ENGLISH HALLMARKED SILVER CIGAR /CIGARETTE CASE WITH ENAMEL CRUISE LINER ANTIQUE

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THIS IS A SOLID ENGLISH SILVER ANTIQUE CIGAR / CIGARETTE CASE WITH A PICTURE OF AN OLD CRUISE LINER ON THE FRONT. FIRSTLY PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICTURES MAKE THE CASE LOOK QUITE DENTED, BUT MOST OF THAT IS JUST THE EFFECT OF THE LIGHT AND IN FACT IT IS NOT THAT BAD ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DENTS THEY COULD BE REMOVED. APPROX: 85mm X 85mm AND 15mm DEEP. THE INTERIOR STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL GILDING AND HAS THE HALLMARK: 'ANCHOR' A 'LION' AND AN 'n'. THERE IS ALSO THE MAKERS MARK 'A & J.Z.'. THE HALLMARK IS REPEATED ON THE OTHER INSIDE LID. THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THE CASE WHICH READS: 28TH MARCH 1889-1914 WINNIE & NOWRO. THE CRUISE LINER ON THE FRONT IS SHOWN IN FULL SALE AND THERE ARE NO CHIPS OR CRACKS, JUST LIGHT SCRATCHES COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. ONE OF THE BITS THAT WOULD HAVE HELD THE CIGARS IN PLACE IS MISSING. OTHER THAN THAT THE CASE OPENS AND CLOSES NICELY AND THE CATCH WORKS CORRECTLY. WEIGHT APPROX 120 GRAMS.