AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a golf ball with "mesh" texturing, suspensory eye, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1905; 1.8" (4.5 cms) diameter; 0.5 oz £100-150
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A VICTORIAN COMBINED VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER of tubular form with slanted ends, suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan, London 1886; 2" (5.1 cms) long; 0.6 oz £300-350
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AN EDWARDIAN VESTA of rounded oblong form with a hammered finish & suspensory ring, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1904; 2.2" (5.5 cms) high; 1 oz £60-80
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A MODERN NOVELTY VESTA CASE enamelled in monochrome on the front to resemble the calling card of "Mr Lionel B. Charles, Wroxham House, Wroxham", flip cover, by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1913; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 1.4 oz £200-250
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A VICTORIAN WHISTLE & VESTA CASE COMBINED of reeded tubular form with a cover at one end, by Sampson Mordan, London 1884; 2.55" (6.5 cms) long; 0.4 oz £120-150
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE with reeded decoration & a swing-out compartment, suspensory ring, by S. Mordan & Co., London 1893; 2" (5 cms) long; 1 oz £120-160
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A MODERN VESTA CASE in the form of a box, rounded oblong with a slot to insert a striker card in the base, the cover inscribed "Arthur Ed. Hardman" by S. Mordan & Co., Chester 1914; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 1 oz £70-90
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with reeded decoration, two strikers & hinged to open like a box, the interior inscribed "A. Petersen in memory of H.S. Ashbee", by S. Mordan & Co., London 1894; 1.85" (4.7 cms) long; 0.8 oz £100-150
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A VICTORIAN "PUZZLE OPENING" VESTA CASE of round oblong outline, the cover with a script monogram, by Sampson Mordan, London 1889; 2" (5.1 cms) long; 1 oz £120-150
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A VICTORIAN VESTA of rounded oblong form enamelled "In me a (match) you'll always find", the reverse monogrammed, by Sampson Mordan, London 1886; 2" (5.2 cms) long; 0.9 oz £150-200
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A VICTORIAN SCROLL ENGRAVED VESTA CASE of rounded olbong form with a vacant polyfoil cartouche, by Sampson Mordan, London 1880; 1.9" (5 cms) high; 9.7 oz £70-80
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A VICTORIAN VESTA oblong with a rounded end, a flip cover & ribbed striker plates on each side, monogrammed, by Sampson Mordan, London 1884; 1.8" (4.5 cms) long; 1.2 oz £60-80
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE of plain rounded oblong form, the cover hinging up & the front hinging forward to reveal a small oval portrait frame (with glass), initialled by S. Mordan & Co., London 1894; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.3 oz £140-180
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A MODERN ENGINE TURNED VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with a concealed hinge & box opening, gilt interior, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1921; 2.45" (6.2 cms) long; 1.5 oz £60-80
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A LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN VESTA engraved with the badge & battle honours of "The Queen's Own Hussars", suspensory ring, the reverse monogrammed, maker's mark unclear and dated Birmingham, 1898 and another vesta with an enamelled coat of arms on the front, suspensory ring, maker's mark "JWB", Chester 1919; both approx. 2" (5 cms) high; 2.4 oz (2) £100-120
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A VICTORIAN WHISTLE & VESTA CASE COMBINED tubular with a cover at one end, inscribed "Dr Kelly from Col. Wombwells widow, June 1886", suspensory ring, by Sampson Mordan, London 1879; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 0.75 oz £120-160
*Sold with a newspaper cutting featuring the obiturary of Sir Henry Herbert Wombwell.
