Josse (Joos) de Momper
Oil/canvas, 93 x 191,5 cm, small rest., relined. - With expertise by Walter Bernt from 5.11.1954, who attributes the figures to Frans Francken d.J.. - Prov.: Private collection Northern Germany. - Mus.: Antwerpen, Amsterdam, den Haag, Utrecht, St. Petersburg, Prag, Budapest, Madrid, Hamburg, Berlin, Oslo et.al. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit et.al.

Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen, (Lensahn 1886 - Hamburg 1930)
Oil/board, 40,5 x 50 cm, monogr. lo. le. DMJ. - Student of L. Corinth, married to the painter a. architect Emil Maetzel, educational journeys to Paris a. Chartres, member of the Hamburg Secession, started with expressionistic woodcuts. - Mus.: Hamburg, Schleswig (SHLM), Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Rump, Der Neue Rump, Hans "D.M.-J. 1886-1939" (catalogue raisonné) et.al.

18 ct. white gold. In the center the natural, oval cut Burma ruby of fine transparent colour c. 6,059 ct. (11,22 x 10,01 x 5,39 mm), no indications of thermal enhancement. On the sides all together 6 diamond baguettes of in total c. 0,60 ct. TW-W.vvsi. With HRD report Institute of Gemmology. Size c. 55.

Paris, c. 1900. Nutwood, partly solid and veneered, with rich inlays of different exotic woods and with gilded bronze mountings. On 4 claw feet, body with 3 doors and concave curved sides. With one central drawer. Top with green marble plate. Rich bronze mountings of leaf capitals, friezes, rosettes, wreaths and bows. Sides with fine inlays of the french lily. Front with extraordinary inlays of two pigeons within an flower wreath with foliage and two flambeaus. Inside with 1 shelf. Min. traces of age. H. 89,5 cm, w. 142 cm, d. 58,5 cm.

Wilhelm Fountain
London, 1815 - 16. Silver, marked, MM.: "WF". In front engraving: "24. V. 1888 von Wilhelm, Victoria, Bernhard, Charlotte, Victoria, Sophie, Margarethe", crowned by Prussia eagle and monogr. with "H" for the Emperor house Hohenzollern (Comp. Jackson, p. 88, 222). H. 21 cm, diameter 37 cm, weight c. 2200 gr.