Silberner Wasserkrug, Mexiko, 1. Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert
Silver water jug, Mexico, first half of the 20th century
925/- Silber; Gewicht: ca. 1297 g; Silberner Wasserkrug auf rundem, getrepptem, konvexem Stand mit gebauchter, umlaufend godronierter Wandung, abgesetzt mit umlaufendem Perlrandfries, stark eingezogenem Hals, breitem Ausguss und großem J-Henkel; unterseitig gestempelt mit Feingehalt, Nummerierung, ungedeuteten Meister- und Juweliermarken sowie verschlagener Punze; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren und Oxidationsrückstände; Höhe: ca. 26,2 cm.
925/- silver; weight: approx. 1297 g; silver water jug on a round, stepped, convex base with bulbous, fully gadrooned wall accented with a continuous beaded frieze, sharply tapered neck, wide spout and large J-handle; stamped on the underside with fineness mark, numbering, unidentified maker’s and jeweller’s marks as well as a distorted punch; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; height: approx. 26.2 cm.
Solid silver casting (999/- fine silver); sculpture circa 2017; female reclining nude; oxidation residues and minimal age-related signs of wear; underside with artist’s stamp and fineness mark; length: approx. 10 cm.
Bronze with gold patination; “The Thorn Puller” after an antique model “Capitoline Thorn Puller”; figure of a naked youth seated on a plinth in the form of a stylised stone, bending over to pull a thorn from his heel; mounted on a round base of black marble; underside lined with felt; partly with verdigris residues and minimal signs of age-related wear; height: approx. 22.4 cm; weight: approx. 4057 g.
Bronze, brown patinated, mounted on a rectangular wooden plaque; crucifix structured like a triptych, with a semi-sculptural depiction of Jesus beneath the inscription “Ich lebe ihr sollt auch leben” (“I live you also shall live”), and below that a probable depiction of his resurrection in the center, flanked by two scenes from the life of Jesus Christ on the left and right; groove on the reverse for hanging, as well as two holes with wire cables fastening the bronze to the wooden plaque under loose adhesive strips; the connection between relief and wood is slightly loosened; some water stains and chipping on the wooden plaque; age-related signs of wear; dimensions of bronze relief: approx. 43.7 x 31.3 cm; dimensions of wooden plaque: approx. 57.5 x 38.5 cm; total weight: approx. 5.12 kg.
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Colour lithograph on paper; “Solomon” from 1956, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism; depiction of King Solomon as a monumental central figure in a gesture of blessing, surrounded by angels, figural and ornamental elements, and biblically evocative symbolism in violet and yellow tones, accented in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 131; mounted in a cream-coloured Passepartout with linen texture, behind glass, in a narrow, profiled, gold-coloured frame, unopened; image section dimensions: approx. 43.7 x 25.3 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 52.2 x 41.8 cm; total weight: approx. 1.4 kg.
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