This exceptional, fine and impressive antique cast sterling silver sugar box has been realistically modelled in the form of a goat.
The box has been embellished with fine cast details reproducing the goat's fur and anatomical features.
This exceptional antique silver box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover.
The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large sterling silver goat box include:
Importer's mark: JGP (John George Piddington)
Silver quality/purity mark: Lion passant (sterling, .925, 925/1000)*
Assay mark: Leopard's head (London, England)
Date mark: F (1901)
Additional mark: F (foreign manufacture mark)**
Pseudo marks: B. Neresheimer & Söhne*
Such examples modelled in the form of a goat and of this large size are rare and a scarcity to the market; this exceptional box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
This silver sugar box, equally suited as a functional item or conversation piece, makes a distinctive gift for those who value fine silver, whimsical design and unique decorative objects.
NOTE: * Commonly items of German silver are crafted in 800 or 830 standard. This piece, bearing full British hallmarks, is crafted in sterling silver, indicating the high quality of the piece.
** Hanau pseudo-marks were not registered with an administrative office and no records exist to check them against determining an attributed identification to be a comparison or probability.
Maker: B. Neresheimer & Söhne
Date: 1901
