Silver Heart Shaped Jewellery Casket or Box with a Hinged Lid
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About this item
A charming antique silver heart shaped jewellery casket or box with a hinged lid detailed by an engine turned pattern, ribbon and reed border and three initials in the cartouche. Original mauve silk lined interior standing on three cast paw feet. In very good original condition.
Maker: Hobsen James & Gilby, Birmingham, England.
Weight : 176g
Condition : In very good original condition.
Materials : Silver
Origin : Birmingham Assay Office
Manufacture Date : 1919
Additional Information
SBOX-P04976 (AB-101013)
W: 8.2cm (3.2")H: 3.8cm (1.5")L: 8.2cm (3.2")
Early 20th Century, Arts and crafts (c. 1860 to 1910)
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Piers began his career with the good fortune of obtaining a 6 year apprenticeship with the London and New York company of silver dealers, S J Shrubsole. At the same time, he studied at the Sir John Cass School of Art and in 1979, received a City & Guild London Institute Diploma in Silversmith work...
