Egypt Revival Silver Kuttroff Gebrüder Guilloche Enamel Letter Opener
Code: 13508
£275.00 Approx $345.04, €320.51, £275
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For sale is an Antique 1880s German Kuttroff Gebrüder Made 935 Silver Hallmarked, Guilloche Enamel & Hand Painted Egyptian Revival Letter Opener. In superb detail and excellent condition. The back is silver hallmarked with “935” (standard German silver hallmark) and “GK” which stands for the silversmiths Kuttroff Gebrüder - Pforzeheim, founded in 1882 by two brothers, Karl and Gustav Kuttroff. The "G star K" trade mark obtained in 1962 in the USA the SN 151310 for "Jewelry and ornamental objects for personal use, made in whole or in part in gold or silver or gold alloy or silver alloy (first use in 1934)". This piece is in exceptional condition with all enamel present, and one of the best examples of Egyptian revival online at present!
About Egyptian revival:
Egyptian revival in jewelry was initiated in those heady days in Paris when Napoleon returned from Egypt with a treasure trove of design inspiration. The aesthetic was given additional impetus by milestones such as the raising of the Luxor obelisk in the Place de la Concorde, the building of the Suez Canal, decryption of the Rosetta Stone, and a plethora of other amazing discoveries. The apex of Egyptomania was achieved when Carter located the Tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922, the frosting on the cake. All this fuel for design inspiration provided jewelers the motivation to create jewels in the Egyptian taste for nearly a century, appeasing the vast appetite for all things Egyptian.
Castellani admired and understood the work of the ancient Egyptians however, his Italian clientele did not love the style the way they adored the revival jewelry based on discoveries in their own region of the world. Therefore, Egyptian style jewelry by Castellani was very rare. Giuliano, however, enthusiastically worked in the style c.1860-1895. He collected articles of faience and scarabs to mount as jewels and also created enamel and gold items using hieroglyphs and other ancient writings for design inspiration, along with polychrome enamel works that resembled Egyptian intarsia jewels.
Measurements:
This beautiful piece measures:
Total Length: 18.7cm
Handle length: 4.5cm
Handle width: 1.5cm
Carved bovine section: 14.2cm
Carved bovine section: 1.4cm
The beautiful silver hallmarked handle, features an Egyptian Guilloche Enamel hand painted scene featuring two pyramids with cattle/ elephants and three trees with a sunset sky, and to the left is a white enamel panel of Unknown hieroglyphics followed by greens, blues and brown enamel pattens.
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