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.
Colour lithograph on paper; “David with the harp” from 1956, from Chagall’s Bible series; depiction of King David holding a harp, his central attribute, in both hands, against a background reduced to atmospheric colour fields in red tones, accentuated in black and grey; wide white Passepartout; under glass; gilt profiled wooden frame; not opened; reverse with gallery adhesive label; with certificate from Galerie Hohmann, Hamburg; edition of 6500 unsigned copies; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 134; sheet dimensions: approx. 35.3 x 25.8 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 63 x 53 cm; weight: approx. 2.4 kg.
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Colour lithograph; “La forza del destino” from 1970; surrealist depiction of a stylised devil or demon struggling with a nude female figure before a setting sun, title handwritten lower left; colouristic concept; from the series “Hommage à Verdi”; lower left inscribed in pencil “Epreuve d’artiste”, titled in the centre and dated and signed lower right; under glass in a modern grey plastic frame; not opened; age-related signs of wear and a stain of approx. 3.5 cm at the upper edge of the sheet; plate dimensions: approx. 44 x 35.7 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 76 x 57 cm; weight: approx. 3.6 kg.
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Polychrome plate or stone lithograph on paper; “Salon des Cent” from 1896; poster in Art Nouveau style in complementary, muted colours; depiction of the silhouette of a lady whom the artist met during a crossing from Le Havre to Bordeaux, dressed in an elaborate gown with gloves and hat, seated in a deck chair on the ship, gazing out at the open sea where a ship passes by in the distance; the poster was printed for the exhibition at the ‘Salon des Cent’, which took place from October 1895 to March 1896, the dates are inscribed on the poster; stamped on the right side with the imprint of the printer Bourgerie et Cie in Paris and bearing the artist’s monogram lower right; white passepartout; modern black wooden frame with various marks and chips; glazed; not opened; age-related signs of wear; image cutout dimensions: approx. 58.5 x 39 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 79.5 x 58.5 cm; weight: approx. 3.3 kg.
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Set of two colour lithographs on paper; “4 Angels in Paradise” and “Salomon” from 1956 from from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism; 1) depiction of three dynamically arranged angelic figures, surrounded by organic forms and flowing transitions in delicate violet, yellow and red tones, accentuated in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 121. 2) depiction of King Solomon as a monumental central figure in a blessing gesture, surrounded by angels, figurative and ornamental elements, biblical-like symbolism in violet and yellow tones, accentuated in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 131; both in cream-coloured Passepartout with linen structure, under glass, in narrow profiled gilt frames, not opened; image section dimensions: approx. 43.7 x 25.3 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 52.2 x 41.8 cm; total weight: approx. 2.88 kg.
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