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.
Colour lithograph on paper; “Angels in Paradise” from 1956, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism; depiction of three dynamically arranged angelic figures, surrounded by organic forms and flowing transitions in delicate violet, yellow and red tones, accented in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 121; 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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Colour lithograph on paper; “Rachel Steals Her Father’s Household Gods” from 1960, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism in ochre, blue and orange tones, accented in black; depiction of Rachel in a narrative scene from the Old Testament, surrounded by animal forms, flowing transitions and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 242; 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; weight: approx. 1.45 kg.
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Colour lithograph on paper; “Ruth the Gleaner” from 1960, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism in ochre, blue and orange tones, accented in black; depiction of the biblical figure Ruth during the gleaning in a rural-archaic setting, surrounded by vegetal suggestions and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 246; 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; weight: approx. 1.45 kg.
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Oil on board; impressionist landscape painting; depiction of a group of houses situated along a riverbank with a large monument in the background, presumably Montmartre, viewed from a body of water under a cloudy sky, navigated by several small boats; signed lower left; various superficial discolorations as well as a frame imprint along the right side of the image; wide black wooden frame with gilt ornamental decoration; not opened; on the reverse the painting is unprofessionally affixed to the frame with transparent adhesive tape; on the reverse a large water stain at the upper right, approx. 14.5 x 18 cm; image dimensions: approx. 37.1 x 49.3 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 48.3 x 59.4 cm; weight: approx. 1.7 kg.
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