4-teiliges antikes Teeservice, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, England, um 1910 und Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, Mitte 19. Jh.
4-piece antique tea service, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, England, circa 1910, and Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, Germany, mid-19th cent.
925/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 784 g; 3-tlg. Teeservice mit ellipsenförmiger Korpus und gerader Wandung, auf der Schauseite eingravierte Abbildung eines aufgebäumten Stieres ab der Körpermitte; seitlich gestempelt mit Lion Passant, Stadtmarke sowie Meistermarke und Jahresbuchstaben L (1985) und M (1985) (teilweise verschlagen): 1) Teekanne mit tief angesetzter Ausguss, Ohrenhenkel und abklappbarem Deckel mit Handhabe aus Holz; schräg montiertem Holzknauf; Höhe: ca. 13,3 cm. 2) Zuckerschale mit beidseitigen Henkeln; Höhe: ca. 9,5 cm. 3) Rahmgießer mit breitem, geschwungenem Ausguss; Höhe: ca. 9,3 cm. 4) halbovoidförmiges, schwenkbares Teesieb mit darunterliegendem Auffangbecken und kleinem Ausguss an langer hölzerner Handhabe; unterseitig mit Feingehaltsstempel, Halbmond und Krone sowie Meistermarke versehen; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren und kleinere Dellen; alle Teile mit altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren, teilweise mit Dellen von ca. 1 mm und oberflächlichen Kratzern.
925/- silver; total weight: approx. 784 g; 3-piece tea service with elliptical corpus and straight walls, on the front side engraved depiction of a rearing bull from the middle of the body; laterally stamped with Lion Passant, city mark as well as maker’s mark and date letters L (1985) and M (1985) (partly rubbed): 1) teapot with low-set spout, ear-shaped handle and hinged lid with wooden handle; diagonally mounted wooden finial; height: approx. 13.3 cm. 2) sugar bowl with handles on both sides; height: approx. 9.5 cm. 3) cream jug with wide, curved spout; height: approx. 9.3 cm. 4) semi-ovoid swivelling tea strainer with drip bowl below and small spout on a long wooden handle; underside marked with fineness mark, crescent and crown as well as maker’s mark; age-related signs of wear and minor dents; all parts with age-related signs of wear, some with dents of approx. 1 mm and superficial scratches.
Foil-backed gold (Schaumgold); total weight: approx. 18.9 g; simple bezel setting with stylised braided border, rotatable by 180 degrees; high-oval image aperture on both the front and reverse; on the front: portrait of a noble lady seated on a fauteuil, executed in fine pastel-coloured miniature painting; dimensions: approx. 53.8 x 49.1 mm; age-related damage and minor restorations with tin.
Stamped: 750/- white gold; total weight: approx. 24.6 g; 55 individually, linearly set carré-cut rubies, total approx. 80.49 ct (according to engraved inscription on the inside of the safety clasp); very fine colour variety in red with occasional red-violet nuances; few recognisable, localised, visible natural inclusions; both sides of the bracelet decorated with finely engraved wave-shaped decorative engraving; concealed box clasp with underside safety clasp; width of the bracelet: approx. 4.2 mm; total length: approx. 18.5 cm; one carré-cut ruby with a barely visible, localised polishing mark.
Unmarked, probably platinum; rectangular case with silver-grey dial, black Arabic numeral indices and blued hands; bezel edge, lugs and articulated link elements in linear and geometric forms; contoured with approx. 100 diamonds, total approx. 1.2 ct, in melee and old-cut; colour and clarity: middle range; secured by a safety chain; black modern textile strap with double clasp; dimensions of the watch head: length: approx. 8 cm; central width (without crown): approx. 13 mm; total length: approx. 15.5 cm; no guarantee for movement or functionality.
Pendant, stamped: 585/- white gold; total weight of the collier: approx. 31.1 g; amethyst set in a high-oval format, dimensions: approx. 35.5 x 23.4 mm; height: approx. 13 mm; intense violet colour variety; leaf-like pierced setting border and six prongs in stylised elongated floral form with linearly engraved contour lines; suspended from a crescent-shaped crown with geometric saw-cut decoration and fine milgrain edges; set with approx. 31 melee and old-cut diamonds, total approx. 0.4 ct; colour and clarity: middle to lower range; centrally a round, faceted-set amethyst, diameter: approx. 4.8 mm; silver curb-link collier chain with an antique small clasp, probably white gold with small diamonds; dimensions of the central element: length: approx. 6 cm; width: approx. 3.5 cm; total collier length: approx. 43.5 cm.