Lot 775 , A late Victorian silver mounted blonde tortoiseshell cigarette box, 4in.

A late Victorian silver mounted blonde tortoiseshell cigarette box, Saunders & Shepherd, Chester, 1894, 4in.
Estimate £100-150

There is some damage to the tortoiseshell to the rear bottom left and right corners., the right in particular which continues into the back panel at the base. There are two tiny chips to the back left vertical angle. There are scuff marks to the leather inset base. The silver mounts are in generally good order. There is an engraved monogram on one of the silver mounts and an engraved date to another. Overall condition is otherwise good. Marks clear.


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Sold for £110