Vier silberne Serviettenringe, u.a. Hermann Bauer, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 20. Jh.
Four silver napkin rings, incl. Hermann Bauer, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 20th c.
3 x 925/- und 1 x 800/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 78 g; Konvolut Serviettenringe, davon: 1) einer mit umlaufendem Ornamentaldekor am oberen und unteren Rand, mittig eingraviertes ligiertes Monogramm „JL“, innen restvergoldet und seitlich gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Meistermarke Hermann Bauer und Feingehaltsstempel; Höhe: ca. 3,3 cm. 2) drei Serviettenringe mit gedrückt kugeliger Wandung, umlaufend diagonal rillierten Rändern und Feingehaltsstempeln „925“; Höhe: ca. 2,7 cm. Altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren.
3 x 925/- and 1 x 800/- silver; total weight: ca. 78 g; lot of napkin rings, comprising: 1) one with circumferential ornamental décor at upper and lower rim, central engraved ligated monogram “JL”, interior partially gilt and side stamped with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark Hermann Bauer and fineness mark; height: ca. 3.3 cm. 2) three napkin rings with compressed globular wall, circumferential diagonally ribbed rims and fineness marks “925”; height: ca. 2.7 cm. Age-related signs of wear.
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.
Shipping exclusively by forwarding agent or at the buyer’s risk.
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.
Shipping exclusively by forwarding agent or at the buyer’s risk.
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.
Shipping exclusively by forwarding agent or at the buyer’s risk.