An extraordinary tray with engraving 'The Marriage Settlement' after William Hogarth 'Marriage a la Mode'
Johann von Holten I (Wilster 1714 - Hamburg 1790)
Lot-No. 400
Hamburg, 1752-69. Silver, stamped, assay mark, MM.: 'IVH'. Of quadratic curved shape, on 4 wooden feet. Centre with engraved scene 'The Marriage Settlement' after the satirical moralising series 'Marriage a la Mode' by William Hogarth (1697-1764). Verso old monogr. 'P&M K'. (Comp. Schliemann, Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, vol. II, no. 67 and 431). H. 3 cm, 26 x 25 cm, weight c. 740 g.
Johann von Holten I: An extraordinary tray with engraving 'The Marriage Settlement' after William Hogarth 'Marriage a la Mode'
Johann von Holten I (Wilster 1714 - Hamburg 1790)
An extraordinary tray with engraving 'The Marriage Settlement' after William Hogarth 'Marriage a la Mode'
Lot-No. 400
Hamburg, 1752-69. Silver, stamped, assay mark, MM.: 'IVH'. Of quadratic curved shape, on 4 wooden feet. Centre with engraved scene 'The Marriage Settlement' after the satirical moralising series 'Marriage a la Mode' by William Hogarth (1697-1764). Verso old monogr. 'P&M K'. (Comp. Schliemann, Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, vol. II, no. 67 and 431). H. 3 cm, 26 x 25 cm, weight c. 740 g.