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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10518769, member: 111&quot;]Recently, while poking around online, a listing for this piece just popped up, so had to take a look. Suspected it might be by prominent Austrian maker Georg Adam Scheid, known for their excellent enamel work (have a few other pieces in my collection), but the price was just a fraction of what I&#039;d expect.&nbsp; There wasn&#039;t much of a description, no mention of the maker, but the images were pretty clear and I could see an 1872-1922 2nd standard Vienna Diana-head stamp, a &#039;900&#039;, and a partially struck &#039;G.A.S.&#039;.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t see any damage in the pics, so hit the &#039;Buy&#039; button as fast as I could, and waited anxiously for its arrival, pleased when it finally came and was in excellent condition, very happy to add it to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unusual in both top and bottom being domed, and in having a nicely done screw-on lid rather than the typical hinged lid - it&#039;s cast, with the &#039;cloisonné wires&#039; part of the casting, a common technique for Scheid, the interior gilt.&nbsp; Heavy for its size at 35 grams, it measures 1-3/8&quot; (3.5 cm) in diameter, 1&quot; (2.6 cm) at its deepest, the band 1/2&quot; (1.3 cm) wide.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528852[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528853[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528854[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528855[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528856[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528857[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A similar piece with flat base and hinged lid:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-34---an-early-20th-century-900-standard-silver-gilt-and-cloisonn-enamel-pill-box-vienna-circa-1910-by-georg-adam-scheid-1838-1921-reg-1882/?lot=221807&amp;sd=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-34---an-early-20th-century-900-standard-silver-gilt-and-cloisonn-enamel-pill-box-vienna-circa-1910-by-georg-adam-scheid-1838-1921-reg-1882/?lot=221807&amp;sd=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-34---an-early-20th-century-900-standard-silver-gilt-and-cloisonn-enamel-pill-box-vienna-circa-1910-by-georg-adam-scheid-1838-1921-reg-1882/?lot=221807&amp;sd=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]528860[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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