19th Century Dutch Silver Pill Boxes (2), 1838 & 1844
19th century Dutch silver pill box, marked 1838, of rectangular form, decorated with bright cut foliate motifs, with inscription to base 'Amb//1844', together with sterling silver pill box, marked 925, of ovoid form, with plain decoration total, weight 50gm, height 1.57 in., 0.98 in., a/f (one with small chip to lid) (2)
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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