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Lot 461

AN UNUSUAL COMBINED VESTA CASE, CARD CASE & STAMP CASE of narrow oblong form with engine-turning, curved to fit the pocket, with engraved monogram & suspensory ring, maker's mark "F&Co", Birmingham 1912; 3.4" (8.6 cms) long; 1.7 oz

Lot 419

AN EDWARDIAN REEDED VESTA CASE with gold striping and a gold cartouche, initialled "M.N.A", by Alfred Clark, London 1901 together with a combined pen & pencil of a very similar design, with the same initials at the end (intaglio), swivel ring, unmarked except for the retailer's mark of "Clark 20 Old Bond St"; the latter .27" (6.7 cms) long (closed); 2.6 oz (2)

Lot 174

A LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN HEART-SHAPED VESTA CASE initialled, suspensory ring, maker's mark "M&L", Birmingham 1898, another heart-shaped vesta with engraving, initialled, maker's mark "J.G", Birmingham 1900; the latter 1.75" (4.4 cms) high; 1.25 oz (2)

Lot 432

A VICTORIAN VESTA BOX of plain rounded oblong form with an engraved striker along the back and a gilt interior, by E.H. Stockwell, London 1878, another vesta box with crimped borders & wrythen fluted decoration, by Jane Brownett, London 1886 and a nickel plated advertising vesta case "Harry Hall, Tailor & Hosier...." with puzzle opening & suspensory ring; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 2.6 oz weighable silver (3)

Lot 90

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE, STAMP CASE & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED with engine turning & gilt interiors, the vesta compartment also with a removable pencil & a toothpick, suspensory ring, by W. Neale, Chester 1896; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 1.45 oz

Lot 447

A SMALL 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL VESTA CASE rectangular with engraving & a suspensory ring c.1870, another engraved vesta case, opened by squeezing the sides at one end, suspensory ring, Birmingham 1891 and another engraved vesta decorated on each side to simulate the bottom corner being pinned back, suspensory ring, by J. Cook & Son, Birmingham 1889, all with vacant cartouches; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 1.7 oz (3)

Lot 156

A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VESTA CASE & WHISTLE COMBINED of oval tubular form with suspensory ring, by S. Mordan & Co., London 1894; 2.55" (6.5 cms) long; 0.62 oz

Lot 200

A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED VESTA CASE in the form of a corsetted waist & bust, a plated heart-shaped vesta case, suspensory ring and another nickel-plated vesta formed as a pair of knickerbockers, inscribed "demob"; the latter 1.6" (4 cms) long (3)

Lot 35

A FRENCH ENAMELLED COPPER VESTA CASE with a sprung cover & suspensory ring with a girl playing an instrument on the front, a scene on the reverse and "PARIS 15" at each end, and "Chaussee D'Antin 66" along the back, c.1900; 2" (5 cms) long

Lot 135

A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a young lady's torso barely wearing a corset, suspensory ring, a plated soft metal vesta case in the form of a hobnail boot, suspensory ring and a steel "Bryant & May" vest case advertising the "Imperial Hydro Hotel, Blackpool"; the latter 1.8" (4.6 cms) long; (3)

Lot 203

A CONTINENTAL VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with translucent dark orange against an engine-turned ground, centred by a gilt trophy of arms, suspensory ring & gilt interior, unmarked c.1915; 2" (5 cms) long; 1 oz

Lot 436

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED VESTA CASE in the form of the head of a negress with a ring through her nose; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long

Lot 340

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE with engraving and a scroll in relief at the top & bottom, by Adie & Lovekin Ltd., Birmingham 1898 together with two other similar, larger vesta cases (one with a suspensory ring), by T. Hayes, Birmingham 1895 and 1896, all of the above with initials, and two other vesta cases; the largest one 2.3" (6 cms) long; 4.6 oz (5)

Lot 373

A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED NICKEL "SCOTTISH MARKET" VINAIGRETTE with a granite inset and applied thistle, suspensory ring, another similar with agate insets & two "Irish market" nickel vinaigrettes with Connemara marble insets resembling shamrock, both with suspensory rings, mixed dates 1895-1910; the largest one 1.9" (4.6 cms) long (4)

Lot 309

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE WITH A "RAYED" DESIGN ON THE FRONT & REVERSE, gilt interior & suspensory ring, by W. Neale, Chester 1903 and another with an inset copper shield on the front, centred by a cross, by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1904; the latter 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 1.75 oz (2)

Lot 41

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE plain with a hinged front revealing a miniature photograph frame, gilt interior & suspensory ring, by H. Woodward & Co.Ltd., Birmingham 1904 and another vesta case with a stamp compartment, suspensory ring & Registered design no. "428374", maker's mark worn, Chester 1905; each one 1.9" (4.7 cms) long; 2 oz (2)

Lot 60

AN EDWARDIAN 9 CT. GOLD VESTA CASE with a hinged flap on the front, revealing a hidden miniature photograph frame, the reverse monogrammed, suspensory ring, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1909; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.7 oz gross

