Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Redo A very fine antique repousse

A very fine antique repousse work & engraved sterling silver gilt castle top cigar/cheroot case

Eastern Tibet

including a pair of crowned heads supporting the top

to the center is a large hand cut steel lock and hasp

each arm is carved as a dragon with dragon's head terminals

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Redo A very fine antique repousseAn rare Georgian sterling silver filigree bougie box, chamberstick, circa 1780. A "bougie box" was a cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper, mostly used for light often as a nighttime chamberstick. This very elegant silver bougie box is of cylindrical shape and is finely constructed from silver filigree. The box with its original lid and a hinged handle, the original candle snuffer is also present and attaches to the box with a hook. There