Can - Silver

Significant Augsburg Baroque silver box (tobacco snuff) with Wiener tax stamp from 1802

Object description
High-quality, rectangular silver box with hinged lid and fire-gilded interior (vermeil). The lid shows a masterfully chased, plastic relief depiction of a mythological scene with Putti and a rider. The side walls are richly adorned all around with relief ornaments, eagle representations, and antiquizing motifs. The gilding on the inside is superbly preserved and originally protected the vessel from oxidation by tobacco.

Punch marks & dating

• City assay mark: Augsburg acorn (tested silver, approx. 13-lot / 812 silver). Manufactured in the 18th century in Augsburg, the leading center of European goldsmithing.
• Repunze / tax stamp: Wiener Freistempelung ("Vienna Lily") from 1802. This historic stamp records the re-assessment and taxation of the object in the Austrian Empire during the Napoleonic wars.

Technical data

• Material: Silver (approx. 812/1000, 13 carats), interior fire-gilded (vermeil)
• Weight: approx. 114 grams
• Era: 18th century (Baroque / Rococo)
• Origin: Germany (Augsburg) / Historic import to Austria (Vienna)
• Condition: Very good, age-appropriate overall condition with nice patina. The hinge closes perfectly. Such a dream piece is very rare to find.
• An ABSOLUTE RARITY RAR COLLECTOR PIECE.