ANTIQUE 20thC AUSTRIAN SOLID SILVER & ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE c.1910
Antique early-20th Century Austrian risqué solid silver & enamel cigarette case, of rounded rectangular form, the surface of one side applied with a hand painted, multi-coloured and shaded enamels depicting Juno with her peacock seated on a cloud, the reverse is plain, the inside is richly parcel gilt.
Hallmarked with Austrian marks, Diana's head (900 standard, 1872-1922), Russian import marks 84 (875 standard), Importers mark in Cyrillic P.T, Maker's mark (unrecognizable)
Reference Number: A6675
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Austrian risqué solid silver & enamel cigarette case, of rounded rectangular form, the surface of one side applied with a hand painted, multi-coloured and shaded enamels depicting Juno with her peacock seated on a cloud, the reverse is plain, the inside is richly parcel gilt.
Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the daughter of Saturn, the wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona and Juventas, (the Roman equivalent of Hera). The queen of the gods, her sacred animal was the peacock and she was said to also watch over the women of Rome. As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, Juno was called Regina ("Queen") and was a member of the Capitoline Triad (Juno Capitolina), centered on the Capitoline Hill in Rome; it consisted of her, Jupiter, and Minerva, goddesses of wisdom.
Hallmarked with Austrian marks, Diana's head (900 standard, 1872-1922), Russian import marks 84 (875 standard), Importers mark in Cyrillic P.T, Maker's mark (unrecognizable).
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Length: 9cm
Width: 1.5 x 6cm
Weight: 102g
