602 - KOCH & BERGFELD

KOCH & BERGFELD Bremen Title: Magnificent Centrepiece Featuring Hermes and Clotho. Date: End 19th c. Material: Silver, gilt. Glass bowl. Weight incl. glass ca. 5,000g. Measurement: 63.54 x 4.5 x 26 cm. Seal: Standard fineness 800, maker's mark Koch & Bergfeld, M, Nr. 5382. Description: A centrally rising round base with two rectangular side panels resting on four paw-shaped feet. On each side panel are seated figures: the god Mercury wearing a winged helmet and Klotho with her spindle, each on a flat volute plinth. On the circular base, large cartouches with scrollwork are arranged in pairs. Above these is the vase-shaped shaft, featuring four female mascarons and leaf-shaped handles. Above this sits the round bowl, in the centre of which is a crown with a funnel-shaped finial and, once again, female mascarons. The engraved dedications appear on the cartouche panels: „Herrn Amtmann H. Künneke zum 25 jähr. Jubiläum den 1ten April 1882“ / „Gewidmet von den Actionairen der Zuckerfabrik zu Thiede“ The sugar factory in Thiede was established in the second half of the 19th century. The nearby Thiede manor came under the ownership of the Thiede Sugar Factory Corporation in 1857 and was thus directly linked to the town’s industrial development. The sugar factory, which had a significant impact on Thiede in the second half of the 19th century, was taken over by the Barum Sugar Factory Corporation in 1928 Provenance: - Private collection Cologne Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Koch & Bergfeld #Germany #Silver.