Standing cup, early 17th century, possibly Hungarian, Gilded silver, Overall: 9 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (23 x 9.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Related vessels from Augsburg or Nuremberg date between 1580 and 1620. Standing cups like this one are often depicted in still-life paintings and in views of ceremonial buffets or stepped sideboards. These images underline the prestige of this type of drinking vessel, characterized by tapering sides, waisted domed foot, and a baluster stem
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Standing cup, early 17th century, Hungarian, Gilded silver, Overall, 9 1/16 x 3 5/8, 23 9.2 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Related vessels, Augsburg, Nuremberg date, 1580, 1620, cups, depicted, life paintings, views, ceremonial buffets, stepped sideboards, images underline, prestige, type, drinking vessel, characterized, tapering sides, waisted domed, foot, baluster stem
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