Silver And Gilt Silver Beaker By Johann Jacob Frey, Strassburg, 1714-1725

-  Beaker
-  Hammered, engraved, and gilded silver
-  By Johann Jacob Frey, master silversmith in 1714
-  Strassburg, 1714-1725
-  Height: 8.6 cm; diameters: 4.8 cm (base) & 7.5 cm (rim); weight: 144 g
-  Used condition, gilding worn
-  Provenance: private collection

-  A tulip-shaped cup rests on a foot with wide gadroons bordered by a molding. A frieze of bent, flowered rushes is engraved beneath the molded rim. The body is plain. The number "22" is inscribed. Only the foot and lip are gilt silver, the body is in white silver.

-  Hallmarks (under the body): Silversmith: IFF in an oval cartouche for Johann Jacob Frey, master silversmith from 1714 to 1777 ([2] no. 359); Recognition: 13 in a shield surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, Strasbourg, 1692-1725 ([2]).

-  Ref. : [1] Collectif :"Deux siècles d’orfèvrerie à Strasbourg", Musées de Strasbourg, 2004 ; [2] Kugel, Bastian et Loeb-Obrenan : "Vermeilleux ! L’argent doré de strasbourg du XVIe au XIXe siècle", J. Kugel é Editions Monelle Hayot, 2014 ; [3] Haug, Fischer & Hesselbarth : "Le siècle d’or de l’orfèvrerie de Strasbourg", Exposition chez Jacques Kugel du 10 au 31 octobre 1964, 1964 ; [4] Helft, Jacques : « Les poinçons des Provinces françaises », Ed. de Nobele, 1968