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Click here to subscribeA LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a large engraved monogram & a flip cover, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1890 and a smaller silver vesta case with stamped "Greek Key" decoration around the body, maker's mark partially unclear, Birmingham 1884; the latter 1.5" (4 cms) long; 1.4 oz (2)
A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER VESTA CASE with a spring-loaded cover, applied with a tennis racket, net, & ball, gilt interior, and a late 19th century French silver & parcelgilt vesta case with a turquoise-blue glass striker panel at each end; the latter 2.6" (6.5 cms) long; 2.3 oz (2)
A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE resembling a flask or bottle with a wicker-clad lower body, by Adie & lovekin Ltd., Birmingham 1895 and an engraved silver vesta case with a hinged front & back, revealing two small portrait frames, initialled, by Smith & Bartlam, Chester 1907; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 2.7 oz gross (2)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TUBULAR VESTA CASE & SEALING WAX HOLDER with a "go to bed" facility by Stokes & Ireland Ltd., Chester 1899 and a silver vesta case & cigar cutter combined, initialled "MVC from GKM", by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.Ltd., London 1901; the latter 5" (12.7 cms) long; 2.4 oz gross (2)
A TUNISIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a slide-open chased cover, c.1900, a Continental silver mounted vesta case with a sprung, engine-turned over, a Victorian silver vesta case with rounded ends & an Edwardian circular silver vesta case, initialled; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 2.25 oz (4)
TWO LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED NUT VESTA CASES with monograms, a nickel-mounted example with an applied boomerang and a gold-mounted example (stamped 9 ct), initialled & dated "SSL 1916" on the cover; the latter 1.9" (4.7 cms) long (4)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER PUZZLE-OPENING VESTA CASE inscribed "matches", by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1900, a Continental silver spark striker in the form of a car radiator with import marks for London 1925 and a silver horseshoe vesta case, inscribed and initialled by Howard James, Birmingham 1880; the latter 1.9" (5 cms) long; 2.5 oz (3)
A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER COMBINED with two hinged covers, a knurled wheel at one side and profusely chased decoration, engraved on one side with a coat of arms, traces of gilding, by Henry William Dee, London 1867 (retailer's mark of "Ortner & Howles, 3 St. James's St"); 2" (5 cms) long; 1.25 oz
A LATE 19TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER COMBINED with gold cartouche inscribed "FISH from HYDE", Vienna c.1885 and a silver & niellowork cheroot case, with initials & date "1883", maker's mark "M&S", Vienna c.1883; the latter 3.9" (10 cms) long; 5 oz (2)
A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER & NIELLO-WORK VESTA CASE with a winged lion holding a tablet with a latin inscription, a modern silver peanut vesta case and a 19th century Continental silvergilt, heart-shaped box with a coronet finial; the latter 1.8" (4.5 cms) long; 2.4 oz (3)
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE, SEAL SEALING WAX HOLDER COMBINED, gilt interior, by S. Dawson Ltd., London 1911 and a silver vesta case & sealing wax holder combined, inscribed "Afio from Lily 1901", Birmingham 1900; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 0.85 oz (2)
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE with striped decoration, unmarked, a French silver engine-turned vesta case with a sprung cover, a gem-set thumb piece, a Continental silver vesta case of reeded tubular form and a modern silver "peanut" vesta case; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 2.9 oz (4)
BOER WAR:- A carved hardwood vesta case inscribed "BOERENKAMP CEYLON 1902", a carved wood "trick opening" vesta case inscribed "RIGI" (can only be opened by pressing the end when inverted), a late Victorian silver mounted crocodile leather vesta case and a nickel-plated "puzzle-opening" vesta case with a resin, peasant scene on the cover; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (4)
THREE ART DECO SILVER & ENAMELLED BOOK MATCH HOLDERS mixed makers, Birmingham 1931-36 and another slightly earlier silver example with enamelled burgee of the White Star Line on the front, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1921; each approx. 2.3" (6 cms) long; 5.4 oz (4)
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE with engine-turning and a slide open sprung cover, gilt interior, London 1920 and a silver vesta case of panelled form with engine-turning, gilt interior, London 1925, both by Asprey & Co.Ltd.; the latter 1.6" (4.2 cms) long; 2 oz (2)
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER "SCOTTISH MARKET" VESTA CASE enamelled and engraved on the front with thistles and "DINNA FORGET", probably by J. Cook & Son, Birmingham 1905 and another engraved silver example inset with agate thistle heads, the reverse monogrammed, maker's mark "WHL", Birmingham 1906; the latter 1.75" (4.4 cms) long; 1.7 oz (2)
A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN PROVINCIAL SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER in the form of a boot, a French silver & niellowork "tinderbox" type vesta case and an Austro-Hungarian silver & niellowork vesta case, Vienna c.1900; the boot 2.4" (6.1 cms) long; 1.9 oz (3)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with engraving and an applied vignette & shield with sporting activities (riding, football, cycling, cricket & rowing), possibly by George Reid, Birmingham 1889 and a smaller silver vesta case with engraved horse portrait, by W.G. Knight, Birmingham 1904; the latter 1.55" (4 cms) long; 1.1 oz (2)
A MIXED LOT OF VESTA CASES:- A late 19th / early 20th century brass Ali Sloper portrait vesta case, seven other brass vesta cases, a silver-mounted nut vesta and eleven other non-precious vestas (horn, tin, nickel, etc.); the largest one 2.9" (7.5 cms) long (20)
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SMALL SILVER VESTA CASE with engine-turning and a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1857, another similar silvergilt example with engine-turning and a vacant circular cartouche, by Benjamin Barling, London 1854, and a French silver example of a similar period; the smallest one 0.9" (2.4 cms) long; 0.5 oz (3)
A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE SILVER VESTA CASE with enamelled & painted decoration & character maker's mark, an Edwardian silver "Scottish market" vesta case inset with pieces of agate, maker's mark unclear, Birmingham 1905, a late 19th century bone vesta case and a late 19th century ivory vesta case; the latter 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 1 oz weighable silver (4)
A 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED "DRAWER" VESTA CASE, a brass "drawer" vesta case with celluloid wrap, a modern resin spark striker with a Bentley on the front, a pewter vesta, six various plated vestas and an unmarked silver & gem-set vesta in the form of a scroll holder; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (11)
A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA BOX resembling a covered milk pail with a swing handle, a hinged cover and an internal flap cover with "go to bed" facility and striking area, the base also with a hinged compartment, inscribed "Cosmo from Rufus", by E.H. Stockwell, London 1878; 2.25" (5.5 cms) high; 3.25 oz
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER DUAL COMPARTMENT TINDER BOX / VESTA CASE with engine turning, a scalloped cover and a cheroot cutter at one end, 1860-70, another French silver vesta case of similar form, & similar date, initialled, and a smaller Victorian silver example, initialled, by Francis Clarke, Birmingham 1846; the latter 1.65" (4.2 cms) long; 2.1 oz (3)
A VICTORIAN SILVER "PUZZLE OPENING" VESTA CASE with scroll engraving and a central monogram, by J.M. Banks, Birmingham 1894, together with two other late Victorian silver vesta cases (one with a cypher, one with a monogram); the largest one 2" (5 cms) long; 3.3 oz (3)
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