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Lot 599 Dα

A rare Esen silver teapot

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 10:30 - Silver
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 8.190 € (incl. premium)
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A rare Esen silver teapot

Pear-form vessel with a curved spout and wooden handle. Decorated with flowering sprigs on each of the twist fluted segments. The domed lid with corresponding decor and a rose flower finial. Dated 1800 and inscribed with the weight "Wiegt 29 3/8 Loth" to the underside. H 17.5 cm, weight 455 g.
Marks of Otto Helmerich Altena, c. 1800.

Provenance

Wiltrud Meinz-Arnold art dealership, Hamburg, 1977; from an old Westphalian collection.

Literature

For this maker's mark see Horst Arians, Riechdosen und Kleinsilber aus Ostfriesland, Aurich 2011, p. 435, no. 14.

Exhibitions

Jever Schlossmuseum.