Lot 129
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A German silver dessert-stand
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A German silver dessert-stand

MARK OF HUMBERT & SOHN, BERLIN, CIRCA 1870

Details
A German silver dessert-stand
Mark of Humbert & Sohn, Berlin, circa 1870
Partly fluted shaped circular on conforming pedestal base, the stem formed as a grapevine with garlands exending upwards, the detachable dish with cast and chased fruiting grapevine border, and central chased and pierced button knop, the base engraved with FW cypher with Royal Prussian crown above, presumably for Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, later King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, marked on foot-rim, filled
9½in. (14cm.) high
gross 44oz. (1,382gr.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Four further examples of these dessert stands are at Huis Doorn at were exhibited Hanau, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Kaiserliches Gold und Silber, Schätze der Hohenzollern aus dem Schloss Huis Doorn, 1985- 1986, cat. no. 66, illustrated p. 86.

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