Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 337
A German gilded pewter ewer modelled as a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £180
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Description
A German gilded pewter ewer modelled as a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, with hinged cover, a WMF dish modelled in low relief with a sailing yacht, a WMF inkwell and a WMF napkin ring modelled as a boy rolling a barrel stamped WMF marks, ewer 21.5cm. high (4)
Literature
Paul Carter Robinson, 20th Century Pewter Art Nouveau to Modernism, Antique Collector's Club, page 100 catalogue number 1.208 for this actual example illustrated.