Lot No. 357


A large five-piece silver smoking companion set on a table, Wilhelm Frank, Vienna, 1923


A large five-piece silver smoking companion set on a table, Wilhelm Frank, Vienna, 1923 - Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts

probably a custom-made item; 800 silver; decorated in relief and with openwork; all-round depiction of putti, floral motifs and grapes; humidor cover additionally with four faun heads and amoretti; the upper section with beaded decoration; three smoking tools and the handled tray with four leaf-shaped feet; consisting of: a large rectangular tray, the long sides with two curved handles with floral motifs, the underside partly with wooden support (size: 86.3 x 55.6 cm); at its centre a rectangular geometrical pedestal for the humidor; a large humidor with glass cover and wood-lined interior (with key, size: 30.9 x 21.0 cm), an elongated cigarette case (size: 15.7 x 6.5 cm); an elongated ashtray, with a large grid at top (size: 15.0 x 6.7 cm) and a smaller one, above opened smoking tray (size: 8.5 x 6.5 cm); signs of age and use); marked with company signet, 800, toucan silver purity hallmark, the tray also with inscription under the edge: WILHELM FRANK FECIT and dated 1923; total weight (with the humidor’s glass lid and wooden lining the tray’s wooden support): 11,450.0 g. Including: a contemporary matching restored table made of black wood with polished finish with curved legs (size: height 61 cm, length 64.5 cm, width 47.7 cm). (MP)

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at

07.06.2023 - 17:58

Estimate:
EUR 6,000.- to EUR 10,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 6,000.-

A large five-piece silver smoking companion set on a table, Wilhelm Frank, Vienna, 1923


probably a custom-made item; 800 silver; decorated in relief and with openwork; all-round depiction of putti, floral motifs and grapes; humidor cover additionally with four faun heads and amoretti; the upper section with beaded decoration; three smoking tools and the handled tray with four leaf-shaped feet; consisting of: a large rectangular tray, the long sides with two curved handles with floral motifs, the underside partly with wooden support (size: 86.3 x 55.6 cm); at its centre a rectangular geometrical pedestal for the humidor; a large humidor with glass cover and wood-lined interior (with key, size: 30.9 x 21.0 cm), an elongated cigarette case (size: 15.7 x 6.5 cm); an elongated ashtray, with a large grid at top (size: 15.0 x 6.7 cm) and a smaller one, above opened smoking tray (size: 8.5 x 6.5 cm); signs of age and use); marked with company signet, 800, toucan silver purity hallmark, the tray also with inscription under the edge: WILHELM FRANK FECIT and dated 1923; total weight (with the humidor’s glass lid and wooden lining the tray’s wooden support): 11,450.0 g. Including: a contemporary matching restored table made of black wood with polished finish with curved legs (size: height 61 cm, length 64.5 cm, width 47.7 cm). (MP)

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A. Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.
+43-1-515 60-383

magda.pfabigan@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Jugendstil and 20th Century Arts and Crafts
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 07.06.2023 - 17:58
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 01.06. - 07.06.2023

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