MOST UNUSUAL~ELEGANT THIN CIG CASE~INLAY 24K GOLD~SILVER+ MATCHING BOX~WOW

TWO VERY INTERESTING ITEMS IN DEED. FIRST IS A THIN BUT ELEGANT

VINTAGE CIGARETTE CASE OBVIOUSLY JAPANESE, BUT WHAT IS

UNUSUAL ABOUT THESE PIECES ARE THAT THEY ARE INLAID WITH

24 CARAT GOLD AND STERLING SILVER. TYPICAL JAPANESE MOUNT

FUJI SCENE AND SURROUNDS ALL GOLD WITH SNOW ACTUALLY

SILVER. WITH THE CIGARETTE CASE IS A SLANTED (LOOKS SQUASHED)

BUT THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED......A MATCHING MATCH CASE WITH CLIP

LID. ALSO INLAID WITH GOLD AND SILVER. THIS ONE HAS 24K MARKED

ON THE REAR, WITH A SIMILAR MARK ON THE CIGARETTE CASE. ON

THE REAR OF BOTH SOME MORE GOLD AND SILVER BIRDS. CASE

MEASURES 12 X 8 CM AND MATCH BOX HOLDER IS 6 X 5.5 X 1.6 CM.

IN GOOD CONDITION, FROM THE SAME SOURCE AS ITEMS PRESENTLY

ON MY AUCTIONS, SO CERTAINLY HAS SOME AGE TO THEM. OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE AT A LOW START. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE

UNUSUAL ITEMS....SILVER, BRONZE AND A CUET ANTIQUE CRUET SET.

A BLACK MATT FINISH COMPLETES THESE ITEMS. POST R25 ON THESE.