Folding Travel Cup In Guilloché Solid Silver. Austria, 19th Century.

Superb and stunning solid silver folding cup.

The cup is made up of three telescopic elements that unfold to form the goblet.

It rests on a small stepped pedestal and is entirely guilloché with fine wavelets.

A rocaille cartouche is engraved with Gothic script that I have not been able to decipher: Diellib chen (?)

The cup is hallmarked:
. 13 for the silver fineness, 13 loth corresponding to 812 thousandths. These hallmarks were used in Austria in the 19th century.
. DF: silversmith's mark to be identified.

. Cygne: later French control mark.

A very beautiful travel cup, with a beautiful, all-over guilloché decoration.

8.5 cm high when open
3.6 cm high when closed

7.2 cm in diameter

79.14 grams
Very good condition, minor scratches from use. Slight seepage when open, which is always the case with these cups, but it's still perfect for drinking a glass of fresh water during a mountain hike.

Hand-delivered in Paris or shipped by insured Colissimo.
France: €15
Europe: €20
Worldwide: €35