Rare Augsburg Baroque silver wine taster, circa 1685 A beautiful 17th-century silver wine taster (Branntweinschale) by Hans Jakob III Baur, Augsburg, circa 1685. Finely decorated with repoussé fruit, berries and scrolling foliage, with a scalloped rim and two opposing loop handles. The piece bears the Augsburg city mark, maker’s mark and historic tremolier assay scrape. Details Maker: Hans Jakob III Baur (1682–1703) Origin: Augsburg, Germany Date: circa 1685 Silver: 13 Lot (.812 fineness) Length: 8 cm Weight: 29 g Condition: Antique condition with old repairs, as recorded in the original auction catalogue. Please examine the photographs carefully. Provenance: Acquired from a German auction house in 2026. Attribution supported by the original auction catalogue and the published reference in Helmut Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede, Vol. III nos. 1786 and 137.