AUGUSBURG FIRST HALF OF THE 17th CENTURYPresumably a silver oval candied fruit display stand. With two poly-lobed ears, embossed with scrolls framing a bunch of grapes and leaves. They are fixed by three nuts. The body, embossed with autumn fruits in its central part of walnuts, grapes, figs, is pierced with four oval medallions of crosses framing flowers with four petals alternated with four plain ovals. Engraved on the reverse of each plain oval of a cross, the letters H, E and M, probably the initials of the owner. Master goldsmith : Jean-Baptiste 1st WEINOLD, received in 1628, died in 1648Weight : 273 g - length : 34,3 cm - width : 22 cm