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Antique Silver Snuff Box, Budapest Around 1900


€ 398.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Silver Snuff Box, Budapest Around 1900
Antique Silver Snuff Box, Budapest Around 1900
Description
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When the eyes and mouth feast, the tongue should also have something to eat! Small boxes and caskets with precious decorations were first created in the 18th century to store snuff for an aristocratic audience. They quickly became sought-after collector's items that adorned every castle and apartment and were also given as gifts for special merits. In France, such pieces were called "tabatière", in England "snuff box". Probably the most famous tobacco snuffer of his time was the Prussian King Frederick the Great. A golden, enameled and jeweled snuff box, which he carried in his vest pocket, even saved his life during the Seven Years' War at the Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759 when a stray bullet ricocheted off it. This lightly gilded silver box is a typical example of the tobacco enthusiasm of the late 19th century. The silver in a classic cassette shape is richly decorated with cord soldering, forming a pattern that is vaguely reminiscent of oriental tapestries. According to the hallmark, the piece was made in Budapest, which was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy at the time. Today, the tin can of course also hold other contents than tobacco. Perhaps you can think of something?
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Antique Silver Snuff Box, Budapest Around 1900
When eyes and mouth feast...
€ 398.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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