Silver cigarette case (835/1000) made in Pforzheim, Germany by Lutz & Weiss circa 1905. Both sides are engraved with four c-scroll cartouches of various sizes surrounded by stylized flowers; each cartouche is filled with a diamond diaper pattern and each diamond is centred by a dot. The sandblasted interior is gilded. It measures 3 ⅛ inches high x 3 ⅞ inches wide x 7/16 inches thick and weighs 125.6 grams ÷ 31.104 = 4.03+ ounces.
It is horizontally hallmarked on the clasp release button by Pforzheim silversmiths Lutz & Wiess:
‘Crescent Moon’ + ‘Crown’ + “835 S” + “LW” (the L under the W) in a shield and engraved along the interior, left side near the top edge: “Meinem lieben Adi zur Erinnerung an unseren Hochzeitstag” (“To my dear Adi in memory of our wedding anniversary.”)
Excellent vintage, both elastics to hold the cigarettes in place are present and in good vintage condition.
