WWII Chinese Silver Cigarette Pack Engraved with GI on Rickshaw & Dragon c. 1945
The rare and unique Chinese heavily made silver cigarette pack box was made to slip into the pocket of a GI in China during WWII or shortly thereafter. It is engraved on one side with a GI riding in a rickshaw and the initials DMS and on the other side with a detailed dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom. It is signed on the base in Chinese characters and the words CHINA SILVER. It is 3″ tall x 2 1/8″ wide x 1 thick. It weighs a total of 99.8 grams. There are some intentional tiny crimps to the interior corners of the flange on the bottom piece to facilitate the top sliding on properly. And a few very minor dents in the base. Otherwise, the piece is in very fine condition. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Non-U.S. Silver\Asia”. The seller is “phinneyfarm” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
- Brand: Chinese Brand
- Pattern: Chinese
- Type: Cigarette Pack Box
- Style: Traditional
- Material: Silver
- Age: Post-1940