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 polychrome decoration painting as well as gilded shading and contouring; amphora-shaped body on square plinth with 2 high-set gold handles on the sides and lid with gilt decoration; main motif on the front: a city view (Copenhagen?), flower bouquets under the handles and an unidentified motif “C4”, crowned and framed by branches; inscribed in gold on the lid rim “Fra samtlige Medarbeidere. 1896. 25. Januar. 1921. Dagbladet Børsens Redaktion”; height: 34.5 cm; good condition with light age-related signs of wear (soiling inside); blue factory mark crown and 3 waves each on the lid, inside the vase and on the base, additionally inside the vase monograms “A.W.” and “E.H.”; weight: approx. 1.5 kg.
White porcelain in classicist style with polychrome flower painting and fine gilt rims and details; consisting of: 2 mocha cups (H: approx. 5.8 and 6 cm), 2 saucers (D: approx. 13.3 and 13.6 cm), 2 cake plates (D: approx. 19.2 and 19.5 cm); 1st quality and in very good, well-kept condition with few insignificant signs of use; each base with blue sceptre mark (2 × with additional “S” for production in the Selb branch factory in the years after the Second World War until 1957), red orb as well as various marks in black (including painter’s mark) and impressed marks; total weight: approx. 1.2 kg.
White porcelain with fine gilt painting and gilt rims; lot consisting of: 1 large coffee pot (H: approx. 26.5 cm), 8 coffee trios with cups (H: approx. 7 cm), saucers (D: approx. 13.8 cm) and cake plates (D: approx. 19.5 cm), 1 large plate (D: approx. 28.3 cm), milk jug (H: approx. 10.5 cm) and sugar bowl (H: approx. 10.5 cm), together with a dish with 2 handles, form “Neuzierat” (dimensions: approx. 31.5 × 23 cm) and 2 ring-handled bowls with gilt handles (D: approx. 15 cm); 1st quality and in very good, well-kept condition with few age-related signs of use (lid roses slightly chipped, coffee pot lid peg broken); each base with earlier blue sceptre mark, green orb (red on “Neuzierat”) as well as various marks (incl. painter’s mark) and impressed marks; total weight: approx. 7.7 kg.
Shipping exclusively by forwarding agent or at the buyer’s risk.
White porcelain with polychrome naturalistic plant painting after copper engravings of the botanical encyclopaedia of the state of Denmark (commissioned in 1790 by the Danish Crown Prince and later King Frederick VI) and fine gilt decoration, branch handle and applied flowers; in the well depiction of “Potentilla emarginata Pursh” (polar cinquefoil); 1st quality and in good condition (light signs of use and 2 tips inconspicuously slightly chipped on the underside); dimensions: approx. 24 × 19.3 cm; underside with green factory mark, underglaze blue wave mark, painter’s mark and other signs and letters; weight: approx. 630 g.