Null An ornate northern German copper foot warmer, Hanover/Brunswick, circa 1720…

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An ornate northern German copper foot warmer, Hanover/Brunswick, circa 1720 Eight-sided body of pierced copper in relief with a hinged side door for inserting a brazier. Arched lid, richly pierced and in relief, with movable carrying handle. Decorated all around with putti, horses, lions and mythical creatures in rich relief. Diameter 21 cm, height without handle 18 cm. Condition: II

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An ornate northern German copper foot warmer, Hanover/Brunswick, circa 1720 Eight-sided body of pierced copper in relief with a hinged side door for inserting a brazier. Arched lid, richly pierced and in relief, with movable carrying handle. Decorated all around with putti, horses, lions and mythical creatures in rich relief. Diameter 21 cm, height without handle 18 cm. Condition: II

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Baedeker, Fritz Handwritten letter with signature "Karl Baedeker" to Messrs (publisher Ernst Victor) Schmorl and (Alfred) von Seefeld in Hanover. Leipzig, Feb. 18, 1890. 1.5 pp. on one sheet (approx. 21.8 x 14.2 cm) laid paper with personal letterhead. Baedeker, Fritz Handwritten letter with signature "Karl Baedeker" to Messrs (publisher Ernst Victor) Schmorl and (Alfred) von Seefeld in Hanover. Leipzig, Feb. 18, 1890. 1.5 pp. on one sheet (approx. 21.8 x 14.2 cm) laid paper with personal letterhead. May I ask you for a favor for my travel guide, as I lack a suitable correspondent there at the moment? I would like to add a few remarks to the new edition of my 'Northern Germany', which is currently in print, about the Kestner Museum opened in Nov. J. about the Kestner Museum ... and had addressed this request to Dr. Schuchardt ... ... with this request, but without reply. - Slightly creased at upper margin, generally well preserved. - NDB 1 (1953), p. 516 - Fritz Baedeker (1844-1925) was the youngest of three sons of the publisher Karl Baedeker. He ran his father's publishing house from 1869 until his death. - Included: Handwritten postcard with signature "Fr. Baedeker in Fa Karl Baedeker" to Mr. A. v. Seefeld in Hanover. Leipzig, Feb. 20, 1890 - "Many thanks for the kind reply to the ... note about the K.(estner) Museum. As much as I am generally pleased to be accommodating on the occasion of such inquiries as the one to Dr. Sch.(uchhardt), sometimes the most unpleasant delays occur due to non-response, unless another obliging correspondent, like you now, steps in to help." - A few small ink stains, generally well preserved. Autograph letter and postcard signed by German publisher Fritz Baedeker in well preserved condition. 350

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Lago di Garda (view of Lake Garda). 1890s. Oil on canvas. 40 x 29 cm. Framed in a gold-colored piece frame with vegetal relief decoration. - Isolated losses of color along the edges as traces of framing. Occasional slight craquelure and small losses of color. Some yellowing due to age. Good overall. - Romantic view of Lake Garda with the embedded mountains of the southern foothills of the Alps, the colors powerful. Italy - German-Roman Lago di Garda (view of Lake Garda). 1890s. Oil on canvas. 40 x 29 cm. Framed in a gold-colored piece frame with vegetal relief decoration. - Isolated losses of color along the edges as traces of framing. Occasional slight craquelure and small losses of color. Some yellowing due to age. Good overall. - Romantic view of Lake Garda with the embedded mountains of the southern foothills of the Alps, the colors powerful. Stylistically attributable to the German Romans, the landscape is bathed in a very warm, almost rose-colored light and in a very romantic, yearning mood. Oil on canvas. Framed in a golden frame with floral relief decoration. - Isolated losses of color along the edges as traces of framing. Occasional slight craquelure and small losses of color. Bit yellowed due to age. Good overall. - Romantic view of Lake Garda with the surrounding mountains of the southern foothills of the Alps, the colors vibrant. Stylistically attributable to the German Romans, the landscape is bathed in a very warm, almost pink-colored light and in a very romantic, wistful mood.

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