Kategorie: Silver

925/- silver; total weight: approx. 784 g; 3-piece tea service with elliptical corpus and straight walls, on the front side engraved depiction of a rearing bull from the middle of the body; laterally stamped with Lion Passant, city mark as well as maker’s mark and date letters L (1985) and M (1985) (partly rubbed): 1) teapot with low-set spout, ear-shaped handle and hinged lid with wooden handle; diagonally mounted wooden finial; height: approx. 13.3 cm. 2) sugar bowl with handles on both sides; height: approx. 9.5 cm. 3) cream jug with wide, curved spout; height: approx. 9.3 cm. 4) semi-ovoid swivelling tea strainer with drip bowl below and small spout on a long wooden handle; underside marked with fineness mark, crescent and crown as well as maker’s mark; age-related signs of wear and minor dents; all parts with age-related signs of wear, some with dents of approx. 1 mm and superficial scratches.

800/- silver; weight: approx. 175 g; Chippendale serving dish with five-lobed walls and multiple profiled rim; underside stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark and jeweller’s mark; pronounced signs of wear; height: approx. 3.8 cm; diameter: approx. 25 cm.

900/- and 925/- silver; total weight: approx. 52 g; nine-piece set of mocha spoons: 1) five spoons with curved handles and stylised coffee bean made of Bakelite at the end of the handle, reverse of handle with fineness mark and unidentified maker’s mark; length: approx. 9 cm. 2) four spoons with handle ends in the form of a stylised cat, reverse of the bowl stamped with Lion Passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letters (2x “D” for 1978 and 2x “A” for 1975); length: approx. 11.1 cm. All spoons with age-related signs of wear.

Sterling silver: Total weight: approx. 490 g (filled); pair of antique table candlesticks on a wide circular base with guilloche engraving in shimmering cream- and grey-toned enamel with gilt fleur-de-lis décor, tapered triple-fluted shaft and removable nozzle with guilloche décor corresponding to the base; underside closed with a Bakelite plate; stamped on the side of the base ring and on the underside of the nozzle with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter; enamel chip of approx. 1.5 cm on one removable nozzle as well as minor material flaws and age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 7 cm.

925/- silver; weight: approx. 1920 g; pair of round lidded bowls with slightly flared rim, border with continuous rocaille décor and removable domed lids with screw-on handle in a curved form; tarnish-protected; all six parts bearing manufacturer’s punch and fineness mark; both bowls with tarnish-protection residues and age-related signs of wear, one lid with pronounced scratch marks beneath the tarnish protection; height: approx. 12 cm; diameter: approx. 27 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 450 g; assortment consisting of: 1) Cream jug on an oval base with bulbous wall, slightly tapered neck and shaped rim with wide spout and volute handle; stamped on the side of the wall with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter, numbered on the underside; height: approx. 9.2 cm. 2) Sugar bowl with bulbous wall and volute handles on both sides on an oval base; stamped on the side of the wall with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter, numbered on the underside; height: approx. 7.8 cm. Age-related signs of wear.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 145 g; sauce boat on three splayed feet with bulbous wall, slightly flared serrated and scalloped rim, wide spout and rear volute handle; height: approx. 6.9 cm. 2) Small ladle with circular bowl and curved handle. Both stamped on the back of the bowl or on the side of the wall with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter (ladle: 1937, sauce boat: 1949), sauce boat additionally stamped on the underside; age-related signs of wear.

925/- silver; total weight: approx. 6870 g; 12-piece set of six-lobed charger plates in Chippendale style with stepped rim and engraved unidentified family coat of arms in the centre; underside at the rim marked with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; tarnish-protected; age-related signs of wear and visible wear to the tarnish protection; diameter: approx. 30.2 cm.

925/- silver; weight: approx. 1297 g; silver water jug on a round, stepped, convex base with bulbous, fully gadrooned wall accented with a continuous beaded frieze, sharply tapered neck, wide spout and large J-handle; stamped on the underside with fineness mark, numbering, unidentified maker’s and jeweller’s marks as well as a distorted punch; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 26.2 cm.

