ANTIQUE 19thC AUSTRIAN 18k GOLD SNUFF BOX c.1820

DESCRIPTION

Antique early-19th Century Austrian 18k (750 standard) gold snuff box, of rectangular form with rounded corners, the hinged cover decorated with two lions rampant among foliage and with a vase of flowers between, on a matted ground, with a foliage scrolls and floral border, the base similarly decorated with two cornucopias among foliage and flowers.

Hallmarked and gold tested (750 standard), Makers mark B, the style of the maker's mark is consistent with a number of monogram marks used in Vienna in the 18th and 19th centuries. Waltraud Neuwirth illustrates a number of these marks (W. Neuwirth, Wiener Gold und Silberschmiede Punzen 1781-1866, vol. I, Vienna, 1996, pp.143-148).

CONDITION

In Great Condition - No Damage.

SIZE

Height: 1.5cm
Width: 7.8 x 6.8cm
Weight: 61g