Caption

Business card holder, unknown goldsmith; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 mentioned in provenance; inscriptions in Kufic script. Business card holder in the form of a flat rectangular box, silver filigree with plant motifs and Kufic inscription. Late 19th century, possibly Germany. Smoking accessories/varia. Dimensions: height 10 cm, width 6 cm, depth 1 cm; weight 80 g., A rectangular ornate metallic object lies on a flat surface; it has intricate filigree work with swirling and looping patterns, floral and petal-like motifs, and a raised central medallion featuring a stylized bird figure. The piece appears silver with darker shadowed recesses that emphasize the detailed texture, and the background surface is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_002

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 22.3in x 15.6in / 6701 x 4667 (300dpi)

Keywords

Business card holder unknown goldsmith Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 mentioned provenance inscriptions Kufic script form flat rectangular box silver filigree plant motifs Kufic inscription Late 19th century Germany Smoking accessories varia Dimensions height 10 cm width 6 cm depth 1 cm weight 80 g rectangular ornate metallic object lies flat surface intricate filigree work swirling looping patterns floral petal- motifs raised central medallion featuring stylized bird figure piece silver darker shadowed recesses emphasize detailed texture background surface uniform gray.