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THBGerman Gilt Silver Tankard, Kaiser Wilhelm, 8 lbs, 1903
Lot 161
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Europe, German Empire, ca. 1903 to 1905 CE. A massive - over a foot tall - gilded silver tankard, a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II to his chef. The tankard stands on a massive flared foot. Its handle is in the form of a nude, classically-styled, bearded figure, suggestive of a king or older god like Zeus. The lid is topped by a crown with a cross, its surface decorated with the arms of the Holy Roman Empire - the double-headed eagle - and repeated crosses in addition to floral flourishes and motifs. The body is decorated with forty different silver coins that wrap their way around it in four horizontal rows. Many of these coins depict German royals from the past several centuries, while one shows the city of Frankfurt and a few others show different coats of arms. The interior is ringed with the gilded reverse sides of these coins. Size: 10.75" W x 15.85" H (27.3 cm x 40.3 cm); total weight: 8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Family lore about the tankard holds that the infamous Nazi Hermann Goring repeatedly offered to buy it. During the Nazi regime, the tankard was on display at the Reichshof Hotel in Hamburg. Goring had an apartment in the top floor of the hotel and would pass this tankard on his way to breakfast. However, the owner at the time did not wish to sell.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection of the Langer family; accepted by Sotheby's to be at an auction of Important English and Continental Silver in 1995, but not ultimately sold; gifted by Kaiser Wilhelm to relative of Bernhard Langer, German golfer
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#142917Very light signs of wear commensurate with age. Small bend to cross at top, which is slightly loose. Light encrustations/deposits.Condition
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