Live Auction 12035Christie's Interiors
AN AUSTRIAN SILVER JARDINIERE AND MIRROR-PLATEAU
Lot 156

AN AUSTRIAN SILVER JARDINIERE AND MIRROR-PLATEAU

MARK OF JOSEPH CARL KLINKOSCH, VIENNA, CIRCA 1890

Closed6 April 2016

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GBP 12,500

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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER JARDINIERE AND MIRROR-PLATEAU
MARK OF JOSEPH CARL KLINKOSCH, VIENNA, CIRCA 1890
The oval jardinière shaped, fluted below a frieze of scrolling foliage and applied with ribbon-tied floral swags, foliate scroll side handles, the oblong mirror plateau with incurved corners, on four acanthus scroll supports with reeded side handles
the jardinière, 20 1/2 in. (52 cm.) long 
the mirror plateau, 27 in. (68.7 cm.) long  
weighable silver 107 oz. 14 dwt. (3,350 gr.)

Specialist note

Under Emperor Franz Joseph, the firm of Klinkosch had an importance comparable to that of Fabergé for Emperor Nicholas II. Under the direction of Josef Carl Klinkosch (1822-1888) and his two sons Isidor (1852-1914) and Arthur (1854-c.1900), the firm became the most important suppliers of gold and silverware to the Imperial Court of Austria.