Henkelkaraffe mit Silbermontierung im Jugendstil, Wilhelm Binder, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1. Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert
Art Nouveau claret jug with silver mount, Wilhelm Binder, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1st half of the 20th century
800/- Silber und farbloses geschliffenes Glas; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 1104 g; Karaffe mit vierpassiger, birnenförmigen Korpus, vertikal ornamental geschliffen auf quadratischem Fuß mit eckigem Henkel, Schnabelausguss, Scharnierdeckel mit Mündung mit umlaufenden fein ziseliertem Weinrankendekor und Daumendrücker aus Silber; am Deckel seitlich gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Meistermarke und Feingehaltsstempel; eingeschlossener Fremdkörper von 3 mm im Glas; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren, Kerbe am Glasboden innen, Kerbe am Henkel von ca. 1 cm; Höhe: ca. 31 cm.
800 silver and colourless cut glass; total weight: approx. 1104 g; jug with quatrefoil, pear-shaped body, vertically ornamentally cut, on a square base with angular handle, spout, hinged lid with rim featuring a finely chased vine motif and silver thumb rest; lid marked on the side with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark, and fineness mark; enclosed foreign particle of 3 mm in the glass; age-related signs of wear, nick on the inside of the glass base, nick of approx. 1 cm on the handle; height: approx. 31 cm.
925 silver; total weight: approx. 728 g; three-piece set with fine hammered décor and surrounding applied floral and ornamental frieze on the front side, consisting of: 1) round sugar bowl with cinquefoil, slightly bulbous wall on profiled base; height: approx. 5 cm; diameter: approx. 10 cm. 2) cream jug with slightly bulbous quatrefoil body, wide spout and high-set ear-shaped handle on profiled base; height: approx. 8.1 cm; one punctual deeper nick. 3) small serving tray with oval mirror and octofoil, slightly flared rim; dimensions: approx. 29.5 x 20 cm. All parts with micro scratches and age-related signs of wear; all parts stamped with maker’s mark, fineness mark and numbering.
800 silver; total weight: approx. 586 g; service consisting of: 1) cream jug in oval bulbous form with vertically gadrooned wall and floral décor, high-set large ear-shaped handle and wide spout; height: approx. 7.2 cm. 2) sugar bowl in oval bulbous form with vertically gadrooned wall and floral décor, detachable lid with wavy rim and handle in the form of a delicate flower; height: approx. 6.7 cm. Accompanied by a spoon with shell-shaped bowl and handle with floral décor; length: approx. 13.8 cm. 3) serving tray with oval mirror and flared rim with surrounding wavy border and floral décor; dimensions: approx. 24 x 18 cm. All parts in condition consistent with age; all parts with fineness mark, tray with indistinct punch; all parts in condition consistent with age and with signs of use
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 851 g; three-piece ensemble in Queen Anne style, consisting of: 1) teapot with centrally attached spout, large J-handle made of ebonised wood and hinged lid with corresponding rectangular handle of ebonised wood; height: approx. 14.2 cm; age-related signs of wear on the wall (including nicks) and on the handle. 2) cream jug with J-handle and wide spout; height: approx. 9.7 cm; signs of use especially on the inside of the handle as well as superficial discolouration. 3) sugar bowl with double side-mounted J-handles; height: approx. 10.2 cm; age-related signs of wear as well as oxidation residues. All parts stamped with Lion Passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark.
Silver alloy (minimum fineness 12 lot, approx. 750/1000), not filled; total weight: approx. 548 g; pair of rare candlesticks with facetted conical shaft on trumpet base with acanthus leaf decoration on a square plinth, recessed knop, bell-shaped recessed ornamental element between shaft and nozzle, removable nozzle with tremolier mark and Prussian repunching mark; both candlesticks laterally on the base with Berlin town mark with obliterated letter (see illustration), Prussian repunching mark “FW,” maker’s mark “ECH” and tremolier mark; height: approx. 23,3 cm; age-related signs of wear, oxidation residues as well as dents and a crack to one knop.