An important Augsburg parcel-gilt silver rosewater bowl

An important Augsburg parcel-gilt silver rosewater bowl Round bowl with a recessed centre; the broad rim with a twisted overlay of acanthus scrolls with vine leaves and fruit; interspersed with eight oval beaded medallions featuring repoussé and finely chased heads of Roman emperors. The edge with a scrolling fluted ornament; the base of the bowl with corresponding decoration, with a circular stand for a jug in the centre. The underside engraved with a commemorative inscription: “D. Joannes Van Velden Episcopus Ruremundanus in consecratione Sua a. D. Cardinale de Momorency Dusseldorpii in Ecclesia ad S. Andream die 17 Augusti 1794 peracta me usus est.” (Johannes Van Velde, Bishop of Roermond, used me at his consecration, which was performed by Cardinal de Montmorency in St Andrew’s Church in Düsseldorf on 17 August 1794.) Diameter 51.4 cm, weight 2,254 g. Marks of Johann I Mittnacht, 1697 - 1699.

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