Silver dance card case, Vienna, 1879–1903
Description
Medium: silver (900 standard), gilt and niello
Weight: 106 g; Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.3 x 1 cm
Hallmarks: Austrian hallmark (Vienna, 1872–1922); “900” silver standard mark; maker’s mark “JL” (Ladislau Jarosinski); Romanian control mark for 800 standard (1955–1990)
Provenance
Private Collection, Romania
Location
Bucharest, Romania
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Description
A near-square dance card case with rounded edges and a hinged lid, cast and finely worked in a historicist decorative manner. The front is richly composed with garlands and vegetal elements reserved in silver, alongside two rose bouquets rendered in gold, all set against a niello ground. The reverse presents a geometric arrangement of stylised leaves within a grid, likewise reserved in silver on a niello ground.
The interior is gilt, creating a chromatic contrast with the exterior surfaces. The interplay between silver, gold and niello produces a layered decorative effect characteristic of late 19th-century Viennese production. Areas of wear are visible to the niello along edges and corners.
The hallmarks indicate Vienna assay within the Austro-Hungarian system (1872–1922), with a 900 silver standard. The maker’s mark “JL” corresponds to Ladislau Jarosinski, active between 1879 and 1903. A Romanian re-assay mark (1955–1990) indicates later verification within the Romanian system.
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