602 - KOCH & BERGFELD

KOCH & BERGFELD Bremen Title: Magnificent Centerpiece Featuring Hermes and Clotho. Date: Late 19th century. Material: Silver, gilt. Glass bowl. Weight, including glass, approx. 5,000 g. Dimensions: 63.54 x 4.5 x 26 cm. Hallmark: Standard fineness 800, maker’s mark Koch & Bergfeld, M, No. 5382. Description: A round base rising from the center, with two rectangular side panels resting on four paw-shaped feet. Seated figures are depicted on each side panel: the god Mercury wearing a winged helmet and Clotho 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 center of which is a crown with a funnel-shaped finial and, once again, female mascarons. The engraved dedications appear on the cartouche panels: “To Mr. H. Künneke, District Administrator, on his 25th anniversary, April 1, 1882” / “Dedicated by the shareholders of the Thiede Sugar Factory” 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: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transportation is available only through a shipping company, subject to consultation following the auction. Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Koch & Bergfeld #Germany #Silver.