KURZER & WOLF (company active from 1893 - circa 1924), Women's cigarette case.

partly gilt, ungilded sterling silver, hallmarked 800 (sample 800, company monogram K.W. in a rectangle, hallmark with Diana's head, letter A and sample 4 - in a rectangle with concave sides, no. 10938); width 9 cm, depth 8.5 cm; weight 124 g.
Austria, Vienna, ca. 1920
Square, with turned corners, with hinged lid, decorated with engraved ornaments on an ungilded background - on the lid with acanthus leaves, on the bottom with volutes with a trillium motif. Gilded interior
The founder of the workshop was Jakob Hersch Kurzer, who between 1904 and 1908 entered into partnership with Gustav Wolf, changing the company's name to Kurzer & Wolf. They specialized in smoking accessories such as cigarette cases, cigarette boxes, tobacco boxes and lighters. They operated until about 1924.