Sterling silver and plated metal; total weight: 225 g; pair of silver salt cellars of oval form on four claw feet with openwork sides, wavy rim and finely chased wings in the reserve; underside with engraved ligated monogram as well as struck master’s mark, duty mark, town mark and date letter; each with a small silver spoon made of electroplated nickel silver, also England; one blue glass liner missing; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; spoon length: approx. 6.5 cm; dimensions of the cellars: approx. 4.6 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm.

Handles in sterling; total weight: approx. 208 g; cake knife and cake server with slightly curved, fluted handles featuring lotus blossom decoration at the end; stamped on the reverse of the handle with jeweller’s mark and fineness mark, and stamped with the jeweller’s mark on the blades; age-related signs of wear; length of the knife: approx. 32 cm; length of the server: approx. 27.5 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 220 g; six-piece assemblage of decorative spoons comprising: 1) Christmas spoon with mistletoe motif in enamel at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse “JUL 1946”, maker’s mark “A. Michelsen Copenhagen”, and fineness mark; length: approx. 16 cm. 2) Danish Christmas spoon with floral enamel decoration at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse “1976”, unidentified maker’s and jeweller’s marks and fineness mark; length: approx. 15.1 cm. 3) Sugar spoon with sculptural crown finial; engraved on the bowl on the reverse and marked on the handle with fineness mark and unidentified maker’s mark; length: approx. 12.8 cm. 4) Spoon with star motif at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse with Georg Jensen maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 15.5 cm. 5) Christmas spoon with ornamental blue enamel decoration at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse “JUL 1961”, maker’s mark “A. Michelsen Copenhagen”, and fineness mark; length: approx. 16.7 cm. 6) Spoon with blue enamel along the handle and crown finial; stamped on the reverse with fineness mark and unidentified maker’s mark; length: approx. 13.5 cm.
All pieces with age-related signs of wear and partially retaining original gilding.

800 silver; total weight: approx. 4.94 kg; 147-piece cutlery set with “Klassische Perl” pattern comprising 13 dessert knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 menu knives, 12 menu forks, 11 menu spoons, 11 fish knives, 11 fish forks, 12 moka spoons, 12 teaspoons, 11 cake forks, 2 sugar spoons, small sugar tongs, cake server, cake knife, 2 small serving spoons, 2 serving spoons, 2 small serving forks, 2 serving forks, 2 sauce ladles, cheese knife, tomato knife, butter knife; marked on the reverse with crescent and crown, fineness mark and manufacturer’s punch; age-related signs of wear.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 500 g; assemblage of 10 dessert and 5 teaspoons, partly with fiddle pattern, Old English pattern and various ornithological engravings at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse with lion passant, duty mark, London town mark, date letters (1790s-1880s) and maker’s marks (Thomas Blake, 4 x William Chawner II, 2 x Thomas Dicks, 2 x William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner II, 2 x William Eley & William Fearn, Thomas Shepard and George Aldwinckle (one hallmark is indistinct)); age-related signs of wear; length: from approx. 13.8 cm to approx. 17.7 cm.

800 silver; total weight: approx. 75 g; six delicate moka spoons with handles in stylised leaf form; stamped on the reverse with crescent and crown, manufacturer’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 11 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 131 g; two sauce ladles with heraldic engraving at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse of the handle with lion passant, date letters (1824 and 1826), London town mark and struck maker’s mark, one with duty mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 17.7 cm and 18.4 cm.

925 silver; total weight: approx. 682 g (weighted); candelabrum with five undulating arms arranged side by side, each with bell-shaped sockets, on a slightly domed oval base; stamped on the side of the base with crescent and crown, manufacturer’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; dimensions: approx. 16.3 x 40 x 9.5 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 130 g; eleven silver espresso spoons, ten with pierced ornamental and fruit decoration at the terminal and one with acanthus leaf decoration at the terminal and on the reverse of the bowls; stamped on the reverse of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 10.7 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 1.15 kg; 52-piece cutlery assemblage consisting of: 1) 18 side knives in two different designs with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles, as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the blades; stamped on the reverse of the blades with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 17.3 cm. 2) 24 fruit forks in two different designs of 12 pieces each, with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the bowls, and 12 with raised floral and ornamental decoration on the handles and finely chased ornamental decoration on the gilded bowls; stamped on the reverse at the junction of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 16.2 cm and 14.2 cm; few age-related signs of wear and traces of oxidation.

