Item number: 59075
An early 19th century Biedermeier silver lidded box,
Vienna 1819 by Wenzel Massebost
Elongated, ingot-shaped box with a smooth, hinged lid.
A simple, almost modern-looking lidded box of the early Viennese Biedermeier period in excellent condition and of very solid weight.
Length: 22.3 cm / 8.77″, width: 6.0 cm / 2.36″, height: 3.2 cm / 1.25; 435.9 g / 14.01 oz
Wenzel Massebost became master in 1790, until when he worked as a silversmith is unclear.