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.
800/- silver; weight: approx. 32 g; silver Frisian spoon with finely chased floral decoration to the curved handle, set with a centrally inset red glass paste stone; reverse of the handle stamped with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 10.5 cm.
As an addition, an optically identical Frisian spoon by Robbe & Berking in 90/- fineness, as well as two ladles in corresponding decoration, unstamped (L: approx. 21.7 cm); total weight: approx. 185 g.
Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 286 g; 1) Ladle with twisted handle, chased festoon and bow decoration; reverse of the tongue with two unidentified punches and engraved to the end of the handle “Joh. Sievers u. Frau 12.12.13.”; bowl with remnants of gilding; length: approx. 22 cm. 2) Ladle with applied decorative plaque featuring rocaille decoration; reverse with two unidentified punches and engraved “Hinr. Möller & Frau”; length: approx. 23.6 cm. 3) Ladle with fine ornamental decoration to the handle on the front; reverse with two unidentified punches and engraved “H. Groth & Frau 12.12.13”; length: approx. 22 cm. 4) Ladle with chased ornamental and floral decoration on the front and engraved “Johann Frahm & Frau 12.12.1913”, with two unidentified punches to the reverse of the handle; length: approx. 22.4 cm. 5) Commemorative spoon with engraved depiction of a shooting hunter and the inscription “No. 1” beneath; reverse of the handle with two unidentified punches arranged vertically; length: approx. 24.6 cm. All spoons with age-related signs of wear.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 101 g; pair of Historicist compote spoons with chased floral decoration to the stem, the handle formed as a putto holding the handle end in rocaille form with floral decoration; decoration repeated on the reverse; age-related wear to the gilding and discolouration; reverse of the bowls stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark; length: approx. 20.1 cm.
Various silver alloys; total weight: approx. 283 g; seven-piece group comprising: 1) Historicist pie server with chased floral, ornamental and beaded border decoration; reverse of the blade stamped with crescent and crown, fineness mark “800” and maker’s mark A. C. Frank, Hamburg, Germany; length: approx. 20.3 cm. 2) Pastry server with relief decoration of putti, floral and fruit motifs to the front; reverse stamped with a struck punch and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 22.5 cm. 3) Sugar shovel with finely chased floral and rocaille decoration; tongue stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13.5 cm. 4) Sweet server with floral and rocaille decoration; blade stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13.8 cm. 5) Small fish serving fork with four curved tines; shaft stamped with crescent and crown and fineness mark “800”; length: approx. 13 cm. 6) Commemorative spoon with twisted stem and two Venezuelan coins mounted at both ends; length: approx. 16.3 cm. 7) Ladle with engraved initials “E. S.” to the front of the handle end; reverse stamped “Bluhm” and fineness mark “750”; length: approx. 17 cm.
All pieces with age-related signs of wear, nicks and oxidation residues; some pieces with remnants of gilding.