Floral Engraved Sterling Silver Lidded Hobnail Cut Pressed Glass Trinket Box Antique Victorian Chester circa 1896
MT240216.T
£100.00
Antique late Victorian period Lovely Quality Sterling Silver Lidded Trinket box or Dressing Table Tidy in Hob Nail Cut and Pressed Glass, of a handsome and rather aesthetic shape (hailing from the movement) the glass body to the trinket box features an outward tapering sidewall with proud corners leading to the silver lid which is convex shaped to the top and finished with an open gallery of chased floral work enclosing a central set rectangular cartouche vacant of engraving.
The Box with lid in place measures 17.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 4 cm in dimension or 6.8 x 2.6 x 1.5 inches and is impressed to the lid with markings indicating Chester assay office circa 1896
In Excellent condition throughout, there being no cracks, chips or damages to the glass body of the box and similarly the silver lid being without holes, dings or repairs it makes for a fine example of the period as well as still being perfectly useable