Silver Casket

Silver. On a flat, folded base of an oval-cylindrical body, decorated with relief-plastic and partially chased ornamentation of fruits. A low-domed lid that extends over the hinged side, with a wide wavy folded edge and a centrally positioned, correspondingly designed, lush cluster of fruits. Attribution, a delicate touch, markings, master Hans Jakob Schech or Scheler (master circa 1668). Weight approximately 60 g. Height 3 cm. 7.8 cm x 6.2 cm. See Seling 2007, number 1695 or 1854, BZ 0970. A small German Baroque silver box by Hans Jakob Schech or Scheler (master from circa 1668). Mark, hallmark, and workshop mark. German. Augsburg. 1689-1692 years.