Bidspirit auction | Two metalware items comprising a

Two metalware items comprising a silver-plated cigarette box by Viners of Sheffield and a vintage brass figural bottle opener - A lot consisting of two metalware pieces. The first is a mid-20th-century silver-plated cigarette box of rectangular form with a hinged lid. The lid features heavily chased foliate and scroll motifs surrounding a central rectangular cartouche engraved with the initials H.G. & A.M. The underside of the lid bears the manufacturer's stamps: CORPORATE MARK above a crown, GRANTED BY THE CUTLERS COMPANY 1836, ALPHA PLATE, VINERS OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, CHASED. The interior is lined with wood, likely cedar, and divided into two compartments. The second item is a vintage cast brass bottle opener designed as a nude female figure with arms raised to form the opener mechanism. This Art Deco style piece is commonly referred to as a Naughty Lady or Diving Lady figural opener.