Antique bread bowl in solid silver around 1800
Empire bread bowl or fruit basket in at least 800 silver from Berlin around 1800. Rectangular base with rounded corners, smooth, funnel-shaped walls. Openwork and engraved leaf decorations on it, ending with a cord edge. Marked with Jean George Humbert & Sohn, from 1799, unknown master's mark "W. Fr." and control marks of the Berlin old masters of the 18th century. Additionally Berlin hallmark Berlin Bear in oval, letter H and tremolier stitch. Condition very good, worth collecting! Lit: The goldsmith's mark, Marc Rosenberg.