Two large German silver falcons, Hanau, Wilhelm Weinranck, circa 1900
Silver. The pair of life-sized seated falcons with finely engraved and chiselled plumage. The inset eyes made of glass. Jesses on each of their feet. Both mounted on a circular base with a raised leaf ornament. On one base, a fully sculptured mouse, a frog on the other, these modelled naturalistically. Both hallmarked with the crescent moon, crown, fineness "800" and master's mark "WWH". Height 40 cm and 42.3 cm, total weight 2627 g.
Condition: I - II
Silver. The pair of life-sized seated falcons with finely engraved and chiselled plumage. The inset eyes made of glass. Jesses on each of their feet. Both mounted on a circular base with a raised leaf ornament. On one base, a fully sculptured mouse, a frog on the other, these modelled naturalistically. Both hallmarked with the crescent moon, crown, fineness "800" and master's mark "WWH". Height 40 cm and 42.3 cm, total weight 2627 g.
Condition: I - II