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PROPERTY OF A GERMAN GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF GERMAN CAST SILVER FIGURAL COMPORT STANDS
MARK OF JOHANN WILHELM DAVID FRIEDRICH, AND RETAILER'S MARK OF DEMESSIE, STAMPED '14' FOR 14 LOTHS, BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
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A PAIR OF GERMAN CAST SILVER FIGURAL COMPORT STANDS
MARK OF JOHANN WILHELM DAVID FRIEDRICH, AND RETAILER'S MARK OF DEMESSIE, STAMPED '14' FOR 14 LOTHS, BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
Each on openwork scrolling and rocaille bases, the foliate stems applied with a putto allegorical of the seasons, the bowls formed of scrolls and flowers, engraved underneath with a scratch weight 'tb 3,52' and 'tb 3,57', the glass dishes lacking
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
118 oz. (3670 gm.)
MARK OF JOHANN WILHELM DAVID FRIEDRICH, AND RETAILER'S MARK OF DEMESSIE, STAMPED '14' FOR 14 LOTHS, BERLIN, CIRCA 1850
Each on openwork scrolling and rocaille bases, the foliate stems applied with a putto allegorical of the seasons, the bowls formed of scrolls and flowers, engraved underneath with a scratch weight 'tb 3,52' and 'tb 3,57', the glass dishes lacking
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
118 oz. (3670 gm.)
Provenance
Silver from the Prussian Royal Collection, sold by a descendent of the House of Hohenzollern;
Christie’s, New York, 21 October 1993, lot 275.
Christie’s, New York, 21 October 1993, lot 275.
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