JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 5 December 2023 - 10:00 AM start
A 20thC Danish Silver ‘Margrethe’ Cup By Anton Michelsen,
Realised: $550 plus premium
Lot Details
engraved and gilded decorative bands and interior. Stamped maker's marks. H.83mm. Note: Queen Margrethe the 1st of Denmark was born in 1353 and was the ruler of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland from the late 1380s. She died in October 1412. Legend has it that she was terrified of being poisoned by her enemies, so she had a cup with 8 sections, from where 7 of her courtiers would test the content before she herself would drink the liquid.
