SILVER SNUFF BOX WITH A HUNTING MOTIF | AUSTRIA HUNGARY (AUSTRIA-HUNGARY / AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN END OF THE 19TH CENTURY)

end of the 19th century | 6 x 10 cm | marked: Hallmark Diana (1866-1922) | provenance: JUDr. Matouš Mandl (1865-1948), Czech lawyer and politician, mayor of Pilsen, art collector

A rectangular snuffbox made of sterling silver 800/1000, weight 94 grams, with Diana hallmark, used in Austria-Hungary in 1866-1922. The lid is decorated with a precise etched and gilded lion hunting scene where a rider on horseback draws a bow against an attacking beast. The back side is richly decorated with an engraved plant ornament.

The snuffbox is decorated with the Tula (niello) technique

The inside of the snuffbox is gilded

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