Snuff box, Johann Esaias Niggus, Augsburg, 1783-85
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1783–85
Early Classical silver snuff boxes, Johann Esaias Niggus, Augsburg, 1783–85, 12-piece silver set, oval box with hinged lid, sides finely engraved with a continuous garland of leaves and festoons as well as rosette medallions; lid with an engraved leaf frieze and a central oval medallion featuring a censer; gilded on the inside; approx.
3.4 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm, approx. 99 g, Johann Esaias Niggus, Augsburg, 1783-85, 12-lötiges Silber, ovale Dose mit Scharnierdeckel, Wandung fein graviert mit umlaufenden Blatt- und Festongirlanden sowie Rosettenmedaillons, Deckel mit graviertem Blattfries und zentralem Ovalmedaillon mit Räuchergefäß, innenseitig vergoldet, ca. 3.4 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm, ca. 99 g, partiell fleckig.
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- 12-lötiges Silber
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 3.4 x 7.8 x 5.5 cm; 99 g
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-206487775
- Auction house
- Auktionshaus Plückbaum
- Listing object ID
- 206487775
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.