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Lot 1286 Dα

A silver box by Emil Lettré

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.134 € (incl. premium)
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A silver box by Emil Lettré

Bulbous vessel with visible martelé decor and slightly domed slip lid with a border of stylised shells and a figure of a recumbent sphinx as a finial. H 11 cm, weight 171 g.
Berlin, marks of Emil Lettré (fish mark), 1920s.

Literature

Lettré used this fish mark in his earlier works, later replacing it with a simple "L". Cf. cat. Emil Lettré, Andreas Moritz, zwei deutsche Silberschmiede im 20. Jahrhundert, Cologne 1976, unpag. Cf. also ibid. cat. no. 33 illus. 16.