Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Catalogue

Lot 331: An Elizabeth II Engine Turned Silver Rectangular Desk Box Inset with a Coin

This auction ended on June 11, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £120

A mid-20th-century silver rectangular desk box, likely intended for cigarettes or cigars, measuring 7 inches by 5 inches. The hinged lid features a central inset British coin, the obverse of which depicts Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA. The surface of the lid is decorated with a fine engine-turned geometric pattern surrounded by a plain, polished border and is fitted with a shaped thumbpiece. The sides of the box are plain and polished, and the piece stands on four shaped bracket feet. The interior is wood-lined and finished with a green baize lining. Small impressed hallmarks are present on the upper edge of the box rim, but they are not clearly legible in the provided photographs.

7” x 5”.