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German Hanau Neptune Silver Box with Gilt Interior, Circa 1875
$629.00
Gorgeous German Hanau silver box with a gilt interior decorated with Neptune. Attributed to Gebruder Dingeldein (Dingeldein Brothers). Hanau works – basically “questionable reproductions” of their time – because of their backstory, are an area collectors now enjoy today.
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The Backstory: The box has a clear set of Hanau pseudo hallmarks, which are described as among the silver hallmark study’s most challenging and confusing areas. In fact, the antique silver industry of Hanau chose to mark its output with “fantasy marks.” Mark stamping as practiced in Hanau would have been downright illegal in France, England, or any other German city where a guild supervised the marking. But Hanau had a long tradition as a free-trade city. With the production of “antique silver,” Hanau found a market niche, which brought its silver manufacturers enormous prosperity and a worldwide reputation. Today, while questionable at birth, this piece is now a legitimate antique.
To read more about Hanau silver, visit the Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver, HERE.
About Gebruder Dingeldein: Founded in 1868 by brothers Friedrich Otto (c. 1838-1901) and Freidrich Wilhelm (c. 1838-1910). Friedrich Otto’s son, August Ernst Dingeldein (1874-1962), succeeded and married Margarethe Kurz (1876-1947), the daughter of Karl Kurz (1851-1936), and the Dingeldein and Kurz companies merged in 1911. He opened a New York showroom with sons Karl August (1901-1965) and Otto Friedrich (1906-1991) Dingeldein, who moved to America permanently in 1927, and became prominent silversmiths in New Orleans, Louisiana and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, respectively.
Dimensions: 2-7/8 inches wide by 2-1/8 inches high by 1-1/2 inches deep.
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