Paar silberne Vasen, Jakob Grimminger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 2. Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert
Pair of silver vases, Jakob Grimminger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 2nd half of the 20th century
925/- Silber (gefüllt); Gesamtgewicht: ca. 226 g; Paar silberne Vasen mit konischem Korpus, in einen breiten, wellenförmigen Rand mündend, auf rundem Standfuß mit umlaufendem Kordelranddekor und eingezogenem Schaft in gedrückt kugeliger Form; anlaufgeschützt, schemenhafte Rückstände sichtbar; Fuß unterseitig mit Filz versehen; unten am Fuß gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Feingehaltsstempel und Meistermarke; oberflächliche Mikrokratzer und altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren, eine Delle von 3 mm am Schaft einer Vase; Höhe: je ca. 13,5 cm.
925/- silver (filled); total weight: ca. 226 g; pair of silver vases with conical body, opening into a wide, wavy rim, on circular foot with circumferential cord border decoration and tapered shaft in compressed globular form; protected against tarnishing, vague residues visible; underside of foot with felt covering; base stamped with crescent moon and crown, fineness mark and maker’s mark; surface micro-scratches and age-related signs of wear, one dent of 3 mm on the shaft of one vase; height: each ca. 13.5 cm.
Pair of color lithographs on paper; “Ruth Gleaning” and “Rachel Steals the Idols of Her Father” from 1960, from Chagall’s Bible series; combination of Expressionism and Surrealism in ochre, blue, and orange tones, accented with black. 1) Depiction of the biblical figure Ruth gleaning ears of corn in a rustic, archaic setting, surrounded by vegetal suggestions and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 246. 2) Depiction of Rachel in a narrative scene from the Old Testament, surrounded by animal forms, fluid transitions, and a figure; catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 242. Both in cream-colored Passepartout with linen structure, under glass, in narrow profiled gilt frames, not opened; image section dimensions: approx. 43.7 x 25.3 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 52.2 x 41.8 cm; total weight: approx. 2.9 kg.
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Oil on canvas; realistic landscape painting in appearance colours; depiction of a coastal section with rough sea, seagulls flying above, in the foreground to the left framed by a chain of rocks under a delicate light blue sky with slight cloud cover obscuring the sun; fine craquelure; surface soiling as well as some restoration traces and one paint loss; signed lower right; stepped gilt wooden frame with age-related signs of wear; not opened; painting dimensions: approx. 50.8 x 70.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 62.3 x 80.5 cm; total weight: approx. 3.1 kg.
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Oil on wood; abstract impressionism; abstract polychrome strokes with visible ductus in a partially complementary colour concept; black shadow gap frame made of wood; not opened; signed on the reverse, dated 1963 and numbered “No. 75”; micro paint flaking on the edges of the frame and the painting; painting dimensions: approx. 24 x 31.5 cm; frame dimensions: approx. 28.4 x 36.4 cm; weight: approx. 1.88 kg.
Oil on canvas; impressionist landscape painting with post-impressionist stroke technique; depiction of a greened flat field with small huts, hay bales and trees in strong contrast to the industrial silhouette in grey tones lining the horizon; signed and dated lower left (19)23 (or possibly 33?); presumably varnished; age-related signs of wear; reverse with foxing and adhesive label; painting dimensions: approx. 55.5 x 62.4 cm; weight: approx. 850 g.
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