An 18th century German silver-gilt three piece coffee service, Johann Jakob Hermann Grabe, Augsburg, 1793-1795
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August 12, 02:16 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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An 18th century German silver-gilt three piece coffee service Johann Jakob Hermann Grabe, Augsburg 1793-1795
urn-form, with acanthus leaf ornament, the two pots with carved ebonised wood handles, engraved 'W' beneath a coronet,
coffee pot 26cm., 10 1/4in. high
1968gr., 63oz. 4dwt. all in
The initial W below a German duke's coronet may be that of Louis Eugene (ruled 1793-1795) or Frederick Eugene (ruled 1795-1797) dukes of Wurttemberg. A wine jug and milk jug by this maker of 1787-1789 is in the Wurttemberg Landesmuseum see: Helmut Seling, Die Augsburger Gold-und Siberschmiede 1529-1868, Munich 2007, no. 2581 (a).
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