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Märta af Ekenstam
(Sweden, 1880-1939)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
532 - 710 EUR
556 - 741 USD
Hammer price
17 000 SEK
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Märta af Ekenstam
(Sweden, 1880-1939)
a silver Nautilus goblet, Malmö Sweden 1914.
The top with a Nautilus shell and filigree silver, the leg with a granite, the richly ornamented base with cabochon cut moonstones. Height 23 cm, weight ca 360 g.
The seashell with damage. A silver thread a bit loose.
Exhibitions
Probably included in the 'Baltic Exhibition' in Malmö Sweden in 1914.
More information
After several years of education, Märta af Ekenstam opened her studio in Malmö in 1913. Her works were inspired by German and Austrian contemporary Art Nouveau with richly decorated objects, often as here incorporating semi-precious stones. This goblet was probably included the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö 1914.