Viners of Sheffield - Vase - Metal, Silverplated

Vintage silver-plated mini vase, toothpick holder, or miniature champagne bucket with lion head handles.
Produced by Viners of Sheffield (England).
Silver-plated metal with a rimmed upper edge and two sides featuring lion heads with ring handles.
Also used as a cocktail pick holder, salt cellar, or simply as a decorative miniature object.
The Viners of Sheffield miniature champagne buckets were produced mainly in the 1960s and 1970s.

Viners began in Sheffield with the production of silver-plated goods in the early 20th century. The company enjoyed a strong period in the 1960s and faced more competition from imported products from the mid-1970s onward.