Silver Gilt Mounted Ruby Glass Cup By Tobias Baur, C.1705-1709.

A silver gilt mounted ruby glass cup.

The mounts by Tobias Baur, Augsburg, c.1705-1709.

Measures 10.5cm in diameter.

Provenance: Edmond (1896-1988) and Jeanne (1906-2000) Levy-Ditisheim, Basel.

Tobias Baur specialized in mounted work; examples in various materials, including glass, enamel, hardstone and porcelain have been recorded. He was born about 1660, the son of Matthäus Baur I, and died in 1735. Silver-gilt mounted ruby glass items by this goldsmith are recorded by Dr. Seling in the Hermitage and Rudolf Oetker Collections, St. Petersburg and Bielefeld. (see Seling, 2007 no. 1809 (p, s, and t).

For a similar example see Sotheby’s, 4th December 2012, lot 27, Sold for £4,375 including buyers premium.