Classicist silver tabatiere. Elongated oval shape. Flat base, merging into a straight, smooth wall. The rims set off by delicate moulded lines. The hinged lid engraved with the monogram "IHR" framed by a fine-leaved laurel wreath. Gilt interior. Marked, hallmark, master Andreas Schneider (becomes master 1738). Weight approx. 160 g. H. 3.7 cm. 13 cm x 6 cm. Cf. Seling, 2007, BZ 2420, no. 2304. A German Neoclassical silver snuff box by Andreas Schneider (master since 1738). Monogrammed. Gilt inside. Assay and master's mark. German. Augsburg. 1771 - 1773.