97th Auction
2018/5/12
Lot 53
A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte - SA, Movement No. 62030, Case No. 62030, Cal. 41, 51 mm, 97 g, circa 1911
A thin Glashuette hunting case pocket watch, sold on 9/25/1912 to C. A. Krall jewellery store, Elberfeld for 423 marks - manufactured in quality 1A - with original box, Lange extract from the archives, original certificate and 14k gold watch chain
Case: 18k gold, engraved monogram, case design "Royal". Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In 1794 C. A. Krall founded a jewellery business which was later taken over by his son Karl. Karl Krall was a gold and silver merchant, but was obsessed with the idea of teaching calculation, reading and writing to horses. As he was a wealthy man, Krall was able to afford his own "psychological horse laboratory" as well as a barn for "teaching purposes". In 1912 he presented his studies on "thinking animals" to the sciences in Leipzig and claimed that animals had their own will and mood. His book met with a worldwide response, but scientists remained doubtful. Krall’s inspiration was Wilhelm von Osten, who also studied "intelligent horses". The first of the famous Elberfeld horses were two Arabian stallions, Muhamed and Zarif; Muhamed showed a talent for calculations, Zarif was the better reader. Communication was always carried out by tapping. Later the pony Haenschen, the blind stallion Berto and other horses came along. Krall published a complete report on his teaching methods in 1912 in his book "Denkende Tiere" (thinking animals). However, his horses were requisitioned during World War I and never returned from battle.
Source: www.werner-steinbach.de/wuppertal/historie/krall/krall-index.html, as of 04/03/2008
A thin Glashuette hunting case pocket watch, sold on 9/25/1912 to C. A. Krall jewellery store, Elberfeld for 423 marks - manufactured in quality 1A - with original box, Lange extract from the archives, original certificate and 14k gold watch chain
Case: 18k gold, engraved monogram, case design "Royal". Dial: enamel. Movm.: 3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In 1794 C. A. Krall founded a jewellery business which was later taken over by his son Karl. Karl Krall was a gold and silver merchant, but was obsessed with the idea of teaching calculation, reading and writing to horses. As he was a wealthy man, Krall was able to afford his own "psychological horse laboratory" as well as a barn for "teaching purposes". In 1912 he presented his studies on "thinking animals" to the sciences in Leipzig and claimed that animals had their own will and mood. His book met with a worldwide response, but scientists remained doubtful. Krall’s inspiration was Wilhelm von Osten, who also studied "intelligent horses". The first of the famous Elberfeld horses were two Arabian stallions, Muhamed and Zarif; Muhamed showed a talent for calculations, Zarif was the better reader. Communication was always carried out by tapping. Later the pony Haenschen, the blind stallion Berto and other horses came along. Krall published a complete report on his teaching methods in 1912 in his book "Denkende Tiere" (thinking animals). However, his horses were requisitioned during World War I and never returned from battle.
Source: www.werner-steinbach.de/wuppertal/historie/krall/krall-index.html, as of 04/03/2008
Sold
estimated
4.800—6.500 €
Price realized
7.800 €