ANTIQUE ERHARD & SOHNE BRONZE WRITING SET / LETTER OPENER, SEAL, STAMP BOX 19thC
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:27734446 | Modified Item: No |
| Material: Gilt Bronze | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
ANTIQUE ERHARD & SOHNE ART-NOUVEAU GILT BRONZE FOUR PIECES WRITING DESK SET WITH CASE
GERMANY EARLY 20TH CENTURYUp for a bid is a magnificent four ( 4 ) pieces writing desk set in gilt bronze housed in the original period presentation box. Manufactured in Germany at the beginning of the 20th Century during the Art-Nouveau period by the world wide well-known firm of ERHARD & SOHNE. The German Jugendstil and the Vienna Secession are the counterpart of the French Art Nouveau, a...n style or movement that flourished in all Europe from 1890 to 1910 approx. and the firm of Erhard & Sohne, founded in 1844 in Schwabish Gmund by Carl Gottlieb Erhard and his two sons, Carl and Julius, manufactured a lot of fashionable accessories and other decorative art objects into this modern style. A high quality writing desk set comprising: an stamp box, a wax seal, a calligraphy dip pen and a letter opener. Finely gilt and with an intricate fretwork / filigree-like décor in every piece. In overall good antique condition, possibly unused. The wax seal is blank and perfect to have engraved the owner's monogram and the dip pen is together with a nib. The wooden presentation box with felt and moiré-silk lined interior is in good antique condition and the exterior covered with a shagreen-like paper shows some wear and tear commensurate with age. Some of the pieces bearing impressed the manufacture company hallmark consisting on a left facing lion passant standing on a capital letter E. Measures approx.: dip pen ( without nib ) 6 3/4 in., wax seal 3 3/8 in., letter opener 8 7/8 in. and the stamp box 1 in. x 2 7/8 in. x 1 7/8 in. A highly collectable writing desk set of the finest quality manufactured in Germany late 1800s - early 1900s during the Art-Nouveau or Jugendstil era.A MUST HAVE DESK ACCESSORY FOR THE ADVANCED COLLECTORBuyer to pay additional shipping, handling and insurance costs
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All sales are finalBID WITH CONFIDENCE. GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTEDPlease note: as it is time consuming to answer all questions enquire only if you are seriously interested and all your queries will be answered before close of auctionWE SHIP WORLWIDEShipping quotes are only first estimates at the lowest rate. Final shipping costs will be calculated when knowing where the piece is going to or the winner’s zip code.
GERMANY EARLY 20TH CENTURYUp for a bid is a magnificent four ( 4 ) pieces writing desk set in gilt bronze housed in the original period presentation box. Manufactured in Germany at the beginning of the 20th Century during the Art-Nouveau period by the world wide well-known firm of ERHARD & SOHNE. The German Jugendstil and the Vienna Secession are the counterpart of the French Art Nouveau, a...n style or movement that flourished in all Europe from 1890 to 1910 approx. and the firm of Erhard & Sohne, founded in 1844 in Schwabish Gmund by Carl Gottlieb Erhard and his two sons, Carl and Julius, manufactured a lot of fashionable accessories and other decorative art objects into this modern style. A high quality writing desk set comprising: an stamp box, a wax seal, a calligraphy dip pen and a letter opener. Finely gilt and with an intricate fretwork / filigree-like décor in every piece. In overall good antique condition, possibly unused. The wax seal is blank and perfect to have engraved the owner's monogram and the dip pen is together with a nib. The wooden presentation box with felt and moiré-silk lined interior is in good antique condition and the exterior covered with a shagreen-like paper shows some wear and tear commensurate with age. Some of the pieces bearing impressed the manufacture company hallmark consisting on a left facing lion passant standing on a capital letter E. Measures approx.: dip pen ( without nib ) 6 3/4 in., wax seal 3 3/8 in., letter opener 8 7/8 in. and the stamp box 1 in. x 2 7/8 in. x 1 7/8 in. A highly collectable writing desk set of the finest quality manufactured in Germany late 1800s - early 1900s during the Art-Nouveau or Jugendstil era.A MUST HAVE DESK ACCESSORY FOR THE ADVANCED COLLECTORBuyer to pay additional shipping, handling and insurance costs
PayPal and other methods of payment are accepted
All sales are finalBID WITH CONFIDENCE. GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTEDPlease note: as it is time consuming to answer all questions enquire only if you are seriously interested and all your queries will be answered before close of auctionWE SHIP WORLWIDEShipping quotes are only first estimates at the lowest rate. Final shipping costs will be calculated when knowing where the piece is going to or the winner’s zip code.
