Gas Scheid: Superb Enameled & Vermeil Solid Silver Cigarette Case. Austria C1900 Enamel

Magnificent enamelled silver cigarette case by the famous Austrian goldsmith Georg Adam Scheid.

The case is rectangular in shape with rounded edges, slightly curved to fit the shape of the body in a pocket. It opens with a push button.

It is in plain silver with a magnificent full-length figure of a woman, enamelled, on the lid.

The woman is in an evening dress typical of the very end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, very vaporous, with an elegant neckline, many pleats and a train. She wears a hat enhanced with ostrich feathers and an aigrette, holds an elegant cane. She seems to be posing on the first step of a staircase leading to an evening or a theatrical performance.

This enamel is superb, of a very great finesse and quality which made the fame of the Scheid house.

The interior of the case is in vermeil.

The case is hallmarked:
. Dog's head with the number 3, hallmark of Austrian silver 800/°° for small works, between 1866 and 1922
. 800 for the silver title
. Poorly struck but identifiable goldsmith's hallmark: G(A)S (A not struck) for Georg Adam Scheid

Georg Adam Scheid is a famous German goldsmith born in 1838, died in 1921, who began his career in the famous city of Pforzheim, nicknamed the city of gold because of its production of precious goldwork. In 1858 he settled in Vienna where he joined forces with the great goldsmith Michael Markowitsch. Georg Adam Scheid acquired great fame for the quality and preciousness of his works, in particular those including enamel on silver or guilloché gold.

Magnificent case, of very high quality, with a typical female representation of the belle époque by one of the greatest Austrian goldsmiths of the period.

9.3 x 5.7 cm
1.5 cm thick

124.95 grams

Good condition. Scratches from use but not very deep and without chips to the enamel.

Hand delivery in Paris or insured Colissimo shipping.

France: €15
Europe: €20
World: €35