May 20, 2025 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
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Royal Interest: German Silver-Gilt Centerpiece
Wilhelm Rentrop, Altena, 1882
The oval bowl raised on a baluster-form stem and circular base, the bowl with foliate scrolls and applied on each side with an eagle in flight holding a snake, the base alternating oak and laurel leaves, the stem with lion masks, engraved on one side with 'WA' monogram below the Royal Prussian crown and on the other with the Prussian Royal arms. Height 22 3/4 inches (58 cm), approximately 203 ounces.
The arms are those of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Princess Auguste Viktoria, later Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Viktoria of Germany.
Provenance:
Christie's, London, November 30, 2006, lot 728.
$5,000 - $8,000
Wilhelm Rentrop, Altena, 1882
The oval bowl raised on a baluster-form stem and circular base, the bowl with foliate scrolls and applied on each side with an eagle in flight holding a snake, the base alternating oak and laurel leaves, the stem with lion masks, engraved on one side with 'WA' monogram below the Royal Prussian crown and on the other with the Prussian Royal arms. Height 22 3/4 inches (58 cm), approximately 203 ounces.
The arms are those of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and his wife Princess Auguste Viktoria, later Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Viktoria of Germany.
Provenance:
Christie's, London, November 30, 2006, lot 728.
English & Continental Silver
Large impressive size; has been lacquered; loss to elements at each end of central bowl; areas of splitting to metal; engraved underside "Wilh. Rentrop fecit Altena Westfalen 1882"
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