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An extremely rare Venetian glass footed tazza with a domed cover from the second half of the 17th century.The tazza is m...
10/06/2026

An extremely rare Venetian glass footed tazza with a domed cover from the second half of the 17th century.

The tazza is made with cristallo glass decorated with blue intertwined trailing around the top of the cover and underneath the bowl of the cup.

View the full details of this piece - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/rare-venetian-tazza-17th-century/

Previously displayed on our stand at a CADA fair, these two exceptional 17th-century beakers offer a fascinating insight...
03/06/2026

Previously displayed on our stand at a CADA fair, these two exceptional 17th-century beakers offer a fascinating insight into European silver.

On the left, a Dutch silver ‘Stakan’ beaker, Amsterdam, 1636. 'Stakan' so called because of its Russian style, it is marked for Amsterdam with the maker’s mark of a lion, attributed to Jan van de Velde.

On the right, a silver-gilt Strasbourg ‘Magistrate’s’ beaker, 1693. The council of Strasbourg consisted of members elected from the local towns within their control; the members were presented with these beakers as a symbol of their office.

Dutch silver ‘Stakan’ beaker - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/a-dutch-silver-stakan-beaker-amsterdam-1636/

Silver-gilt Strasbourg ‘Magistrate’s’ beaker - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/a-silver-gilt-strasbourg-magistrates-beaker-1693/

An extremely rare silver gilt Bratina/tumbler cup from southern Germany, circa 1600.It has an inscription around the top...
27/05/2026

An extremely rare silver gilt Bratina/tumbler cup from southern Germany, circa 1600.

It has an inscription around the top in gothic script which loosely translates as “Drink me up, and put me on the ground, I will stand up, so that you can refill me, Year 1602”. These type of cups originated in Russia and Scandinavian; this piece being from Southern Germany, we think it most likely that it was commissioned as a gift to a friend in the North.

Learn the full details of this cup - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/865/

A rock crystal locket, mounted with gold and enamels. Italian or Spanish, 17th century.There are 9 small indentations ca...
13/05/2026

A rock crystal locket, mounted with gold and enamels. Italian or Spanish, 17th century.

There are 9 small indentations carved within the rock crystal, possibly for reliquaries, but more likely we think to store ‘shrimp stones’. These are natural secretions from crustaceans which were used as a medicine to treat stomach and eye ailments. Their medicinal qualities were discovered in the Middle Ages, and continued to be sold in pharmacies till as recently as the last century. A very rare and unusual piece.

Learn the full details of this locket - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/a-rock-crystal-locket-mounted-with-gold-and-enamels-italian-or-spanish-17th-century/

An extremely rare and unusual silver filigree toilet box, German, c. 1700.Of circular design, standing on three little b...
08/04/2026

An extremely rare and unusual silver filigree toilet box, German, c. 1700.

Of circular design, standing on three little bun feet; set within the box are four finely engraved silver gilt plaques of a much earlier date, c.1580.

Probably Nuremberg; these plaques depict stories from Noah’s Ark and, with some subtle variations are based on woodcuts by the Swiss-born artist Jost Amman. Jost Amman moved to Nuremberg in 1560 and lived and worked there until his death in 1591.

View the full details of this box - https://mayflower-antiques.co.uk/product/extremely-rare-unusual-silver-filigree-toilet-box/

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