Augsburg enamel bowl with Cupid cartouches

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Christian Eduard Franke-Landwers Christoph Freiherr von Seckendorff

Description

Attributed to Elias Adam (1669-1745, Master 1703), Augsburg 1708-1710

Silver, fire-gilt, with enamelled outer wall that is decorated with three cartouches depicting Cupid between fine floral tendrils on a red background.

Augsburg, and Elias Adam in particular, was famous for high-quality painting on enamel.

Numerous works of this type by Elias Adam have been preserved in important European collections.

Height: 5 cm, diameter: 6.5 cm

 

Helmut Seling, “Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede” 1529-1868, 3 vols, Munich 1980, BZ 165, MZ 1964, cf. also pic. 866-870

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