Paar Silberleuchter mit feiner Guilloche-Gravur, Albert Carter, Birmingham, England, 1924
Pair of silver candlesticks with fine guilloche engraving, Albert Carter, Birmingham, England, 1924
Sterling Silber: Gesamtgewicht: ca. 490 g (gefüllt); Paar antiken Standleuchter auf breitem runden Standfuß mit Guilloche-Gravur in changierend creme- und grautoniger Emaille mit Bourbonenliliendekor in Gold, eingezogenem, dreifach rilliertem Schaft und abnehmbarer Tülle mit zum Standfuß korrespondierendem Guilloche-Dekor; unterseitig mit Bakelitplatte verschlossen; seitlich am Standring sowie unterseitig der Tülle gestempelt mit Lion Passant, Stadtmarke, Meistermarke sowie Jahresbuchstaben; Emaille-Abplatzung von ca. 1,5 cm an einer abnehmbaren Tülle sowie punktuelle Materialfehler und altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; Höhe: ca. 7 cm.
Sterling silver: Total weight: approx. 490 g (filled); pair of antique table candlesticks on a wide circular base with guilloche engraving in shimmering cream- and grey-toned enamel with gilt fleur-de-lis décor, tapered triple-fluted shaft and removable nozzle with guilloche décor corresponding to the base; underside closed with a Bakelite plate; stamped on the side of the base ring and on the underside of the nozzle with lion passant, city mark, maker’s mark and date letter; enamel chip of approx. 1.5 cm on one removable nozzle as well as minor material flaws and age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 7 cm.
Sterling silver; weight: approx. 355 g; sugar caster with pear-shaped body and encircling moulded band, removable lid with Moorish-style pierced decoration, bayonet fitting and mushroom-shaped finial, standing on a round, domed and stepped base; age-related signs of wear; lid and body stamped with lion passant, town mark, date letter and maker’s mark; height: approx. 20.7 cm.
Silver alloy; weight: approx. 70 g; goblet standing on three hollow ball feet with straight-sided body and encircling relief fruit and floral decoration arranged in six adjacent oval reserves; remains of gilding; several dents of up to approx. 7 mm in length, age-related signs of wear; upper rim stamped with an unidentified and struck mark and bearing a tremble line; height: approx. 8.4 cm.
Silver alloy; total weight: approx. 84 g; lidded beaker with slightly conical body on three ball feet, with removable lid and ball finial; encircling relief floral decoration; four reserves on the lid wall featuring different male relief portraits; remains of gilding; finial slightly dented on one side; age-related signs of wear; underside stamped with two unidentified marks; height: approx. 11.1 cm.
Silver alloy; weight: approx. 408 g; helmet jug on a round, moulded base with nodus, pear-shaped body with curved gadrooned wall, broad spout and high-set volute handle; centrally engraved monogram “MS” with crown to the front; stamped to the upper rim with Augsburg town mark (pine cone and letter R) and an unidentified maker’s mark; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 22.5 cm.