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Dans le style de Josef Wolfgang Schmidt, octogonale, formée de panneaux en lapis lazuli sertis dans des montures en or rose ciselées de motifs géométriques, le bord du couvercle à charnière ciselé d’une frise d’entrelacs feuillagés, gravée sur la gorge d'une inscription postérieure '1905-1935', poinçon sur la gorge: importation pour les petits objets, Paris, 1819-1838
L.: 7,6 cm. ( 3 in.)
Poids brut: 80 gr. (2 oz. 11 dwt.)
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AN AUSTRIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX CIRCA 1810
In the manner of Josef Wolfgang Schmidt, rectangular with cut corners, set with panels of lapis-lazuli with rose gold mounts chased with stylised ovolo border on matted ground, later engraved on flange 1905- 1935, marked with Paris import mark for small gold and silver items 1819-1838


Josef Wolfgang Schmidt worked in Vienna from 1769 to 1836, where he is listed at Kohlmarkt 1218 as a 'Galanteriearbeiter' from 1802. This versatile gold box maker often used mixed materials such as hardstones.

Christie's sold an identically decorated snuff-box in London, lot 434, 16 November 2010.
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Josef Wolfgang Schmidt travaille à Vienne de 1769 à 1836, où il est répertorié au Kohlmarkt 1218 en tant que Galanteriearbeiter à partir de 1802. Ce fabricant de boîtes en or polyvalent utilise souvent des matériaux mixtes tels que la pierre dure.

Christie's a vendu à Londres une tabatière au décor identique, lot 434, 16 novembre 2010.

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