An Augsburg silver writing set. Comprising inkwell, sand caster, pen-stand and bell on a tray. Marks of Johann Jakob Adam, 1771 - 73. - image-1

Lot 374 Dα

An Augsburg silver writing set. Comprising inkwell, sand caster, pen-stand and bell on a tray. Marks of Johann Jakob Adam, 1771 - 73.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
14.11.2014, 10:30 - Silver, Boxes, and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 4.500 € - 5.000 €
Result: 5.208 € (incl. premium)

An Augsburg silver writing set. Comprising inkwell, sand caster, pen-stand and bell on a tray. Marks of Johann Jakob Adam, 1771 - 73.

L of tray 18; W 16.5 cm, weight 410 g.

Provenance

Purchased from Kunsthandel Hans Steinbeck, Aachen, 1980s; Private collection, Bavaria.

Literature

Cf. an almost identical set by Adams, illus. in: Seling 1980, no. 982. A similar work formerly kept in the Heller collection, illus. in cat.: Europäische Goldschmiedearbeiten 1560 - 1860, Aachen 2003, no. 151.