Austro-Hungarian Silver Niello Pill Box: Checkerboard Design (17gm)
Austro-Hungarian silver niello pill box and cover, of compressed casket form, finely decorated with a checkerboard ground, opening to gilt interior, total weight 17gm, 0.47 in. x 1.57 in. x 1.30 in. Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008
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- Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.
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