Große silberne Kaffeekanne, Wilkens, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1. Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert
Large silver coffee pot, Wilkens, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1st half of the 20th century
800/-Silber; Gewicht: ca. 666 g; Kaffeekanne mit hoch angesetztem bauchigem Korpus, senkrecht godroniert, auf vier Klauenfüßen mit Akanthusblattdekor, hoch angesetztem Schnabelausguss, Ohrenhenkel mit Ornamentaldekor und Bakelitapplikationen sowie abklappbarem Deckel mit umlaufendem Ornamentalfries und Handhabe in Form einer Frucht mit fein ziseliertem Blattwerk; mehrere feine oberflächliche Kratzer und altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; unterseitig gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Feingehaltsstempel sowie Herstellermarke und Modellnummer; Höhe: ca. 23,5 cm.
800 silver; weight: approx. 666 g; coffee pot with high-set bulbous body, vertically gadrooned, on four claw feet with acanthus leaf décor, high-set spout, ear-shaped handle with ornamental décor and Bakelite applications as well as hinged lid with surrounding ornamental frieze and handle in the form of a fruit with finely chased foliage; several fine superficial scratches and age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with crescent moon and crown, fineness mark as well as maker’s mark and model number; height: approx. 23.5 cm.
White porcelain with the typical classicist “Kurland” embossed décor (egg-and-dart, swags, pearls); sets consisting of: 2 teacups (H: approx. 5.5 cm), 2 saucers (D: approx. 14.8 cm), 2 cake plates (D: approx. 19.8 cm); 1st quality and in very good condition, only one cake plate with more noticeable signs of use (scratches); underside with blue sceptre mark; weight: approx. 1.3 kg.
White porcelain with polychrome naturalistic motifs (fish, shells, crabs and underwater flora), gilt rims and gilt decoration; service consisting of: 6 dinner plates (D: approx. 26 cm), 6 fishbone plates in stylised fish form (L: approx. 25 cm), 1 sauce boat (L: approx. 22 cm, H: approx. 9.5 cm), 1 large bowl (H: approx. 8.4 cm, D: approx. 24.5 cm); very good condition without noteworthy signs of use; each base with the green crowned factory mark “Richard Ginori”, various letters and numbers (model numbers?) as well as “Italy”; together with 2 × 6 drinking glasses with short stem with knop and surrounding line décor on the upper third of the bowl (6 glasses with green bowl, H: approx. 11 cm; 6 colourless glasses, 3 with minimal chips on the rim, H: approx. 12.5-12.8 cm); weight of service: approx. 6.9 kg; weight of glasses: approx. 1.4 kg; total weight: approx. 8.3 kg.
White porcelain with underglaze blue “blue flower” (“Blå Blomst”) painting; consisting of: 1 coffee pot (H: approx. cm), 1 milk jug (H: approx. 10 cm), 1 sugar bowl (H: approx. 11 cm), 6 coffee sets with 6 cups (H: approx. 6 cm), 6 saucers (D: approx. 13 cm), 6 cake plates (D: approx. 17.5 cm); 1st quality (coffee pot 2nd quality) and in good condition with slight age-related signs of wear (fine scratches, occasional slight glaze rubbing, milk jug with tiny inconspicuous chip on the foot ring, 1 cake plate with flat chip on the underside of the rim); underside with green factory mark, underglaze blue wave mark, painter’s mark and other signs and letters; together with 4 small glasses with blue bowl and cut decoration (H: approx. 8.5-9.5 cm); total weight: approx. 4.2 kg.