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BY JOSEF WOLFFGANG SCHMIDT (FL. 1770-1813), MARKED, WITH THE VIENNESE STANDARD MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD 1791-1824 AND THE VIENNA DATE MARK FOR 1799
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AN AUSTRIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX WITH SHELL AND IVORY APPLICATIONS
by Josef Wolffgang Schmidt (fl. 1770-1813), marked, with the Viennese standard mark for 18-carat gold 1791-1824 and the Vienna date mark for 1799
Octagonal shimmering labradorite box, the panels on the cover and base with bevelled edges, the lid applied with a raised scene finely carved in ivory, tinted shell and mother-of-pearl depicting a déjeuner sur l'herbe of two ladies and two gentlemen in a landscape against an architectural background, framed by a narrow gold mount stamped with pellets on a matted ground, the broad upper mount of the sides stamped with flowerheads alternating with pellets on a frosted ground, the inside lined with porphyry
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
by Josef Wolffgang Schmidt (fl. 1770-1813), marked, with the Viennese standard mark for 18-carat gold 1791-1824 and the Vienna date mark for 1799
Octagonal shimmering labradorite box, the panels on the cover and base with bevelled edges, the lid applied with a raised scene finely carved in ivory, tinted shell and mother-of-pearl depicting a déjeuner sur l'herbe of two ladies and two gentlemen in a landscape against an architectural background, framed by a narrow gold mount stamped with pellets on a matted ground, the broad upper mount of the sides stamped with flowerheads alternating with pellets on a frosted ground, the inside lined with porphyry
3 in. (75 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.