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Lot 482 Dα

An Elberfeld silver engagement box

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Ceramics
Estimate: 400 €
Result: 378 € (incl. premium)

An Elberfeld silver engagement box

Cylindrical vessel decorated with three relief medallions depicting putti and inscribed “La Fidelite Me Conduit”, "L’argent Fait Reconcilier L’amour" and "Patiemment Fréquemment" (loosely translated: Loyalty leads me / Money brings reconciliation to love / Oftentimes patient). On the underside: "NVLLE ROSE SANS EPEINE". H 2.8 cm, weight 18 g.
Attributed to Peter de Werth, around 1760.

Literature

Cf. an identical box with the marks of the Eberfeld maker Peter de Weerth offered in Lempertz auction 1220, lot 600.