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387 (cat. 3)
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SNUFFBOX
Material and technique: silver, relief work,
chased, embossed, engraved, inside gilt
Shape and decoration: oval shape with
straight sides, bulging at the ends;
ornamentation of circles and Segments
of circles on the lid and alternating
horizontal grooved and smooth
Segments on the sides; initials JB
engraved on lid
Marks:
Hallmark: Vienna (inside lid and box)
Specified fineness: 13 (lot)
Year: 1805
Maker’s or factory mark:
indistinct monogram JK (?)
= probably I. Krotmayr
Dimensions: 7.7 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm
Lit.: Kat. Biedermeier 1987, cat. no. 6/3/85,
p. 287 (similar oval shape and
ornamentation; 1810, maker A. K.)
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