Gilt Silver Presentation Cigarette Box with Celebrity Signatures
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A gilt silver presentation cigarette box, American, circa 1910 the plain dome topped lid opening to reveal a cedar lined interior, inscribed to the lid and sides with the signatures of Nellie Melba, Pablo Casals, Ada Sassoli, Percy Grainger, Leopold Godowsky, John Philip Sousa, John Lemmone and others, Marked 'Sterling' and '1125' 380 gms, 4 cm high, 18 cm wide, 9 cm deep. Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE
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