Deckelpokal "Akeleipokal from the Lüneburg Council Silver", Nicolas Sülßen I (called Dithmarsiens), probably in 1614, Hamburg
Deckelpokal "Akeleipokal from the Lüneburg Council Silver", Nicolas Sülßen I (called Dithmarsiens), probably in 1614, Hamburg. Silver, wrought, cast and painted. Height x diameter: 39 x 11.3 cm (lid). Ident.Nr. 1874.389. Kunstgewerbemuseum © Foto: Kunstgewerbemuseum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Foto Karen Bartsch
Dobby and lid knob cast. Bottom of the foot and foliage unvergoldet. Marks on the edge of the foot Kuppamündung and on.
A stretched, gotisierender hump Cup. Bell-shaped foot with a raised edge getrepptem, eight pointed humps and punched peacock feather decor. Vases shaped, hexagonal and hunched Knauf, three grotesque barrettes and white silver cut and rolled leaf wreaths.Kelchkuppa with two rows of tapered, interdigitated bosses (eight), in the spandrels Pfauenfeder- and - above - driven fruit decor. Slightly outward curved mouth edge. Cover in accordance with the foot designed, broad, slightly curved edge, decoration slightly modified.. As a crowning a small vase with leaf wreath and cold (green, red and blue) painted flowers, including spring carnations and lilies
According to the combing bills was purchased in 1614 for gift purposes silverware in stock: "And because no vorguldete cup vnder 50 loden VND vnverguldete vnder 55 loden been zuvorehrende present VND embarks at times that men such bedürffich, VND must be to made to the Ile which so pure VND clean the, alse se wol be Solten be drafted can nich in Ile, alse be dise following Darzu been made in Vorrade where followeth [...] ". Are enumerated six cups, which after a weight is consistent with our Cup ". Still a very vorguldet weight 35 lot" The price amounted to 80m 15s. Because the piece neither inscription still bears crest, it is very likely that it was acquired for the Schenk Bank. The Council has also been shown at the time bought silverware from Hamburg.
