Large ensemble of angel figures, Wendt & Kühn, Grünhainichen in the Erzgebirge, 20th century
Erzgebirgische Holzschnitzkunst des traditionsreichsten und bekanntesten Herstellers; umfangreiches Orchester mit 28 Einzelfiguren, stehend und sitzend, jeweils mit Instrumenten; die Figuren stammen aus mehreren Jahrzehnten und weisen sämtlich Defekte auf (kleine Abplatzungen, abgebrochene oder fehlende Elemente); am Boden zumeist mit originalen Firmenaufklebern aus unterschiedlichen Jahrzehnten, teils mit alten Preisschildern; Höhe der Figuren: ca. 3,8-6 cm; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 314 g.
Erzgebirge woodcarving by the region’s most traditional and renowned manufacturer; extensive orchestra comprising 28 individual figures, standing and seated, each with instruments; the figures originate from various decades and all show defects (small chips, broken or missing parts); undersides mostly with original company labels from different decades, partly with old price tags; height of figures: approx. 3.8-6 cm; total weight: approx. 314 g.
13-lot silver; weight: approx. 683 g; elaborately designed silver pot with pear-shaped body, continuous vine decoration and indented shaft on a circular foot, encircled with relief vine leaf ornamentation; high-set ear-shaped handle made of light wood; hinged lid on the side with beaded and ornamental decoration, surmounted by a handle in the form of stylised vine leaves; wide spout adorned with a relief of Bacchus; age-related signs of wear; hallmarked on the side of the base with master’s mark (“GSD” in a heart-shaped shield – cf. Rosenberg, Vol. III, No. 4954) and Würzburg city mark, assay mark; height: approx. 26.8 cm.
1 x 925/- (filled), 1 x 835/- silver and 1 x plated; total weight: ca. 328 g; lot comprising: 1) small vase with pear-shaped body, vertically fluted all around, with tapered shaft on convex filled base; side stamped with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark Gayer & Krauss, Schwäbisch Gmünd, and fineness mark “925”; height: ca. 14.3 cm. 2) vase with pear-shaped body on narrow foot ring with funnel-shaped rim; underside stamped with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark Hermann Emil, Waldstetten, and fineness mark; height: ca. 14.3 cm. 3) handled vase with compressed globular body, side-mounted handle and wide, curved spout; underside with maker’s mark Hohmann & Katz AG, Pforzheim; height: ca. 10.5 cm. All pieces with age-related signs of wear.
800/- silver; total weight (without knives): ca. 966 g; 31-piece cutlery set “Schloß Rosenborg” in original case, comprising: 1) 6 dinner knives; some with age-related discolouration at the bolster; length: ca. 20 cm. 2) 6 dinner forks; length: ca. 17.7 cm. 3) 4 dinner spoons; length: ca. 17.8 cm. 4) 6 teaspoons; length: ca. 13.2 cm. 5) 6 cake forks; length: ca. 14.7 cm. 6) 1 soup cup spoon; various surface nicks on the bowl; length: ca. 15 cm. 7) 1 sugar spoon; length: ca. 13 cm. 8) 1 mocha spoon; length: ca. 10.5 cm. All pieces stamped with crescent moon and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark, and with age-related signs of wear.
800/- silver: weight: approx. 690 g; round Chippendale serving tray with circular centre and slightly curved six-lobed rim; marked on the centre with crescent moon and crown, jeweller’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear and oxidation residues; diameter: approx. 34.7 cm.