Biedermeier Silver Money Box, Vienna, Austria, 1856

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Austrian silver money box / piggy bank biedermeier late period / dated 1856
excellently made lidded money box standing on … Read more Austrian silver money box / piggy bank biedermeier late period / dated 1856
excellently made lidded money box standing on square plane bottom. The surface is accentuated by many bulged areas. The upper part of box is of tapering type. The lid has hinge as well as lock of padlocked type / the key does not exist anymore.
biedermeier late period / made 1856 silver 13 lot ( = silver 812.5 ) branded by austrian so-said radelpunze (1856) master’s mark existing: ak, most probably carl adolf kohl who became master in the year 1851.
bibliography: waltraud neuwirth, wiener silber / viennese silver, vienna 2002, mark p 165 on page 122.
height: 9.5 cm circa 3.8 inches silver weight: 107 grams 3.77 oz this piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
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