Lot 391
An Antique Bohemian Pewter-Mounted Etched Glass Commemorative Tankard, late 17th c., the hinged cover inset with a commemorative portrait medallion of Joseph I, the reverse depicting his coronation, dated 1690, the thick-walled glass with everted footrim and applied strap handle, engraved with a portrait of a saint holding a child, inscribed "S. Josephus", flanked by foliate scroll, the base cut with a rosette, height 7 1/2 in., diameter 4 7/8 in Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, "An Important Private Collection from Hanover", March 27, 2007, lot # 905. Note: Joseph 1 (1678-1711), King of Hungary and Bohemia, was crowned Emperor of the Romans in 1690.
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