MAKER GEORGE ROTH & COMPANY, HANAU, GERMANY, FRENCH ROCOCO SILVER SNUFF BOX THIS BEAUTIFUL SNUFF BOX SHOWS THE ORIGINAL GILDING ON THE INSIDE. IT IS HALLMARKED ON THE BOTTOM WITH 3 ANTIQUE FRENCH-LIKE ROCOCO HALLMARKS ATTRIBUTED TO GEORG ROTH. AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, AND TO SATISFY CUSTOMER DEMAND AND PREFERENCES, COPIES OF OLD SILVER AND OTHER ITEMS FROM VARIOUS PERIODS OF HISTORY WERE PRODUCED. MANY FIRMS PRODUCED SUCH ITEMS IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, USING A REGULATED SILVERMARK SYSTEM TO DIFFERENTIATE THE COPIES FROM THE ORIGINALS. THE SILVER INDUSTRY IN HANAU, GERMANY, A FREE TRADE CITY, CHOSE FANTASY MARKS, RESEMBLING THE OLD MARKS TO BE FOUND ON EARLIER PIECES, AND THUS TO HARMONIZE THE STYLE REPRODUCED. FRENCH LOOKING MARKS ON ROCOCO DESIGNS WERE USED; GERMAN PIECES HAD GERMAN LOOKING MARKS AND SO FORTH. THE MARKET CREATED FOR SUCH WORKS FOUND A NICHE IN HANAU, AND FIRMS AND MAKERS MADE STUPENDOUS OBJECTS AND RECEIVED GREAT ACCLAIM FOR THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE FANTASY MARKS WERE ATTRIBUTED, ACCORDING TO TYPE AND POSITIONING TO VARIOUS SMITHS, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BEING GEORG ROTH. OVAL IN SHAPE: 84 MM IN LENGTH, 66 MM IN WIDTH AND 43 MM IN HEIGHT 147 GRAMS OF SILVER WITH GLASS COVERED 32 MM HAND PAINTED CAMEO MINIATURES |
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