Silver-plated covered ceremonial cup, gilded interior, a gif - Lot 47

Lot n° 47
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Silver-plated covered ceremonial cup, gilded interior, a gif - Lot 47
Silver-plated covered ceremonial cup, gilded interior, a gift from the city council of Suhl (Germany, Thuringia) to a retiring magistrate. Germany, 1810 H. 21.5 cm Suhl town hallmark, M.O. (?) Front: "Dem musterhaften Richter, / Dem bewährten Menschenfreund,/ Dem würdigen Greise,/ Herrn Christoph Anton Hoffmann,/ Königl: Sächs: Justitz Amtmanne zu Suhl,/ Bey dessen ehrenvollen Abgrange vom vierzigjährigen,/ hiesiger Stadt treugeleisteden Dienste,/ Gewidmet/ vom Stradtrathe zu Suhl./ Prov: XXI. 15,/ Colo III. 12,/ Prov: XVI. 31" (To the exemplary judge, / To the renowned philanthropist, / To the worthy old man, / Mr. Christoph Anton Hoffmann, / Royal Bailiff of Saxon Justice in Suhl, / On the occasion of his honorable retirement after forty years of loyal service to this city, / Dedicated / by the City Council of Suhl. / Prov. XXI. 15, / Col. III. 12, / Prov. XVI. 31) The last three lines refer to three biblical quotations: - Proverbs 21:15: "It is joy for the righteous to do justice, But ruin is for those who do evil." - Colossians 3:12: "Clothe yourselves with bowels of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience." - Proverbs 16:31: "White hair is a crown of honor; in the way of righteousness it is found." Back: "Heinr. Gottlieb Kolb, Raths-Bürgermeister/ Wilhm. Gottl. Spangenberg, Bergmeister u. Stadtsyndicus/ Joh. Michael Schiel sen:/ Joh. Paul Sauer/ Georg Friedr: Furch. Heils. Kastenverw:/ Christoph Wilhm: Fuhrmann, Finanz Prch./ Joh. Gottfr. Schmidt./ Joh. Justin Zapff, adjung: Bürgerm: Joh. Nicolaus Ruck/ Joh. Ernst Grüber./ Joh. Caspar Keller./ Als die sämmtl: Mitglieder des Raths/ Suhl, d. 11 May 1810"
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