Beakers of this kind were characteristic of southern Germany, especially late 16th century Augsburg. Their popularity was partly due to their large decorative surface. This piece combines motifs such as baskets of fruits, birds, and faces of putti taken from Nuremberg engravers. The picturesque grounds, however, recall Peter Flötner’s famous landscapes with animals. Lastly, the warrior topping the beaker is typical of German goldsmiths of the second half of the fifteenth century. This piece entered the Thyssen collection in 1966 after Baron Hans Heinrich acquired it from Jacques Kugel in Paris.