A German silver table casket in the Hanau manner, the hinged lid worked in high-relief repoussé with a group of putti among flowers within a beaded surround and a floral border. The canted-corner body is chased with rocaille scroll cartouches and rose swags, and the whole interior is gilded. Hanau, near Frankfurt, was the leading centre for this revived antique-style repoussé silver in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The front cartouche is engraved with the date 25.8.24, and the lid front carries an engraved monogram, so the casket carries its own dated provenance.
Dimensions -
Width: 13.4 cm
Depth: 13.4 cm
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 367 g
Specifications -
Origin: Germany, Hanau
Metal: Silver, .800 standard
Marks: Struck 800 with the German crescent and crown national mark, used from 1888, and a maker's mark
Form: Square casket with canted corners and a hinged lid
Decoration: Repoussé and chased, the lid with putti among flowers, the sides with rocaille cartouches and floral swags
Interior: Silver-gilt
Engraving: Front cartouche dated 25.8.24, 25 August 1924, and a monogram to the lid front
Weight: 367 g
Condition :
Good antique condition with a soft patina.
A German silver table casket in the Hanau manner, the hinged lid worked in high-relief repoussé with a group of putti among flowers within a beaded surround and a floral border. The canted-corner body is chased with rocaille scroll cartouches and rose swags, and the whole interior is gilded. Hanau, near Frankfurt, was the leading centre for this revived antique-style repoussé silver in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The front cartouche is engraved with the date 25.8.24, and the lid front carries an engraved monogram, so the casket carries its own dated provenance.
Dimensions -
Width: 13.4 cm
Depth: 13.4 cm
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 367 g
Specifications -
Origin: Germany, Hanau
Metal: Silver, .800 standard
Marks: Struck 800 with the German crescent and crown national mark, used from 1888, and a maker's mark
Form: Square casket with canted corners and a hinged lid
Decoration: Repoussé and chased, the lid with putti among flowers, the sides with rocaille cartouches and floral swags
Interior: Silver-gilt
Engraving: Front cartouche dated 25.8.24, 25 August 1924, and a monogram to the lid front
Weight: 367 g
Condition :
Good antique condition with a soft patina.
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