拍品专文
The firm of Mortimer & Hunt executed considerable commissions for the Prussian Royal House, as did their successors, Hunt & Roskell.
SILVER FROM THE PRUSSIAN ROYAL COLLECTION
Sold by a Descendant of the House of Hohenzollern
The heads of the Hohenzollern family were the Electors of Brandenburg from the 15th through the 17th centuries, becoming Kings of Prussia in 1701 and finally German Emperors after 1871.
(Essay on silver to follow here!)
THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN
Friedrich Wilhelm "the Great Elector"
Elector of Brandenburg, 1640-1688
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Friedrich I
Elector of Brandenburg, 1688-1701
King of Prussia, 1701-1713
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Friedrich Wilhelm I
King of Prussia, 1713-1740
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Friedrich II "Frederick the Great"
King of Prussia, 1740-1786
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Friedrich Wilhelm II
King of Prussia, 1786-1797
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Friedrich Wilhelm III
King of Prussia, 1797-1840
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Friedrich Wilhelm IV
King of Prussia, 1840-1861
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Wilhelm I
King of Prussia, 1861-1871
Emperor of Germany, 1871-1888
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Friedrich III
Emperor of Germany, 1888
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Wilhelm II "Kaiser Wilhelm"
Emperor of Germany, 1888-1918
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Friedrich Wilhelm
Crown Prince, b.1882, d.1851
Thence by descent to the present owner
TWO PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER SALT CELLARS
细节
TWO PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER SALT CELLARS
THE FIRST LONDON, 1841, MAKER'S MARK OF MORTIMER & HUNT; THE SECOND BERLIN, MID 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'SD MARK OF JOHANN GEORGE HOSSAUER
Each on cast rockwork base, formed of the Imperial eagle, its wings outstretched and supporting a shell form cellar chased with rocaille, engraved underneath with scratch weights, marked on bases, the first also stamped MORTIMER AND HUNT--4 1/2in.(11.5cm.) high
(40oz.) (2)
THE FIRST LONDON, 1841, MAKER'S MARK OF MORTIMER & HUNT; THE SECOND BERLIN, MID 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'SD MARK OF JOHANN GEORGE HOSSAUER
Each on cast rockwork base, formed of the Imperial eagle, its wings outstretched and supporting a shell form cellar chased with rocaille, engraved underneath with scratch weights, marked on bases, the first also stamped MORTIMER AND HUNT--4 1/2in.(11.5cm.) high
(40oz.) (2)