800/- silver, total weight: approx. 364 g; 13 silver spoons with gilded bowls, filigree stems and pierced Rococo decoration with a small flower at the handle terminal; stamped on the reverse of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 14 cm.

925/- silver; total weight: approx. 128 g; ovoid lidded box with conically bulging wall on flared base, with removable lid and handle in the form of a stylised rosebud; finial requires tightening, age-related oxidation traces, outer base minimally deformed over approx. 2 cm; tarnish-protected; underside marked with crescent and crown, “Sterling”, unidentified maker’s mark in chalice form and struck fineness mark; height: approx. 9.3 cm.

Silver alloy; milk jug with bulbously pressed body featuring encircling fine floral chasing to the shoulder, strongly flared pouring rim and a high-set sculptural volute handle, standing on four splayed volute feet; remains of interior gilding; age-related signs of use and oxidation residues as well as a fine dent of approx. 1.2 cm; underside stamped with Hamburg city mark and letter “C” as well as the jeweller’s mark I. F. Kühn; height: approx. 14.4 cm.

835/- silver; total weight: approx. 396 g; jug with bulbous, slightly conical body, broad flared spout and high-set ear handle, on a convex circular base with encircling hammered decoration to the body; age-related oxidation residues and signs of wear, as well as a small nick to the handle of approx. 4 mm; underside marked with crescent and crown, jeweller’s mark and fineness mark; height: approx. 13.1 cm.

925/- silver; total weight: approx. 230 g; jug on a circular foot ring with strongly globular body, high-drawn semi-circular spout and high-set C-shaped handle with stylised, sculptural grape motif at both ends, age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with crescent and crown, two fineness marks and an unidentified maker’s mark; height: approx. 15.2 cm.

925/- silver, gilt; total weight: approx. 693 g; four-piece set with encircling floral and ornamental decoration, comprising: 1) mocha pot with pear-shaped body, low-set narrow spout in the form of a mythical creature’s head, side-hinged lid with handle in the form of a sculptural swan, and high-set ear handle made of ebonised wood; height: approx. 14.3 cm. 2) Small cream jug with conically bulging body, broad spout and centrally set ear handle; height: approx. 7.8 cm. 3) Sugar bowl with compressed globular body and drawn-in rim on an ovoid base; height: approx. 4.5 cm. 4) Oval serving tray with raised gallery; dimensions: approx. 27.4 x 19.8 cm. Age-related signs of wear and gilt loss; underside stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark and consecutive numbering.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 73 g; coin bank with ten-lobed body on a round stepped base, with high-set volute handle and hinged lid with coin slot and folding bail clasp (loop restored), with detachable heart-shaped lock; key missing and not lockable; front finely chased with a depiction of a man playing a lute beside a woman with a flower basket, both surrounded by delicate floral and ornamental decoration; various dents and deformations and age-related signs of wear; underside stamped “C”; height: approx. 9.4 cm.

Sterling and 800/- silver; total weight: approx. 355 g; three-piece group comprising: 1) Boat-shaped bowl with pierced wall featuring ornamental and floral decoration and an oval well; underside stamped with lion passant, London town mark, date letter 1872 and struck maker’s mark; dimensions: approx. 13.2 x 7 cm. 2) Serving bowl with hammered decoration, scalloped rim with encircling festoon, vine and floral decoration, and a fine continuous beaded border to the edge; rim stamped with lion passant, London town mark, date letter 1914 and maker’s mark Philip Frederick Alexander; diameter: approx. 18.8 cm. 3) Oval miniature tray with slightly flared rim; well stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark “800” and unidentified maker’s mark; slightly indented rim over approx. 1 cm; dimensions: approx. 19.4 x 11.6 cm. All pieces with age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 224 g; chalice on a round, rising foot, short stem with nodus and chalice base in compressed globular form with conical upper section; encircling relief ornament and figural decoration to the body; remains of interior gilding; body stamped with a rampant lion within a shield and an unidentified maker’s mark; good condition consistent with age and use, with oxidation residues; height: approx. 15.6 cm.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 408 g; helmet jug on a round, moulded base with nodus, pear-shaped body with curved gadrooned wall, broad spout and high-set volute handle; centrally engraved monogram “MS” with crown to the front; stamped to the upper rim with Augsburg town mark (pine cone and letter R) and an unidentified maker’s mark; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 22.5 cm.

