A pair of Austrian silver dressing table boxes

VIENNA, 1741, MAKER'S MARK HG IN SHIELD

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A pair of Austrian silver dressing table boxes
Vienna, 1741, maker's mark HG in shield
Each oval, of bombé form and on four scroll feet, the broadly fluted sides partly engraved at intervals with panels of scrolling foliage and strapwork on matted ground, with similarly engraved flat-topped detachable covers, marked on bases
17 cm. (6¾ in.) long
980 gr. (31 oz.) excluding fitting (2)