Chinese Sterling Silver Cigarette Case with Shanghai Motif
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Chinese sterling silver cigarette case, marked sterling, of rectangular form, the front with repousse decoration of Shanghai with early 20th century motors and architecture, engraved 'A small token of gratitude for a kind deed' verso, with gilt wash interior, height 8 width 21.5 cm, total weight 134gm
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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