Cup - with medallions depicting Jan III. Sobieski, Kind of Poland and Queen Maria Kasimiera
| Accession Nr.: | 53.4126.1 |
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| Artist/Maker: | |
| Date of production: |
late 17th century
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| Inscription: | talpperemén beütve: NS (vö.: Rosenberg 3. Nr. 1585); danzigi városjegy |
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| Materials: | silver |
| Techniques: | chased; engraved decoration; gilded |
| Dimensions: |
height: 19 cm
opening diameter: 12,5 cm
base diameter: 9 cm
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Slightly tapering, cylindrical body, with everted plain rim at foot and lip. On the body, among reliefs of fruits and scrolls are the busts of John III (Sobieski), king of Poland, and his wife, Maria Kazimira in cartouches. The king is in antique Roman wear with a laurel wreath on his head his wife has a dress and coiffure of the period. Marked on the rim of the foot.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.26. (Békési Éva)
- szerző: Petneki Áron: Lengyel műkincsek magyar gyűjteményekben. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1978. - Nr. 10
