Description
This is a gorgeous 1920s European Continental 800 Silver puffy jewelry casket with chased flowers throughout, its original oval bezel set red carnelian cabochon on top and footed. It is stamped 800 and guaranteed solid 800 silver….Not plated or filled. Many. of these were know to have been hand crafted in Italy and other European countries for the tourist trade during the early 1900s to the 1930s where the tourist could see the silver craftsmen at producing their wares and then pick out the stone and have their initial directly carved into the casket. In this case the initial that you see in the front are very Art Deco in shape and read “LA”. Size is just about 2 3/8″ tall north to south by 5 1/2″ wide east to west by 4 3/8″ deep. It is very stout, puffy, tiered, layered. The carnelian stone is 5/8″ long by 3/8″ wide. It has lovely earl glowing red brown color and is semi translucent in lighting. Casket weight is 197.8 grams. Condition is excellent. It came from an estate where it was carefully stored for many years and well taken care of. No dents or dings or deep scratches. No tears. Never repaired or altered. Completely original. This is a stunning jewelry casket for your fine antique and vintage gold jewelry.
