An attractive English Victorian silver pot pourri box with pierced hinged cover and cast decoration depicting a rococo style scene of a gentleman and his lady companion dancing, each with an arm raised as about to come together and she with a fan in her other hand. A shaped edge, the scene is framed with scrolls, and baskets of fruit and flowers are arranged between them. This romantic scene is all wrapped up with a large ribbon tied into a bow above their heads. The box itself has a shaped front and has an embossed frieze of scrolls, cornucopias of fruit and bows running all around. Hallmarked to both cover and base for London 1898, maker Samuel Jacob. The inside of the cover is also stamped with the registered design number Rd 335975.It measures 9cm (3 1/2") wide by 6.1cm (2 3/8") deep and 3.2cm (1 1/4") high. It weighs a substantial 95g / 3.1ozt. In excellent condition with no damage, dents or repairs, minor handling wear, the hinge is good and the cover closes flush. Payment is accepted by bank transfer, card payments (via an online invoice, I'm afraid we cannot take payments over the telephone), Paypal and UK personal cheque. If you prefer to pay card payments by Stripe rather than Paypal, please go to our website where we offer that option and additionally options to "Pay in 30 days" and to pay in 3 instalments, all securely supported by Klarna.Price includes UK postage. Worldwide shipping is also available, please ask for a cost. We wish to ensure all our customers are happy with their purchases and offer a full no quibble return policy for all items returned within 14 days. We ask that returns are notified within 7 days where possible. Return postage is the buyer's responsibility in terms of cost and safeguarding the item in transit.In the unlikely event any damage has occurred during shipping please advise as soon as possible and within 2 days of receipt at the latest. If you cannot inspect the item within those 2 days please jus...