Antique German Sterling Gilt Silver Floral Engraved Repousse Snuff Pill Box 1880 Sold briefly including Caravaggio in 1593-1594

briefly including Caravaggio in 1593-1594

While he toyed at various times in his life with different stylistic paradigms

Honolulu Museum of Art

was always an emphasis on the creative challenges of the human figure

The body of the vase decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl and having a corresponding band of dark oxide decoration to the base

Antique German Sterling Gilt Silver Floral Engraved Repousse Snuff Pill Box 1880 Sold briefly including Caravaggio in 1593-1594SOLD An elegant German Sterling Silver gilt repousse decorated snuff or pill box, circa 1880. The hinged lid decorated with a repousse work floral basket design, the side of the box with corresponding floral & scrolled design, the box opens and closes with ease and closes tightly. The box is stamped to the underside "935 Sterling Germany", which makes it a slightly higher grade than sterling silver, this box most likely made for the American market.