Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics

Design 17/20: Silver, Furniture & Ceramics

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 431. A German Silver Art Nouveau Centerpiece, M.H. Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen-Hemelingen, Circa 1900.

A German Silver Art Nouveau Centerpiece, M.H. Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen-Hemelingen, Circa 1900

Lot Closed

October 18, 09:49 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A German Silver Art Nouveau Centerpiece, M.H. Wilkens & Söhne, Bremen-Hemelingen, Circa 1900


the bowl and feet formed as roiling waves and with fish applied to the sides of the bowl, the handle formed as a fully-modeled mermaid draped in seaweed and holding a crab, marked on foot rim, stamped 800, and numbered 129053


58 oz 10 dwt

1822.5 g

length 17 in.

43.2 cm

A centerpiece of this model from the collection of Victor Niederhoffer was sold Freeman’s Philadelphia, June 19 2019, lot 45.