A 17th century German silver-gilt Toilet Box.
£2,450.00
A 17th century unmarked silver-gilt Box, German, almost certainly Augsburg, circa 1680. The pull-off lid of the box is engraved with an Italianate view of figures in a landscape before a circular Romanesque church, the whole framed with a band of laurel leaves; the box sides engraved with festoons of fruit suspended on ribbons.
‘Michael’ scratch engraved on the base.
Description
Condition:
Good with minor wear to the gilding but with some scratched lines on the lid.
Dimensions:
Length – 10.90 cm.; Width – 8.60 cm.; Depth – 4.30 cm.; Weight – 190 gms.
