Antique sugar box from an aristocratic household, circa 1800
Silberlegierung; Gewicht: ca. 345 g; antike Zuckerdose in rechteckiger Form mit geschwungener Wandung, abklappbarem, getrepptem Deckel mit Handhabe in Form eines stilisierten Cavalier King Charles Spaniel und doppelter geschweifter Daumenruhe, auf vier geschweiften Volutenfüßen, vermutlich nachträglich appliziert; auf der Wandung umlaufender, fein ziselierter Floraldekor; auf der Schauseite mittig eingelassenes Schlüsselloch, Schlüssel fehlt; unterseitig eingeritzte Nummerierung; Maße: ca. 13 x 18 x 13 cm.
Silver alloy; weight: approx. 345 g; antique rectangular sugar box with curved sides, hinged stepped lid with finial in the form of a stylised Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and double scrolled thumb rests, standing on four scrolled volute feet, probably later applied; encircling finely chased floral decoration to the body; centrally inset keyhole to the front, key missing; underside with engraved numbering; dimensions: approx. 13 x 18 x 13 cm.
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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