. . "This elegantly proportioned, gilded tankard is a late example of its type. The maker, who was a member of a well-known dynasty of goldsmiths, applied a harmonious decoration of late Baroque strapwork surrounding three bases imitating short lengths of decorative drapery, called lambrequins, each supporting an ancient bust. A cast pinecone finial surmounts the double-domed lid like a miniature monument.LiteratureImportant Silver. Sale cat., Sotheby\u2019s, New York, April 7, 1987, n.p., no. 40.Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, pp. 108\u20139, no. 86.ReferencesElem\u00E9r K\u0151szeghy. Magyarorsz\u00E1gi \u00F6tv\u00F6sjegyek a k\u00F6z\u00E9pkort\u00F3l 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, nos. 130 [town mark], 264 [maker\u2019s mark].[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]"@en . .