A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique - image-1
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A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique - image-3
A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique - image-1A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique - image-2A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique - image-3

Lot 209 Dα

A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique

Auction 1105 - overview Berlin
21.04.2018, 14:00 - Prussia II
Estimate: 15.000 € - 17.000 €
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A large Berlin silver krater-form vase after the antique

Krater-form interior gilt vessel supported by a round fluted base on a square plinth. Handles issuing from bearded mascarons. The body decorated with acanthus and grapevine reliefs and two mounted officers in Prussian Ulanen uniforms. H 26.5 cm, weight 2,044 g.
Marks of Johann George Hossauer, ca. 1820.

The form of this wine-cooler is based on that of the famous Medici krater, a marble vessel from the 1st century B.C. that was discovered in the mid-16th century and is now housed in the Uffizi. The relief décor of the original, which shows the Homeric heroes consulting the oracle at Delphi, has here been replaced by a depiction of Uhlan soldiers, presumably at the request of the patron.

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin.

Literature

Cf. also cat.: Berlin und die Antike, Berlin 1979, no. 558, illus. p. 229, and: Wesenberg, Johann George Hossauer 1794 - 1874, in: Forschungen und Berichte des Kunstgewerbemuseums Schloss Köpenick, Berlin 1987, p. 214, illus. 2.

Exhibitions

Gold und Silber für den König, Johann George Hossauer (1794 - 1874) Goldschmied Sr. Majestät des Königs, Berlin, Schloss Charlottenburg, 1998. Illus. in: Jonas, cat. no. 21, p. 83.