Flagon with cap - book-shaped

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 16611.a-b
Place of production: Austria
Inscription: alján kivehetetlen mesterjegy
Materials: pewter
Techniques: relief decoration
Dimensions:
height: 22,2 cm
width: 15 cm
depth: 5,8 cm
The four corners of the book-shaped bottle are decorated with embossed angel heads with wings. The saddle is divided into three sections by bulging ribs. There are the letters S. F. P. and the date 1741 engraved on the upper part. The narrow, concave side is clasped by two buckles of pierced decoration. The cylindrical cap can be unscrewed it has a cast oval handle on top. There is a faded, illegible mark on the bottom.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.80. (Békési Éva)