Important vermeil silver tableware service

Ludwing Neresheimer goldsmith, composed of a large soup tureen, two stands and four salt cellars, rectangular cups chiselled and embossed with marine patterns and characters supported by figures of Moors resting on rock-shaped bases, lids surmounted by figures representing respectively Triton with chariot drawn by mythological animals and characters with shells drawn by mythological fish, soup tureen measures 49x35x24 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 12 May 2003, peso 8910 gr.