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MARK OF JOHAN GRÜNO, HAMBURG, 1732
Details
A German silver tea-kettle, stand and lamp
Mark of Johan Grüno, Hamburg, 1732
The spherical kettle with rim foot, part-wood swing handle and detachable cover with part wood finial, the stand with three scroll supports on part-wood feet, the plain lamp with detachable cover, the kettle and lamp base each engraved with inscription and prick initials 'G.A.', marked on kettle, lamp base and stand
32.5 cm. high
gross 1,864gr.
The inscription reads 'Friedrich Rantzen Ao 1732 26 Febr ' (2)
Mark of Johan Grüno, Hamburg, 1732
The spherical kettle with rim foot, part-wood swing handle and detachable cover with part wood finial, the stand with three scroll supports on part-wood feet, the plain lamp with detachable cover, the kettle and lamp base each engraved with inscription and prick initials 'G.A.', marked on kettle, lamp base and stand
32.5 cm. high
gross 1,864gr.
The inscription reads 'Friedrich Rantzen A
Literature
E. Schliemann ed., Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, Hamburg, 1985, vol. 2, p. 250, no. 19, vol. 3, p. 224, fig. 544.
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