A guilloche enameled pill box designed by David Andersen.Extremely rare early 20th century enamel pill-box, created in Norway during the late Edwardian and art nouveau period at the workshop of David Andersen, circa 1910. This beautiful box was carefully crafted with impeccable details in solid .925/.999 standard silver with gilded interiors finish. Made of rectangular form with curved edges and fitted with a five barrels hinged lid, that can be raised by a simple thumbpiece. Engine turned guilloche decoration topped with applications of translucent silvered-white and light purple enamels and finally embellished with tiny flowers motifs decorations in high relief.Weight: 59.40 Grams, (38.08 Dwt).Measurements: 65 mm by 38 mm and a height of 13 mm (2.56 x 1.50 x 0.51 Inches).Hallmarks: Stamped with French and Norwegian marks, the early maker's mark of a hammer and tongs inside a cartouche, associated to David Andersen, the designer's initials mark AV with a pigeon, the mark for the assay of the silver S .925 and stamped twice with the French import mark of the swan (Osprey-124). Very interesting arrangements of exports and imports marks.Note: The box is stamped with the David Andersen makers mark used between 1888-1925.Note: The hallmark of a swan facing to the left inside an oval punch (Osprey-124), was introduced in 1893 for small silver items imported into France. The silver product need to have at least a standard assay of .800/999 or over. The swan
