Henkelkaraffe mit Silbermontierung im Jugendstil, Deutschland, um 1900
Handled decanter with silver mount in the Art Nouveau style, Germany, circa 1900
800/- Silber und farbloses geschliffenes Glas; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 1191 g; Karaffe mit vierpassigem, birnenförmigem Korpus, vertikal ornamental geschliffen auf quadratischem Fuß mit eckigem Henkel, Schnabelausguss, Scharnierdeckel mit Mündung und kugelförmigem Daumendrücker aus Silber; auf dem Deckel graviert „H.Y.C. Alster 25.7.1909“; am Deckel seitlich gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, verschlagener, ungedeuteter Meistermarke, Modellnummer und Feingehaltsstempel; Lötrückstände auf Deckelmitte, punktuelle eingeschlossene Fremdkörper im Glas, Kerbe im Glas über ca. 1 cm, starke Oxidationsspuren, Abrieb am Stand; Höhe: ca. 31 cm.
800/- silver and colourless cut glass; total weight: approx. 1191 g; decanter with quatrefoil, pear-shaped body, vertically ornamentally cut, on a square base with angular handle, spout, hinged lid with mouth and spherical thumbpiece in silver; lid engraved “H.Y.C. Alster 25.7.1909”; on the side of the lid stamped with crescent and crown, a partially struck unidentified maker’s mark, model number and fineness mark; solder residues on the centre of the lid, isolated enclosed foreign inclusions in the glass, chip in the glass measuring approx. 1 cm, heavy oxidation traces, wear to the base; height: approx. 31 cm.
Two volumes in a linen-bound slipcase, published by Hoffmann und Campe in 1975 on the occasion of an exhibition celebrating Kokoschka’s 90th birthday in 1976; lithographs, text and colour lithographs on French Rives handmade paper; 1) “Einstein überquert die Elbe bei Hamburg. Five original lithographs by Oskar Kokoschka for the narrative by Siegfried Lenz and a reflection by the author”, containing the signed lithographs in an edition of 26/100: “Blick über die Reling”, “Der alte Passagier”, “Das Paar”, “Die stürzende Frau” and “Frau in Wehen”. 2) “Einstein überquert die Elbe bei Hamburg. A story in three sentences by Siegfried Lenz with a Facsimile of the manuscript, accompanied by five original lithographs by Oskar Kokoschka and a reflection by the author on the artist”, signed by both artists; age-related signs of wear and superficial handling marks; dimensions of the bindings: approx. 35.5 x 45.5 cm; dimensions of the slipcase: approx. 38 x 48 cm; total weight: approx. 4.2 kg.
750/- yellow gold; total weight: approx. 12.7 g; wide, solid ring design; centrally raised and stepped lozenge motif set with 9 pavé-set carré-cut sapphires, framed by a double row of melee brilliant-cut diamonds; on each shoulder 12 pavé-set carré-cut sapphires, laterally contoured by melee brilliant-cut diamond borders; sapphires of intense blue colour variety; diamonds in colour and clarity: upper range; width of the ring head: approx. 18.3 mm; height: approx. 7.6 mm; ring size: approx. 56.5.
Metal gold-plated with 585/- yellow gold; three-piece set of writing instruments from the “Noblesse” series consisting of: 1) pair of ballpoint pens with fully fluted surface and high-set clip; shaft embossed around “MONTBLANC-NOBLESSE-GERMANY”; Montblanc emblem inlaid in the push button; length: approx. 13.9 cm. 2) fountain pen with fully fluted surface and removable cap with clip and inlaid Montblanc emblem as well as the imprint “MONTBLANC GERMANY”; broad nib stamped “585”; length: approx. 13.8 cm. 3) empty ink converter for fountain pen; length: approx. 7.6 cm. Set with guarantee documents and in the original Montblanc case; age-related signs of wear; total weight: approx. 154 g.
Silver alloy and white porcelain with polychrome painting; weight: approx. 67 g; small lidded box of rounded rectangular form with finely engraved decoration featuring figural and architectural staffage, framed by rocaille ornament, the reverse of the body dated 1740; interior with vermeil gilding and a porcelain plaque set into the lid depicting an exterior scene with putti staffage; porcelain plaque with various cracks and losses; age-related signs of wear, superficial abrasions and oxidation residues; dimensions: approx. 2.8 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm.