925/1000 silver jewelry box with tortoiseshell lid; crystal jar with tortoiseshell & silver lid, London 1917

Description

Lot of two antique silver items. A faceted crystal jar with star-cut base and a tortoiseshell and silver lid, hallmarked with English marks. Also a 925/1000 English silver jewelry box, round and raised on three feet, with a tortoiseshell lid. Hallmarks read: passant lion, London city mark, date letter B (1917) and maker C&R for Richard Comyns.