A PORTUGUESE GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE
A PORTUGUESE GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE

BY LEITAO AND IRMAO, MARKED, OPORTO, CIRCA 1900

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A PORTUGUESE GOLD CIGARETTE-CASE
BY LEITAO AND IRMAO, MARKED, OPORTO, CIRCA 1900
pocket-shaped hinged rectangular box of polished gold, with cabochon sapphire push-piece
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide

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Lot Essay

The House of Leitão was established at the end of the eighteenth century in the city of Porto, Portugal. In 1887 Leitão and Irmão were honoured with the title of Jewellers to the Portuguese Crown. They have served as jewellers to five kings of Portugal and Brazil. The Leitão and Irmão hallmark is the oldest in Portugal and the company continues to the present day.

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