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Lot 758 Dα

An ormolu-mounted Neoclassical lacquer samowar

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
15.05.2018, 17:00 - Selected Works
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 8.680 € (incl. premium)
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An ormolu-mounted Neoclassical lacquer samowar

An egg-shaped lacquered tin urn on three curved lion's paw feet issuing from angel's head masks on a quatrefoil base. The border around the shoulders, the pinecone finial, the facetted spout and the burner of gilt bronze. Minor losses to the pigment of the base, otherwise cleaned and in very good condition. H 39.3 cm.
Brunswick or Berlin, ca. 1800, attributed to the Stobwasser Manufactory, the bronzes attributed to Werner & Mieth in Berlin.

Literature

A further example in dark blue published in: Richter, Stobwasser. Lackkunst aus Braunschweig & Berlin, vol. I, Munich-Berlin-London-New York 2005, no. 156.