Lot 1. A German baroque vermeil tankard, Augsburg, c. 1696-98. Estimate €7000. Photo Nagel

Augsburg hallmark, silver proof, maker's mark of Paul Solanier. At the front a later engraved monogram "BB". C. 567g. Minor wear. H. 16 cm. 

Provenance: From a Franconian collection. 

Literature: Seling, Augsburger Goldschmiede, vol. III, no. 155/156, 1669. Form and decoration equal to another lid-blower Paul Solaniers, depicted in Seling, vol. II, no. 430.

Nagel. Sale 744, 22^nd February 2017