Speiseteller “Mäander” nach dem Speise-Service für Friedrich Wilhelm III; KPM Berlin, 20. Jahrhundert
Dinner plate “meander” after the dinner service for Friedrich Wilhelm III; KPM Berlin, 20th cent.
Weißporzellan mit umlaufendem blauen Mäanderband, rosa Fonddekor, Goldrand und feiner Goldmalerei auf weißem Grund, klassische Tellerform mit breiter Fahne, diese dekoriert und mit feinem Goldrand zum Spiegel abgesetzt; wohl 2. Wahl und guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren; Durchmesser ca. 27 cm; im Boden ältere blaue Zeptermarke, roter Reichsapfel (dieser mit Unterstrich) und schwarze Ziffern (Malermarke?); Gewicht ca. 815 g.
White porcelain with continuous blue meander band, pink ground decoration, gilt rim and fine gilt painting on white ground; classical plate shape with wide rim, decorated and set off with fine gilt border towards the well; probably 2nd quality and in good condition with minimal signs of use; diameter: approx. 27 cm; underside with earlier blue sceptre mark, red orb (this one with underline) and black numerals (painter’s mark?); weight: approx. 815 g.
Gilded brass bronze; total weight: approx. 618 g; divided into three segments; densely decorated with relief and applied floral and ornamental motifs; outlined with green and azure-blue enamel; set in places with green and red glass flux stones and metal hemispheres; dimensions: approx. 20.5 x 14 cm; age-related signs of wear.
Brown-patinated bronze; depiction of a bridled donkey and a horse pulling a sleigh loaded with tree trunks; mounted on a dark rectangular marble plinth; signed “Martin” on the plinth; several loose screws and tensions to the plough; surface slightly rubbed; overall dimensions: approx. 14.5 x 31.5 x 12.3 cm; weight: approx. 4101 g.
Bronze, brown patinated; “Unicorn” from 1992; figurative letter opener, also called “Yvel object”, with handle in the shape of a unicorn and long spike; inscribed on the spike “Yvel 92”, numbered “14/100” and with artist’s stamp; age-related signs of wear, casting flaw at the joint between handle and spike, tip of the spike slightly bent; length: approx. 26.8 cm.
Erzgebirge woodcarving by the region’s most traditional and renowned manufacturer; depiction of an angel at a finely crafted organ (without musical movement); the playing angel and the two crowning angels are removable (plug-in); the two candles are movable; the organ fits the upper level of both the 4-tiered and 6-tiered “Engelberg” arrangement; very good condition with minimal age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 15 cm; weight: approx. 260 g.