Old Gold Box Help

Hello!

This is from my husbands family England and not sure but don't think it's a cigarette box. I think it's white pot metal? Any ideas of where from or ?? Value??

3 7/8" L x 2 5/8" W x 1.25" H
8.9 ounces / 253 grams

 

Japanese antimony-ware, they typically had a silver or bronze finish - suspect someone painted yours gold...

~Cheryl

 

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~Cheryl

 

Thank you! I found one like it but was ceramic, never saw this one!

thank you it's heavy never thought it would be Japanese at all from his mom/dad way back from England

 

Popular import stuff...

This ad is from a 1917 American retailer's catalog, but the British liked Japanese goods as well:





~Cheryl

 

thank you learn something new every day, retaining is another story lol