Wine taster - .813 silver - Augsburg circa 1685

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Rare Augsburg Baroque silver wine taster (Branntweinschale) by Hans Jakob III Baur, Augsburg, circa 1685, in .813 silver, 8 cm long, 8 cm wide, 2 cm high, 29 g, with repoussé fruit and scrolling foliage, two opposing loop handles, bearing Augsburg city mark, maker’s mark and tremolier assay scrape; in good antique condition with small signs of ageing.

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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.

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.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Gross weight
29 g
Silver type
.813 silver
Specific region of origin
Augsburg
Title additional information
Augsburg circa 1685
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Germany
Material
Silver
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
2 cm
Width
8 cm
Depth
8 cm
Estimated period
1650-1700
BelgiumVerified
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Objects sold
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