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Naum Slutzky

Kiev 1894 – 1965 Stevenage, England

Silverware with 211 pieces in a credenza design: Fritz Block. Circa 1930

Cuttlery: silver cast; knife with steel blade from J.A. Henckels, Zwillingswerk, Solingen. 11 – 35 cm (4 ⅜ – 13 ¾ in.) Silver with master's mark: hammer with corrugated grip in a circle. Fineness mark: 800. Kingdom stamp: crescent moon, crown. Steel blade: Fa. J.A. Henckels Solingen Zwillingswerk. Total weight: 12.860 g / Buffet-furniture: oak, partially lacquered; on a coniferous body; glass – Manufacturer: Company Loth, Hamburg. 178 × 112 × 52 cm (70 ⅛ × 44 ⅛ × 20 ½ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Naum Slutzky. Silverware with 211 pieces in a credenza design: Fritz Block. Circa 1930.

Estimate:

EUR 30,000

 

- 50,000

USD 33,700

 

- 56,200

Sold for:

52,500 EUR (incl. premium)

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Cuttlery: silver cast; knife with steel blade from J.A. Henckels, Zwillingswerk, Solingen. 11 – 35 cm (4 ⅜ – 13 ¾ in.) Silver with master's mark: hammer with corrugated grip in a circle. Fineness mark: 800. Kingdom stamp: crescent moon, crown. Steel blade: Fa. J.A. Henckels Solingen Zwillingswerk. Total weight: 12.860 g / Buffet-furniture: oak, partially lacquered; on a coniferous body; glass – Manufacturer: Company Loth, Hamburg. 178 × 112 × 52 cm (70 ⅛ × 44 ⅛ × 20 ½ in.). Master's mark: hammer with corrugated grip in a circle. Fineness mark: 800. Kingdom stamp: crescent moon, crown. Steel blade: Fa. J.A. Henckels Solingen Zwillingswerk, rustproof. Total weight: 12.860 g.

12-part series. Since 1980 in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, inv. no. M.80.145.1 (gift of Mrs. Anna Sophie Block).

Anna Sophie (1895–1986) and Fritz Block (1889–1955), Hamburg, from 1938 Los Angeles / Private Collection, Sweden (by descent)

Slutzky. Museum of Art and Trade, Hamburg, 1932/33 / Slutzky. Hamburg, Hamburg art association, 1932 (without catalogue) / Ein Bauhauskünstler in Hamburg. Naum Slutzky. 1894–1965. Hamburg, Museum of Art and Trade, 1995, cat. no. 42, p. 68, ill. p. 69

Edgar Lehmann. In: Der Kreis, Jg. VIII, Dezember 1931, S. 713 / Barbara Einzig: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, 1. Juli 1979 – 30. Juni 1981, 1981

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