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Carl Spitzweg

5th February 1808 – 23th September 1885

Carl Spitzweg was born on 5th of February in 1808 in Unterpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. Although trained as a chemist, he discovered quite early his talent for drawing and his affinity with art. Spitzweg travelled extensively during his lifetime and the impressions formed by his travels greatly influenced his work. Shortly after completing his studies in pharmaceutics in 1832, he visited Italy. It was particularly in the cities of Florence, Rome, and Naples that he discovered the many significant works of Western culture which were to leave a permanent imprint on him.

A severe case of dysentery in 1833 strengthened his resolve to abandon his career as a chemist and he proceeded to commit himself solely to his painting. In June 1835, he became a member of the Munich Art Association and travelled that same year to southern Tirol with the landscape painter Eduard Schleich, the Elder.

In 1839 he completed his first painting entitled ''The Poor Poet'. Although this recurring motif would later be considered his most well-known body of work, the painting was not accepted at this time by the jury of the Munich Art Association.

As regards his graphic production, the first publication in 1844 of his own illustrations in the Munich weekly paper 'Fliegende Blätter' is considered quite significant. His visits to the Industrial Exposition in Paris and the World's Fair exhibition in London in 1851 were his first contact with the Oriental scenes which would begin to inform his work.

To the deserving painter were bestowed numerous honours during the second half of Spitzweg's lifetime: in 1865 the Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St. Michael was conferred upon him, and in 1875 he was named an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts.

Carl Spitzweg died on 23th of September in 1885 and was entombed in the historic South Cemetery in Munich.

He leaves behind a body of work dedicated to the townspeople who inhibit his genre scenes, and with acute and pointed, but never ill-natured humour he portrays the everday bourgeois life of his time.

Lit: Siegfried Wichmann, Carl Spitzweg. Verzeichnis der Werke, Gemälde und Aquarelle, Stuttgart: Belser, 2002.

