ca. 1903 Bohrmann Silverplated Egg Cup HOTEL EUROPAISCHER HOF Bad Soden, Germany For Sale
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ca. 1903 Bohrmann Silverplated Egg Cup HOTEL EUROPAISCHER HOF Bad Soden, Germany:
$19.99
Description:
Theitem up for offers is a gorgeous antique silver plated egg cup from theHotel Europäischer Hof in Bad Soden, Germany. The hotel was builtin 1845 as a spa hotel and demolished in 1965. The egg cup has aclassic chalice form and is heavy hotel silver plate. The hotel logois stamped on the side. It was made by the Bohrmann silver companyand has a 1903 date code. It is a fabulous piece of German hotelhistory, have some fun and offer!
TheHotel Europäische Hof, was built in 1845 as a spa hotel. It was onKönigsteiner Strasse. In 1855, the building was purchased by Mr.Phillip Colloseus. This was before tenant of the Kurhaus at the oldspa park. In 1860, the so-called "Russian Year", manyRussians were guests at the hotel, such as poet Ivan SergeyevichTurgenev.
Until1909, the European Court consisted of two buildings separated by asmall garden. In 1911, however, an intermediate structure was addedto connect the two buildings. Furthermore, the two buildings wereincreased by another 1-2 storeys.
Inthe two world wars the building was confiscated by the respectiveoccupiers. After the First World War, the French lived there, then inthe Second World War the Americans. In 1959 the building was returnedto the Confederation, which immediately sold it. In 1965 it wasdemolished and replaced by a modern building. Today there is aresidential building and a small commercial space, which was used bythe drugstore chain Schlecker until the summer of 2012.
Untildemolition in 1965, the building had a huge garden. This has beencompletely replaced by modern block development.
Source:Wikipedia (Google translation from German)
Condition:
Thecondition is very good antique. It has moderate handling wear and light tarnish. Thesilver plating is thick and lustrous with no issues. It's a greatitem, ready for use or display. The pictures are the best indicatoras to condition, please use the zoom feature and check them out.
Dimensions:
Itis about 2 5/8” tall and 1 7/8” in diameter at the top. It isheavy for its size weighing in at 106 grams.
(Note:measurements are approximate)
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