Early 20th September 2005

Lot 1:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Carved wooden box on round ivory ball feet with cast bronze handles, hinges and hasp fashioned in Egyptian motifs, studded with cabochon jewels of amethyst and semi-precious quartz...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 2:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Single candlestick with fluted flower-form base, twisted stem and fluted candleholder at top, in original gold-plated hammered copper...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 3:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Single candlestick with fluted flower-form base, twisted stem and fluted candleholder at top, in original gold-plated hammered copper...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 4:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Rectangular covered box in gold-plated copper, with a twisted copper-wire handle and a jeweled finial secured to the copper top. The elaborate Egyptian inspired finial is formed as a winged scarab, and was made in separate sections: at the bottom are the wings in copper with chased detailing and a round brownish-red disk of agate at its top and an amethyst bead at its bottom, underlying a three-dimensional beetle carved from lapis matrix with green-patinated wings...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 5:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Two-piece centerpiece consisting of a vase on a separate stand, both pieces in hammered, gold-plated copper, the three-lobed vase flaring out widely at top in stylized leaf forms, the base feating heavy wire work with applied leaves and chased details...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 6:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Cornucopia-shaped vase in hammered, gold-plated copper, with applied chased leaf forms at the end of a curling tail that terminates in another leaf form...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 8:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN High-rising, fluted, flower-form vase on ring foot in hammered, original brown-patinated copper. Bruise on foot, water spotting on exterior, water rings to interior...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 9:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Covered, rectangular box with rounded corners in hammered copper, featuring a decorative finial formed of an oval-shaped large blue glass bead set on an ornate bronze piece which in turn is set on a scalloped red enameled base...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 10:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Hand-carved work bench with twisted metal pulls, adjustable interior shelves, and broad overhanging top designed by Marie Zimmermann for use in her own studio...

Early 20th September 2005

Lot 11:  MARIE ZIMMERMANN Large Chinese-form vase in heavy spun copper with original naturally darkened patina, together with a Chinese-inspired stand in heavy copper, fashioned with scrolling leaf forms with chased veins and finished in a shiny dark patina...