Antike Zuckerdose mit Gravurdekor, London, England, 1803
Antique sugar box with engraved decoration, London, England, 1803
Sterling Silber; Gewicht: ca. 412 g; ovoidförmige Zuckerdose auf schmalem Standring mit hochgezogener Schulter, rückseitig abklappbarem, profiliertem Deckel und pilzförmiger Handhabe; auf der Schauseite mittig eingelassenes Schlüsselloch, Schlüssel fehlt; auf der Wandung umlaufende Bordüre mit Floraldekor sowie ziselierten Linierungen, mittig auf Schau- und Rückseite jeweils eine runde Reserve, auf der rückseitigen mit lateinischer Devise „NEC TIMERE NEC TIMIDE“; auf dem Deckel feine umlaufende Ziselierungen; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren, Deckelbekrönung vermutlich später angebracht und mit unregelmäßiger Vertiefung; im Deckel mit Lion Passant gestempelt, unterseitig mit Lion Passant, Duty Mark, Stadtmarke London, ungedeuteter Meistermarke und Jahresbuchstabe versehen; Maße: ca. 14,6 x 14,6 x 10,5 cm.
Sterling silver; weight: approx. 412 g; ovoid sugar box on a narrow foot ring with raised shoulder, hinged profiled lid at the rear and mushroom-shaped finial; centrally inset keyhole to the front, key missing; encircling border with floral decoration and chased linear ornament to the body, a circular reserve centred on both the front and reverse, the reverse engraved with the Latin motto “NEC TIMERE NEC TIMIDE”; lid with fine encircling chased decoration; age-related signs of wear, lid finial probably later added and showing an irregular depression; lid stamped with lion passant, underside stamped with lion passant, duty mark, London town mark, unidentified maker’s mark and date letter; dimensions: approx. 14.6 x 14.6 x 10.5 cm.
Oil on painting board; “Sylt-Lister lighthouse” from 1958 and without title; abstract landscape painting; 1) depiction of the Lister lighthouse on the Sylter peninsula known as “Ellenbogen,” next to a coastal section with sandy beach and behind greened dunes under a lightly clouded sky; incised signature and designation lower right; several superficial grooves and discolorations. 2) depiction of a beach section in Rantum with dune landscape in the background and surf in the foreground under a blue sky; incised signature and designation lower left; superficial soiling. Both not opened; both in narrow, silver-coloured wooden frames with pearl-bead décor; verso with adhesive labels and numbering or data relating to the painting; image dimensions: approx. 45 x 60.5 cm and approx. 50 x 59.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 55.5 x 65 cm and approx. 50 x 66 cm; weight: approx. 3 kg.
Oil on card; “Sylt-Haus in Rantum” from 1956; abstract landscape painting; depiction of a fenced, thatched farmhouse situated within a green field landscape before a coastal shoreline under a cloudy sky with staffage figures; impasto paint application; incised signature and inscription lower left; superficial discolorations and isolated soiling as well as age-related signs of wear; silver-iridescent wooden frame; not opened; verso three adhesive labels with inventory number, title, artist’s name, measurements, one of them from Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart; painting dimensions: approx. 42 x 58.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 46.5 x 62.5 cm; weight: approx. 1.4 kg.
Crystal glass and gold-coloured brass bronze; cup with ovoid body, waisted stem and round foot transitioning into a square plinth, with encircling cut decoration in various ornamental patterns; stepped plinth and rim with handles on both sides in diverse ornamental and floral designs made of brass bronze; removable lid with finial in floral and festoon decoration, made of brass bronze; brass mounts to the body removable; underside of the plinth restored over approx. 5.5 cm; age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 23.3 cm; weight: approx. 1.2 kg.
Clear polished and satin-finished crystal; chalice-shaped body with flared rim on a circular foot; the central body encircled by a carved decoration of frosted swallows between columns of ivy; indistinct etched signature to the underside, probably “Lalique France”; restoration to the rim of approx. 4 cm and a chip of approx. 4 mm; age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 12.2 cm; weight: approx. 1.12 kg.