andreas Brachfeldt at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH. | Covered silver cup with images of Alexander & Diogenes (c1670) by goldsmith Hans III Petrus from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Ornately carved, lidded silver cup on "ball" feet with gold plated trim (1680-5) by goldsmith Adolf Gaap from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. |
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Silver lidded tankard with triumph of Goddess of Victory (1700) by goldsmith Johann Andreas Thelott from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Lidded tankard with finely worked gold & silver relief, handle & filigree (1763-5) by goldsmith Johann Jakob Adam from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Embossed silver bowl on 3-ball feet with scroll handles & with footed lid (17thC) from Northern Germany at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Serving dish made as gift for Russian Tsar (c1650) by goldsmith Jakob II Plank from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. |
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Silver gilt ewer & basin (c1720) by Johann Erhard Heuglin II of Augsburg, Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL. | German gold platter (1732) from Augsburg? & beaker from Trier Cathedral (1715) both decorated with medallions at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany. | Oath of the German King as a Canon of Marian Collegiate Church in silver frame (c1740) at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany. | Silver partly gilt display dish (1663-6) by Christian I. Hornung from Augsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Silver centerpiece of imperial city of Augsburg: Hercules fights hydra (c1700) by goldsmith Albrecht Biller from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Ornate silver teapot with enameling on copper & adorned with six porcelain medallions depicting Greek Gods (c1705) by goldsmith Esaias II Busch & unknown enameller from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Silver tureen & stand from Dresden court (c1739) by Paul Ingermann from Dresden at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver tureen, stand & ladle (c1773) by Johann Christoph Borrowsky from Riga at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Silver coffee pot (c1770) by Johann Friedrich Brandt from Riga at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Cruet set for serving oil, vinegar (1729-30) by goldsmith Philipp IV Drentwett from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Cruet set for oil & vinegar (c1730) by Simon II Kröber from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Multi-part tabletop candlestick, salt cellar & cruet set (c1760) by pewter maker Johann Cristoph Schneider from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. |
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Elaborate silver cruet set on tray for vinegar, oil & spices (1771-3) by goldsmith Johannes Hübner from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Silver tureen & tray (1781-3) from dinner service of Tsarina Catherine II for government of Riga by goldsmith Sebald Heinrich Blau from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Silver montieth for rinsing wine glasses between uses (1779-81) from dinner service of Tsarina Catherine II for Perm Governorate (Russian Empire) by goldsmith Emanuel Gottfried Meisgeyer from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany. | Silver travel vanity & table service in case with mirror (c1710) by Tobias Baur of Augsburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Glass tea & coffee set in wood box decorated like leather books (end 18thC) by Adam Vaugeois of Paris at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver toilet & dining service in travel case (1747-9) by Franz Christoph Saler of Augsburg at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Details of silver toilet & dining service in travel case (1747-9) by Franz Christoph Saler of Augsburg at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Silver table service of Bishop of Hildesheim (1759-65) made in Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. |
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Cruet centerpiece of silver table service of Bishop of Hildesheim (1759-65) made in Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Tureen from silver table service of Bishop of Hildesheim (1759-65) made in Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Silver sugar tongs in form of stork (1793-5) by Samuel Bardet of Augsburg at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Silver serving dishes, plates, candlesticks (18thC) by various makers of Augsburg at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. |
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Collection of silver coffee & chocolate pots (c18thC) by German smiths at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany. | Silver coffee service (c1800) by Johann Georg Christoph Neuss of Augsburg at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Royal silver pitcher & wash basin with crest of King Max I Joseph (1819) by Louis Wollenweber of Munich at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Royal silver & gilded pitcher & wash basin with crest of Queen Caroline (1826) by Johann Alois Seethaler of Augsburg & Louis Wollenweber of Munich at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. |
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Regimental tankards with inscriptions from Lower Germany at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Silver spice containers from Austria or Germany in shape of tower (1867-1922) & fish (1800) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY. | Silver galleon nef (19thC) from Germany as table centerpiece at Hill of Tarvit Mansion. Cupar, Scotland. | Hatter brotherhood pewter tankard (1853) by Peter G. Rahncke at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany. |
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German silver squirrel figurine at Hill of Tarvit Mansion. Cupar, Scotland. | German silver rabbit figurine at Hill of Tarvit Mansion. Cupar, Scotland. | Silver candlestick (1831) by Johann Heinrich Busch from Augsburg & salt cellars at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany. | Silver-plated copper candelabrum foot (1873) by Christofle & Cie. of Paris, copy of Roman original 1stC at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Gilded copper drinking horn (1877) by C. Haas of Vienna, copy of original by Cornelius Gross from Augsburg c1660-70 at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver coffee pot (1880) by Christofle & Cie. of Paris at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Tin cast & gilded decorative plate with Art Nouveau woman (c1900) by Hermann Gradl d.Ä of Munich made by Orivit-Metallwaren Fabrik of Cologne at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany. | Silver dish with gilded interior (c1903) by Henry van de Velde made by Theodor Müller jewelry of Weimar, Germany at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany. |
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Art Nouveau coffee & tea service (c1903) manufactured by Orivit AG Germany at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany. | Art Nouveau silver & ivory bowl (1910) by Friedrich Adler for J.C. Wich of Nuremberg in vitrine by Valentin Öckler of Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Steel scissor & letter opener (1910) by Christian Schönamsgruber of Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver falcon goblet (1906) by Theodor Heiden of Munich at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Ebony chest with iron mounts (1905) by Jean Stöttner of Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Inspiration ivory & marble statue (1911) by Emil Keilermann & Friedrich Adler at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | Silver coffee set (c1912) by Adolf von Mayrhofer of Munich at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. | 'Noris' silver & ivory bowl (1913) by Friedrich Adler et al at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany. |