A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD GERMAN OR HUNGARIAN, 1630-1640, MAKER'S MARK MR, A MULLET BENEATH Cylindrical and on domed foot, with cast demi-female figure handle and shaped thumbpiece, the heighted domed cover with putto and shield finial, the matted body with circular cartouches engraved with scenes and inscriptions, marked on base (indistinct) and cover 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high 15 oz. 17 dwt. (493 gr.) The inscriptions read 'Wann man es mit Verstand beschneidt', 'So bringt es künftig Nutz und Freud', 'Man gräbt es wegen Fruchtarbeit' - 'If one prunes with care' 'Thus in the future comes profit and pleasure' 'one digs for the sake of fruitfulness'.
A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD GERMAN OR HUNGARIAN, 1630-1640, MAKER'S MARK MR, A MULLET BENEATH Cylindrical and on domed foot, with cast demi-female figure handle and shaped thumbpiece, the heighted domed cover with putto and shield finial, the matted body with circular cartouches engraved with scenes and inscriptions, marked on base (indistinct) and cover 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high 15 oz. 17 dwt. (493 gr.) The inscriptions read 'Wann man es mit Verstand beschneidt', 'So bringt es künftig Nutz und Freud', 'Man gräbt es wegen Fruchtarbeit' - 'If one prunes with care' 'Thus in the future comes profit and pleasure' 'one digs for the sake of fruitfulness'.
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