A silver-gilt and enamel ‘egg shell’ card case, Maurice Geffroy, London, 1909

rectangular with rounded corners, upright form, gem set thumpiece, silver-gilt interior, and a gilt-metal black lacquer cigarette case, circa 1930, rectangular with rounded corners, the lid with a large scarlet red stripe and egg-shell corners, gilt interior, mark and numbered 19 twice

1. some minor losses and staining to enamel 2.overall good condition but the red enamel stripe might have been added somewhat later
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Maurice Geffroy is recorded at 48 Maddox Street, Regent Street, in 1902. In 1913, he is listed at the same address as a dressing bag maker.