A German parcel-gilt silver tankard, Hans Polmann, Danzig, circa 1660. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

embossed and chased with cherubs symbolizing Autumn, carrying nature's bounty andincluding signs of Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, marked on body and cover; 20.5cm, 8in high; 890gr, 28oz 12dwt. Estimate 8,000-12,000 GBP

NOTE: A large silver basin and a pair of flasks are recorded by this master as gifts to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1667 by the Polish King John Casimir and the Castellan of Volyhyrnia, Stanislaw Kazimierz Bieniewski and described as `the most remarkable achievemnts of Gdánsk goldsmithery of the time' see: Andreas F ischinger, Dariusz Nowacki, Goldsmith's work from the former royal and ducal Prussias in the collections of the Wawel royal castle, Cracow, 2000, pp 250/251.

Sotheby's. Arts of Europe. London | 10 juil. 2013 - www.sothebys.com