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Lot 97 Dα

An 18 and 21k gold enamelled "Greif" pillbox

Auction 1139 - overview Cologne
14.11.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery & Boxes
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €
Result: 2.232 € (incl. premium)

An 18 and 21k gold enamelled "Greif" pillbox

After a design from circa 1903/04 in the Städtische Galerie Munich, G.M.S. Round embossed design with light martelé. The blue and red enamelled lid with granulation decor. Hallmarks: Fineness 750, "MP" (conjoined)", number 4/20, "Nach Kandinsky". H 1.3 cm. Diameter 3.5 cm. Weight 54.38 g.
Max Pollinger, Munich circa 1970, after a design by Wassily Kandinsky.

Provenance

From the goldsmith's estate.

Literature

This design in the brochure: "Max Pollinger - Cornelia Röthel Goldschmiedearbeiten nach Entwürfen von Wassily Kandinsky", Munich 1970.