Lot Essay
The cypher on the first box is reportedly for King Farouk of Egypt and this box was a gift to guests at his wedding.
STAMPED AH. NAGUIB BEY LE CAIRE-PARIS, 20TH CENTURY
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A Continental Silver-Gilt Box
Stamped AH. NAGUIB BEY LE CAIRE-PARIS, 20th century
The oval box with leaf and scroll motifs, the cover applied with a cypher below a coronet, the inside with an inset plaque engraved with an Arabic inscription; TOGETHER WITH: a circular box with a ribbon tied reeded border, engraved with Arabic initials below a coronet - the first box 5in. (12.7cm.) long. (2)
Stamped AH. NAGUIB BEY LE CAIRE-PARIS, 20th century
The oval box with leaf and scroll motifs, the cover applied with a cypher below a coronet, the inside with an inset plaque engraved with an Arabic inscription; TOGETHER WITH: a circular box with a ribbon tied reeded border, engraved with Arabic initials below a coronet - the first box 5in. (12.7cm.) long. (2)
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