Lot 602. A German silver-gilt wine cup, Andreas Siebenbürger, Augsburg, 1616-20; 18.5cm., 7 1/4 in. high, 250gr. 8oz. 12dwt. Estimate £3,000 - £5,000. Lot sold 4,375 USD. © Sotheby's

the bowl of sexafoil lobed form with panelled snakeskin ornament, above a husked moulded girdle and lobed strap-work, the stem cast as lion masks between floral swags, on a spreading lobed circular foot.

Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire. London, 01 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM