Galvanoplastic reproduction of the cup of the St. Maartens or Brouwersgilde in Haarlem, Fa. Elkington & Co., 1881 Galvanoplastic reproduction of the cup of the St. Maartens or Brouwersgilde in Haarlem. The cup decorated with Renaissance ornaments consists of a cuppa, which is placed on a foot with a baluster-shaped tribe and four volutes that end in women's heads. The top of the cuppa has a widened edge, on which a profiled lid rests with a plastic group as a crown, representing Sint Maarten who cuts his cloak in two for a beggar. The middle section carries four oval medallions, interspersed b
Galvanoplastic reproduction of the cup of the St. Maartens or Brouwersgilde in Haarlem, Fa. Elkington & Co., 1881 Galvanoplastic reproduction of the cup of the St. Maartens or Brouwersgilde in Haarlem. The cup decorated with Renaissance ornaments consists of a cuppa, which is placed on a foot with a baluster-shaped tribe and four volutes that end in women's heads. The top of the cuppa has a widened edge, on which a profiled lid rests with a plastic group as a crown, representing Sint Maarten who cuts his cloak in two for a beggar. The middle section carries four oval medallions, interspersed by winged angel heads and other motifs, which display scenes from the life of Saint. This sees the conversion of two robbers, the generation of a boy from the dead, Sint Maarten in the construction of a church and his deathbed. Various ornamental decorations have been applied to the entire object, which include leaf motifs, rolling work, flowerguirles and satyr figures. Londonmaker: Netherlandsdesigner: Utrecht copper (metal). silver (metal) Haarlem Galvanoplastic reproduction of the cup of the St. Maartens or Brouwersgilde in Haarlem. The cup decorated with Renaissance ornaments consists of a cuppa, which is placed on a foot with a baluster-shaped tribe and four volutes that end in women's heads. The top of the cuppa has a widened edge, on which a profiled lid rests with a plastic group as a crown, representing Sint Maarten who cuts his cloak in two for a beggar. The middle section carries four oval medallions, interspersed by winged angel heads and other motifs, which display scenes from the life of Saint. This sees the conversion of two robbers, the generation of a boy from the dead, Sint Maarten in the construction of a church and his deathbed. Various ornamental decorations have been applied to the entire object, which include leaf motifs, rolling work, flowerguirles and satyr figures. Londonmaker: Netherlandsdesigner: Utrecht copper (metal). silver (metal) Haarlem
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