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 panel; landscape painting; depiction of a shepherd standing within the archway of an aqueduct ruin before an expansive mountainous landscape, gazing at his livestock in the foreground, which are watering and resting by a body of water; in the style of Nicolaes Berchem; lower left illegibly signed “ABeyeyn(?)”, with restoration traces in the signature area; age-related surface discolouration and visible wood grain; wide, profiled dark brown wooden frame with gilt accents; not opened; reverse stamped by the framer; image dimensions: approx. 36 x 32.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 47 x 43 cm; total weight: approx. 1.9 kg.
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Oil on canvas; marine painting with a valeuristic colour concept; view from a shoreline across waters navigated by steamships and sailing boats, set before a rocky coastal landscape under a cloudy sky; signed lower right; loss of approx. 4 mm to the canvas; localised soiling and discolouration, with fine craquelure in places; ornate profiled wooden frame with carved ornamental and floral decoration, showing some losses and fine cracks; the frame bears a metal plaque inscribed “Prof. Schnars-Alpuist”; not opened; reverse with old adhesive labels on stretcher and frame providing information on the framer and the painting, as well as various numbers and annotations; image dimensions: approx. 30.5 x 61 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 51 x 80 cm; total weight: approx. 6.4 kg.
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Oil on card; abstract genre painting with a triadic colour concept; depiction of a Moroccan street scene with rows of houses and figures carrying baskets walking through an alley between seated people with their goods under a light-blue sky; signed lower right; superficial discolorations and minimal signs of wear; curved brown wooden frame with golden edging; verso repeatedly numbered and inscribed “Strasse von Tanger”; newly framed; not opened; painting dimensions: approx. 44 x 58.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 50.5 x 65.5 cm; weight: approx. 2.4 kg.
Oil on canvas; industrial painting in muted colours; depiction of a large industrial complex with blast furnaces, smoking chimneys and industrial buildings in front of works railway tracks with several tipper wagons; signed lower right and inscribed “Mchn.”; minimal superficial discoloration; double-stepped wooden frame in marbled gold and white tones; not opened; image dimensions: approx. 80.5 x 80.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 95 x 95 cm; weight: approx. 3 kg.