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| DESCRIPTION | Vintage English solid sterling silver Art Deco cigarette box with engine turned engraved decoration, blank cartouche and cedar wood lined interior. Can I use the words 'sweet' and 'cute'? I can, thank you. Probably the sweetest and cutest cigarette box ever made. Perhaps designed as a toy, after all, in 1951 they did not know... But, it perfectly fits ten of the standard cigarettes of the time (two remain inside) so maybe a box for the bedside table or manufacturer's sample of much larger pieces. I am not sure and have never seen this size before. It is absolutely charming and would also make the most stylish and unusual jewellery box. |
| SILVERSMITH | H·K, mark seen in London late 1930s then Birmingham 1940s and early 1950s yet name currently lost |
| DATE or HALLMARK | 1951 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | Birmingham |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | total 153 |
| LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT | 3 ¼", 86mm X 2+", 54mm X 1 ¼", 30mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | excellent, still smells good inside, perfect lid action, no engraving or erasure, couple of micro bumps |
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| SOLD |
| Price £198 |
| item number m8414 |
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