Chinese Sterling silver cigar box, 1925
Price Code: £££
Reference: 5612
A very heavy gauge but intricate silver Chinese cigar box, the main body in a hammered finish, overlaid with an ornate repoussée dragon motif to the top, with another two dragons woven on the sides, front and back, with a central oval cartouche (vacant) to the lid, the ebonized, wood-lined interior with a single movable central divider, the base bearing maker’s marks with STERLING.
Size: 9 x 6 x 2½ inches (22 x 15 x 7 cm).
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