Farewell To The Webster House
Sat, Aug 1, 2020 01:00AM EDT
Lot 45
Pair of German Pewter Hunting Plates, Dated 1730
Sold for
$110
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A pair of Tyrolean pewter plates hand-decorated with hammered low-relief hunting motifs, signed George Ludwig von Buttlar. The first depicts a fox standing above a slain rooster, its back leg in the teeth of a trap. The second depicts two chamois leaping through mountainous terrain.
The plates each bear inscriptions around the rims: the first reads "Zum Gedenken an Hof - Wildstein in Tyrol. George Ludwig v Buttlar. 1730", and the second reads "Zum Gedenken an die Gemsjagd in der Hinderriss in Tyrol. d: 27 October 1730. George Ludwig v. Buttlar." Each rim also bears the Buttlar family crest.
Each measures 8 7/8" in diameter.
Provenance: The Shirley Bush Helzberg and Webster House collections.
Each plate is slightly misshapen. Some general wear commensurate with age, including some scratching and oxidation spots on the fox plate.
The plates each bear inscriptions around the rims: the first reads "Zum Gedenken an Hof - Wildstein in Tyrol. George Ludwig v Buttlar. 1730", and the second reads "Zum Gedenken an die Gemsjagd in der Hinderriss in Tyrol. d: 27 October 1730. George Ludwig v. Buttlar." Each rim also bears the Buttlar family crest.
Each measures 8 7/8" in diameter.
Provenance: The Shirley Bush Helzberg and Webster House collections.