Bidspirit auction | A Novelty Hinge-Opening Bottle Container

A Novelty Hinge-Opening Bottle Container Depicting a Sea Captain - A novelty disguised bottle container, designed in the form of a stylised mariner or sea captain. The figure is constructed from a composition material with a polychrome painted finish. The mariner is depicted with a full black beard, wearing a white peaked officer's cap with a black and gold brim, and a double-breasted pea coat with eight moulded buttons. The figure is shown holding a pipe in the right hand. The object is vertically hinged down the reverse, opening to reveal a hollow cylindrical interior designed to house a bottle. It is fitted with two metal hinges and a wire loop closure mechanism on the side. The figure stands on a square integral pedestal base. No maker's marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the item.