101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 177
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte B/Dresden, Movement No. 81698, Case No. 81698, 825 mm, 149 g, circa 1924
A heavy Glashuette hunting case minute repeating watch made in quality 1A sold in 1924 for 1755 marks to Friedrich Wilhelm Burschell in Ludwigshafen with original box and Lange extract from the archives
Case: 18k gold, monogrammed. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
The inscription on the cuvette reads: "Ichirobei Yamada in alter Treue, Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf., 1879 - 1924" (Ichirobei Yamada in staunch loyalty, Badische Anilin & Soda Company, H. Ahrens & Co. Succrs., 1879 – 1924). Ahrens & Co. were a renowned trading company established in Tokyo by Hinrich Ahrens in 1869; in 1872 they also set up a branch in Yokohama. Ahrens was born in 1842 in Falkenberg near Bremen; he originally traded very successfully in objects of art before he started his own company for producing fine ceramic wares. For this enterprise he brought the well-known German scientist Gottfried Wagener (1831 - 1892) to Japan, who devoted himself to the research of surface treatment and colouring for Ahrens. As a sideline, Wagener supported and worked on the introduction of engineering courses in Japan. Hinrich Ahrens and his wife settled in London in 1881, but he travelled regularly and spent much of his time in Japan, where he died of Cholera in 1886. His final resting place lies on the Foreigner’s Cemetery in Yokohama. The company continued as H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf. under the management of three of Ahrens’s employees, constantly expanding its range. Materials and machines were supplied to the Japanese government, the company acted as agents for Krupp & Co., traded among other things in educational materials, textile goods, pharmaceutical products, cement; it also looked after the imperial mailboats in Japan. H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf. acted as agents for the Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, which probably accounted for the long-term relationship with Ichirobei Yamada (of whom we know nothing further). The valuable gift presented to him by the company is decorated with his initials "IY" and two coats of arms, one of which is the city arms of Ludwigshafen with anchor and lion, the second one with the Saxon steed.
Ichirobei Yamada was born in 1851 in Osaka. He studied Japanese and Chinese languages and – together with his brother – established a retail company dealing in dyes and industrial chemicals. He later traded in synthetic dyes invented and manufactured in Europe, which he sold mainly to dyeing mills in Kyoto. Yamada eventually founded the Yamada Shoten Co. Ltd.; with a seed capital of one million Yen, the company imported "Indigo Pure" to Japan, which was the first dye manufactured by BASF.
Yamada made large profits by exporting industrial chemicals to Korea and China and by setting up the cotton trade with India. He was involved in the founding and managing of several different enterprises and was also a member of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. He invested large sums of money in public projects and charities – he helped establishing the Osaka Prefectural Women's College and supported the installation of hospitals, the building of bridges and roads and the rebuilding of temples and shrines. Ichirobei Yamada died on July 27, 1928.
Sources: https://www.basf.com/jp/en/who-we-are/history.html, as of 10/25/2019.
http://www.seihosangyo.co.jp/profile/history.html, as of 10/25/2019.
https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%20%E5%B8%82%E9%83%8E%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B-1657648, as of 10/25/2019.
A heavy Glashuette hunting case minute repeating watch made in quality 1A sold in 1924 for 1755 marks to Friedrich Wilhelm Burschell in Ludwigshafen with original box and Lange extract from the archives
Case: 18k gold, monogrammed. Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
The inscription on the cuvette reads: "Ichirobei Yamada in alter Treue, Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf., 1879 - 1924" (Ichirobei Yamada in staunch loyalty, Badische Anilin & Soda Company, H. Ahrens & Co. Succrs., 1879 – 1924). Ahrens & Co. were a renowned trading company established in Tokyo by Hinrich Ahrens in 1869; in 1872 they also set up a branch in Yokohama. Ahrens was born in 1842 in Falkenberg near Bremen; he originally traded very successfully in objects of art before he started his own company for producing fine ceramic wares. For this enterprise he brought the well-known German scientist Gottfried Wagener (1831 - 1892) to Japan, who devoted himself to the research of surface treatment and colouring for Ahrens. As a sideline, Wagener supported and worked on the introduction of engineering courses in Japan. Hinrich Ahrens and his wife settled in London in 1881, but he travelled regularly and spent much of his time in Japan, where he died of Cholera in 1886. His final resting place lies on the Foreigner’s Cemetery in Yokohama. The company continued as H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf. under the management of three of Ahrens’s employees, constantly expanding its range. Materials and machines were supplied to the Japanese government, the company acted as agents for Krupp & Co., traded among other things in educational materials, textile goods, pharmaceutical products, cement; it also looked after the imperial mailboats in Japan. H. Ahrens & Co. Nachf. acted as agents for the Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik, which probably accounted for the long-term relationship with Ichirobei Yamada (of whom we know nothing further). The valuable gift presented to him by the company is decorated with his initials "IY" and two coats of arms, one of which is the city arms of Ludwigshafen with anchor and lion, the second one with the Saxon steed.
Ichirobei Yamada was born in 1851 in Osaka. He studied Japanese and Chinese languages and – together with his brother – established a retail company dealing in dyes and industrial chemicals. He later traded in synthetic dyes invented and manufactured in Europe, which he sold mainly to dyeing mills in Kyoto. Yamada eventually founded the Yamada Shoten Co. Ltd.; with a seed capital of one million Yen, the company imported "Indigo Pure" to Japan, which was the first dye manufactured by BASF.
Yamada made large profits by exporting industrial chemicals to Korea and China and by setting up the cotton trade with India. He was involved in the founding and managing of several different enterprises and was also a member of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce. He invested large sums of money in public projects and charities – he helped establishing the Osaka Prefectural Women's College and supported the installation of hospitals, the building of bridges and roads and the rebuilding of temples and shrines. Ichirobei Yamada died on July 27, 1928.
Sources: https://www.basf.com/jp/en/who-we-are/history.html, as of 10/25/2019.
http://www.seihosangyo.co.jp/profile/history.html, as of 10/25/2019.
https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%20%E5%B8%82%E9%83%8E%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B-1657648, as of 10/25/2019.
Sold
estimated
20.000—30.000 €
Price realized
29.100 €