Silver alloy; total weight: approx. 84 g; lidded beaker with slightly conical body on three ball feet, with removable lid and ball finial; encircling relief floral decoration; four reserves on the lid wall featuring different male relief portraits; remains of gilding; finial slightly dented on one side; age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with two unidentified marks; height: approx. 11.1 cm.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 70 g; goblet standing on three hollow ball feet with straight-sided body and encircling relief fruit and floral decoration arranged in six adjacent oval reserves; remains of gilding; several dents of up to approx. 7 mm in length, age-related signs of wear; upper rim stamped with an unidentified and struck mark and bearing a tremble line; height: approx. 8.4 cm.

Sterling silver; weight: approx. 355 g; sugar caster with pear-shaped body and encircling moulded band, removable lid with Moorish-style pierced decoration, bayonet fitting and mushroom-shaped finial, standing on a round, domed and stepped base; age-related signs of wear; lid and body stamped with lion passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark; height: approx. 20.7 cm.

Sterling silver; weight: approx. 166 g; sugar caster on a round, multi-stepped base with recessed shaft junction in conical form, drawn-in shoulder and cylindrical neck, removable push-fit lid with pierced ornamental and floral decoration and mushroom-shaped finial; engraved stag’s head to the front; minimal age-related signs of wear; neck and concealed rim of the lid stamped with lion passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark, underside additionally marked with maker’s mark and engraved numbering; height: approx. 17.3 cm.

Sterling silver; weight: approx. 494 g; cup with conical body, centrally encircling stepped moulded band and high-set volute handles on both sides, standing on a round stepped base; stamped to the side with lion passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark, underside additionally with maker’s mark and engraved numbering; light age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 16 cm.

835/- silver; weight: approx. 128 g; silver sauce boat with curved body and floral decorative elements on both sides, broad spout and high-set volute handle, standing on three splayed feet with rocaille decoration; remains of interior gilding; small dent to the rim of approx. 1 mm as well as light signs of wear and oxidation residues; underside stamped with fineness mark and numbering; height: approx. 8.8 cm.

13-lot silver; weight: approx. 543 g; round tray with slightly flared rim and encircling double-reeded border; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; underside at the rim stamped with maker’s mark, fineness mark and a struck punch, probably applied by the jeweller; diameter: approx. 28.5 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 254 g; pair of bowls with conical bodies in diamond-shaped pierced decoration and laterally hinged ring-shaped handles, terminating in a wide rim with encircling corded border; light age-related signs of wear; handles and inner walls stamped with lion passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark, underside additionally with various engraved markings; height: approx. 4.7 cm.

Sterling and 800/- silver; total weight: approx. 242 g; three-piece group consisting of: 1) Cream jug with pear-shaped body, broad spout and high-set volute handle on a narrow foot ring; height: approx. 8.2 cm. 2) Round sugar bowl with slightly flared rim on a double-stepped foot ring; height: approx. 4.8 cm; cream jug and sugar bowl stamped to the side with lion passant, town mark, date letter 1937 and maker’s mark, underside additionally with model numbers. 3) Small sugar tongs with slightly curved arms; inside stamped with fineness mark and maker’s punches of the Bremen manufactory Wilkens; length: approx. 9.6 cm. All pieces with age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues.

Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 171 g; three-piece group comprising: 1) Match case of oval-elongated form with sliding gold-coloured insert, thumb grip, striker surface set above, and applied enamel flag of the Allemannia rowing club from Hamburg, below engraved date “3 May 1926”; dimensions: approx. 6.2 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm. 2) Rectangular case with hinged lid, thumb press and raised depiction of the express steamer Kaiser Friedrich on the front; interior with remnants of gilding; dimensions: approx. 2 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm. 3) Circular case with hinged lid and dedications on both sides; interior with remnants of gilding and an unidentified punch; diameter: approx. 6.4 cm. Age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 328 g; silver pedestal bowl with compressed globular body and slightly flared rim with encircling relief beaded and fruit decoration, standing on a flared round foot with corresponding fruit decoration to the front, and engraved date “24.3.1939” to the body; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 10.3 cm.

