902/​299

A Danish Baroque silver coffee pot and stand, of oval fluted form, the coffee pot with hinged domed cover, finial and scroll handle of wood. The reverse pricked with weight W: 42 Lod. The stand reverse pricked with weight W: 14 lod 3 qt. Maker's mark ICS for Jens Christensen, licensed 1721–1734, the widow continues, mentioned 1735–1762. Both hallmarked with Copenhagen town mark 1736, the coffee pot with monthly mark Sagittarius, the stand with monthly mark Libra. Weight 645 g. and 213 g. H. 25 cm. L. 23.5 cm. (2)

Provenance: Knud Abildgaard's Collection.

Literature: Christian A. Bøje: Danske guld og sølv smedemærker (Danish gold and silver marks), volume I, p. 120, referred to under the maker Jens Christensen, coffee pot and stand KM 1736.

Auction

Furniture, clocks, bronzes, carpets, silver and ceramics, 2 June 2021

Category

Silver ▸ Silver

Estimate

40,000–50,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold