March Fine Art and Antique Auction to include the Dr John Cook collection of vestas and strikers

A collection of seven novelty vesta cases, to include; three boots, two legs, a pair of bloomers and a pair of American trousers advertising 'J & ...

A collection of seven vesta cases, to include; a late 19th century brass negro's head 5cm high, 'Ally Sloper' 5.8cm high, a brass plated bust of G...

Six novelty vesta cases, to include; a 'Royal Sec' horses head with press button opening 6cm high, a brass owl perched 5.5cm high, a brass owls he...

Eight vesta cases, to include; a plated rolled up 'Daily Mail' newspaper 'For posting London EC Mar 5 1914 2pm', 5.7cm wide, a brass crown, a cro...

Eight assorted novelty vestas, to include; a petrol can 'Standard Varnish Works' 5.5cm high, a Bollinger champagne cork 'registered 19.12.1878' 5c...

Sixteen assorted vesta cases, to include; a 1797 coin inset case, A Vienna 'P H Suchard' advertising vesta, a Perry & Co Steel Pen Makers case, a ...

Eight assorted vesta cases, to include; two brass fists, a baby wrapped in a shirt, a pale ale bottle, two violins and a football association ball...

Eight assorted novelty vesta cases, to include; a brass mouse with leather ears and tail 6.3cm long, an Austrian 'Huntley & Palmers' brass biscuit...

Six vesta cases, to include; a pewter pig 6cm long, a brass seated pig holding a money bag, hole to the snout (possibly a go-to-bed) 4.5cm high, a...

A collection of twelve vesta cases, to include; Ebonite examples depicting: Edward VIII, Victoria, initialled 'FEU', square design, a Baden powell...

Eleven assorted vesta cases, to include; a domino example, a 'Saillard Aine A Besancon' niello style case, Tunbridge Ware examples, book examples ...

A selection of combination vestas to include; a plated example with integral glazed compartment enclosing three dice 5.3cm high, a book match cove...

Five book form combination vestas, to include; a blue enamelled example, stamp examples and others similar (5)

Four novelty combination vestas, comprising; a plated brass clown with legs designed as cutters 7.5cm high, a brass Bass & Co ale bottle with ciga...

Eight assorted combination vestas, to include; sovereign examples, cigar cutters, a 'Comet' example with swivel candle holder, 'The Papalytz' Hobb...

A white metal combination vesta, French late 19th century, of rectangular form and with two hinged compartments and cigar cutter, engraved coronet...

A gilt brass double stamp holder and vesta with two stamps to the hinged cover, engraved detail, 7.2cm wide, along with two folding candle lantern...

A collection of candle holders and vestas, comprising; an Indian white metal tobacco and vesta box engraved 'C.S.M Wayte C. Coy, 9th Worc Regt Bel...

An early Victorian brass candle holder 'Manufactured by Thomas Wharton' 'The Albert Match Box', of cylindrical form and with registration lozenge ...

Nine assorted combination related vestas, comprising; brass chamberstick on shell base and scroll support 13cm high, a trench art smokers stand, a...

A collection of Art Deco, smokers companions and vesta boxes, to include bakelite, chrome, glass and silver plated examples (Qty)

A green leatherette 'Sealing Set' box with contents, 21cm wide, two burr walnut cigarette cases with tinder cord, one stone set, a Victorian oak c...

A large collection of assorted match box sleeves and cases, to include; silver plate Barrett & Sons, Piccadilly example, assorted novelty examples...

A large selection of three sided vesta or match box sleeves, to include a triangular silver example with half grip London 1930 'Surelite' 'HJ Reec...

A brass 'Mr Punch' vesta and go-to-bed, late 19th century, 6cm high and another 'man in the moon' silver plated example with glass eyes, 5cm long ...

A silver plated pig form vesta and go-to-bed, the head formed as the cap and with hole to snout to accommodate vesta, 5.7cm long and another brass...

A Coombs and Co lignum vitae vesta, striker and go-to-bed, designed in chess piece form, unscrewing to reveal vesta compartment, squeeze disc stri...

A Bryant and May's tinplate vesta and go-to-bed in the form of a pillar box, with striker to base and bone nozzle to top, 6.5cm high along with tw...

An Edwardian ebony bee hive shape vesta and go-to-bed, raised on three stilt feet, the body with applied ivory bosses, striker to the interior, 10...

Eight assorted go-to-beds, to include; a rosewood and leather bound example, Mauchline Ware, Bryant and May's glazed card and further treen exampl...

Nine assorted go-to-bed vestas, to include; 'Dowlers Nocturnal Spring Igniting Match Box, Reg No 23492 25th June 1850' 8cm high, 'Prince Alberts S...

A selection of book match covers, to include; a German WWI example engraved interior 'Weihnachten Armeetheatre 1917' (Christmas Army Theatre 1917)...

A brass mounted novelty vesta and striker in the form of Lucifer, the brass mask upon a hollow nut, modelled seated with open legs, 9cm high, a br...

A Clarice Cliff Bizarre, Fantasque cigarette and vesta stand with striker, decorated in typical bright colours with the Trees and Houses pattern b...

A Royal Doulton combination vesta, striker and ash tray decorated with suits of cards, 6.5cm high along with another similar Royal Doulton example...

A selection of Royal Doulton and Doulton Lambeth stoneware, ash trays, strikers and match holders, a silver mounted example and advertising exampl...

A selection of metal ware strikers, to include; a churn shaped example, 9cm high, a brass conical example 'A G Brevete Paris', 12.5cm high, a pair...

A collection of assorted spill holders, vestas and strikers, to include; a terracotta example designed as a girl and her dog, 16cm high, two bears...

A quantity of assorted strikers, to include; spherical ceramic and glass examples, assorted boot form strikers including silver mounted, further c...

A collection of advertising strickers, to include; 'Scweppes', a Carlton ware Tobacco jar and cover, green glazed 13.5cm high, a Minton's example,...

An Edwardian vesta and striker, mounted on to a camel hoof, 10cm wide

Assorted vestas and strikers, to include; two Irish bog oak strikers, further treen, pressed glass examples, a skull, a pewter bust of a Japanese ...

A selection of wall hanging strikers, to include; an American cast iron example, a brass and copper example, a cast iron example with lizard detai...

A quantity of porcelain figural strikers, 19th century and later, to include pairs, comical examples, children, animals and others (Qty)

A collection of four glass and silver mounted vestas and strikers, with cut glass, crackled glass and frosted detail along with a silver example L...

A collection of match box holders, to include; a Black Forest type seated bear above cigarette box and two others similar, a carved and painted cr...

A selection of brass match box holders and ash trays, to include; trench art examples, Art Nouveau wall pocket, Victorian cast brass examples, she...

A quantity of ceramic ash tray and match box holders, to include; advertising examples, crested, cut glass, hand painted and further examples (Qty)

A Victorian novelty vesta in the form of a slug iron with turned wooden handle, 6cm high, along with an Elkington match box case raised on rectang...

An Austrian bronze vesta and striker in the manner of Franz Bergmann, 19th century, designed as a tethered dog, the head hinged to reveal vesta, t...

A late Victorian novelty tortoise table vesta, with white metal body and hinged tortoiseshell cover, 8.5cm long with a barrel shaped shagreen exam...

A wooden automatic match dispenser, 19th century, designed as a house with brass and copper mounts, the matches dispensing to the top, striker to ...

Five wooden table boxes / match dispensers, to include; an automatic barrel example, gilt lettered 'Matches' 13cm high, a dispenser in the form of...

A novelty cast iron table match dispenser, designed as a bird with spiked beak on slotted base, 9cm high, a Dunhill YZ bird circa 1930, in bakelit...

A collection of assorted match boxes, to include; a Tunbridge Ware example, a Grinelwald example, sliding examples, a glazed green box, a leather ...

A collection of brass and other metal ware table and match boxes, to include; a bronzed well with wheel striker, 13.5cm high, a brass grindstone a...

Two novelty vesta cases, to include; a pistol 10cm long and a 'pocket watch' form vesta 'DRGMA Moko No 195169 Bavaria', 4.8cm wide (2)

Three shoe form vestas, to include; a nickel plated brass shoe covered in leather and floral embroidery, 8cm long, a leather on brass shoe with em...

Four vestas to include an agate inlaid example, 6cm long, a skull, an eagle's head with glass eyes and a horseshoe (4)

Three unusual vestas, to include; a vesta engraved with a Great Eastern locomotive, dated 1900 and engraved 'J Reid', 5.5cm long, another depictin...