ALFRED DUNHILL Paris 1928 Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Japonisme Box In 935 Sterli

An enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill.  This is an extraordinary and extremely rare desk box with double enameling. The box have been created in the city of Pforzheim Germany at the Louis Kuppenheim silversmith workshops during the art deco period, back in the late 1920 for the Alfred Dunhill stores in Paris France. The superb desk box is in excellent mint condition, designed with a rectangular shape and crafted in solid .935/.999 silver, with 24kt gilt interiors. It is embellished with a fabulous engine turned designs, topped with blue glass enamel. In addition the five sides are enameled again depicting a polychromate paradise bird and tree branches with green and orange leaves, all with Japonisme patterns and accented with details in metallic real gold. This box have an exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with remarkable details. The borders are accented with chiseled decorations and the lid show a chamfered frame made in black glass enamel. As a note, this box was retailed back in the 1930, at the Alfred Dunhill store at Rue de la Paix street in Paris France. Weight: 461.45 Grams, (295.80 Dwt). Measurements: 115 mm by 85 mm by 54 mm (4.52 x 3.35 x 2.13 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with German post 1922 marks, the crown with crescent moon (Halbmond und Reichskrone) for Germany, the mark AD inside a cartouche associated to Alfred Dunhill, the mark for the assay of the .935 silver, one time with the Fren