A EUROPEAN ENAMELLED CIGARETTE CASE
The exterior plain, gilt within the compartment to hold the cigarettes and with a secret hinged compartment, decorated with the enamelled naked figure of a lady standing on rocks, with the sea beyond, detailed 935, probably German, gross weight 146 grams
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collectionCondition ReportThere are one or two minor surface nicks to the enamel, scratch marks within the interior of the back of the case, the outside back of the case has a few dents and an old scratch, otherwise fine hair line marks, hinge is a little weak
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The exterior plain, gilt within the compartment to hold the cigarettes and with a secret hinged compartment, decorated with the enamelled naked figure of a lady standing on rocks, with the sea beyond, detailed 935, probably German, gross weight 146 grams
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collectionCondition ReportThere are one or two minor surface nicks to the enamel, scratch marks within the interior of the back of the case, the outside back of the case has a few dents and an old scratch, otherwise fine hair line marks, hinge is a little weak