Lot 196

AN EDWARDIAN "IRISH MARKET" VESTA CASE with engraving and inset pieces of Connemara marble in the shape of a harp, suspensory ring, maker's mark unclear, Birmingham 1901 and a plated vesta case, inset with pink & grey granite pieces in the shape of a horseshoe; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 0.9 oz weighable silver (2)

Lot 239

A LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN OBLONG VESTA CASE enamelled on the front in polychrome "I am HIH, who the (devil) are you?", suspensory ring, by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1886; 1.55" (4 cms) long; 0.65 oz

Lot 322

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE stamped in relief on the front with two bags of golf clubs and pin flags, maker's mark badly struck, Birmingham 1898 and an Edwardian vesta case with an applied golfer figure on the front, gilt interior, suspensory ring, by Messrs Gammage, Birmingham 1905; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 1.7 oz (2)

Lot 369

A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED METAL VESTA BOX in the form of a 56 lb weight with ring handle; 1.7" (4 cms) long

Lot 321

A LATE VICTORIAN CIRCULAR VESTA CASE made from a countermarked eight Reales coin, suspensory ring, unmarked; 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 1.1 oz

Lot 110

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with "a gentleman in khaki", suspensory ring, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1899; 2.1" (5.2 cms) long; 1.1 oz

Lot 462

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED with scroll engraving, gilt interiors & a suspensory ring, by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1897; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.15 oz

Lot 343

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with a suspensory ring, the front enamelled in with a view of the pyramids and the sphinx, with a camel & figures in the foreground, stamped only "900"; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.95 oz

Lot 151

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL GOLD & ENAMEL SPARK STRIKER with engraved scrollwork on the front, suspensory ring and a copper example, enamelled with a footballer; the latter 1.5" (3.6 cms) long (2)

Lot 318

AN EDWARDIAN "PATENT" VESTA CASE with a button thumbpress which elevates the matches on opening (to ease selection), suspensory ring, maker's mark "SC&Co", London 1906 and a Victorian vesta box with a bevelled glass cover & base, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1895; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long; 1.4 oz weighable silver

Lot 223

A LATE VICTORIAN "SCOTTISH MARKET" VESTA BOX plain oblong with a gilt interior, the cover inset with panels of agate separated by engraved borders, by Kirwan & Co., Chester 1890 and a plated "Scottish market" vesta case with suspensory ring; the former 1.5" (3.7 cms) long; 0.85 oz weighable silver (2)

Lot 361

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a fox hunting scene, suspensory ring, maker's mark "WH?", Birmingham 1899; 2" (5 cms) long; 1 oz

Lot 336

AN EDWARDIAN CIRCULAR VESTA CASE engraved on the front to resemble a football, the reverse inscribed "W.Heggs Oct 16.1906 W.MARSON MAYOR", suspensory ring, by Rotherham & Sons, Birmingham 1904; 2" (5 cms) diameter; 0.9 oz

Lot 205

A VICTORIAN COMBINED VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER resembling a penknife, with a suspensory ring at one end, the cover inscribed "J.W.E In remembrance MRFS", gilt interior, by Walter Thornhill, London 1887; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 1.4 oz

Lot 42

AN EDWARDIAN "SCOTTISH MARKET" VESTA CASE with inset agate panels and engraved decoration, suspensory ring, by either J. Fray & J. Fenton, Birmingham 1902 and a plated vesta case in a similar vein; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 1 oz weighable silver (2)

Lot 299

A "SIRUS" PATENT VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a scene depicting an 18th century game of cricket, gilt interior & suspensory ring, by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1910; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.6 oz

Lot 190

A NORWEGIAN VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form, decorated with translucent lilac coloured enamel over an engine-turned ground, suspensory ring & English import marks for London 1915; 1.8" (4.6 cms) high; 1.1 oz

Lot 97

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE inset with a small compass, gilt interior & suspensory ring, by R. Martin & E. Hall, Chester 1909 and a plated vesta case, also inset with a compass; the latter 2.25" (5.6 cms) long; 1 oz weighable silver 92)

Lot 310

A 9 CT. GOLD VESTA CASE with engine-turned decoration, a vacant circular cartouche and a suspensory ring, maker's mark "JNW", Birmingham 1922; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.1 oz

Lot 36

A LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN RECTANGULAR VESTA CASE incorporating a spring loaded cigar cutter along one side, accessed by a button, gilt interior & suspensory ring, by George Unit of Birmingham 1900, retailer's mark of "Cooke & Kelvey, Calcutta & Simla"; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 1.5 oz

Lot 375

AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY CIRCULAR VESTA CASE resembling a golf ball, with suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1905 and three other Edwardian circular vesta cases; each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 2.3 oz (4)

Lot 366

A RARE LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE in the form of an Egyptian sarcophagus with engraving on the back, Registered design no. "85757", & a suspensory ring, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1886; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 0.62 oz

Lot 62

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE with an arched top & a suspensory ring, sculpted with the recessed figure of a portly gentleman holding a top hat, signed "PH" for Percival Hedley (with copyright protection), by Frederick Price, London 1909; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long 0.4 oz *Percival Hedley (1870-1921 Sculptor & Medallist and grandson of Joseph Hedley (painter)

