• Keller Paris lacquer box on a cream boucle surface in raking sunlight, light surface wear visible on the polished lid
  • Overhead view of the Keller brown lacquer box on travertine between a pewter runners box and a brown book with red stone ashtray
  • Keller Art Deco box resting on travertine, the lacquer showing subtle depth and a fine silver line around the edges
  • Keller Paris Art Deco box with a mottled brown lacquer lid and silver edged corners, on travertine beside a pewter box and engine turned case
  • Angled view of the Keller lacquered box, the deep amber and chestnut tones glowing across the domed lid and canted corners
  • Keller Paris box opened, revealing a brushed gilt silver interior and lid lining
  • Close up of the gilt interior rim stamped KELLER PARIS, with small French hallmarks in the base
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Keller Paris lacquer box on a cream boucle surface in raking sunlight, light surface wear visible on the polished lid
Overhead view of the Keller brown lacquer box on travertine between a pewter runners box and a brown book with red stone ashtray
Keller Art Deco box resting on travertine, the lacquer showing subtle depth and a fine silver line around the edges
Keller Paris Art Deco box with a mottled brown lacquer lid and silver edged corners, on travertine beside a pewter box and engine turned case
Angled view of the Keller lacquered box, the deep amber and chestnut tones glowing across the domed lid and canted corners
Keller Paris box opened, revealing a brushed gilt silver interior and lid lining
Close up of the gilt interior rim stamped KELLER PARIS, with small French hallmarks in the base

Keller Paris Art Deco Brown Lacquer and Gilt Sterling Silver Box

$1,210.00
$1,210.00
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Found in United States

This is an original antique Art Deco box from the Paris house of Keller, made of gilt sterling silver and dating to around 1920. The top and sides are finished in brown lacquer laid on in shifting shades, from deep chocolate to warm amber, with a cloudy, streaked effect that is vaguely reminiscent of tortoise shell. Slim silver borders frame the lacquered panels and give the box its clean, architectural outline, with softly faceted corners that are typical of the period.

Lifting the hinged lid reveals a gilt silver interior that glows a warm gold against the brown exterior. The underside carries the maker's inscription, Keller Paris, along with a maker's mark and the conjoined boar's head and eagle's head, the French hallmarks for 925 silver and 18 karat gold. Together these mixed hallmarks are used on pieces combining the two metals, where the secondary metal accounts for at least three percent of the total weight.

The Keller firm was founded in 1856 by Gustave Keller, whose simple, elegant designs were quickly admired for their quality. He won a gold and a silver medal at the 1867 and 1878 Paris World Exhibitions, and after 1878 the Keller brothers succeeded him, taking a gold medal in 1889 and a Grand Prix in 1900. Lucien Falize wrote in 1889 that everything stamped Keller is good. The house supplied several courts, including Spain, Russia, Greece and Romania, and from 1897 the last Tsar regularly bought pieces from the Parisian silversmith.

There are some light scratches, but for its age the box is in very fine condition. It measures about 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 inches, made in France, and is a rare, well documented piece of Art Deco silver for a collector of Paris silversmiths.

Collectors Notes

Keller is one of the great names in Paris silver, and this Art Deco box is a rare, small scale example for our Silver collection.

It also fits alongside the small carried pieces in our Accessories edit, for anyone who likes an object with real Paris provenance.
Dimensions

3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/2"
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Keller Paris lacquer box on a cream boucle surface in raking sunlight, light surface wear visible on the polished lid
Overhead view of the Keller brown lacquer box on travertine between a pewter runners box and a brown book with red stone ashtray
Keller Art Deco box resting on travertine, the lacquer showing subtle depth and a fine silver line around the edges
Keller Paris Art Deco box with a mottled brown lacquer lid and silver edged corners, on travertine beside a pewter box and engine turned case
Angled view of the Keller lacquered box, the deep amber and chestnut tones glowing across the domed lid and canted corners
Keller Paris box opened, revealing a brushed gilt silver interior and lid lining
Close up of the gilt interior rim stamped KELLER PARIS, with small French hallmarks in the base
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