800/- silver; weight: approx. 444 g; serving bowl with circular well and scrolled, six-lobed rim with encircling relief floral decoration; light age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; height: approx. 5 cm; diameter: approx. 26.7 cm.

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 657 g; oval Chippendale serving tray with a twelve-lobed, multi-profiled rim and oval well; fine surface scratches and age-related signs of wear; underside with two unidentified punches; dimensions: approx. 34.3 x 23.3 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 406 g; 10 teaspoons and 10 cake forks in the Friesen pattern, each set with a round red glass flux stone, on tapering handles with floral engraved decoration; fine surface scratches and light signs of wear; reverse stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark and maker’s mark; length of the spoons: approx. 13.3 cm; length of the forks: approx. 14.5 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 688 g; handled bowl with bulging oval body, centrally applied profiled handle and encircling pierced ornamental decoration, standing on an oval, flared foot with vertically pierced decoration; foot probably added at a later date, underside stamped with maker’s mark, Sheffield designation and model number; handle mount and outer rim stamped with lion passant, Chester town mark, maker’s mark and an unassigned date letter, probably 1731; age-related signs of wear and deformation to the handle; dimensions: approx. 11.4 x 30 x 22.5 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 287 g; two drink coasters in Chippendale style with large circular wells and scrolled eight-lobed rims, underside stamped with crescent and crown, model number, maker’s mark, fineness mark and retailer’s mark; one coaster in Chippendale style with circular well and scrolled twelve-lobed rim, underside stamped with crescent and crown, Otto Wolter maker’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear and rubbing; diameter: approx. 15.2 to 15.7 cm.

925/- silver; weight: approx. 453 g; small serving tray of rounded rectangular form with slightly flared, stepped rim and encircling raised laurel decoration to the edge; heavy wear to the gilding and age-related signs of use; underside stamped with crescent and crown, unidentified maker’s mark and fineness mark; dimensions: approx. 23.2 x 17.1 cm.

12-lot silver; total weight: approx. 72 g; four-piece cutlery set in spade pattern with the dedication “Ferdinande” to the end of the handle, comprising spoon (L: approx. 18.3 cm), knife (L: approx. 18.8 cm), teaspoon (L: approx. 15.1 cm) and fork (L: approx. 17.4 cm); age-related signs of wear; reverse of shaft or blade stamped with the Hamburg gate mark with letter “D” (1853-1865) and maker’s mark; housed in the original presentation case with engraved date 1862.

Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 360 g; three-piece group of silver hinged vanity cases and pocket mirrors comprising: 1) Large round case with various reeded geometric patterns, interior with metal insert and unsecured round mirror, stamped to the elliptical thumb rest with a struck fineness mark (probably 900) and unidentified marks; diameter: approx. 10.1 cm. 2) Square pocket mirror with guilloché and floral engraved decoration to the front and reeded decoration to the reverse, narrow thumb press; inner rim of the lid stamped with fineness mark 835; dimensions: approx. 7.4 x 7.4 cm. 3) Square pocket mirror with guilloché and floral engraved decoration to the front and reeded decoration to the reverse, broad thumb rest; interior stamped with fineness mark 900 and unidentified marks; dimensions: approx. 6.8 x 6.8 cm. Mirrors partly cloudy; all cases with age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues.

Silver alloy; total weight: approx. 1134 g; three-piece coffee service with encircling relief floral and rocaille decoration to the front and several large reserves with Watteau-style scenes: 1) Coffee pot with pear-shaped body on three splayed feet, scrolled ear handle of ebonised wood (upper attachment requires tightening), hinged domed lid with rose finial and high-set spout; height: approx. 22.5 cm. 2) Cream jug with pear-shaped body on three splayed feet, high-set scrolled ear handle of ebonised wood and broad spout; height: approx. 12.7 cm. 3) Sugar bowl with compressed globular body on three scrolled feet and removable lid with rose finial; height: approx. 13.2 cm. All pieces with age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with crowned Bourbon fleur-de-lis and two town or poinçon de charge marks “A” and “P” beneath a trefoil crown (see photos).

