ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER CIGAR CASE, JOHN TEARE, LONDON c.1831
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar case, of rounded rectangular form with a hinged lid. The outside of the case is covered in an engine turned decoration. On one side of the case, a plaque with the engraved quote from Lord Byron:
"Sublime tobacco! which from east to west, Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand: Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers wooing the caress, More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties Give me a cigar!"
Hallmarked English solid silver (925 standard), London, year 1831 (q), Maker's mark JT (John Teare). Retailed by Hudson, Oxford St.
Reference Number: J11251
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar case, of rounded rectangular form with a hinged lid. The outside of the case is covered in an engine turned decoration. On one side of the case, a plaque with the engraved quote from Lord Byron:
"Sublime tobacco! which from east to west, Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand: Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers wooing the caress, More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties Give me a cigar!"
Hallmarked English solid silver (925 standard), London, year 1831 (q), Maker's mark JT (John Teare). Retailed by Hudson, Oxford St.
Reference Number: J11251
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar case, of rounded rectangular form with a hinged lid. The outside of the case is covered in an engine turned decoration. On one side of the case, a plaque with the engraved quote from Lord Byron:
"Sublime tobacco! which from east to west, Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand: Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers wooing the caress, More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties Give me a cigar!"
Hallmarked English solid silver (925 standard), London, year 1831 (q), Maker's mark JT (John Teare). Retailed by Hudson, Oxford St.
Reference Number: J11251
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 11.6cm // 4.6 inches
Width: 5.5cm // 2.2 inches
Depth: 2.5cm // 1 inch
Weight: 108.8g // 3.5 ozt
