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.
Pair of color lithographs on paper; “Ruth Gleaning” and “Rachel Steals the Idols of Her Father” from 1960, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of Expressionism and Surrealism in ochre, blue, and orange tones, accented with black. 1) Depiction of the biblical figure Ruth gleaning ears of corn in a rustic, archaic setting, surrounded by vegetal suggestions and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 246. 2) Depiction of Rachel in a narrative scene from the Old Testament, surrounded by animal forms, fluid transitions, and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 242. Both in cream-colored 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. 2.9 kg.
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Oil on canvas; realistic landscape painting in appearance colours; depiction of a coastal section with rough sea, seagulls flying above, in the foreground to the left framed by a chain of rocks under a delicate light blue sky with slight cloud cover obscuring the sun; fine craquelure; surface soiling as well as some restoration traces and one paint loss; signed lower right; stepped gilt wooden frame with age-related signs of wear; not opened; painting dimensions: approx. 50.8 x 70.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 62.3 x 80.5 cm; total weight: approx. 3.1 kg.
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Oil on wood; abstract impressionism; abstract polychrome strokes with visible ductus in a partially complementary colour concept; black shadow gap frame made of wood; not opened; signed on the reverse, dated 1963 and numbered “No. 75”; micro paint flaking on the edges of the frame and the painting; painting dimensions: approx. 24 x 31.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 28.4 x 36.4 cm; weight: approx. 1.88 kg.
Oil on canvas; impressionist landscape painting with post-impressionist stroke technique; depiction of a greened flat field with small huts, hay bales and trees in strong contrast to the industrial silhouette in grey tones lining the horizon; signed and dated lower left (19)23 (or possibly 33?); presumably varnished; age-related signs of wear; reverse with foxing and adhesive label; painting dimensions: approx. 55.5 x 62.4 cm; weight: approx. 850 g.
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