LONDON 1929 ART DECO QUALITY HM SILVER & NIELLO TRINKET PILL BOX FINNIGANS 105g

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LONDON 1929 ART DECO QUALITY HM SILVER & NIELLO TRINKET PILL BOX FINNIGANS 105g :
$123.66

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

FABULOUS FULLY HALLMARKED FOR LONDON ENGLAND 1929 ART DECO English sterlingSILVER & NIELLO (please see below) BUSINESSCARD CASE, TRINKET BOX, SNUFF BOX, PILL BOX, STUD BOX.MADE DURING THE VERY ZENITH OF THE ART DECO ERA IT IS A STYLISH AND ELEGANT PIECE.

RETAILED BY THE FAMOUS FINNIGAN GROUP WHO HAD BRANCHES IN MOST BIG CITIES IN THE UK INCLUDING LONDON & MANCHESTER. THIS COMPANY PRODUCED HIGH QUALITY ITEMS AND WAS THE DESIGNER OUTLET OF ITS DAY.

OF SOLID AND ROBUST CONSTRUCTION AND WEIGHING IN AT105 GRAMS OVER THREE TROY OZS. CONSTRUCTION IS VERY SOLID WITH A SUPERB PIANO HINGE AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS. HALLMARKED IN TWO PLACES FOR LONDON ENGLAND 1929 DATE LETTER q.

DIMENSIONS: 80 MM X 60 MM WIDE X 17 MM DEEP

NIELLO

Niellois a black mixture ofcopper,silver, andleadsulphides, used as aninlayon engraved or etched metal. It can be used for filling in designs cut from metal. TheEgyptiansare credited with originating niello decoration, which spread throughoutEuropeduring the lateIron Ageand is common inAnglo-Saxon,Celticand other types of Early Medieval jewellery.

CONDITION

SOME SURFACE SCRATCHINGAS TO BE EXPECTEDCOMMENSURATE WITH AGE ANDUSE. A SMALL DIMPLE TO THE LEFT OF THE CASE AGAIN COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE. CASE OPENS & SHUTS WITH NO PROBLEMS. THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE LID WHICH COULD BE COVERED USING A SMALL SILVER TABLET WHICH IS INCLUDED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS ABOVE.WOULD BENEFIT FROM GENTLE CLEANING

PLEASE STUDY ALL THE PHOTO\'S ABOVE FOR A BETTER IDEA OF THE STYLE & CONDITION OF THIS SUPERB CASE.

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IN THE UK

ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY

2016 SHIPPING SPECIAL ROYAL MAILNEXT DAY DELIVERY INSURED FOR 500 GBP COSTS JUST 6.00 GBP THIS SERVICE WOULD NORMALLYCOST 7.45 GBP

OVERSEAS BUYERS WILL PAY 14.00 GBP FOR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR/TRACKED SHIPPING.

TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE USA THE ITEM IS ALSO TRACKED AT EVERY STAGE OF ITS JOURNEY.

THIS SERVICE IS A PRIORITY/EXPRESS SERVICE, INSURED FOR UP TO 250 GBP.

TO DATE NOT A SINGLE ITEM HAS GONE MISSING USING THIS METHOD OF SHIPPING.

PLEASE offer WITH CONFIDENCE.

WE HAVE BEEN SELLING ON FOR FIFTEEN YEARS AND HAVE HAD

VERY FEW RETURNED ITEMS (THREE ONLY)

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