Lot 28
  • 28

An Austrian silver-gilt mounted enamel casket, probably Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1885

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • marked H or KR, probably the first for Ratzersdorfer
  • length 4 3/4 in.
  • 12cm
the front and back mounted with pink ground enamel panels of the Seasons flanking a bust, the sides with Minerva and Venus and Mars, the cover with Painting embracing Sculpture, the corners with columns topped by putti holding cups, the base with a panel of a basket of flowers

Condition

good condition, excellent quality and fine painting
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