large covered drinking cup with knights in small cartouches around top; leaf design at center; oval medallions lining widest portion in lower half; inscription at top

Double Goblet with Oval Medallions, 1530

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Sebald Beham’s hometown of Nuremberg, Germany, was a thriving cultural center, employing nearly 130 goldsmiths in 1514. Covered cups were a Nuremberg specialty. Despite the Lilliputian scale, goldsmiths would have consulted this design avidly for ideas. The helpful Beham added a horizontal line and “AUF” (on) to show where the lid sits.

Details
Title
Double Goblet with Oval Medallions
Artist Life
1500–1550
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.93.138
Provenance
[C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, stock no. ZU8202, until 1970s.] [Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, sold to Lewis]; [R.E. Lewis & Daughter, Nicasio, Calif., sold June 1972, to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
Catalogue Raisonne
Pauli, Hollstein 248 (only state); Bartsch 239 (vol. 8, p. 218)
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large covered drinking cup with knights in small cartouches around top; leaf design at center; oval medallions lining widest portion in lower half; inscription at top