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Lot 1083 Dα

A silver writing set made for the council of Lübeck

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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A silver writing set made for the council of Lübeck

Comprising an ink well and pounce box on an oval tray with pad feet engraved with the Lübeck municipal coat-of-arms and dated 1757. L of tray 24.5; W 16.7 cm, weight without lead inset of the ink well 608 g.
Marks of Asmus I Schramm, circa 1757.

Schramm appears to have carried out numerous commissions for the city council of Lübeck. Warncke mentions, alongside various platters and candlesticks "in the council house", two writing sets "engraved with a double-headed eagle with a shield on its chest and a crown. The platter with an ink well and pounce box."

Literature

Cf. a slightly later writing set made for Lübeck city council illustrated in Lübecker Silber 1781 - 1871, Lübeck 1978, illus. 1.