Reliefs as paperweights

Little reliefs of mountains are ideal gifts for alpinists or other people who love the mountains. They can be used as paperweights with engraved dedication. Xaver Imfeld (1853–1909) already realised this about 1900 and offered thirteen different galvanoplastic models in scales of 1:12,500 to 1:150,000, mounted on a pedestal of rock, in 1904. The models covered an area of about 10x10 cm or larger. They were done in bronze and silver colour [1].