Cigarette box - Pozzetto mechanism / Fan, 1930s. - .800 silver

Art Deco Mechanical Folding Cigarette Case in Burl Wood and 800 Silver - Fascio Punch – Era of the Twenty Years

Splendid vintage Art Deco tabletop cigarette case, dating from the 1930s/40s (Fascist Era). An superb collectible piece, sought after not only for noble materials but for the complexity of its internal mechanism.
• "Pazzaetto" / Fan mechanism: By lifting the silver lid, an ingenious system of brass levers automatically raises 3 internal wooden compartments in a stepped, descending arrangement, designed to display cigarettes in staggered fashion.
• Base: Made of fine burl wood (likely holly burl or walnut) finely polished, with beautiful natural warm veining and flames, shaped with the typical rounded and flared Art Deco lines.
• Lid: In solid 800 silver, decorated with a geometrical checkerboard texture (guilloché) finely worked. Features a linear black bakelite handle for opening.
• Hallmarking: On the outer edge of the lid the vintage marks are clearly visible (Law no. 305 of 1934): the 800 title enclosed in an oval and the truncated lozenge of the silversmith containing the maker's number, the central Fasces and the province acronym.

• Base dimensions: 13.5 x 13.5 cm
• Height: 6 cm
• Total weight: 310 grams
Condition:
The item is presented in good vintage structural condition. The burl wood retains a splendid luster and the silver shows a beautiful patina of time (can be polished to mirror finish at the buyer’s discretion). Clean interior and functioning closing mechanism.
Photos are an integral part of the description and show the exact state of preservation of the object.