A CONTINENTAL SILVER AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE AFTER FERDINAND VON REZNICEK

probably Austrian, circa 1910, of rectangular form with rounded corners, the hinged cover enamelled in colours after Ferdinand von Reznicek with an interior scene of a gentleman in evening dress, his top hat in hand, leaning to kiss a young woman reclining upon a settee, a circular table before them set with a book and pink roses, signed Reznicek, the interior gilt, stamped 935. 8.5cm by 8cm, 4.4 troy ounces, Ferdinand Freiherr von Reznicek (1868-1909) was born at Sievering, near Vienna, and worked in Munich. His lightly erotic drawings of fashionable society appeared in Simplicissimus, Jugend and Fliegende Blatter, and from 1902 his compositions were also issued in portfolios

Estimate:£600

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