Solid Silver Compact Vintage Siam Niello 1940s Antique Hallmarked Silver Cigarette And Card Cases customers may reserve an item

customers may reserve an item and send a cheque to us

A high quality hallmarked sterling silver mesh bag which also bears the maker's mark (image eight)

The copper hue makes this vanity even more enchanting

The case opens easily to show the fan-shaped inner lid which rotates to allow access to powder

This city is famous as a center of jewellery making - so much so that it was known colloquially as Goldstadt ('Golden City')

Solid Silver Compact Vintage Siam Niello 1940s Antique Hallmarked Silver Cigarette And Card Cases customers may reserve an itemA sterling silver Siam niello powder compact c. 1940. The lid shows & finely engraved Phra Samut Chedi, also known as Phra Chedi Klang Nam) or The Floating Pagoda. Phra Samut Chedi is a world famous temple pagoda building in Thailand, in the Phra Samut Chedi District) which floats on water. The base is decorated with the minutely observed Dancing Angel depicted with a long curved garland held behind the back. The whole piece is in good condition. All