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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 47111, member: 111&quot;]I&#039;m with AF here, looks like a matchbook holder to me too.&nbsp; To my eye, the enamel-work doesn&#039;t look quite right for Chinese - looks more European to me, but my poor old eyes can&#039;t make anything out of those tiny marks or the ones on the cigarette case, and they don&#039;t look particularly Portuguese, but have seen similar enamel bits on Portuguese filigree.&nbsp; Personally, would guess maybe 1920s to &#039;60s dating, but should mention that similar cigarette cases with elastic bands could date even a bit earlier than matchbooks...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of marked Portuguese brooches with similar enamel:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jewelry-hallmarks.com/sterling-silver/vintage-rosas-de-portugal-sterling-filigree-enamel-brooch-pin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jewelry-hallmarks.com/sterling-silver/vintage-rosas-de-portugal-sterling-filigree-enamel-brooch-pin" rel="nofollow">http://www.jewelry-hallmarks.com/sterling-silver/vintage-rosas-de-portugal-sterling-filigree-enamel-brooch-pin</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/212034768/vintage-topazio-gold-tone-filigree?ref=market" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/212034768/vintage-topazio-gold-tone-filigree?ref=market" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/212034768/vintage-topazio-gold-tone-filigree?ref=market</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is described as unmarked &quot;Italian&quot;, but the form and decoration looks more Portuguese to me:</p><p><a href="http://www.fvstore.com/extend/view.php?img=http://www.fvstore.com/i/238/Italian-Sterling-Gilt-Silver-Filigree-amp-Enamel-Dish-20th-century-p1194431.jpg.middle.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fvstore.com/extend/view.php?img=http://www.fvstore.com/i/238/Italian-Sterling-Gilt-Silver-Filigree-amp-Enamel-Dish-20th-century-p1194431.jpg.middle.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.fvstore.com/extend/view.php?img=http://www.fvstore.com/i/238/Italian-Sterling-Gilt-Silver-Filigree-amp-Enamel-Dish-20th-century-p1194431.jpg.middle.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another cigarette case, described only as, &quot;Foreign Work, Early 20th Century&quot;:</p><p><a href="https://us.expertissim.com/accessories/gilt-silver-cigarettes-case-with-some-enameling-o12150186.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.expertissim.com/accessories/gilt-silver-cigarettes-case-with-some-enameling-o12150186.html" rel="nofollow">https://us.expertissim.com/accessories/gilt-silver-cigarettes-case-with-some-enameling-o12150186.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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