Fine Antique English Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box - 1911

Name: Fine Antique English Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box - 1911
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA257284
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Puckerings

Description

A real stunner of a pill box, the magnificent lid with some of the most exquisite Guilloche enamel with a white or silver border and a central plum coloured panel with an Armorial Crest engraved underneath, one of the most decorative I have had.

The box is made from English sterling silver, hallmarked for Birmingham 1911, making this a true antique example. The makers initials are also present for the silversmith, Robert Chandler. The underside is also engraved "Souvenir From Grand Hotel Eastbourne".

Still in existence today, this luxury hotel on the English South Coast was affectionately known as "The White Palace" and welcomed a galaxy of the great and the good including Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Arthur Conan Doyle and King Constantine of Greece.

The Grand Hotel was built when the upper classes ruled the land and took their holidays by the sea, sometimes months at the time, taking with them their entire staff. The Grand Hotel is famous for its long association with music. Debussy completed his symphony 'La Mer' in Suite 200 in 1905.

The lid of the box fits perfectly and when removed reveals a lavishly gilded interior. 1 1/4" in diameter. Excellent condition.

Item ID: 35354

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Declaration

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

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SA257284

Dealers Internal Reference

35354

Dealers Notes

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Description

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The box is made from English sterling silver, hallmarked for Birmingham 1911, making this a true antique example.

Puckerings

The makers initials are also present for the silversmith, Robert Chandler. The underside is also engraved "Souvenir From Grand Hotel Eastbourne".

fig 1. Fine Antique English Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box - 1911

Still in existence today, this luxury hotel on the English South Coast was affectionately known as "The White Palace" and welcomed a galaxy of the great and the good including Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Arthur Conan Doyle and King Constantine of Greece.

fig 2. Fine Antique English Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box - 1911

The Grand Hotel was built when the upper classes ruled the land and took their holidays by the sea, sometimes months at the time, taking with them their entire staff. The Grand Hotel is famous for its long association with music. Debussy completed his symphony 'La Mer' in Suite 200 in 1905.