Scatola Portasigarette in Argento Firmata Kichigoro Uyeda

K. Uyeda (Kichigoro Uyeda) is probably the oldest Japanese topic still in business.
Home founded in 1884 as a foreign souvenir shop, it is still in business today. In 1923, the Uyeda store was opened in the newly built Imperial Hotel of Tokyo by the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
There were many celebrities among Uyeda's clients: American baseball players Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, actress Marilyn Monroe, diplomat Henry Kissinger and his wife, American professor and diplomat Edwin Reischauer and his wife.
This cigarette case is finely engraved with the burin, with floral decorations on a striped background. In the center, a "PS" monogram.
Very good conditions.
Sterling silver 925.
weight gr. 155.08
Dimensions 10.2 x 8.2 cm x 1.2