"Gilded Silver Pillbox, France, Late 19th Century "
Pill box Pill box in gilded silver, circular in shape, decorated on each side with pearl friezes and laurel friezes. It opens in two symmetrical parts and is fitted with an oval orifice serving as a pill dispenser, which opens by turning one of the parts of the pillbox. France, circa 1900 Silver (at least 800/1000), boar's head hallmark Master Goldsmith's Hallmarks Diameter: 4.6 cm Thickness: 1.4 cm Dispenser: 0.7 X 0.4 cm Weight: 22 g Very good condition, with traces of use of the gilding.