Standing cup early 17th century possibly Hungarian Related vessels from Augsburg or Nuremberg date between 1580 and 1620. Standing cups like this one are often depicted in still-life paintings and in views of ceremonial buffets or stepped sideboards. These images underline the prestige of this type of drinking vessel, characterized by tapering sides, waisted domed foot, and a baluster stem. Many of these cups have lids, though there is no sign that this example ever had one. Having served a secular function, standing cups might quite often be later donated to Protestant churches to be used for the communion. A base metal weight has been added to this example to give it extra stability, perhaps an indication of its change of function.LiteratureEuropean Silver / Pièces dorfèvrerie. Sale cat., Christies, Geneva, November 18, 1981, p. 28, no. 61.Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 39, no. 17.ReferencesA cup with a similar vasiform stem was

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Standing cup early 17th century possibly Hungarian Related vessels from Augsburg or Nuremberg date between 1580 and 1620. Standing cups like this one are often depicted in still-life paintings and in views of ceremonial buffets or stepped sideboards. These images underline the prestige of this type of drinking vessel, characterized by tapering sides, waisted domed foot, and a baluster stem. Many of these cups have lids, though there is no sign that this example ever had one. Having served a secular function, standing cups might quite often be later donated to Protestant churches to be used for the communion. A base metal weight has been added to this example to give it extra stability, perhaps an indication of its change of function.LiteratureEuropean Silver / Pièces dorfèvrerie. Sale cat., Christies, Geneva, November 18, 1981, p. 28, no. 61.Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 39, no. 17.ReferencesA cup with a similar vasiform stem was

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Standing cup early 17th century possibly Hungarian Related vessels from Augsburg or Nuremberg date between 1580 and 1620. Standing cups like this one are often depicted in still-life paintings and in views of ceremonial buffets or stepped sideboards. These images underline the prestige of this type of drinking vessel, characterized by tapering sides, waisted domed foot, and a baluster stem. Many of these cups have lids, though there is no sign that this example ever had one. Having served a secular function, standing cups might quite often be later donated to Protestant churches to be used for the communion. A base metal weight has been added to this example to give it extra stability, perhaps an indication of its change of function.LiteratureEuropean Silver / Pièces dorfèvrerie. Sale cat., Christies, Geneva, November 18, 1981, p. 28, no. 61.Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 39, no. 17.ReferencesA cup with a similar vasiform stem was by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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