Royal Engineers - Cigarette & Vesta Case, 1920
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10cm (3.9in) x 6cm (2.3in) x 1cm (0.4in)
Silver, silver gilt and enamels. Cigarette case enamelled in the dark blue and crimson of the Royal Engineers stripe overlaid with the medal ribbon bar comprising Military Cross, India General Service 1854-95, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal). Hinged vesta compartment to the upper end. Maker’s mark of RS. Marks for Vienna 1st grade 935 silver. Cased.
A fine example of the enameller’s art, presumed commissioned for or by a British officer in Austria after the First World War.
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