Gobelet André Falquet

The Gobelet André Falquet is a silver-gilt cup with cover made in the 18th century by Hans-Matthias Rehm of Augsburg for the Swiss merchant André Falquet, which is kept in the Maison Tavel (Musées d'Art et d'Histoire Genève) in Geneva under inventory number G 834.

In French it is a gobelet; the English derivative goblet now implies a cup with a stem (like most chalices or wineglasses).

Further text and two coats of arms are found on the underside of the cup; they are those of André Falquet and the city of Augsburg.

André Falquet's mission was to redeem four richly laden wagons of merchandise confiscated by the (French) commander of Bavaria in Donauwörth.

An analogue of the Gobelet André Falquet was still on display at the National Museum in Budapest at the beginning of the 20th century.