A large Hanau parcel gilt silver table centrepiece formed as a galleon - image-1

Lot 859 Dα

A large Hanau parcel gilt silver table centrepiece formed as a galleon

Auction 1086 - overview Cologne
19.05.2017, 17:00 - Selected Works of Art
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 9.920 € (incl. premium)

A large Hanau parcel gilt silver table centrepiece formed as a galleon

Designed as a figure of a triton riding on a dolphin supporting a finely chased model of a ship with three tall masts, rigging, and billowing sails. Four diminutive figures of sailors on deck, the figurehead formed as a lion. H 54 cm, weight 2820 g.
Marks of Firma Nersheimer, ca. 1900.

Literature

Cf. a near identical table centrepiece by Neresheimer, illus. in: Thiele, Tafel- und Schausilber des Historismus in Hanau, Tübingen 1992, no. 200, illus. pl. 122.