Featured Silver green enamel cigarette case help

Hi all,
I inherited this enamel case from my grandfather. The family originate from Holland and Austria. Does anyone know anything about the age or location of this case of the marks please? I can’t see anything similar on the internet. Is the 500 with overlapping zeros lower grade silver? thanks for any help…….

 

not sure about cigarettes ....what size is it ?

nice case btw !!

 

It’s approx 70 x 55 mm.

 

That looked like an Austrian silver mark.

 

1920s-ish from the design. I'd think 2" x 3" would be a stamp or match case.

Debora

 

The hexagonal mark is an Austrian Diana head mark for .900 silver, looks like the one for 1872-1922. The date fits in with the guilloché enamel, which is often seen ca 1890-1920, although it has been around for a long time.

Probably a manufacturer's code. HS is the maker's mark.

 

Beautiful case! Did your grandfather smoke a pipe? Would make sense why he carried around matches.

 

I wonder if there's a striker on the side(s) we can't see.

 

No - the sides are just the same enamel

 

Forgot to add, this type of guilloché pattern in enamel is called 'basket weave'. Not surprising, but nice to know anyway.