Sterling Boxes: Cigarette Cases

Victorian sterling silver and enamel cigarette case. Made by Howard James in Birmingham in 1888. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is enameled a steeplechase race with four horses taking a hedge, next to a fenced pond. Interior gilt. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BR665

Art Deco 900 silver and enamel case, ca 1920. Rectangular and hinged. Sides plain. Front and back have engine-turned ribbing. On front two plain bands with abstract cruciform ornament in blue and white enamel. Interior gilt washed. Austrian marks and no. 624. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/8 x W 3 1/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 3.5 troy ounces. #BK523

Edwardian sterling silver cigarette with golfer. Made by R. Blackinton & Co. in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1910. Rectangular and curved with flat sides. On front a man in plaid plus fours and cap holds club aloft after a hard swing. On back applied rectangular mono plate. Interior gilt-washed. Fully marked and numbered 613. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 3 3/4 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BS582

Nautical sterling silver and enamel cigarette case. Made by Thomae in Attleboro, Mass., ca 1960. Rectangular and hinged. Signal flags enameled on front. Gilt interior. Hallmarked. Very good condition with intact color.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 1/4. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BQ946

Austrian silver and enamel cigarette case. Imported to England in 1905 by Steinhart & Co. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is bust of long-tressed temptress with rose-tinted flesh swathed in red robe. Full frontal. For PG-13 version, see BM100. English import marks. Very good condition with strong color.

Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 2 7/8 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BM101

Turn-of-the-century Austrian 935 silver and enamel cigarette case. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is bust of long-tressed temptress with rose-tinted flesh swathed in white gauze. Suggestive. For R-rated version, see BM101. Marked. Very good condition with strong color.

Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BM100

Cigarette case in 900 silver with enameled Classical scene. Made by FM in Austria, ca. 1900. Rectangular with side hinge. Unusual tableau on cover: a portico with figures in Classical and 19th-century court dress, a modern city in the background. Interior lightly gilt. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with nice patina and strong colors.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 4 3/4 in. Weight: 6.6 troy ounces. #BI440

Russian 875 silver cigarette case. Rectangular and hinged with curved corners. On cover is engraved view of Kremlin with palace and churches, and wall with watchtower in foreground. Back plain. Cabochon-cut push button is appropriately red. Soviet-era marks (1927-54). Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x W 3 3/8 x D 5/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BE214