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A Pair of Beakers with Cover

Lost Art-ID
459442
Artist / Creator
Gaudig, Samuel (Goldschmied Samuel Gauding wurde 1754 Oberältester in Dresden)
Title
A Pair of Beakers with Cover
Dating
1719
Object type
Vessel
Group of reported objects
Crafts and other folk arts
Material / Technique
Metal (Silver) ; Metal (Gold) / gilded ; repoussé
Measures
H. ohne Deckel: 17,5 cm; Dm. Fuß: 9,3 cm
Height
24.00 cm
Diameter
12.20 cm
Description
Engraved coat of arms: Joseph Anton Gabaleon von Wackerbarth-Salmour, adoptive son of the count Wackerbarth s. u. (1685 - 1761); inscription under a five-pointed crown: Sidus amicum; on the reverse: Odi quod mihi fieri nolim. Counterpart with the inscription: Magnificentia / Domini August Christoph / S. R. J. Comitis de Wackerbart; on the reverse a star and: Dux et Tutamen. Date mark 1719. The inscription names the general field marshal, general director of the building industry, governor and minister August Christoph von Wackerbarth (1662 - 1734). Marked on the base with a Dresden assay mark and the maker's mark of the goldsmith Samuel Gaudig.
Provenance
Until May 1945, the object was kept in the Dresden City Hall (seat of the Dresden City Museum). It was stored there together with the other handicraft exhibits of the museum - packed in boxes - in the cellar. Lost since the end of the war.
Literature / Source

Gurlitt, Cornelius: Die Kunstdenkmäler Dresdens. Heft XXI, XXII und XXIII der Beschreibenden Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, Dresden 1903, S. 752.

Rosenberg, Marc: Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen. 2000 Stempel auf älteren Goldschmiedearbeiten, Frankfurt a. M. 1890, a. a. O. Nr. 697.

Holzhausen, Walter /Kesting, Edmund: Prachtgefäße, Geschmeide, Kabinettstücke. Goldschmiedekunst in Dresden, Tübingen 1966, S. LXVI, Nr. 121 links 121 rechts.

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Contact
Christina Ludwig
Direktorin
Phone
+49 (0) 351 488 73 50
E-Mail
christina.ludwig@museen-dresden.de
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