The shell opens up and acts as a snap-on lid, finely engraved with a burin and chiselled to replicate the horny plates. The animal’s body forms the storage compartment, with its legs, tail and head featuring a raised, scaly texture.800/1000 silver, hallmarked "800 - CUSI - 26 MI", silversmith Cusi.The full name of the renowned Milanese jewellery and silverware firm Cusi, founded by Annibale Cusi in 1886.

Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with normal signs of use over time.