BERNHARD AMSTER (active Vienna early 20th century)  Austria JEWELER, GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH

“Winged Heart” Covered Box  c. 1910

Handwrought and hand-hammered silver in a half oval form on four cylindrical feet with heart-shaped finial inset with bone and stylized silver feathers
Marked: BA (in a rectangle 2x), Austrian touchmark for 800 silver (in a pentagon 2x)

For more information see: Blühender Jugendstil – Österreich (Art Nouveau in Blossom – Austria), Firmen und Marken (Companies and Marks), Waltraud Neuwirth, II (Vienna: Selbstverlag Neuwirth, 1991)

H: 4 1/2″ x W: 6 1/2″ x D: 4 3/4″

Price: $5,750