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3356

Johann George Hossauer

1794 – Berlin – 1874

Two dinner plates from the wedding service for Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1797–1888) and Augusta of Saxony-Weimar. 1829

Silver, cast, pressed, chased, engraved. 2,3 cm; Ø 26,7 cm (0 ⅞ in.; Ø 10 ½ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Johann George Hossauer. Two dinner plates from the wedding service for Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1797–1888) and Augusta of Saxony-Weimar. 1829.

Estimate:

EUR 3,000

 

- 5,000

USD 3,350

 

- 5,580

Sold for:

3,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 237-246

The Rohde-Hinze Collection 2 – Decorative Art, Saturday, 04.07.2015

Information

Silver, cast, pressed, chased, engraved. 2,3 cm; Ø 26,7 cm (0 ⅞ in.; Ø 10 ½ in.). Hallmark: Berlin [Scheffler 14 and 18]; master's mark: HOSSAUER BERLIN [Scheffler 1849/381g]; above this collector's stamp: WA (joined) under a crown for Wilhelm and Augusta; lot number: 15 Löth: [Scheffler 28a] / engraved on the flag: Prussian Royal eagle with Royal crown, surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Black Eagle / engraved on the reverse: "No 3“ (service number) and "2 Mk 13 ⅛ Lth“ (historical indication of weight); and "No 110“ and "2 Mk 8 ¼ Lth“. Total weight: 1.220 g.

Related literature: auction catalogue, Grisebach, Berlin, catalogue 94, 20 November 2001, lot 1901 / Melitta Jonas: Gold und Silber für den König. Johann George Hossauer (1794–1874) Goldschmied Sr. Majestät des Königs, exh. cat., Berlin 1998, p. 64f., cat. no. 2 (with ill.)

Further examples: Stiftung Huis Doorn, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin.

Palais of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Berlin / Royal Prussian silver collection, Schloss Berlin / private collection House of Brandenburg-Prussia / collection Frieda Hinze, Berlin / collection Elisabeth Rohde, Berlin

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (ed.): Berlin und die Antike, exh. cat., p. 282, cat. no. 557, ill. p. 284, ill. (here: plate with the service number "No 110")

Wolfgang Scheffler: Berlin Goldschmiede, Berlin 1968, p. 438 (1849/381g)

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