STAMP BOX OF SILVER - GUILLOCHE PATTERN - SLIDE SYSTEM -

MODERNIST PERIOD CIRCA 1930

Sliding system stamp box, in silver, with a pretty guilloche pattern.
It dates from the thirties, art deco period, and has indeed a sober and elegant modernist style.
The decor looks like a lozenge checkerboard, although the lines forming this motive are ondulated.
The edges are treated with a smooth surfacing.
The inside is lacquered in ivory.
Silversmith's hallmark, showing initials SI. The silversmith remains to determine.
Silver guarantee hallmark, bearing the weevil motif, on the two constitutive parts of the box.
The number 935 is engraved, for the silver at a purity degree of 935/1000. This is better than the 925/1000 sterling silver.
Very good condition, with no dents.
Measurements: 2,36 inches by 1,38 ,and 0,20 inch in depth - (6 cmx 3,5 cm and 0,5cm in depth).
Weight: 30 grams