Name: Vintage Italian Silver and Blue Enamel Novelty Pill Box C.1960
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1241088
Price: 495 GBP
Availability: InStock

1940 - 1960

For Sale by Puckerings

Description

A wonderful novelty pill box made in the form of a change purse from solid (800) silver, marked on the interior.

The exterior is decorated with a vibrant blue enamel, perfectly intact and without damage.

Excellent condition and dating to c.1960 measuring 1 5/8" x 2" x 1".

Item: 46087

Declaration

Puckerings has dated this Silver Enamel Pill Box to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1241088

Dealers Internal Reference

46087

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Description

A wonderful novelty pill box made in the form of a change purse from solid (800) silver, marked on the interior.

The exterior is decorated with a vibrant blue enamel, perfectly intact and without damage.

Excellent condition and dating to c.1960 measuring 1 5/8" x 2" x 1".

Item: 46087

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Silver Enamel Pill Box to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1241088

Dealers Internal Ref

46087

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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing

ObjectPill Boxes
Period1940 - 1960
StyleMid-Century Modern
MaterialSilver, Enamel
ColourCobalt Blue, Silver
MotifsPurse shape, Kiss lock clasp, Vitreous enamel surface

FAQs

Novelty silver pill boxes are compact decorative containers designed in whimsical or functional shapes, popularised in the mid-twentieth century for storing small tablets or personal trinkets.

These containers typically feature solid or sterling silver structures decorated with vitreous enamel coatings applied using traditional heat-fusing techniques.

Authentic examples feature silver purity stamps such as 800 or 925 alongside Italian maker marks, paired with high-grade vitreous enamel work rather than modern epoxy resin.

These small decorative items are commonly styled on a bedroom vanity, arranged inside a glass display cabinet, or incorporated into a tray layout on a bedside table.

Clean the enamel surface gently using a dry microfibre cloth, and polish tarnished silver elements using a dedicated silver cloth while keeping liquids away from the joints.