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DESCRIPTION

Impressive dual compartment cedar lined silver cigarette or cigar box with a strap handle and two piano hinged lids.

SILVERSMITH

Deakin & Francis

DATE or HALLMARK

1926

ASSAY OFFICE

Birmingham (mark part rubbed).

WEIGHT in GRAMS

1125

SIZE in INCHES

length: 8 1/2   (internal compartments 5 1/8)

width: 5 1/2   (internal compartments 3 7/8)

height: 4 1/4

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

excellent, no repairs, monograms or erasures. The vertical central cedar divider could be removed in two ways, to make one very large compartment, giving a total internal length of 7 7/8 inches.

FAULTS

one cedar lid panel has some little depressions as if the tip of a ball point has been pushed into it, and a slither of wood missing lower right.
Back Price £545 sold Item Number: M1902 several