A rare Dutch silver-mounted leather shoe-maker's guild cup Probably Dutch, late 16th Century, maker's mark CA conjoined, crowned town mark indistinct, date-letter G Formed as a leather shoe with thick sole, the side with silver rope-work lacing, the pointed upcurved toe similarly mounted with ram's head, its mouth hung with a bell and the shaped mount engraved with a stylised flower, the cup border with reeded bands and inscribed 'SCOPVS *VITE*CRISTVS' also inscribed 'S' * 'V' * 'N', the inscription with traces of enamelling or niello Shoe size 15cm. (6 in.) long marked on rim
A rare Dutch silver-mounted leather shoe-maker's guild cup Probably Dutch, late 16th Century, maker's mark CA conjoined, crowned town mark indistinct, date-letter G Formed as a leather shoe with thick sole, the side with silver rope-work lacing, the pointed upcurved toe similarly mounted with ram's head, its mouth hung with a bell and the shaped mount engraved with a stylised flower, the cup border with reeded bands and inscribed 'SCOPVS *VITE*CRISTVS' also inscribed 'S' * 'V' * 'N', the inscription with traces of enamelling or niello Shoe size 15cm. (6 in.) long marked on rim
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