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.
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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