Zwei silberne Dosen mit Gravurdekor, Deutschland, frühes und spätes 19. Jh.
Two silver boxes with engraved decoration, Germany, early and late 19th century
900/- und 13-lötiges Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 169 g; 1) Kleine gerundet-längliche Dose mit abklappbarem Deckel, rilliertem Ornamentaldekor und erhabener Daumenrast; innen minimale Restvergoldung; am Rand mit ungedeuteter Meistermarke und Feingehaltsstempel 13 versehen; Maße: ca. 1,9 x 7 x 3,2 cm. 2) Schminketui in länglich-ovaler Form, umlaufendes Floral- und Ornamentaldekor auf der Schauseite, Daumendrücker; innen in zwei Fächer mit separaten Deckeln aufgeteilt, oberer Teil durch Bügel separiert; Daumenrastscharnier aus Metall (partiell gerostet); am innenliegenden Scharnier gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Feingehaltsstempel 900 und ungedeuteter Herstellerpunze; Öffnung schwergängig; Maße: ca. 2 x 8,5 x 3,5 cm. Beide Dosen mit altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren.
900/- and 13-lot silver; total weight: approx. 169 g; 1) Small rounded-elongated box with hinged lid, reeded ornamental decoration and raised thumb rest; interior with minimal remnants of gilding; rim stamped with an unidentified maker’s mark and fineness mark 13; dimensions: approx. 1.9 x 7 x 3.2 cm. 2) Vanity case of elongated oval form, encircling floral and ornamental decoration to the front, thumb press; interior divided into two compartments with separate lids, upper section separated by a bar; thumb-rest hinge made of metal (partially rusted); interior hinge stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark 900 and unidentified maker’s mark; opening stiff; dimensions: approx. 2 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm. Both boxes with age-related signs of wear.
Solid silver casting (999/- fine silver); sculpture circa 2017; female reclining nude; oxidation residues and minimal age-related signs of wear; underside with artist’s stamp and fineness mark; length: approx. 10 cm.
Bronze with gold patination; “The Thorn Puller” after an antique model “Capitoline Thorn Puller”; figure of a naked youth seated on a plinth in the form of a stylised stone, bending over to pull a thorn from his heel; mounted on a round base of black marble; underside lined with felt; partly with verdigris residues and minimal signs of age-related wear; height: approx. 22.4 cm; weight: approx. 4057 g.
Bronze, brown patinated, mounted on a rectangular wooden plaque; crucifix structured like a triptych, with a semi-sculptural depiction of Jesus beneath the inscription “Ich lebe ihr sollt auch leben” (“I live you also shall live”), and below that a probable depiction of his resurrection in the center, flanked by two scenes from the life of Jesus Christ on the left and right; groove on the reverse for hanging, as well as two holes with wire cables fastening the bronze to the wooden plaque under loose adhesive strips; the connection between relief and wood is slightly loosened; some water stains and chipping on the wooden plaque; age-related signs of wear; dimensions of bronze relief: approx. 43.7 x 31.3 cm; dimensions of wooden plaque: approx. 57.5 x 38.5 cm; total weight: approx. 5.12 kg.
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Colour lithograph on paper; “Solomon” from 1956, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism; depiction of King Solomon as a monumental central figure in a gesture of blessing, surrounded by angels, figural and ornamental elements, and biblically evocative symbolism in violet and yellow tones, accented in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 131; mounted in a cream-coloured Passepartout with linen texture, behind glass, in a narrow, profiled, gold-coloured frame, unopened; image section dimensions: approx. 43.7 x 25.3 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 52.2 x 41.8 cm; total weight: approx. 1.4 kg.
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