This exceptional antique German sterling silver cup & cover has a bulbous circular shaped form onto a shaped pedestal foot.
The lobed body of the cup is embellished with chased decorated scenes incorporating: a putto raising a glass and playing a musical instrument, a stag, a unicorn and an elephant.
The upper portion of the body is encompassed with a paralleling cast and applied stylised rope twist border, accented with a collet set round faceted cut gemstone to each incurve, with a scrolling leaf decorated bracket to the underside.
This impressive presentation cup retains the original hallmarked cover, ornamented with a continuation of the leaf bracket to each incurve, in addition to a reflection of chased decorated scenes.
The cover is surmounted with an exceptional cast figural finial comprised of a putto figure holding a glass and cluster of grapes, sat to a large plain ball.
The impressive baluster shaped pedestal is encompassed to the upper portion with four semi-circular shaped bifurcating bracket designs, each accent with a further collet set gem.
The lower bell-shaped portion of the pedestal and base are encompassed with egg and lobed decoration, each incorporating a matte background.
The hallmarks struck to this German silver cup and cover include:
Maker's mark: n (B. Neresheimer & Sohne)
Hanau marks: Untraced*
Importer's mark: BM (B Muller & Son (Berthold Muller))
Import mark: Chester, England
Silver quality/purity mark: lion passant (sterling, 925/1000)
Import date mark: B (1902)
Additional mark: F (foreign manufacture mark)
Such covered examples in this style are rare to the market.
* Hanau pseudo-marks were not registered with an administrative office and no records exist to check them against determining an attributed identification to be a comparison or probability.
Maker: B. Neresheimer & Sohne
