A rare silver and moss agate casket by Josef Hoffmann

A rare silver and moss agate casket by Josef Hoffmann Cuboid box on four oval disc supports. The front, cover and back of the casket mounted with finely carved transluscent moss agate plaques in slender surrounds with frieze designs. The sides with stylised repoussé palmettes and subtle tendril patterns. Gilt interior. H 12; width 16.9; depth 11.2 cm, weight 970 g. Vienna, marks of the Wiener Werkstätte, designed by Josef Hoffmann, around 1910.

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