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19th Century German Solid Silver Mercury Centrepiece, Wilkens & Sohne c.1890
About the Item
Antique 19th Century German large solid silver centrepiece, depicting the boat-form bowl raised on a scrolled base chased with waves, with a fully modelled figure of the god Mercury seated at the stern, the bow with the upper torso of a maiden bearing a garland of seaweed emerging from lapping waves, with removable silver-plated liner, on an oval mirror plateau with gadrooned rim. Hallmarked German silver (800+ silver standard), numbered 168387, Maker Wilkens (Wilkens & Sohne, Hemelingen). The silver plated liner marked EINSATZ UNECHT on underside, the plateau apparently unmarked.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Width: 52 cm // 20.47 in
Depth: 22 cm // 8.66 in
Weight: 4.32 kg // 139.029 troy oz
- Creator:M.H. Wilkens & Söhne (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
- Style:Other (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
- Seller Location:Royal Tunbridge Wells, GB
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