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Johann Alois Seethaler pair of German silver-gilt sorbet serving spoons
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- silver, wood
- 33.3cm, 13in long
With spade-shaped bowls and turned hardwood handles, also stamped 14.2.2
Literature
Exh. Cat. Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, 2004, no. 192A
Condition
minor loss of gilding round pins holding to wood handle. Lovely colour and very good condition and marks.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The standard 14:2:2 , struck on these servers (fourteen lots, two quentchens and two pfennigs, equivalent to 92% pure silver content) was higher than the standard of 13 lots or 81% normally used in Augsburg and guaranteed by the pineapple town mark.
This higher standard was stamped on pieces of the royal service made for Elector Max Joseph I after 1806, commissioned from the royal goldmith Johann Alois Seethaler who in turn ordered it largely from J-B-C Odiot and M-G Biennais in Paris, but included Ausburg masters such as Johann Christoph Neuss. Helmut Seling records and illustrates this standard mark from a covered dish by Neuss from the royal service. See: Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Silberschmiede 1529-1868, Munich, 2007, p. 872 and no. 2655g. At the time these spoons were made ice-cream was great luxury.
Johann Alois Seethaler was born in Augsburg about 1775. He became a master goldsmith in 1796 and married a year later. He was appointed as silversmith to the Bavarian royal court, and died in 1835. His son, Joseph, who was baptized in 1799, followed his father’s profession, working as a manufacturer and dealer.
This higher standard was stamped on pieces of the royal service made for Elector Max Joseph I after 1806, commissioned from the royal goldmith Johann Alois Seethaler who in turn ordered it largely from J-B-C Odiot and M-G Biennais in Paris, but included Ausburg masters such as Johann Christoph Neuss. Helmut Seling records and illustrates this standard mark from a covered dish by Neuss from the royal service. See: Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Silberschmiede 1529-1868, Munich, 2007, p. 872 and no. 2655g. At the time these spoons were made ice-cream was great luxury.
Johann Alois Seethaler was born in Augsburg about 1775. He became a master goldsmith in 1796 and married a year later. He was appointed as silversmith to the Bavarian royal court, and died in 1835. His son, Joseph, who was baptized in 1799, followed his father’s profession, working as a manufacturer and dealer.