BEAUTIFUL RARE ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN ASPREY SOLID STERLING SILVER GILT BOX – NO MONOGRAMS – HIGH QUALITY – BY THE FAMOUS ASPREY OF BOND STREET LONDON HALLMARKED CHARLES & GEORGE ASPREY – MID EDWARDIAN ERA – LONDON 1904 – HIGHLY COLLECTABLE – GREAT GIFT! This is a rare and beautiful antique solid sterling silver gilt box, in an unusual shape with a hinged lid – please see the photos. It is of the highest quality, crafted by the world famous Asprey of London in the mid Edwardian era, with the collectable hallmark of Charles & George Asprey, London 1904. The quality of the workmanship is clear – it is beautifully made. The box is gilded both internally and externally and there are no monograms or engravings of any kind. As regards the gilt – a lot of it is intact externally but it has worn in places – please see the photos. Internally, the gilt is just beautiful – all intact and a lovely warm, rich golden colour. Externally also there are lots of scratches, mainly to the base and lid, commensurate with age and use. Ordinarily, I would have polished all the scratches and marks out and made it as good as new. Unfortunately, this is not possible because of the gilt – I wanted to leave that intact as much as possible. In any case, personally, I dont mind the signs of age and use to the gilt – it tells me that this box has clearly been loved and used for its intended purpose. And it is a very tactile piece, lovely to hold. I love to wonder about the original owners of antique pieces such as this. Whoever it was must have been very wealthy! The box is in a good gauge of silver and it has a nice weight for its size of over 65g. You can imagine what a thoughtful, unusual gift this elegant piece of antique Asprey silver would be for you to give! And remember, collecting silver is a fascinating hobby. As a welcome distraction in these troubled days, why not start your own collection of antique silver? It need not be expensive and you will have something to value and pass on when better times return. Y own hallmark at the London Assay Office. If you have any questions about antique silver, please feel free to contact me and I will try my best to answer your queries. Please note I do not do valuations. Asprey & Co were established in 1781 and are one of the finest and most well-known producers of British jewelry and luxury goods in the world. Century onwards, the firm has been lauded as one of London’s leading manufacturers and retailers of silver. The company has a long and established relationship with British royalty dating back to the 1800s when Queen Victoria awarded the first Royal Warrant in 1862. Since then, Asprey has held a Royal Warrant for every British monarch and several other foreign heads of state. Most recently it has become the official retailer for luxury watchmakers, Rolex. To the base and lid: CA·GA for the makers, Charles and George Asprey; the letter i for the year 1904. The Leopards Head for the London Assay Office. The lion passant for sterling silver. To the base of the body: “ASPREY LONDON”. It measures 4.7cm by 4.2cm across the lid and base; 2.4cm in height and weighs 65.3g. Please see above for a detailed report on the gilt, etc. In very reasonable antique condition. Especially considering it is 117 years old. The hinge is in good working order and it opens and shuts well. Any dark marks are reflections or bits of age-related patina. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING. Whilst you are here, why not take a look at our other lovely pieces of solid silver? In particular we have another rare box by Asprey, in the form of a suitcase, hallmarked London 2009. We specialise in high quality silver items that carry the hallmarks of solid English silver. We have many collectable silver pieces of different eras and styles antique, vintage and modern from before Victorian times to Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco and all decades up to the present day. We also have various, assorted English silver items to offer in lots. If you are looking for a specific English silver piece, please let us know and we will try and find it for you. We also occasionally have on offer high quality silver pieces from around the world. Please check our page regularly for new items. Please let us know as soon as you have received the item if you wish to return it. Then you can simply return the item within 14 days in the same state in which it was received. Please note that we take extra photos of items for our records prior to sending to show condition. We do not give discounts. The item “BEAUTIFUL RARE EDWARDIAN ASPREY SOLID SILVER GILT BOX HM 1904 CAGA MAKER’S MARK” is in sale since Friday, August 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Boxes”. The seller is “simplyenglishsilver” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Product: Asprey Edwardian Solid Silver Gilt Box HM 1904
• Style: Art Deco
• Age: 1900-1940
• Material: Solid Silver
• Pattern: Gilt
• Antique: Yes
• Composition: Sterling Silver Gilt
• Brand: Asprey’s of Bond Street, London