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DEDICATIONS ON SILVER CIGARETTE BOXES
The engraving of dedications on silver cigarette boxes is a common
practice.
Browsing within my small collection of "tobacciana" I've found some
examples of dedications.
name of the owner
![reserve
engraved
Maitland Jellicoe reserve
engraved
Maitland Jellicoe](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasigar3.jpg) This
sterling silver cigarette case has guilloche working with a reserve
engraved "Maitland Jellicoe" and gilded interior with
original rubber bands. |
It has hallmarks
Birmingham 1910 and
silversmith touch mark D & F.
The retailer is FINNIGANS Ltd
Manchester.![sterling silver cigarette case Birmingham 1910 sterling silver cigarette case Birmingham 1910](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasigar2.jpg) |
date
![silver 800/1000
German
cigarette case silver 800/1000
German
cigarette case](http://www.ascasonline.org/xgermanbox1.jpg) this
silver cigarette case with wood interior was made in Germany around
1925. The silver lid is engraved with the date "23 Marz 1925"
(March 23, 1925).
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![silver 800/1000
German
cigarette case silver 800/1000
German
cigarette case](http://www.ascasonline.org/xgermanbox2.jpg)
The case is hallmarked with "half-moon and crown" "800" and
silversmith's mark.
It is 8 in. wide (cm. 20) |
winner's prize
this is a Russian silver cigarette case engraved on the back with a
dedication in cyrillic dated March 16, 1927 as the prize given
for the best performance in the competition of accordion players,
city of Kaidaki. |
![Russian silver
cigarette case
gold washed
interior Russian silver
cigarette case
gold washed
interior](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasigrusso5.jpg) ![Russian silver
cigarette case
chasing with
peacock,
wreaths of flowers
and fruits Russian silver
cigarette case
chasing with
peacock,
wreaths of flowers
and fruits](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasigrusso7.jpg)
It is chased and repoussé with a peacock, wreaths of flowers and
fruits. The case has gold washed interior and a green stone cabochon
thumbpiece. |
The
cigarette case has a silver purity degree of 84 zolotnik (875/1000)
and is hallmarked on both inner sides with 1908-1917 Russian
hallmarks ). It is 4 1/4 in. wide (cm. 11). |
love or friendship
this silver cigarette
case was made in Germany around 1935.
The interior is gilded and engraved with the inscription
![silver
cigarette case
inscription engraved
on the interior silver
cigarette case:
inscription engraved:
on the interior](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasig5.jpg)
In
remembrance of all
the lovely valses we danced
together
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![silver 800/1000
German
cigarette case:
golden monogram silver 900/1000
German
cigarette case;
golden monogram](http://www.ascasonline.org/xportasig2.jpg) It
is hallmarked ' half-moon and crown ' and '900 ' (purity 900/1000
used in Germany for higher degree silver).
The cigarette case is square shaped
with cabochon thumbpiece and gold monogram. The case is 3 1/2 in.
wide (cm. 9).
I'm still wondering if this inscription was engraved from a lover or
from a friend ... and if valses were dances or something else.... |
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