Bidspirit auction | Arts and Crafts Goat Form


Arts and Crafts Goat Form Brass Cigar Cutter, WMF - An Arts and Crafts figural brass and copper cigar cutter, early 20th century, the brass cigar cutting mechanism in the form of a leaping goat, the copper tray with canted corners stamped for WMF to the underside, together with a gilt metal figural thermometer with a buffalo and a patinated bronze and marble figure of a young boy. Dimensions: Height 6in; width 6 3/4in; depth 5in. Condition: Wear, toning, verdigris, dust and surface dirt accumulation. Minor bending to the copper tray. The thermometer with a broken glass tube, the metalwork with heavy wear, and rubbing to the gilded surface. The bronze figure with wear to the patinated surface, heaviest to high points. The figure's marble base with a break and small loss. There is a later bolt drilled through the base of the bronze figure attaching it to the marble base.