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.
Copper, gilt with polychrome enamel décor; beaker with conical body, copper fillets in floral form with vertical and horizontal segmentations, filled with enamel in white, green and violet tones with a golden shimmer on the front, interior enamelled with craquelure structure in red and violet tones; monogrammed on the underside; surface rubbed, well-maintained condition; height: approx. 7.2 cm; weight: approx. 220 g.
Bust made of white alabaster mounted on a quatrefoil plinth of veined grey marble; bust of the Greek goddess of youth, eternal beauty and vitality, Hebe, with lowered gaze; some cracks and losses as well as strong age-related discolourations; connection between plinth and bust needs adjustment; height: approx. 23 cm; total weight: approx. 4.57 kg.
Bronze, brown patinated, mounted on a rectangular wooden plaque; crucifix structured like a triptych, with a semi-sculptural depiction of Jesus beneath the inscription “Ich lebe ihr sollt auch leben” (“I live you also shall live”), and below that a probable depiction of his resurrection in the center, flanked by two scenes from the life of Jesus Christ on the left and right; groove on the reverse for hanging, as well as two holes with wire cables fastening the bronze to the wooden plaque under loose adhesive strips; the connection between relief and wood is slightly loosened; some water stains and chipping on the wooden plaque; age-related signs of wear; dimensions of bronze relief: approx. 43.7 x 31.3 cm; dimensions of wooden plaque: approx. 57.5 x 38.5 cm; total weight: approx. 5.12 kg.
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Brown-patinated bronze; “Escholier 14th century”; male figure in a medieval robe and hat with feather, carrying a book under one arm, a sword fastened to the belt, and holding a ring on one finger from which a lamp originally hung, now missing; mounted on a round bronze plinth with stone-slab structure; signed and titled on the plinth; surface irregularly patinated and rubbed; height: approx. 36 cm; weight: approx. 3585 g.