Lot Essay
For another box by this goldsmith see lot 69.
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BY JOSEPH WOLFGANG SCHMIDT (FL. 1769-1836), MARKED, VIENNA, 1793, THE FLANGE LATER ENGRAVED 'KOLB'
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AN AUSTRIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
BY JOSEPH WOLFGANG SCHMIDT (FL. 1769-1836), MARKED, VIENNA, 1793, THE FLANGE LATER ENGRAVED 'KOLB'
octagonal box, the cover and base set with panels of lapis lazuli, the sides chased with slightly raised flying birds and foliage on a sablé ground within foliate borders
2 7/8 in. (76 mm.) wide
BY JOSEPH WOLFGANG SCHMIDT (FL. 1769-1836), MARKED, VIENNA, 1793, THE FLANGE LATER ENGRAVED 'KOLB'
octagonal box, the cover and base set with panels of lapis lazuli, the sides chased with slightly raised flying birds and foliage on a sablé ground within foliate borders
2 7/8 in. (76 mm.) wide
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