A group of Toledo ware gold-damascened steel items Spain, late...

A group of Toledo ware gold-damascened steel items
Spain, late 19th Century
comprising three cigarette cases, a matchbox, two buckles, a miniature frame and a brooch, all variously decorated in gold overlay with Nasrid and Renaissance style designs and inscriptions
the largest matchbox 9 x 7.5 cm.(8)
Inscriptions: the Nasrid motto, wa la ghalib illah allah, 'And there is no conqueror except God'.