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Karl Raichle / Bauhaus Hand Hammered Pewter Candlestick c. 1928
Karl Raichle(1889 – 1965) Meersburg, Germany.
Candlestick c. 1928
Hand hammered pewter in a half sphere and cone form
Marks: Meersburg, 6 7 8 2
For more information on Karl Raichle see: Avantgarde Design 1880-1930,Torsten Bröhan & Thomas Berg (Köln, Benedict Taschen, 1994) p. 101.
H: 3 1/8″ x Dia: 3 1/2″
Price: $2,250
Karl Raichle (1889 – 1965) attended the Bauhaus as a student in the late 1920’s before opening his own metalworkshop in Meersburg. Raichle was a student of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at the Bauhaus in Dessau.
Karl Raichle / Bauhaus Hand Hammered Pewter Candlestick c. 1928
Eugene Fontenay (1823-1887) “Wisteria” brooch and fitted with original pendant attachment in 18k gold with extremely fine detailing, superb granulation and hanging pendant blossoms, marked: EF in a diamond poincon (the mark of Eugene Fontenay), French Eagle’s head touchmark for 18k gold (2x), c.1875
Length of pendant: 3 and 3/8 inches x width: 1 and ½ inches
Weight: .60 Troy ounce / 18.6 grams / 11.9 pennyweights
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Length: 58 inches long x width: 3/8 inches
Weight: 2.01 Troy ounces / 62.7 grams / 40.3 pennyweights
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