Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.

Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018

LOT 282

UNSIGNED CIGARETTE CASE WITH PAINTING ON ENAMEL SIGNED BY FERDINAND VON REZNICEK, SILVER

HKD 16,000 - 24,000

CHF 2,000 - 3,000 / USD 2,100 - 3,100

Sold: HKD 37,500

Silver (0.935), cigarette case with enamel painting on the lid; silver gilded interior The scene depicting a naked young woman of rare beauty who is about to take a bath at 9:00 am, unless it is 9:00 pm.! The painting on enamel is signed (lower left) by Ferdinand von Reznicek (Wien, 1868 - Munich, 1909).


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Brand Unsigned

Year Circa 1900-1909

Dimensions 91.5 x 73.5 x 17.5 mm. (124 gr.)

Signature Case (by the artist on the enamel)

Notes

?ezní?ek, Ferdinand Freiherr von It's extremely rare to find one of those cigarette cases whose enamel painting is signed. Ferdinand von ?ezní?ek (Wien, 1868 - Munich, 1909) is one of the few artists who produced such objects that signed them. He was an Austrian painter, caricaturist, and illustrator. Born to a noble Austrian family of Czech descent, he was a half-brother of composer Emil von ?ezní?ek (1860-1945).