TURNER & SIMPSON 1939 BLUE ENAMELLED SHIBAYAMA CIGARETTE CASE

Cigarette case In 925 silver and rectangular in form. Enhanced on the front with a blue enamelled "sunburst" guilloché pattern in Art Deco style, adorned at its center with a circular medallion decorated with three applied insects (often in amber, mother-of-pearl, colored enamels, etc.) in Shibayama style, referencing 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 pattern on the reverse. Gilt vermeil interior. 87.80gr. Hinged lid 1/2 1/2 with release button. Elastic band. Maker: Turner & Simpson, UK. In collaboration with: None. Circa: 1939 Hallmarks: T&S, anchor (Birmingham), lion passant, P. Marking: None Engraved: No Condition: 8 out of 10 Product reference: 2604190899949251010249