Rare Remarkable 1900 Hanau Silver Mother-of-Pearl Box by B. Neresheimer & Sohne

Description: OUTSTANDING CA 1900 HANDCRAFTED GERMAN SILVER & NACRE BOX I've enjoyed privileges of owing this remarkable silver and mother-of-pearl gem. Time has come for an appreciative new collector / guardian. Needless to say, the box qualifies as a rarity. Stellar condition (as a 120 year old small fragile object of utility) further elevates desirability. Hanau (Germany) pseudo hallmarks conclusively identify the maker as B. Neresheimer & Sohne; a highly regarded company founded in 1890. The Pushkin Antiques site provides a concise history of the firm. Noteworthy Characteristics: At the top of the list I'd place (vesica piscis) shape, absence of (silver) decoration and nacre panels forming top and bottom. None of these relate to Neresheimer's "standard production" hollowware, invariably elaborately decorated and based on "antique" models. The robust self-stopping hinge, thin "lip" extending from top and bottom (facilitating opening the box even in darkness) and precisely aligned cover closing with a snap are hallmarks of a master silversmith. As is the size - smaller the box the more skill required to craft. WOW surprise is only visible from the interior of the box. A finely incised naive scene portraying a pagoda and hut in double ring reserve flanked by leafy vines within a wide border on triangles. The other side of the iridescent mop panel is attractively decorated with a border of "punched" circles enclosing triangles and a field of diamonds and stars. 0.9" high, 1.9" wide, 0.8" deep at hinge 24.2 grams PUSHKIN ANTIQUES Neresheimer & Sohne is undoubtedly the most famous of the Hanau silversmiths working at the end of the 19th century. At the end of the 19th century in fact, the city of Hanau, not far from Frankfurt in Germany, became famous for its silver industry tradition: Hanau manufacturers specialised in fine copies from the antique, in the most popular historical styles, generally marked with pseudo-hallmarks in the manner they were trying to imitate. Unlike the traditional hallmarks, pseudo hallmarks are not officially registered and the only way to identify Hanau artworks is by comparison with marked pieces. The company was founded in 1890 by August and Ludwig Neresheimer. Thanks to the incredible quality of its objects, of the precision and care used to make extraordinary copies from the antique the brand rose to a quick popularity and became soon direct competitor of Schleissner, considered the forefather of the Hanau silver. CONSCIENTIOUSLY PACKED AND SHIPPED WORLDWIDE

Price: 495 USD

Location: Lombard, Illinois

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