AN EDWARDIAN SILVER RING BOX by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1905, oval with hinged cover, the interior fabric lined; together with another Edwardian silver ring box, by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1905, oval, the hinged cover chased with scrolls and foliage, the interior fabric lined; and a George V silver-mounted inkwell, Birmingham 1911. (3) First ring box 6.5cm long

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