Antique 1921 Art Deco S Blanckenese & Son Stirling Silver Desk Top Cigar Box.
❖ A Gorgeous Antique 1921 Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigar Box Designed and Crafted by the World Renown Silversmith’s S Blanckenese & Son Ltd of Birmingham
❖ Hall Marked by the Birmingham Assay Office 1921 (Anchor) Stirling Silver (Lion) S.B & S Ltd (S Blanckenese & Son) on the outer lid and casing.
❖ Hand Made, Hand Engraved and Hand Chased in England
❖ Gilded Solid Silver Lid
❖ Great Weight – Approx. 600 GMS
❖ Dimensions – Approx. 18 CM (180 MM – 7 Inches) X 9.0 CM (90 MM – 3 ½ Inches) X 6.0 CM (60 MM – 2 3/8 Inches)
❖ Very Good Condition – See Condition Report
❖ Beautiful Cedar Wood Lining
❖ Short History of S Blanckenese & Son Ltd Below the P&P Section
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Wow – this is an absolutely gorgeous antique – Art Deco - Sterling Silver table top cigar box designed, crafted and manufactured by S Blanckensee & Son of Birmingham in 1921 (103 years ago).
This stunning Sterling Silver Art Deco cigar box is in great condition for its age – 103 years old - and would be a great buy, either for personal use or display.
SPECIFICATIONS
Silversmith/s: S Blanckensee & Son
Country of Origin: Birmingham, England
Year: 1921
Alloy: Sterling Silver
Dimensions:
Width: Approx. 18.0 cm (180 mm – 7 Inches)
Depth: Approx. 9.0 cm (90 mm – 3 ½ Inches)
Height: Approx. 6.0 cm (60 mm – 2 3/8 Inches)
Weight: Approx. 600 gms
Markings: Hallmarks for S Blanckensee & Son Ltd (S.B&S Ltd), Birmingham Assay Office (Anchor) Sterling Silver (Lion) Year Date Stamp 1921 (W)
Please see photos
CONDITION: Used – Very Good Condition. This antique 1921 Art Deco Sterling Silver desk top cigar box is in great shape for its age (103 years). It has some minor surface wear and some very small dinks (at the back of the lid, and also the bottom right of the left hand side, which are commensurate with its age.
The hinged lid opens and closes smoothly with a snug fit to the body of the box. Superb hand-made craftsmanship is evident throughout.
The interior of the cigar box is also in very good condition and is lined with red Cedar wood. Please see the enlargeable photos, which form an integral part of this condition report.
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The History of S Blanckensee & Son Ltd
(Abraham) Solomon Blanckensee was born in 1801 in Filehne, Wielen, Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Poland. His father was Levin Blanckensee & his mother Julia Joseph. He had three brothers, Issac, Myer & Moses. By the time of his death in 1864 he was a highly successful jeweller. He died in the county of Warwickshire, Great Britain.
In 1826, Solomon Blanckensee founded a jewellery concern based in Bristol, England. The business proved to be highly successful and as time went by it acquired a number of other prominent jewellery firms. The size of the business and quality of the products meant that it had few others considered to be its equals.
Solomon relocated to Birmingham. The business premises was a house located at Great Charles Street. The house was also the family dwelling. At this time, it was usual and prudent for the owner to live on the premises or in an attached dwelling. After the death of Solomon in 1864, two of his sons, Abraham & Aaron, were in control of all aspects of the family’s jewellery trade. In 1873 Abraham died leaving Aaron and also a younger brother, Julius, to run the concern.
The family were well known for being successful jewellers and sometimes this fame attracted attention they would rather not have.
Despite there being much harsher penalties for those committing crimes in Victorian England the Blanckensee family were the victims of robberies on a number of occasions.
Newspaper entries regarding robberies:
A daring robbery from a London railway station of £6,000 worth of jewels is reported. It was made at King's Cross Station of the Great Northern Railway. The victim is Mr. Blanckensee, of Messrs. S. Blanckensee and Son, Ltd., wholesale manufacturing jewellers, of Frederick-street, Great Hampton-street, Birmingham, manufacturing jewellers, with a London office at Ely-place, Holborn. Mr. Harry Blanckensee is well known on the road as a traveller in high-class goods. He arrived from Hull about 8 o'clock on Friday night and handed in at a temporary cloakroom close by the entrance to the Tube Railway at King's Cross Station a brass-bound leather case containing his samples, valued at £6,000.
Source: Llais Llafur
On Monday a case containing jewellery valued at £1,000 was abstracted from the trap of a Mr. Blanckensee, principal of a Birmingham firm of manufacturing jewellers, which was standing outside a shop in Tottenham Court-road, London. The coachman stood at the horse's head, and a policeman was standing within a few yards of the end of the vehicle at the time.
Source: The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser - 27th January 1882.
14 - 15 FREDERICK STREET LADYWOOD BIRMINGHAM
In 1885 the brothers purchased the well-known Emanuel & Davis jewellery makers. In the same year they moved into a charming stuccoed two storey building in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter (14/15 Frederick Street) which contained workshops which were described as a manufactory in the advertising literature. This building was also known as Sovereign Hall. The family firm occupied this building from 1881 - 1945.
Today the premises is a Grade II listed building. The Italianate decorative moulded capped plinths, wreath ornamentation and bearded head keystones set above the lintels mark this out as a place where a highly successful business traded in luxurious gold, silver and silver plate wares.
1887 INCORPORATION
In 1887 Soloman’s son, Aaron, became the Managing Director. The partnership was incorporated as a limited company,
The Blanckensee London show rooms were located at 22 Hatton Garden EC1.
By the early 1920s in the region of 600 people were dependent on the company for a living. During this decade Stokes & Ireland & A & J Zimmerman were absorbed into the business.