ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER OTTOMAN EMPIRE ENAMELED SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
ANTIQUE OTTOMAN SOLID STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE BOX.
HUGE AND BEAUTIFULLY ORNATE CASE. HAND MADE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE PERIOD, AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, CIRCA 1890-1910. CRAFTED IN SOLID HIGH FINESSES SILVER. THIS CASE IS SUITED WITH A HINGED SPRING FOR CLOSURE.
TOTALLY HAND PAINTED WITH COLOR ENAMEL. THE VERSO IS DECORATED WITH A LOVERS SCENE UNDER TREES AND THE REVERSE PANEL IS DECORATED WITH AN INTRINSIC FLORAL PATTERN WITH TWO BIRDS. THIS CASE IS ALSO ENAMELED INSIDE, BOTH SIDES WITH WHITE PANELS DECORATED WITH FLOWERS.
THIS EXCEPTIONAL CASE HAVE A MEASURE OF 113 mm by 80 mm. HAVE A WEIGHT OF 188.7 Grams. UNMARKED. TESTED PURITY 84 = .875. THIS IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION WITH A TINY SMALL CHIP AT THE BOTTOM. PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES. THIS CASE RETAIN ALL THE ORIGINAL AGE PATINA ABSOLUTELY NOT POLISHED OR RESTORED IN ANY PART. VERY RARE.
INVENTORY REF: M0000MSNN/.1111
