Ceremonial Beaker of the Darmstadt Burial Society

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Ceremonial Beaker of the Darmstadt Burial Society

Artist Martin Breuer German, 1672–1751

Date1711–1715

MediumSilver, partly gilded

DimensionsH. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Diam. (Rim): 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Diam. (Base): 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by Steven and Lisa Feierstein in memory and honor of our families, Ugo Goetzl in memory of Sylvia Goetzl, Marion Meyer-Robboy and Stanley Robboy, and other Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery

Object number2019.27

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ProvenanceCreated Galicia [present day Eastern Poland or Western Ukraine], 1766/67 [1], with probable 18th century later additions. [Benson Malamut, Berlin] [2]; Omer Bar Yosef, Moscow and Tel Aviv, ca. 2015; [sale, Sotheby’s, New York, December 19, 2018, no. 126, illus. (color)]; sold to NCMA, 2018.

[1] Dedication.
[2] Per Elizabeth Grober, Sotheby’s, Tel Aviv.

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