Frisian silver beaker
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Frisian silver beaker
Pieter Reinders, Workum, 1651
171 grams; 12,5 cm high
The tapered cylindrical beaker is engraved with strapwork enclosing foliage and flowers, suspending fruit clusters alternating with lobate cartouches, enclosing personifications of Faith, Hope and Charity. Engraved above the circular base with birds perched on sprays of berried foliage and a stork. The underside engraved with a monogram and date 1652, surrounded by the inscription RINCKE SANIS EN FOV RINCKES.
