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19th C Gold Austrian Armorial Cigarette Case #2300937

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19th C Gold Austrian Armorial Cigarette Case #2300937
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A gorgeous item. An investment. Gold and useful.</em></td>
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We are pleased to offer a magnificent armorial cigarette case. Weighing 2.3 troy ounces of fine gold, this 14 karat cigarette case is beautifully made and bears two different armorials.
Each has a coronet surimposed by, in one case, a rampant lion, while the other is superimposed by a falcon. The shields are decorated too: one is two fleur de lys crossed with a lion, while the other is a vine with leaves growing up a staff.Engraved to the inside with a presemtation date,(probably engraved long after the case was made):Decemberv 24,1932 the original presentation the 32 is superimposed over the original date of 1909.
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<tr><td>Condition:excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c.1890</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Austria</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:3.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:0.4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:2.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:0.18</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:19th C Gold Austrian Armorial Cigarette Case</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:gold 14kt.</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Ottawa, Canada</td></tr>
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