841552

SIGND SILVER BOX HUNT HCRAFTED ANIMAL INSECT #841552

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SIGND SILVER BOX HUNT HCRAFTED ANIMAL INSECT #841552
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td><em> </em></td></tr><tr> <td width="100%"> Silver footed box. Entire outer surfaces hand crafted with embossed hunt scenes depicting raised animals, birds, insects, reptiles, foliage and berries. Silver hallmarks and artist signed. Late 19th century. <BR>Measures nearly 4inches accross; 3 3/4inches high and 2 5/8inches front to back.<BR>Outstanding nature scenes. The lid is strongly influenced by Japanese themes in the Art Nouveau style. An elegant ring of raised foliage and berries with a frog on one side and lizard on the other.<BR>Each panel depicts a different fauna scene: deer in a woods, fabulous wild boar amidst huge boulders at a water hole; long-tailed quail/pheasant in long grass and wild geese in papyrus. <BR>Hinges of lid in good order. Inside gold washed.<BR>Each panel is signed with initials of the artist craftsman. The initials look like TLR. Various silver hallmarks. <BR>The identical box is to be found in Millers 2001 page 349. London 1903. Estimate is $1900.-<BR>Condition is excellent with the minor exception of one foot that needs to be secured. Photo shows flaw magnified. </td></tr><tr> <td> </td></tr><tr> <td>Reference #: 1566a</td></tr><tr><td>Condition:See Description</td></tr><tr><td>Year:See Description</td></tr><tr><td>Title:SIGND SILVER BOX HUNT HCRAFTED ANIMAL INSECT</td></tr><tr><td>Location:Boca Raton</td></tr></table>