Description:

AN EIGHT-PIECE COIN SILVER VANITY SET, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
a silver standing vanity mirror with a wood frame and easel support, a two sided silver hand mirror, four cut crystal perfume bottles with crystal stoppers and silver covers (two large and two small), and two cut crystal boxes with silver lids (one large and one small). The perfume bottles, boxes, and hand mirror all stamped with Austrian assay marks showing the head of diana within a five-lobed flower, as well as the maker's mark, "TH STAHL," all engraved with a stylized monogram.

  • Provenance: Countess Maria Thusnelda Hermine Carola von Chistallnigg (1880-1959); by descent to Countess Maria Louise Draskovich von Trakostjan (b. 1917), c. 1959; by descent to Susan de Schrenck Sill Gramatges, Montgomery, Texas.
  • Dimensions: Vanity mirror: 24 x 23 1/2 in. (61 x 59.7 cm.), Large box: 2 x 9 x 3 in. (5.1 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm.)
  • Notes: This vanity set originally belonged to Countess Maria Thusnelda Hermine Carola von Chistallnigg, born Princess zur Lippe-Wiessenfeld (1880-1959).
  • Condition: The mirror for the standing vanity has been replaced. Set shows general signs of wear commensurate with use and age, including some minor ding on the silver and surface scratches on the bases of the glass crystal. The hand mirror shows signs of desilvering and light surface scratches. One of the small perfume bottles has a larger stopper that is stuck, the silver cap will only screw on part of the way, and there is a small chip in the neck of the bottle. The silver cap of one of the large perfume bottles is stuck to its threaded base with the stopper stuck inside. There are some surface scratches/scuff on the larger glass crystal box.

    Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."

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