Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — Très rare théière en argent massif de style japoniste, ca. 1885

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

Très rare théière en argent massif de style japoniste, ca. 1885
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — View from the side with the engraved decoration of a flowers

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

View from the side with the engraved decoration of a flowers
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — The other side with an engraved decoration of a flying bird

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

The other side with an engraved decoration of a flying bird
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — Detail of the final

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

Detail of the final
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — The teapot open

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

The teapot open
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — Detail of the naturalistic cast handle

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

Detail of the naturalistic cast handle
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — Alternate view

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

Alternate view
Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I — Mark on the bottom of the base

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I

Mark on the bottom of the base

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I a very rare silver japonist teapot

Louis Wolfers, père et Fils I (Brussels), a very rare silver Japonist teapot, designed and made before 1890, with a martelé finsih and engraved decoration of flowers and a flying bird, the naturalistic handle cast and slightly gilt, the final in the form of a 'chien de Fo', height 12 cm, length 21 cm (spout to handle). Weight 457 grams. Unmarked, but with a later alloy mark on the bottom of '800M' for 800/1000. In good condition, one of the insulators of the handle replaced. A cup with the same handle form (but smaller) in the collection of the Design museum Ghent (inv. nr. 2006/104), the bronze models for the handle in the collection of the DIVA museum in Antwerp (inv. nr. S2004/16/4518).

Period :  1850-1900

Size :  Medium

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