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Nautilus cup, c.1595-1605 (Nautilus shell with parcel-gilt silver mounts)

Nautilus cup, c.1595-1605 (Nautilus shell with parcel-gilt silver mounts)
16th century
eagle
bird of prey
bird
decorative arts
art
horse
animal
seashell
Jupiter
god
mythological figure
mythology
Neptune (god)
object
gold
metal
goldsmith art
craft industry
mermaid
fantastic creature
16th century
eagle
bird of prey
bird
decorative arts
art
horse
animal
seashell
Jupiter
god
mythological figure
mythology
Neptune (god)
object
gold
metal
goldsmith art
craft industry
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fantastic creature
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Nautilus cup, c.1595-1605 (Nautilus shell with parcel-gilt silver mounts)

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Schmidt, Nikolaus (c.1550/55-1609) / German

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Royal Collection Trust

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Nautilus shell with parcel-gilt silver mounts

Date

c. 1595 AD - 1605 AD (C16th AD - C17th AD)

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52.0x24.0x17.0 cms

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Creator: Nikolaus Schmidt (c. 1550/55-1609)(goldsmith) Large silver and parcel gilt nautilus cup and cover. Cover cast with Jupiter astride eagle with thunderbolts raised in right hand; surrounded by rim of female grotesques. Shell body with dolphin's head and female term mounts. Stem formed of Neptune riding a hippocamp; mermaid and shell feet.

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