Lot 86: A George V Engine-Turned Sterling Silver Cigarette Case by Deakin Brothers 1929

A sterling silver cigarette case of rectangular form with rounded corners and a curved profile. The exterior is decorated with a repeating engine-turned guilloché pattern of wavy lines across both the front and back covers. The case opens via a thumb-piece to reveal a wash-gilt interior. Inside the base, an impressed maker’s mark in a rectangular cartouche reads D.BROS. This is accompanied by an impressed anchor symbol, a walking lion passant, and a capital letter E in a square shield. The top interior cover features an impressed walking lion passant and the same letter E, alongside an incised registration mark reading RD701477.

Weight: 41.30 g.