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A three piece Rococo style silver coffee-set, W.A. Bolin, Stockholm 1946.
Estimate
40 000 - 50 000 SEK
3 840 - 4 790 EUR
4 410 - 5 510 USD
Hammer price
36 000 SEK
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A three piece Rococo style silver coffee-set, W.A. Bolin, Stockholm 1946.
Comprising of a coffee pot, cream jug, and sugar bowl. Gilt interiors. Pear-shaped, on an oval base, richly decorated with floral ornamentation and rocailles, the lids crowned with a bouquet. The coffee pot has a wooden handle. Height of the pot 27.5 cm. Total weight 2247 g.
Provenance
W.A. Bolin Collection
More information
In 1946 the best Swedish silver smith masters of the
time were challenged to show whether their skills could be compared to the old masters. The coffee pot reproduced in this lot by Bolin is a copy of Mikael Åström’s famous masterpiece from 1764, sold at Bukowskis Spring Sale 2000, A516, lot 902.
The drawing of the original is preserved at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
