Lot 221: A 1938 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd Sterling Silver Cigarette Case

A 1938 sterling silver cigarette case, square in form with an engine-turned barleycorn pattern to the exterior. The interior is finished with a gold wash and contains a blue elastic retaining strap held by a spring-bar mechanism. The interior rim is struck with an oval trademark for SLIPWAY and reads PAT. NO 302854. The interior surface bears a full set of British hallmarks including the maker’s mark G S M & CO in a lobed shield for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, the anchor symbol for the Birmingham Assay Office, the passant lion for .925 sterling silver, and the date letter O for 1938. The marks are repeated in part on the opposite interior panel.