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A RARE PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER TORAH FINIALS, JOHANNES BEEKMAN HAYENS, EMDEN, CIRCA 1800 |
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- marked with city and maker's mark on staves, also Dutch control mark for foreign work
- height 15 1/2 in.
- 39.4 cm
modeled in the form of the tower on the town hall of the city of Emden, wide square borders tooled with trellis supporting octagonal towers with clock faces on four sides, two-tiered cupola tops, hung with bells in apertures
Condition
Half of one clock hand is missing, tips of some finials on galleries missing, some finials repaired with lead, one with upper patch to secure bells.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Johannes Beekman Hayens (W. Scheffler Goldschmiede Niedersachsens I, no. 180), son of silversmith Hans Epps Hayens, apprenticed to his father 1780's, master 1792, alderman 1803-04. These finials are copied from the central tower of the town hall of Emden, the tops relate to Neue Kirche in Emden, built in 1648.