Antique Signed German Figural Neoclassical Silver Table Dresser Box or Casket

Description

A fine antique German solid silver table box or casket.

By B. Nieresheimer & Söhne.

With Neoclassical swags & garlands … more A fine antique German solid silver table box or casket.

By B. Nieresheimer & Söhne.

With Neoclassical swags & garlands to the sides, and a repousse Romantic style scene with cherubs (or angels) in a woodland setting by a stream to the top.

.800 silver or higher fineness.

Simply a wonderful late 19th / early 20th century silver box!

Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
There are a few spots of persistent tarnish. Otherwise, there is some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Maker:
B. Nieresheimer & Söhne

Marks:
Marked to the base with German hallmarks for B. Nieresheimer & Söhne.

Measurements:
Height: ca. 3 1/8 in.
Depth: ca. 6 1/8 in.
Width: ca. 6 in.

Weight: ca. 554 g less