Lot 46. A German parcel-gilt silver sweetmeat dish, Andreas Forster, Augsburg, 1637-39; 17cm, 6 3/4in long; 162gr, 5oz 4dwt. Estimate 3,000 — 4,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. © Sotheby's 2017.
of elongated oval lobed form, centred by a stippled bird, matted scroll handles, also with an early 19th century Austrian control mark.
Property from the Rutter Collection, Vienna.
Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, London, 4 May 2017.
