19-piece group of oyster and lobster forks, Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen, Germany, 20th cent.
800/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 669 g; Konvolut bestehend aus: 1) 6 Austerngabeln mit Floral- und Ornamentdekorelementen und legiertem Monogramm „MV“; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; rückseitig gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellermarke und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 13,5 cm. 2) 13 Hummergabeln mit legiertem Monogramm „MV“ auf verbreitertem Mittelteil; einige Zargen verbogen und altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; rückseitig am Stiel gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellermarke und Feingehaltsstempel; Länge: ca. 20,1 cm.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 669 g; group comprising: 1) 6 oyster forks with floral and ornamental decorative elements and alloyed monogram “MV”; age-related signs of wear; reverse stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 13.5 cm. 2) 13 lobster forks with alloyed monogram “MV” to the widened central section; some tines bent and age-related signs of wear; reverse of the handle stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 20.1 cm.
Solid silver casting (999/- fine silver); sculpture circa 2017; female reclining nude; oxidation residues and minimal age-related signs of wear; underside with artist’s stamp and fineness mark; length: approx. 10 cm.
Bronze with gold patination; “The Thorn Puller” after an antique model “Capitoline Thorn Puller”; figure of a naked youth seated on a plinth in the form of a stylised stone, bending over to pull a thorn from his heel; mounted on a round base of black marble; underside lined with felt; partly with verdigris residues and minimal signs of age-related wear; height: approx. 22.4 cm; weight: approx. 4057 g.
Bronze, brown patinated, mounted on a rectangular wooden plaque; crucifix structured like a triptych, with a semi-sculptural depiction of Jesus beneath the inscription “Ich lebe ihr sollt auch leben” (“I live you also shall live”), and below that a probable depiction of his resurrection in the center, flanked by two scenes from the life of Jesus Christ on the left and right; groove on the reverse for hanging, as well as two holes with wire cables fastening the bronze to the wooden plaque under loose adhesive strips; the connection between relief and wood is slightly loosened; some water stains and chipping on the wooden plaque; age-related signs of wear; dimensions of bronze relief: approx. 43.7 x 31.3 cm; dimensions of wooden plaque: approx. 57.5 x 38.5 cm; total weight: approx. 5.12 kg.
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Colour lithograph on paper; “Solomon” from 1956, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of expressionism and surrealism; depiction of King Solomon as a monumental central figure in a gesture of blessing, surrounded by angels, figural and ornamental elements, and biblically evocative symbolism in violet and yellow tones, accented in black; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 131; 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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