Sebald Buel (master of 1566), A Pair of German Renaissance silver-gilt stacking beakers, Nuremberg. Silver cast, chased and gilt, h: 9,2 cm, Kunsthandel Peter Mühlbauer. © 2024 TEFAF

Cylindrical on spreading foot cast and chased with a hunting scene, the plain body etched with Moorish strap work under a molded rib. The hunting scene is inspired from a series of popular prints published by Harmen Jansz Müller after designs by the flemish artist Johannes Stradamus (1523-1605), who worked for the Medici in Florence.

This type of beaker was often made in sets, became notably popular at the end of the 16th century and was typical for the goldsmithing center Nuremberg.

Provenance: Collection Baron Leopold de Rothschild, London.

Literature: K. Tebbe, Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, Band I, Nüremberg, 2007, p.77, No. 111.

Signature: maker's mark and hallmark N for Nuremberg.