South American .900 Silver Cigarette Box with Inca Motifs
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A south American .900 silver cigarette box, probably Peruvian, .900 silver, circa 1950s the heavy cast silver rectangular box decorated throughout with pre-Columbian and Inca figural motifs, the hinged cover with front clasp opening to a timber lined interior with two compartments, stamped with Inca glyph and 900 to the plain underside. Total weight 891g height 2.5 cm, length 18.5 cm, width 13 cm
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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