Paar Gewürzschalen mit Löffeln, Robert Frederick Fox, London, England, 1919/1920
Pair of condiment bowls with spoons, Robert Frederick Fox, London, England, 1919/1920
Sterling Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 371 g (ohne Glaseinsatz: ca. 176 g); Paar Gewürzschälchen auf vier Klauenfüßen mit senkrechter Wandung in Durchbrucharbeit mit Vogel- und Floralmotiven sowie je einer Kartusche auf der Schauseite, Kordelrand und profiliertem unterem Randabschluss; beide mit kobaltblauem ovalen Glaseinsatz; Höhe: ca. 4,5 cm; Paar Löffel mit tiefer, runder Laffe, schmalem konischem Stiel im „Onslow pattern“; Länge: ca. 8,4 cm; alle Silberteile mit Lion Passant, Stadtmarke, Meistermarke sowie Jahresbuchstabe versehen: Gewürzschälchen unterseitig mit Jahresbuchstabe für 1919 und Löffel rückseitig am Stiel mit Jahresbuchstabe 1920; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 371 g (without glass liner: approx. 176 g); pair of condiment bowls on four claw feet with vertical walls in openwork design with bird and floral motifs and one cartouche each on the front, with corded rim and profiled lower edge; both with cobalt-blue oval glass liners; height: approx. 4.5 cm; pair of spoons with deep round bowl, narrow conical handle in the “Onslow pattern”; length: approx. 8.4 cm; all silver parts struck with lion passant, town mark, maker’s mark and date letter: bowls underside with date letter for 1919, spoons reverse of handle with date letter 1920; age-related signs of wear.
Gilded brass bronze; total weight: approx. 618 g; divided into three segments; densely decorated with relief and applied floral and ornamental motifs; outlined with green and azure-blue enamel; set in places with green and red glass flux stones and metal hemispheres; dimensions: approx. 20.5 x 14 cm; age-related signs of wear.
Brown-patinated bronze; depiction of a bridled donkey and a horse pulling a sleigh loaded with tree trunks; mounted on a dark rectangular marble plinth; signed “Martin” on the plinth; several loose screws and tensions to the plough; surface slightly rubbed; overall dimensions: approx. 14.5 x 31.5 x 12.3 cm; weight: approx. 4101 g.
Bronze, brown patinated; “Unicorn” from 1992; figurative letter opener, also called “Yvel object”, with handle in the shape of a unicorn and long spike; inscribed on the spike “Yvel 92”, numbered “14/100” and with artist’s stamp; age-related signs of wear, casting flaw at the joint between handle and spike, tip of the spike slightly bent; length: approx. 26.8 cm.
Erzgebirge woodcarving by the region’s most traditional and renowned manufacturer; depiction of an angel at a finely crafted organ (without musical movement); the playing angel and the two crowning angels are removable (plug-in); the two candles are movable; the organ fits the upper level of both the 4-tiered and 6-tiered “Engelberg” arrangement; very good condition with minimal age-related signs of wear; height: approx. 15 cm; weight: approx. 260 g.