standing cup

Standing cup and cover; silver-gilt; embossed, etched and chased; middle zone of bowl cylindrical and embossed with three terminal figures in niches, spaces filled with grotesque figures and strapwork; upper part expands and is embossed in ten foliations with etched scrolls between; base chased in relief with fruit; chased baluster stem with three cupids' heads; two borders on foot, one chased, one etched; cover with border in relief, six finger-rings alternating with scallop-shells and lion masks; knob formed of nude female figure holding shield; inside a medallion with bust of old man; in relief beneath foot, arms and crest of Tucher of Nuremberg with helmet and mantlings; inscribed.