$4,650
FREDERICK W. WALTHER ORIENTALIST ENAMELED SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, Germany, ca. 1925. Painted guilloche enamel harem scene with gilt and jeweled highlights, guilloche 935 silver interior, unsigned. 3 1/2" x 3 1/8". Provenance: From the daughter of the artist. Note: Frederick W. Walther, 1895-1975, studied at The Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, and in Strasbourg, France, immigrated to USA in 1931, exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2011-12-02