Lot 601. A German parcel-gilt silver apple-form cup and cover, Marx Merzenbach, Augsburg, 1666-69; 12cm., 4 3/4 in. wide, 113gr., 3oz. 12dwt. Estimate £4,000 - £6,000. © Sotheby's
sheet-scrollwork foliate finial and girdle, the stem with two closed leaves spreading on to a tri-form leaf base.
Note: A similar example by the same maker, with differing finial, was sold Sotheby's, London, 4 May 2017, lot 69.
Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire. London, 01 Nov 2018, 10:30 AM