Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen: Deutschland D - M
Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen is a 1923 German reference volume by Marc Rosenberg, compiled from the Heidelberg University Library, cataloguing goldsmiths' marks for German silver and gold work. The four photographs show Renaissance and Baroque silver-gilt drinking vessels: a tankard with a pierced handle, two covered cups on stepped feet, and a footed goblet with engraved scrollwork. A designer could draw on their dense chased bands of figures, foliage and cartouches for ornamental borders and historical silverwork motifs.
