Lot 201
French Silver Plated 'Hildesheim Treasure' Crater, Christofle & Cie., c.1870
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In 1868, a group of soldiers traveling along the Galgenberg River, near Hildesheim, discovered an extraordinary, unprecedented collection of Augustan silver pieces dating from approximately 12 B.C. The collection, which included a variety of urns, candelabra and plates, incited great fervor amongst the archaeological community. The find's most impressive piece was a silver crater with griffins, putti and organic arabesques carved onto the exterior, the piece is now in the Kunstgerwerbemuseum, Berlin.