By John Richard Norgate

By John Richard Norgate, a modern silver cigarette box,

London 1978,

rectangular form, the cover with stylised fish and reeds, the hinged cover with a wavy-edge border, the sides engraved with waves, the interior gilded and with a wooden lining, length 11.5cm.

John Richard Norgate, born 1946, he was apprenticed to Asprey and also studied for four years at the Sir John Cass College. He worked for RS Johnston Ltd and then as a freelance silver and goldsmith and part-time lecturer. Ref: Andrew, J., and Styles, D., Designer British Silver, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 524.