A GERMAN SILVER BOAT FORM CENTERPIECE MARK OF M.H. WILKENS AND SON, BREMEN-HEMLINGEN, CIRCA 1915

Formed as a double-ended ship bordered by scrolling waves, the midsection with a raised deck mounted with a draped figure of Hope reclining on a stack of chests and rope-tied parcels, a mast with sail and an anchor, the ends with removable gilt-copper liners, one side engraved 1891-1916 In Verehrung D.S.A.G., the other side C.K. & S.W. G.m.b.H., marked on base rim
38 in. (96.5 cm.) long
101 oz. 10 dwt. (3,157 gr.) weighable silver

Provenance
The Victor Niederhoffer Collection of Trophy and Presentation Silver; Sotheby's, New York, 15 December 1998, lot 167.