Lot 192

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with signalling flags "I will carry a light", with swivel suspensory ring & Registered design no. "59781", by Frederick Edmonds, London 1894; 1.9" (4.8 cms) long; 0.8 oz

Lot 430

A GOLD-PLATED VESTA CASE inset with a seed pearl crescent, a gold-plated vesta case with a turquoise bead thumbpiece & suspensory ring, another gold-plated vesta with a hammered finish & suspensory ring and a gold-plated vesta with engine-turning & a suspensory ring; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (4)

Lot 47

A LATE VICTORIAN COMBINATION VESTA CASE, PROPELLING PENCIL & PENKNIFE plain rounded rectangular form with a gilt interior & suspensory ring, by Frederick Edmonds, London 1896, retailer's mark of "Thornhill, Bond St.W"; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 1.85 oz

Lot 213

A VICTORIAN PLAIN ROUNDED OBLONG VESTA CASE inset with a time piece within a horseshoe surround, suspensory ring, by Thomas Johnson, London 1887, retailer's mark for "Jones, 41 St. James St. London & Boulevard des Capucines Paris"; 1.85" (4.7 cms) long; 2 oz

Lot 399

A 9 CT. GOLD BOOK MATCH HOLDER with engine-turned decoration and a suspensory ring, by Adie Brothers Ltd., Birmingham 1930; 2.5" (63 cms) long; 1.1 oz

Lot 474

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE with a pink enamelled button which, when depressed, causes the cover to spring open in two halves, gilt interior, suspensory ring, the reverse initialled "H.A.P", by William Hornby, London 1909, retailer's mark of "J.C. Vickery 181-182 Regent St."; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.95 oz

Lot 201

AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE with a flip-cover & a suspensory ring, enamelled on the front with "Old Friends" (a beer and a pipe!), the reverse initialled & dated "1904", by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1903; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 1 oz

Lot 92

A VIENNESE VESTA CASE with enamel & the logo of "berliet", suspensory ring, 1910-20, a plated vesta case, enamelled with the arms of the steam yacht "Midnight Sun", suspensory ring, and a Continental niellowork vesta with mullets on a linear background (stars & stripes), suspensory ring, c.1900; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 1.5 oz weighable silver 93)

Lot 183

A SLIM VESTA CASE enamelled with the badge of the "British Red Cross Society County of Surrey 62", the reverse initialled "JO", suspensory ring, by Messrs. Hutton & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1914; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 1.25 oz

Lot 355

A NICKEL-PLATED VESTA modelled as an owl in a top hat, glass eyes, suspensory ring, 1900-1910 and a brass monkey vesta case, similar date; the latter 2" (5 cms) high (2)

Lot 288

A VICTORIAN COMBINATION VESTA CASE pocket knife (with two fold-out steel blades) & pencil with a gilt interior & suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan, London 1887; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.1 oz

Lot 384

THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED VESTA CASES:- A dog's head vesta/whistle with suspensory ring, a racehore head vesta case and an owl head vesta; the latter 2.1" (5.6 cms) long (3)

Lot 103

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE CUM SOVEREIGN HOLDER with scroll engraving, two compartments (one to take full & half sovereigns), gilt interiors & a suspensory ring, monogrammed and dated "April 15.1910", by Randle Brothers, Birmingham 1897; 2.25" (6 cms) long; 2.1 oz

Lot 426

A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the arms of Trinity College, Cambridge, the reverse initialled, suspensory ring, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1896; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.9 oz

Lot 290

ARMY & NAVY:- A Great War brass "French Art" vesta case "TANK CORPS AMIENS 1918", a copper vesta case "warranted to be made of the copper from the ship Foudrayout" and a plated vesta box with the relief script "HQ IV ARMY SOMME 1916, AMIENS AND HINDENBERG LINE 1918", suspensory ring; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (3)

Lot 380

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with gem-set thumbpiece & suspensory ring, enamelled with a scene from a veteran car race, with French duty marks, 1910-15; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 1.25 oz

Lot 376

A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED, HEAT-SHAPED VESTA CASE with suspensory ring, by Messrs. Gammage, Birmingham 1898 and a similar later example, by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1911; the latter 1.5" (4 cms) long; 1.2 oz (2)

Lot 264

A NICKEL-PLATED LADY'S LEG VESTA CASE suspensory ring, c.1900, another brass example and another smaller brass example with leather covering; the latter 2.25" (5.6 cms) long (3)

Lot 364

A LATE VICTORIAN 9 CT. GOLD COMBINED VESTA CASE, PENCIL, POCKET KNIFE & BUTTON HOOK with a reeded elongated oval body & a swivel ring at one end, by Frederick Edmonds, London 1891; 3" (7.6 cms) long; 1.4 oz gross

Lot 212

AN EDWARDIAN SILVERGILT VESTA CASE stamped on the front with a couple motoring through the countryside by a lake in a veteran car, suspensory ring, maker's mark "W.J.H", Birmingham 1907; 1.9" (4.9 cms) long; 1 oz

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