Silver alloy; weight: approx. 345 g; antique rectangular sugar box with curved sides, hinged stepped lid with finial in the form of a stylised Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and double scrolled thumb rests, standing on four scrolled volute feet, probably later applied; encircling finely chased floral decoration to the body; centrally inset keyhole to the front, key missing; underside with engraved numbering; dimensions: approx. 13 x 18 x 13 cm.

Sterling silver; weight: approx. 412 g; ovoid sugar box on a narrow foot ring with raised shoulder, hinged profiled lid at the rear and mushroom-shaped finial; centrally inset keyhole to the front, key missing; encircling border with floral decoration and chased linear ornament to the body, a circular reserve centred on both the front and reverse, the reverse engraved with the Latin motto “NEC TIMERE NEC TIMIDE”; lid with fine encircling chased decoration; age-related signs of wear, lid finial probably later added and showing an irregular depression; lid stamped with lion passant, underside stamped with lion passant, duty mark, London town mark, unidentified maker’s mark and date letter; dimensions: approx. 14.6 x 14.6 x 10.5 cm.

Silver alloy; total weight: approx. 926 g; octagonal sugar box made of crystal glass cut in various ornamental patterns, with silver rim mount and finial; straight-sided body with rear-hinged domed lid surmounted by a sculptural, stylised rooster finial; centrally inset keyhole to the front, key missing; age-related signs of wear and discolouration; dimensions: approx. 11 x 13.2 x 9.1 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 1023 g; 1) Teapot with compressed globular body on a broad foot ring, centrally applied ear handle with floral carved decoration in ebonised wood, drawn-in shoulder, pronounced spout, rear-hinged lid with mushroom-shaped finial of ebonised wood, and broad spout rim with encircling floral decoration and reeded lines; minor nicks to the body of up to approx. 1 mm and age-related signs of wear; body stamped with lion passant, town mark, maker’s mark and date letter, underside numbered; height: approx. 14.3 cm. 2) Cream jug with compressed globular body on a broad foot ring, drawn-in shoulder, high-set volute handle with floral decoration and reeding continuing from the lip, and spout indentation; age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 8.7 cm.

Sterling silver; weight: approx. 621 g; coffee pot with pear-shaped body on a slightly flared foot ring, high-set ear handle with floral carved decoration in ebonised wood, slender spout and rear-hinged domed lid with mushroom-shaped finial of ebonised wood; age-related signs of wear; neck stamped with lion passant, town mark, maker’s mark and date letter; height: approx. 18.5 cm.

13-lot silver; total weight: approx. 1679 g; kettle and stand/burner with encircling relief and finely chased floral decoration; kettle with compressed globular body on a circular base, centrally applied scrolled spout and high-set swivel handle with Bakelite grip, removable domed lid with finial of ebonised wood and silver, and two mounts on each side of the shoulder for suspension in the stand; height: approx. 17.5 cm; stand with laterally scrolled supports and pierced floral decoration on a rounded rectangular base with circular aperture for a removable spirit burner with wick; height: approx. 19.1 cm; age-related signs of wear, one support requires tightening; kettle and stand each stamped to the underside with fineness marks; total height: approx. 26.5 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 647 g; fish cutlery set for seven persons with classic Chippendale decoration; minimal age-related signs of wear; stamped to the reverse of the handles with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length of the forks: approx. 17.5 cm; length of the knives: approx. 21.3 cm.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 2148 g; 59-piece group comprising: soup ladle with alloyed monogram “JR” to the end of the handle (L: approx. 35.5 cm), sauce spoon (L: approx. 18.8 cm), cake server (L: approx. 21.7 cm), vegetable spoon (L: approx. 21.6 cm), carving fork (L: approx. 23.6 cm), carving knife (L: approx. 27.3 cm), 6 table knives (L: approx. 25 cm), 6 dessert knives (L: approx. 21.5 cm), 6 table forks (L: approx. 21.2 cm), 6 dessert forks (L: approx. 17.5 cm), 5 cake forks (L: approx. 14.3 cm), 3 table spoons (L: approx. 21.4 cm), 3 menu spoons (L: approx. 19.6 cm), 6 dessert spoons (L: approx. 17.5 cm), 6 coffee spoons (L: approx. 13.8 cm), 6 mocha spoons (L: approx. 10.8 cm); age-related signs of wear; all pieces stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 669 g; group comprising: 1) 6 oyster forks with floral and ornamental decorative elements and alloyed monogram “MV”; age-related signs of wear; reverse stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 13.5 cm. 2) 13 lobster forks with alloyed monogram “MV” to the widened central section; some tines bent and age-related signs of wear; reverse of the handle stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 20.1 cm.

Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 229 g; sixteen-piece group comprising: 1) Six teaspoons with delicate floral decoration to the handle ends; reverse stamped “JI” and chased “M. L. 9/4 95”; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 14 cm. 2) Ten teaspoons; reverse stamped with the Hamburg town mark with alderman’s date letter C (Johann Wienicke active 1857-at least 1865), six of these additionally numbered and chased “J. G. 1843”; length: approx. 15.1 cm.

12-lot and 800/- silver; total weight: approx. 628 g; sixteen-piece group of silver spoons comprising: 1) 7 menu spoons; surface wear; reverse to the handle stamped with crescent and crown, “F. Drosin” and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 20.8 cm. 2) 9 dessert spoons with engraved monogram “J. S.” to the end of the handle; reverse stamped in cursive “Lellmann” and fineness punch “12”; length: approx. 17 cm.

Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 283 g; seven-piece group comprising: 1) Historicist pie server with chased floral, ornamental and beaded border decoration; reverse of the blade stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark “800” and maker’s mark A. C. Frank, Hamburg, Germany; length: approx. 20.3 cm. 2) Pastry server with relief decoration of putti, floral and fruit motifs to the front; reverse stamped with a struck punch and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 22.5 cm. 3) Sugar shovel with finely chased floral and rocaille decoration; tongue stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13.5 cm. 4) Sweet server with floral and rocaille decoration; blade stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13.8 cm. 5) Small fish serving fork with four curved tines; shaft stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13 cm. 6) Commemorative spoon with twisted stem and two Venezuelan coins mounted at both ends; length: approx. 16.3 cm. 7) Ladle with engraved initials “E. S.” to the front of the handle end; reverse stamped “Bluhm” and fineness mark “750”; length: approx. 17 cm.
All pieces with age-related signs of wear, nicks and oxidation residues; some pieces with remnants of gilding.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 101 g; pair of Historicist compote spoons with chased floral decoration to the stem, the handle formed as a putto holding the handle end in rocaille form with floral decoration; decoration repeated on the reverse; age-related wear to the gilding and discolouration; reverse of the bowls stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark; length: approx. 20.1 cm.

Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 286 g; 1) Ladle with twisted handle, chased festoon and bow decoration; reverse of the tongue with two unidentified punches and engraved to the end of the handle “Joh. Sievers u. Frau 12.12.13.”; bowl with remnants of gilding; length: approx. 22 cm. 2) Ladle with applied decorative plaque featuring rocaille decoration; reverse with two unidentified punches and engraved “Hinr. Möller & Frau”; length: approx. 23.6 cm. 3) Ladle with fine ornamental decoration to the handle on the front; reverse with two unidentified punches and engraved “H. Groth & Frau 12.12.13”; length: approx. 22 cm. 4) Ladle with chased ornamental and floral decoration on the front and engraved “Johann Frahm & Frau 12.12.1913”, with two unidentified punches to the reverse of the handle; length: approx. 22.4 cm. 5) Commemorative spoon with engraved depiction of a shooting hunter and the inscription “No. 1” beneath; reverse of the handle with two unidentified punches arranged vertically; length: approx. 24.6 cm. All spoons with age-related signs of wear.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 1111 g; cutlery group with alloyed monogram “AZ” to the end of the handle on the front, comprising: salad servers (L: each approx. 25.4 cm), pair of ladles (L: each approx. 25.2 cm), small ladle (L: approx. 19.7 cm), 6 dessert forks (L: approx. 17.7 cm), 6 dessert knives, one blade of later manufacture (L: approx. 21.8 cm), 6 dessert spoons (L: approx. 17.8 cm), 6 teaspoons (L: approx. 13 cm).
All pieces with age-related signs of wear, several small nicks, and two bent fork tines; all pieces stamped to the reverse with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark.

