silver pill box devil's head - England
this silver pill box has the shape of a devil's head opening the hinged skullcap through a spring. The mechanism is driven by a lever hidden on the nose.The devil has red eyes and was made in London (UK) in 1952, silversmith DAB. Lately the head was assembled on a silver pedestal by an Italian silversmith (AR 997).
The pill box is 2 in. high (cm. 5) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique Fair.
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the right bar of this page there are some links to websites of silver and antique dealers
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