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Mid 20th Century Sri Lankan Solid Silver Repousse Box, Colombo c.1930
About the Item
Mid 20th Century Sri Lankan solid silver box, of rectangular form, beautifully engraved and chased with a repousse design and featuring elephants amongst foliage. The lid has an engraved plaque ' To W D MacBey Esor, presented by The Staff of the Imperial Bank of India, Colombo Branch 28-10-39'. Each side of the box is engraved with floral patterns similar to the lid. This box features a particularly high quality of workmanship, an extraordinary piece. This piece does not bear any hallmarks as is expected, but has been acid tested and shows to be 900+ high grade silver.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 10 cm // 3.94 in
Width: 22 cm // 8.66 in
Depth: 13 cm // 5.12 in
Weight: 515 g // 16.56 ozt
- Dimensions:Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Style:Other (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:Sri Lanka
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1930
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
- Seller Location:Royal Tunbridge Wells, GB
- Reference Number:
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