800/- silver; weight: approx. 32 g; silver Frisian spoon with finely chased floral decoration to the curved handle, set with a centrally inset red glass paste stone; reverse of the handle stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 10.5 cm.
As an addition, an optically identical Frisian spoon by Robbe & Berking in 90/- fineness, as well as two ladles in corresponding decoration, unstamped (L: approx. 21.7 cm); total weight: approx. 185 g.

800/- silver; total weight: approx. 5 kg; 159-piece group with various monograms (“G”, “JR”, “JG”, “JH”, “FR”, “JS”) to the ends of the handles, comprising: 15 table knives (L: approx. 25.5 cm), 15 menu knives (L: approx. 21.4 cm), compote spoons (L: approx. 8.8 cm), bouillon spoons (L: approx. 13.5 cm), menu spoons (L: approx. 18.5 cm), cake server (L: approx. 21.8 cm), pair of sugar tongs (L: approx. 10.6 cm), pair of serving forks (L: approx. 19 cm), pastry server (L: approx. 17 cm), cake knife (L: approx. 27.3 cm), 3 ladles (L: approx. 21.4 cm), large serving spoon (L: approx. 27.8 cm), 3 ladles (L: approx. 18.5 cm), 6 ice-cream spoons (L: approx. 13.3 cm), 10 coffee spoons (L: approx. 13.7 cm), 17 teaspoons (L: approx. 12.4 cm), 16 cake forks (L: approx. 14.5 cm), 15 soup cup spoons (L: approx. 15.4 cm), 6 side knives (L: approx. 17.5 cm), 4 fish knives (L: approx. 22 cm), 4 fish forks (L: approx. 18 cm), 18 table forks (L: approx. 21.4 cm), 16 table spoons (L: approx. 21.7 cm); some pieces with engraved inscriptions to the reverse; all pieces stamped to the reverse with crescent and crown, maker’s marks of Wilkens & Söhne or BSF, fineness marks and some with retailer’s marks, incl. Watty; age-related signs of wear, minor deformations and oxidation residues; five knives require re-cementing.

800/- silver and colourless cut glass; total weight: approx. 1191 g; decanter with quatrefoil, pear-shaped body, vertically ornamentally cut, on a square base with angular handle, spout, hinged lid with mouth and spherical thumbpiece in silver; lid engraved “H.Y.C. Alster 25.7.1909”; on the side of the lid stamped with crescent and crown, a partially struck unidentified maker’s mark, model number and fineness mark; solder residues on the centre of the lid, isolated enclosed foreign inclusions in the glass, chip in the glass measuring approx. 1 cm, heavy oxidation traces, wear to the base; height: approx. 31 cm.

Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 360 g; silver coffee pot with baluster-shaped body and encircling reed decoration to the lower section, on a domed double-stepped foot; high-set ear-shaped handle made of ebonised wood; hinged domed lid with ornamental decoration and finial-shaped handle; pointed spout with ornamental and floral decoration; age-related signs of wear, fine scratches to the body measuring approx. 7 cm; tarnish-protected; stamped at the side of the neck with lion passant, town mark, maker’s mark and date letter; height: approx. 23.1 cm.

925/- sterling silver, gilt; total weight: approx. 469 g; spoons with round bowls, slender stems and individual designs outlined in polychrome enamel; group consisting of the annual spoons 1988 with lily-of-the-valley motif, 1989 with stylised tree, 1990 with bird motif, 1991 with floral decoration, 1992 with peacock motif, 1998 with butterfly motif and 1999 with sunflower motif; all spoons stamped on the reverse with crescent and crown, maker’s mark, fineness mark and numbering; the respective year stamped at the end of the handle; length: approx. 17.3 to 17.6 cm.

925/- sterling silver, gilt; total weight: approx. 348 g; spoons with round bowls, slender stems and individual designs outlined in polychrome enamel; group consisting of the annual spoons 2001 with heron motif, 2002 with floral decoration, 2003 with lemon tree motif, 2004 with stylised bird on water before reeds, and 2005 with feather motif extending over the entire handle; all spoons stamped on the reverse with crescent and crown, maker’s mark, fineness mark and numbering; the respective year stamped at the end of the handle; length: approx. 17.4 to 17.7 cm.