Artcurial will disperse a 214-piece collection of European baroque goldsmith work on December 16, 2026 at its Paris headquarters. The ensemble, called Kunstkammer, is described by the house as being of museum quality and brings together pieces from the great German centers of Nuremberg and Augsburg alongside Swiss, Dutch, Polish, Russian and French workshops. The most anticipated lot is a rare lobster-claw cup in vermeil and silver by the Swiss goldsmith Hans Bernhard Wagmann, made in Lucerne around 1620. Decorated with sirens and cherubs, it carries an estimate of 200,000 to 300,000 euros. Another exceptional object is a vermeil table game in the form of a mill, known as the Transformation of Water into Wine, attributed to Johann Hoese of Munster before 1617 and coming from the former Rothschild collection. The nearly 50-centimeter-tall piece is estimated at 150,000 to 200,000 euros. Further highlights include a covered cup by Hans Jakob I. Bachmann of Augsburg, made between 1629 and 1632, whose lid is set with 65 antique Greek and Roman coins and Renaissance medals, estimated at 80,000 to 120,000 euros. A vermeil and silver Vigneron made around 1600 by Burkhard Petri of Aarau is estimated at 50,000 to 80,000 euros, while a Russian family-tree cup bearing the Konigsberg hallmark testifies to the geographical range of the collection. Before the December sale, major pieces will tour Europe with public exhibitions in Basel from September 15 to 18, Geneva on September 24 and 25, and Brussels on October 14 and 15. The Paris viewing takes place at Artcurial's Marcel-Dassault premises on December 11, 12, 14 and 15. Founded in 2002, Artcurial says it recorded sales of 208.6 million euros in 2025. The baroque silverware sale underscores the house's strength in decorative arts and historic collecting categories.