Lot no. 982
Birnpokal der Imhoff
Silber; vergoldet. Runder, eingeschnürter Fuß mit graviertem Rollwerk und Früchten; der ziselierte, von einer Schlange umwundene Baumstammschaft mit den auf Aststümpfen sitzenden Figuren eines Eichhörnchens und eines Bussards. Birnförmige Kuppa; die Wandung mit Roll- und Beschlagwerk zwischen Fruchtgebinden. Der aufgewölbte Deckel mit entsprechendem Dekor; ein sog. Seelöwe, das Wappentier der Patrizierfamilie Imhoff, als Bekrönung. Marken: BZ Nürnberg für 1592 - 94 MZ Hans Winckler (1591 - 1619, GNM Nr. BZ09, 970), Tremolierstich. Straßburger Kontrollmarke von 1655 - 57. H 26,3 cm, Gewicht 337 g.
Nürnberg, Hans Winckler, 1592 - 94.
Die Imhoff (auch: Imhof) sind eine der ältesten Patrizierfamilien der Reichsstadt Nürnberg - und werden bereits in der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts in Lauingen erwähnt. Die Nürnberger Imhoff waren ab 1402, mit kurzen Unterbrechungen, bis zum Ende der reichsstädtischen Zeit im Jahre 1806 im "Inneren Rat" vertreten,und zählten zur Reichsritterschaft.
Auftraggeber des Pokals war vielleicht der Kaufmann Andreas III. Imhoff (1562–1637), der als "Vorderster Losunger" und Reichsschultheiß die höchsten öffentlichen Ämter der Reichsstadt innehatte und einer der Mitgründer der Nürnberger 'Banco Publico' war. Das Germanische Nationalmuseum bewahrt einen Pokal aus seinem Besitz mit gleicher Deckelbekrönung; ein weiterer befinder sich in der Sammlung Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Literatur
Zum Pokal Andreas III Imhoffs im Germanischen Nationalmuseum vgl. Kat. GNM 2007, Abb. 416. Der Pokal in der Slg Thyssen-Bornemisza bei Müller, European Silver, The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, London 1986, S. 194 ff.
A Renaissance silver gilt pear cup and cover for the Imhoff family
Round, waisted foot engraved with scrollwork and fruit, the chased shaft formed as a tree entwined by a snake and with models of a squirrel and a buzzard perched on its trunks. The cup formed as a pear decorated with scrolls and strapwork interspersed with fruit garlands. The lid with conforming decor and crowned by a figure of a so-called "sealion", the heraldic charge of the Imhoff family. H 26.3 cm, weight 337 g.
Nuremberg, marks of Hans Winckler, 1592 - 94.
The Imhoff (or Imhof) family was one of the oldest patrician families in the imperial city of Nuremberg. They were already documented in Lauingen in the mid-13th century. The Nuremberg branch of the family were represented in the city's "inner council" almost continuously from 1402 until Nuremberg was removed of its status as an imperial city in 1806. They were also imperial knights.
The first owner of this cup is thought to have been the merchant Andreas Imhoff III (1562-1637), who was "Vorderster Losunger" (treasurer) and "Reichsschultheiß" (head official) of the imperial city and was also one of the founders of the "Banco Publico". The Germanisches Nationalmuseum houses a goblet from his estate with the same finial and a further example is housed in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection.
Literature
For the goblet by Andreas III Imhoff in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum cf. cat. GNM 2007, illus. 416. The goblet in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in: Müller, European Silver, The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, London 1986, p. 194 ff.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Tableware, goldsmithing
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Artisanat moderne / Collection Dreßen / Arts et artisanat / Abraham & David Roentgen
50667 Köln - Germany
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