A GERMAN SILVER-GILT "BOOK COVER" BOX

MAKER'S MARK OF CONRAD BEYER, GRLITZ, CIRCA 1690

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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT "BOOK COVER" BOX
Maker's mark of Conrad Beyer, Grlitz, circa 1690
Book-form, the cover and spine embossed with fruits and flowers, the front depicting a woman holding a book and a crucifix, the back with a woman holding a bird and anchor, the spine with initials within an oval cartouche, with two hinged foliate clasps, the interior lined with red velvet, marked on cover
5in. (12.6cm.) long
Boyer, Conrad

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