52-teiliges Konvolut feines Silberbesteck, Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen, um 1900
52-piece assemblage of fine silver cutlery, Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen, Germany, circa 1900
800/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 1,15 kg; 42-teiliges Besteckkonvolut bestehend aus: 1) 18 Beilagenmessern in zwei verschiedenen Ausführungen mit erhabenem Rocaille- und Floral-Dekor an der Handhabe sowie legiertem Monogramm „DME“ am Stilende und fein ziseliertem Ornamental- und Floraldekor auf der Klinge; rückseitig an der Klinge gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellerpunze und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 17,3 cm. 2) 24 Obstgabeln in zwei verschiedenen Ausführungen à 12 Stück, mit erhabenem Rocaille- und Floral-Dekor an der Handhabe sowie legiertem Monogramm „DME“ am Stilende und fein ziseliertem Ornamental- und Floraldekor auf der Kelle und 12 mit erhabenem Flora- und Ornamentaldekor auf den Handhaben und fein ziseliertem Ornamentaldekor auf der vergoldeten Kelle; rückseitig am Kellenansatz gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellerpunze und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 16,2 cm und 14,2 cm; wenige altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren und Oxidationsrückstände.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 1.15 kg; 52-piece cutlery assemblage consisting of: 1) 18 side knives in two different designs with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles, as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the blades; stamped on the reverse of the blades with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 17.3 cm. 2) 24 fruit forks in two different designs of 12 pieces each, with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the bowls, and 12 with raised floral and ornamental decoration on the handles and finely chased ornamental decoration on the gilded bowls; stamped on the reverse at the junction of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 16.2 cm and 14.2 cm; few age-related signs of wear and traces of oxidation.
1) Stamped: 585/- yellow gold; total weight: approx. 3.4 g; circular form with 15 applied cream-coloured Akoya pearls with silver-toned lustre; diameter: approx. 3.5 mm; overall diameter: approx. 20.8 mm;
2) Stamped: 333/- yellow gold; total weight: approx. 2.5 g; circular form with faceted edges and one applied silver-grey Akoya pearl with fine lustre set along the inner rim; diameter: approx. 5.1 mm; overall diameter: approx. 26.5 mm.
Stamped: 750/- yellow gold; total weight: approx. 7.6 g; plain wedding-band-shaped ring shank; set with 3 chaton settings arranged side by side, each set with a sapphire cabochon; dimensions: each approx. 4.4 x 5.5 mm; dark blue colour variety; dimensions of the ring centre: approx. 4.5 mm; ring size: 62.5; slight signs of wear on the sides of the ring shank.
Stamped: 925/- silver; total weight: approx. 18.3 g; stylised rectangular form with rounded corners and finely profiled edge; concave centre and central elevation set with a round star ruby cabochon; reddish-violet colour variety with pronounced asterism; diameter: approx. 8.5 mm; reverse with fold-down pendant loop and brooch pin fitting; unidentified monogram stamp on a small rectangular soldered plaque; overall dimensions: approx. 42.5 x 46.4 mm.
Stamped: 585/- yellow gold; total weight: approx. 48.6 g; alternating sequences of 3 white gold and 3 yellow gold oval links, flattened along the longitudinal sides; lobster clasp contoured with 10 melee brilliant-cut diamonds, total approx. 0.1 ct; colour and clarity: upper range; dimensions of the links each approx. 7.5 x 11.5 mm, thickness: approx. 2.5 mm; total length: approx. 20.5 cm.