MAYES MILLS 1946 SHIBAYAMA CENTIPEDE CIGARETTE CASE

Cigarette case In 925 silver and rectangular form. Smooth mirror polish, enhanced on the front with a double Art Deco style frame in "repoussé" technique and adorned with applied insects and a centipede (often in amber, mother-of-pearl, colored enamels, etc.) in Shibayama style, referring to a Japanese decorative technique developed during the Edo period (1603-1868) and named after Shibayama Senzo, an artist renowned for popularizing this method. Linear guilloché on the reverse. Gilt vermeil interior. 150.50gr. Hinged lid 1/2 1/2 with push-button release. Artisan manufacturer: Mayes Mills & Co, UK. In collaboration with: None. Circa: 1946 Hallmarks: M.M&Co., anchor (Birmingham), lion passant, W. Marking: None Engraved: No Condition: 8 out of 10 Product reference: 0704190899949251010319