Rare double-sided thaler box with chased and chiselled wall "Liebesreigen" and "Putten zwischen Ranken", in the lid "Allegorie der Hoffnung" and dot engraving "Arendt Beytihn 1754" (thaler boxes served as betrothal gifts from the groom to his bride and could hold up to 12 thalers), Dithmarschen or Wilstermarsch 1st half 18th cent, silver, 117,5g, h. 7,5cm, slight pressure marks, slightly defective, cf. Stierling pp. 253, 254; Meinz, Schönes Silber, ill. 428.