A Fine Porcelain Mounted Cigarette Box Porcelain mount depicting baby (possibly Hermes) with th...
A Fine Porcelain Mounted Cigarette Box
Porcelain mount depicting baby (possibly Hermes) with thunderbolt astride phoenix with flames. Box further mounted with caduceus, lyre and other Greek mythological symbols. Intricate fancy engine turning throughout. Canted angles. Outside surface tests for 18 carat gold. Inside surface test for 14 carat gold. Possibly gold plated. Length 9cm. Width 5cm. Depth 1.7cm. Weight 148.6g.
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A Fine Porcelain Mounted Cigarette Box
Porcelain mount depicting baby (possibly Hermes) with thunderbolt astride phoenix with flames. Box further mounted with caduceus, lyre and other Greek mythological symbols. Intricate fancy engine turning throughout. Canted angles. Outside surface tests for 18 carat gold. Inside surface test for 14 carat gold. Possibly gold plated. Length 9cm. Width 5cm. Depth 1.7cm. Weight 148.6g.