Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
This was made the year after Queen Victoria's death.

Size-2.5 inches wide by 1.75 inches deep by 1 1/8 inches high in back and .75 inches high in front.
Weight-80 grams.
The heavy silver and glazed top sits on a sloped red leather covered base.
When originally made, it would have been placed on any well dressed desk, and used on a daily basis in a middle class home.

With just some minor marks of use, in very good condition overall with very clear hallmarks.
This is a great gift for the collector of stamp boxes or novelty silver, particularly as this is a seldom found style.
Serpentine Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
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