an 'orivit' pewter box, cover and stand
By F.H. Schmitz, circa 1900
The cylindrical box of hexagonal section flaring to a hexafoil rim, decorated with stylized floral and foliate motifs, the slightly domed cover with branch-grip, circular saucer
17.5cm. high
Stamped Orivit 2079 (3)
Lot Essay
Cf. Werke um 1900, Band II, Kunstgewerbe Museum Berlin, Berlin, 1966, p. 48, cat. no. 63