ANTIQUE LATVIAN SILVER TROMPE L'OIEL CIGAR BOX

Description

A N T I Q U E    L A T V I A N    S I L V E R    T R O M P E    L'O I E L    C I G A R    B O X
M A D E    I N    L A T V I A
c. 1900
5 5/8" x 3 3/8" x 1 1/2"
8 ozs. 4 dwts.
THIS SILVER CIGAR BOX WAS MADE TO SIMULATE A WOODEN CIGAR BOX.
IT HAS A GOLD WASHED INTERIOR  AND TRACES OF GOLD WASH ON THE EXTERIOR.
THE BOX HAS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT.
IT HAS THE FEMALE HEAD STRUCK ON TWO SIDES, AS WELL AS ON THE FLANGE (IN TWO PLACES)
WHICH INDICATES  IT IS A "REMARKED" ITEM*
AS WELL AS AN "OV" MARK  WHICH I ASSUME IS A MAKERS MARK, STRUCK TWICE
ACCOMPANIED BY THE "LOCAL PRODUCTS" MARK STRUCK TWICE *
*see INTERNATIONAL HALLMARKS ON SILVER COLLECTED BY TARDY, page 297