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This circa 1870 hinge-top oval snuff box may be simple in appearance,
            but any English gentleman would have been only too happy to have it
            in  his  pocket.  Its  simplicity  is  only  too  telling  of  its  quality  and
            elegance.  The  circa  1895  vesta  case  [below],  also  a  quality  pocket




















                                                            Again, circa 1895, a fine tea caddy [below] adorned
                                                            with well-executed repoussé dragons. Items such as
                                                            these can either be just another dragon-emblazoned
                                                            box or they speak of quality; this is the latter.



































                                                                      male accessory.






                                                                      Stunningly  created,  this  creamer  would  be
                                                                      again  a  conversation  stopper  at  any  dinner
                                                                      table! It is of exquisite quality and the design
                                                                      shouts out loud of the creative mind behind
                                                                      it.
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