Carl Spitzweg

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Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023 Jewellery
1000 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
South Sea pearl ring with diamonds
Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 18k. Elevated front, centrally set with one golden-coloured South Sea cultured pearl ...
hammer price: 1400,- EUR
(starting price: 1800,- EUR)
1001 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Pair of antique-like hoop earrings with diamonds
Germany 2000s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Hoop earrings with hinge on posts, openworked geometric decoration on the ...
hammer price: 400,- EUR
(starting price: 400,- EUR)
1002 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Alliance diamond bracelet weighing almost 5 carats
Germany 21st C. Yellow gold 14k. All-round movable, square links, completely set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds ...
hammer price: 3950,- EUR
(starting price: 3950,- EUR)
1003 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Vintage brooch with diamonds
Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 18k. Transverse oval, smooth front, laterally set with seven brilliant-cut ...
hammer price: 635,- EUR
(starting price: 300,- EUR)
1004 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Band ring with diamond solitaire
Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Wide ring band with hammered finish and all-round cord band, centrally set ...
hammer price: 300,- EUR
(starting price: 250,- EUR)
1005 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Mid-Century gold bracelet
Laboratorio Orafo Nicoli-Scola, Vicenza 1960s. Yellow gold 18k, partially rhodium-plated. All-round three large, ...
hammer price: 1910,- EUR
(starting price: 450,- EUR)
1006 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Vintage bow brooch «Infinite Sparkle» with diamonds
Goldschmiedemeister Köhler, Freiburg i.Br. Mid 20th C. Yellow gold 14k. Front in the shape ...
hammer price: 240,- EUR
(starting price: 300,- EUR)
1007 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Bicolour pullover byzantine chain
Germany 2000s. Yellow and white gold 14k. All-round alternating polished yellow gold and corded white gold links ...
hammer price: 1800,- EUR
(starting price: 1000,- EUR)
1008 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Bicolour Retro watch chain
Germany 1930s. Red gold 14k (tested) and platinum (tested). All-round alternating corded cable links and oval oat ...
hammer price: 600,- EUR
(starting price: 350,- EUR)
1009 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Jakob, Otto
Born 1951 Säckingen, lives and works in Karlsruhe.
Ring «Pfeil (arrow)».
1986. Yellow gold 18k. Open, wide, ...
hammer price: 600,- EUR
(starting price: 600,- EUR)
1010 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Solid bicolour curb bracelet
Italy 1990s. Yellow gold 18 and partially rhodium-plated white gold. All-round solid, polished and flat-rolled curb ...
hammer price: 3110,- EUR
(starting price: 500,- EUR)
1011 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Wempe band ring with diamond solitaire and diamond rivière
Hamburg 2006. Yellow and white gold 18k. Wide, slightly domed front, centrally set with one brilliant-cut diamond ...
starting price: 9900,- EUR
1012 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Pair of lotus flower ear clips with diamonds
Germany 1990s. Yellow and white gold 18k (tested). French clip, front in the shape of a large lotus blossom, with six ...
hammer price: 1400,- EUR
(starting price: 1200,- EUR)
1013 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Wempe necklace pendant with diamonds
Hamburg 2005. Yellow and white gold 18k. Bicolour, round, domed pendant on triangle bail, centrally set with one ...
starting price: 9900,- EUR
1014 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Grossé bow brooch
Henkel & Grosse, Pforzheim 1965. Yellow gold 18k. Round, curved and openworked front with finely engraved, stylised ...
hammer price: 1100,- EUR
(starting price: 350,- EUR)
1015 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Vintage gold bangle
Dupré, Hagen 1980s. Yellow gold 14k. Oval, broad, polished bangle with hinge. Hallmark and manufacturer's mark.
H ...
hammer price: 3000,- EUR
(starting price: 500,- EUR)
1016 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Tiffany & Co. charm bracelet «Atlas»
Italy 2003. Yellow gold 18k. All-round round and oval anchor links with five pendants in the shape of a Roman six, a ...
hammer price: 2450,- EUR
(starting price: 2450,- EUR)
1017 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Pullover necklace with turquoises
Germany late 20th C. Yellow gold 14k. All-round bar and cable links, alternating with eight polished, ...
hammer price: 280,- EUR
(starting price: 200,- EUR)
1018 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Ring with turquoise
Germany mid 20th C. Yellow gold 14k. High oval front, centrally set with a turquoise cabochon weighing ...
hammer price: 330,- EUR
(starting price: 200,- EUR)
1019 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Butterfly necklace with turquoise and diamonds
Germany 2000s. Yellow gold 18k. Anchor links, front with a butterfly of cut turquoise (H 12,4, W ...
hammer price: 200,- EUR
(starting price: 150,- EUR)
1020 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Butterfly ring with turquoise and diamonds
Germany 2000s. Yellow gold 18k. Front in the shape of a butterfly made of cut turquoise (H 12,4, W ...
hammer price: 170,- EUR
(starting price: 150,- EUR)
1021 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Pendant with smoky green tourmaline on pullover chain
Germany 1960s. Yellow gold 14k (tested). Rolo link necklace without clasp. Wide triangle bail on hinge, oval pendant, ...
hammer price: 1000,- EUR
(starting price: 500,- EUR)
1022 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Ring «Labyrinth» with agate and diamonds
Germany early 20th C. Yellow gold 14k. Slightly elevated, laterally openworked front, set with two cut ...
hammer price: 200,- EUR
(starting price: 250,- EUR)
1023 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Mid-Century ring with bottle-green diopside
Germany 1950s. Yellow gold 14k. High oval, openworked front, centrally set with an oval-cut diopside weighing approx. ...
hammer price: 200,- EUR
(starting price: 100,- EUR)
1024 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Ring with dark green tourmaline
Germany 1990s. Yellow gold 18k (tested). Solid, smooth ring band, laterally one triangular relief, rectangular front, ...
hammer price: 1000,- EUR
(starting price: 980,- EUR)
1025 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Bicolour vintage diamond ring
Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Bowl-shaped, deepened front, centrally set with ...
hammer price: 300,- EUR
(starting price: 300,- EUR)
1026 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Bicolour vintage diamond ring
Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Elevated, rectangular front with rounded corners, ...
hammer price: 200,- EUR
(starting price: 200,- EUR)
1027 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Vintage croisé ring with diamonds
Clemens Wolff, probably Germany 1980s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Several times divided, openworked front, set with ...
hammer price: 300,- EUR
(starting price: 300,- EUR)
1028 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Bicolour bracelet with diamonds
Germany late 20th C. Yellow and white gold 14k. All-round alternating yellow gold bar links and white ...
hammer price: 250,- EUR
(starting price: 250,- EUR)
1029 (Winter Auctions 24.11–25.11.2023)
Art Deco bracelet with diamond and pearls
Germany 1920s. Yellow gold 18k. All-round openworked bar links, the front centrally set with one old-european-cut ...
hammer price: 700,- EUR
(starting price: 250,- EUR)
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