Description

An excellent quality antique silver model of a bird with articulated wings. Good weight and extremely fine detail.

Weight 730 grams, 23.4 troy ounces.
Length 36cm. Height 13cm
German silver marks for Hanau, Germany.
Maker Neresheimer.
Circa 1900.

Marks. The continental silver mark is on the edge of the tail.

This lovely silver bird is in good condition with a few minor dents. The hinged wings work well, there has an older solder repair to one of the hinge. Please note that this item is not new and will show moderate signs of wear commensurate with age. Reflections in the photograph may detract from the true representation of this item.

Maker: B Neresheimer & Sohnes

B. Neresheimer & Sohne, Hanau, Germany are probably the best well known of the Hanoi silversmith firms operating around the turn of the 19th century. The antique silver industry of Hanau specialised in excellent copies of old master silversmiths’ work, particularly Nuremberg pieces, double lady cups, old goblets, snuff boxes and so on. These copies were marked with fantasy marks, somewhat resembling old marks, which also harmonized with the style of the piece. For example, French rococo style reproductions are marked with French looking marks, German seventeenth century-inspired pieces got German-looking marks, and so on. These marks were usually in a style reminiscent of seventeenth and eighteenth century maker's marks.

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