Pair of Historicism Wedding Mugs

Lot 6540 limit € 8.000

800 silver, gilded, manufacturer: Wilhelm Weinrank, Hanau, double beaker in the form of a standing lady and a standing gentleman in Spanish court dress, holding a moveable beaker over their head in their hands, rich volute, leaf and flower relief in finely chiselled work, detailed crafted bone heads, good condition, H approx. 38.5 cm, weight approx. 877 g or 1309 g, around 1890, a popular joke vessel of the late Renaissance, from which first the groom out of the upturned skirt, then the bride out of drank from the small movable bowl