A solid silver miniature planter/cachepot or jardinière.
An old Augsburg/Rococo-style.
Double-scroll handles beautifully
decorated with cherub busts
Bowl stands on four-ball feet.
Bowl depicting with "A young gardener with a shovel in one hand
and a bouquet of flowers in other, he presents flowers
to a young lady sitting under a shady tree".
Depicting on both sides with the same image.
Beautifully designed and very-well made.
Please see and inspect all photos.
Not monogrammed.
Hallmarked to the underside:
importer/retailer initials "T.H" into a lozenge for Theodor Hartmann,
(Located at St. Martin's House, 1 Gresham Street
and later 14 Paternoster Row, London.
Agent importer of item manufactured by the firm
of Karl Kurz of Kesselstadt, Germany);
"Lion passant" for sterling silver;
date letter "g" for 1902;
letter "F" into a round punch for British imported goods;
"Leopard head" for city of London.
Marked with Hanau/Kesselstadt pseudo marks.
One of the marks with "KKK" - a trademark for
Karl Kurz of Kesselstadt,
please see photo with red arrow.
Approx.: Width (handle to handle): 3-3/8in. (86mm.)
Width (w/o handles) 1-15/16in. (49mm.)
Height (max): 1-1/8in. (29mm.)
Depth: 1-3/8in. (35mm.)
Weight: 1.19 troy oz. (36.9 gr.)
Dark tarnish/patina, what is not a defect.
Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.
Rare its image, marks/hallmarks and overall condition.
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Available via Priority & Express Mail.