Paar Silbervasen im Art-Déco-Stil, Hermann Bauer und Gottlieb Kurz, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 20. Jahrhundert
Pair of silver vases in Art Déco style, Hermann Bauer and Gottlieb Kurz, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 20th century
835/- und 925/- Silber (eine Vase gefüllt); Gesamtgewicht: ca. 286 g; 1) kleine Vase mit keulenförmigem Korpus auf ovalem Stand, seitlich angesetzter, langer, schmaler Handhabe und schräg angesetztem Ausguss; seitlich gestempelt mit Herstellermarke Hermann Bauer und Feingehaltsstempel „925“; Kitt seitlich am Stand sichtbar; Höhe: ca. 17,6 cm. 2) kleine Vase mit birnenförmigem Korpus auf abgesetztem, ovalem Stand mit seitlich angesetzter schmaler Handhabe und ovalem Ausguss; unterseitig gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Herstellermarke Gottlieb Kurz und Feingehaltsstempel „835“; innenseitig des Ausgusses punktuelle Verfärbungen; Höhe: ca. 14,5 cm. Beide Teile mit altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren.
835/- and 925/- silver (one vase filled); total weight: ca. 286 g; 1) small vase with club-shaped body on oval base, side-mounted long narrow handle and obliquely set spout; side stamped with maker’s mark Hermann Bauer and fineness mark “925”; filler visible at side of base; height: ca. 17.6 cm. 2) small vase with pear-shaped body on stepped oval base with side-mounted narrow handle and oval spout; underside stamped with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark Gottlieb Kurz and fineness mark “835”; interior of spout with localised discolouration; height: ca. 14.5 cm. Both pieces with 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.