Sale: 422 / Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century, May 22. 2015 in Munich Lot 75

 

75
Deutschland
Brieföffner in Form eines Säbels, Nach 1855.
Silver
Estimate:
€ 500 / $ 535
Sold:
€ 625 / $ 668

(incl. surcharge)
Brieföffner in Form eines Säbels. Nach 1855.
Silver. With richly decorated handle with lions' heads and silver sheath.
Länge: 31.3 cm (12.3 in). Sable ca.140 g, total ca. 191 g.
Sheath stamped, among others, "FOEHR", perhaps Eduard Föhr, active as silversmith in Stuttgart as of 1855. Presumably French repunching (tiny stamp). [CB].

PROVENANCE: Collection Max Geiger.




75
Deutschland
Brieföffner in Form eines Säbels, Nach 1855.
Silver
Estimate:
€ 500 / $ 535
Sold:
€ 625 / $ 668

(incl. surcharge)