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probably Johann Carl Rothe German silver cake slice
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- silver, enamel
- 22cm, 8 5/8in overall length
contemporary porcelain handle, probably Furstenberg, painted with hunting vignettes and terminating in a parrot’s head
Provenance
H. Matzke, Munich
Literature
Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 178, where the maker and town have been ascribed
Catalogue Note
Johann Carl Rothe’s birth year is unknown. He began his apprenticeship in 1770 and became a master in 1779.