Pocketbook Pocketbook

This is a Pocketbook. It was manufactured by B. Neresheimer & Söhne and imported by: John George Smith, active London, ca. 1900. It is dated 1899 and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is silver, leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (closed): 12.5 × 9 × 1.8 cm (4 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 11/16 in.) H x W x D (open): 12.5 × 18 × 1 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

At top of front reserve: [1] animal head in contoured reserve, possibly hare or crow, impressed (pseudo maker’s marks, Hanau) [2] lobed foliate elements in trefoil reserve, impressed (pseudo town mark, Hanau) At bottom of front reserve: [1] lion passant in lobed reserve, impressed (British standard mark) [2] “F” in oval, impressed (London import mark) At top of reverse reserve: [1] animal head in contoured reserve, possibly hare or crow, impressed (pseudo maker’s marks, Hanau) [2] lobed foliate elements in trefoil reserve, impressed (pseudo town mark, Hanau) At bottom of reverse reserve: [1] “J.S.” in rectangle, impressed (importer’s mark John George Smith, London) [2] letter “d” in rectangular reserve, impressed (London date letter mark 1899) [3] crowned leopard, stamped (London town mark) [4] lion passant in lobed shield, impressed (British standard mark) [5] “F” in oval, impressed (London import mark)

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