Object number : 397
Augsburg 1716 (see Seling No. 176)
Maker’s mark: “LR” in the oval for Georg III Lotter (Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede, no. 1834)
Length: 9 cm, width: 6.2 cm, weight 160 g.
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Detailed Description
Fine octagonal, silver-gilt box on feet designed as claws.
In the second decade of the 18th century, a type of box appeared in Augsburg that was basically an elongated octagon.
The present box has a lively, moving floor plan, which is continued in the lid. The object is decorated with rich ornaments. original gilding.
Master: Georg III Lotter, Protestant, born 1658, master: 1688, died 1714. His widow continued the workshop for a few years.