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Lot 837 Dα

A gold galvanized metal plaque with an Egyptian motif

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
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A gold galvanized metal plaque with an Egyptian motif

Round plaque with a depiction of an Egyptian lady and her retinue by a temple, inset in a wooden surround. Engraved lower left "A. Willms inv." and "Thos Spall Fecit 1889". D 33.4, frame H 43.3, W 43.2 cm.
Birmingham, attributed to Elkington & Co Ltd, 1889, produced by Thomas Spall after a design by August Adolphe Willms.

Auguste Adolphe Willms (1827 - 1899) became head designer at Elkington & Co. in 1859, a position which he held until his death. Before moving to Birmingham he worked in Paris, including under Jean-Valentin Morel.
Thomas Spall (1853 - 1914) apprenticed at Elkington & Co. before working there as an embosser and chaser.

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A similar silver plaque with a "Pompeiian lady" after a design by August Adolphe Willms in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (acc. no. 2003.1.4.).
For more on Elkington & Co Ltd see: Culme, The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, vol. I, 1987, p. 141.