A German novelty silver and electroplated mounted wooden lobster tureen and cover

A German novelty silver and electroplated mounted wooden lobster tureen and cover,

by J. H. Werner, Berlin, circa 1900-1920, also marked with Austrian tax marks,

circular form, the wooden bowl with silver lobster claw handles, with central anthemion girdle, and with a crowned cipher, the pull-off cover mounted with a lobster finial, with an electroplated liner, length handle to handle 37.5cm, approx. weighable 33oz.

Provenance:

Christie's, London, Centuries of Style, Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, 26-27 November 2013, part of lot 412,