Embossed German Silver Rectangular Small Box with Courtier Scene – Gold Wash Interior. Maker: Johann S. Kurz

A wonderful small embossed German silver rectangular box with a courtier scene on the top of the hinged lid. The interior has been gold-washed and on the underside are the stamped initials “JK” with a swan design.  Another silver mark is present on the inside rim of the lid.

The maker JK for Johann Seigmund Kurz & Co. – a 19th Century German silversmith

The box measures 3 1/4 inches wide x 2 1/4 inches long x 3 /4 of an inch high.