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Chinese porcelain ewer with Elizabethan mounts

Mounted agateware pot

Chinese porcelain bowl with Elizabethan mounts Silver-gilt and porcelain The porcelain China, (Wan Li, 1573-1620) the unmarked mounts London, c.1600

Cup enamelled with grotesques Silver-gilt, parcel-gilt and enamel Augsburg, mark of Jeremias Mich(a)el, enamel David Altenstetter (?) c.1610

David and Goliath Cup Silver-gilt and enamel Augsburg, mark of Hieronymus Rayser c.1560-70

Rock-crystal bowl with Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ Gold, enamel, rock crystal and gemstones Germany; bowl 17th century Mounts by Reinhold Vasters, c.1880

Glass tazza Silver-gilt and glass Unmarked; foot and stem Netherlands or Germany, c.1565-70 Bowl late 19th century

Striking table clock (Turmchenuhr) Gilt metal, cloisonné enamel and silver Probably Augsburg c.1600

Filigree tankard Silver, parcel-gilt, filigree, glass (body) and rock crystal (finial) Unmarked; South Germany (probably Augsburg or Ulm) 3rd quarter 16th century, the finial probably modern

Nautilus cup with Chinese processional scene Silver-gilt, nautilus shell and gemstones Nuremberg, mark of Friedrich Hillebrandt; shell carved in China c.1580-90

Nautilus cup with sea monsters Silver, parcel-gilt and garnet Delft, mark of Jasper Mes, 1595 The shell replaced with an engraved silver body

Rock-crystal ewer engraved with the Rape of Europa Silver-gilt, rock crystal Mark of Zacharias Haase of Brandenburg (?), c.1700 The rock crystal medieval, engraved by Gottfried Spiller (c.1663-1728)

Faceted rock crystal cup Silver-gilt and rock crystal London, mark of Affabel Partridge; crystal, probably carved in Freiburg im Breisgau 1554-55

Rock-crystal cup with the four elements Silver-gilt, rock crystal and agate Unmarked; Antwerp (?) c.1550, possibly medieval and antique elements

Jacobean red serpentine tankard Silver-gilt, red serpentine London, maker’s mark TB, 1620 Serpentine probably Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall

Rock-crystal cup inset with ancient Greek and Roman coins Vienna (mark possibly spurious), partly 16th century, incorporating some older crystal elements, with 19th century modifications

Serpentine cup Silver-gilt, serpentine and semi-precious stones, Germany (Frankfurt?), c. 1580, maker’s mark KH, the serpentine vessel possibly 15th century

The Garsenbuttel Drinking Horn Silver-gilt and buffalo horn Braunschweig, maker’s mark a merchant’s mark c.1610

Coconut tankard with ancient history scenes Silver-gilt and coconut shell Breda (Netherlands); mark of Geleyn Weernouts Popta (?) 1599

Coconut jug Silver-gilt, coconut shell and pastes Unmarked, England (?) Mid-19th century, some parts possibly older

Coconut cup with biblical scenes Silver and coconut shell Unmarked; probably Netherlands The mounts dated 1564

Coconut cup with soldier finial Silver-gilt and coconut shell Augsburg, mark of Jeremias Mich(a)el, c.1610, the coconut probably replaced

Coconut cup with medal in cover Silver-gilt and coconut shell Probably Germany, marks unidentified c.1600 The cover incorporating a medal by Hans Jakob Stampfer

Ivory beaker with Orpheus charming the animals Silver-gilt and elephant ivory Strasbourg, no maker’s mark Late 17th century

The Unicorn Cup Silver-gilt, bone and enamel Unmarked; South Netherlands (?) c.1560-1570

Christening medal commissioned by the Swiss Diet Silver-gilt and enamel Zurich, Hans Jakob Stampfer 1547

Bell salt

The Honstein Cups

The Bärenfels Beaker