Beker met deksel van verguld zilver, op een lage ronde voet en met gegraveerde versiering van bandwerk

About this artwork

hoogte 15 cm x diameter 0 cm x gewicht 0 gr

Art Historical Context

Behold the elegant *Beker met deksel van verguld zilver* (Bowl with Lid of Gilded Silver), crafted by the skilled German goldsmith Johann Jakob Frings (I) between 1729 and 1730. Standing at a modest height of 15 cm, this lidded beaker rests on a low round foot and features intricate engraved decoration in the form of *bandwerk*—a classic guilloche pattern of interlocking geometric bands that adds a rhythmic, jewel-like shimmer to its gilded silver surface. Frings, part of a renowned family of silversmiths in Cologne, exemplifies the late Baroque mastery of ornamental metalwork. Gilding, achie...