323 - SCALLOP SHELL BOWL

SCALLOP SHELL BOWL Bruckmann & Söhne, Heilbronn Large silver bowl in the shape of a scallop shell, with a radiating, ribbed basin; the wing is openwork with foliage scrolls and floral trelliswork; the rim features twisted godrons. The scallop shell is supported by a mermaid whose tail crosses beneath the handle; the handle features a high rocaille volute topped by the bust of a cherub. It rests on dolphin-shaped feet. Rocaille style. 800‰ silver. German craftsmanship: crescent and crown hallmark (Halbmond und Krone). Master’s hallmark of Bruckmann & Söhne, Heilbronn. Numbered 13025. The Bruckmann & Söhne firm, founded in Heilbronn in 1805, was one of Germany’s leading silverware manufacturers; Peter Bruckmann (1865–1937), the first president of the Deutscher Werkbund (1907), employed leading German designers there. Germany, late 19th–early 20th century. Height: 24 cm — Width: 33.5 cm — Weight: 805 g.