Small Silver Snuff Box With Gilt Interior by Adie Lovekin Ltd, 1917. Full Catalogue

Small Silver Snuff Box With Gilt Interior by Adie Lovekin Ltd, 1917. Full CatalogueA small silver snuff box with gilt interior, fully hallmarked for Adie Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1917. The snuff box is of purse form and compete with hanging chain. The box is embossed with an ornate foliate design throughout, with a monogram to the top of the lid. The hinged lid lifts and clicks shut with ease. The top of the lid is slightly depressed from years of being clicked shut and the bottom of the case protrudes slightly, likely a result of

Circumference at widest point: 39

20 volumes

The scales come with a set of later Avery weights (1/4 oz - 1 lb)

There is some rubbing to the original rear wire near the top (please see photographs) but the wire remains extremely strong

Clear hallmarks and registration number to base

This really is a superb example of 19th century Anglo-Indian craftsmanship

Weight: 42 grams

A compass from one of the premier makers of the age with cardinals and intercardinals hand-highlighted in what is almost certainly Balmain’s Luminous Paint

dated 1925

and five raised bands to the spine

the central diamond measuring 0

Depth: 1cm