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TWO NORTH AMERICAN VESTAS: One with reed & foliate borders, initialled c.1900 and the other with Art Nouveau foliage & the enamelled arms of Manitoba c.1900; the latter 2.4" (6.2 cms) high; 1.3 oz (2) £60-80
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AN EDWARDIAN "SIRUS PATENT" VESTA of plain rounded oblong form, initialled, by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1906, together with a late Victorian nickel footballing vesta & a nickel hare coursing vesta; the latter 1.5" (4 cms) high; 1.1 oz weighable silver (3) £100-130
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A MODERN CAST VESTA in the form of a standing pig, maker's mark "DAB", London 1977 and another modern example cast in the form of "Mr Punch", same maker, London 1981; the latter 2.1" (5.2 cms) high; 2.85 oz (2) £100-150
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRASS VESTA with a figure being overrun by rats, another with cranes flying at sunset & a tubular brass example engraved with finches & flowers; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (3) £120-160
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A QUANTITY OF TIN PLATE & PLATED / CELLULOID ADVERTISING VESTAS (10) £80-120
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED ELEPHANT MASK VESTA with glass eyes & ivory tusks and five small coins (mounted); the vesta 2.1" (5.2 cms) long (6) £60-80
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SEVENTEEN VARIOUS PLATED VESTA CASES & A PLATED CIGARETTE CASE including a book, a drawer-action, a sovereign holder, a book with stamp compartments (18) £70-100
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE VESTA CASE profusely chased with native figures & foliage, unmarked, probably Hong Kong / Shanghai c.1885; 2" (5 cms) high; 0.65 oz £70-90
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THREE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS VESTAS: A Huntley & Palmer's "advertising" biscuit, a reeded example enamelled "FRED" and another entitled "I'm a bit of a liar myself" (3) £80-100
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A LATE VICTORIAN PLAIN VESTA with rose gold mounts with hinged cover & hinge down front revealing a small photo portrait frame by S. Mordan & Co., London 1901; 2.1" (5.4 cms) high; 1.9 oz £80-120
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FOUR LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS FIGURAL VESTA CASES: A standing owl, a seated pig holding a sack, a violin case & a circular, double-sided vesta with a happy & a sad face; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) diameter (4) £140-160
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FOUR VARIOUS LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN VESTA CASES (two reeded, one lobed & one circular), mixed dates & makers; 3 oz (4) £70-80
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A FRENCH "NAUGHTY NINETIES" BRASS VESTA enamelled on the cover with two figures & "Ou est Josephine?", the interior revealing exactly where Josephine is! together with a nickel-mounted nut vesta and a brass vesta in the form of a camera; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) long (3) £80-120
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A MIXED LOT: Five various vestas, two book-match holders, a converted George III engraved scent bottle case, a Continental vesta and two plated champagne advertising vestas (a Bollinger cork & a Veuve Cliquot bottle); 6 oz weighable silver (11) £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN ENGINE-TURNED SILVER & ROSE GOLD VESTA square, with part-reeded decoration & a hinged flap, by A. Clark (of New Bond St.) London 1909; 1.7" (4.2 cms); 0.6 oz £150-200
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TEN VARIOUS MIXED MEDIUM VESTA CASES: A fluted copper vesta, a brass "shell", a brass & leather flask, a brass boot, a leather & tinplate shoe, a leather clad travelling vesta, a brass heart with winged mask, a nickel & agate oblong, a nickel & lacquer vesta & a brass "pocket watch" vesta (10) £80-120
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A MODERN 9 CT. GOLD VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form with engine-turned vertical stripes & a circular cartouche, initialled "JJA", suspensory ring, maker's mark "PPLtd", Birmingham 1912; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 23 grams £200-220
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TEN VARIOIUS LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN VESTA CASES (including one engraved with "Dulverton Castle"), mixed makers & dates: 7.6 oz (10) £100-150
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TWO VICTORIAN BRASS VESTA CASES One in the form of a creel & the other shaped like an outside privvy with hinged cover & opening door to reveal a seated gentleman; the latter 2" (5 cms) high (2) £100-150
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A SMALL LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE enamelled "In me a (match) you'll always find" by S. Blackensee & Sons, Birmingham 1886 and a Continental vesta enamelled with flowers, import marked for Birmingham 1901; the latter 1.9" (4.7 cms) high; 1.5 oz (2) £100-150
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS RAM'S MASK VESTA with applied horns & a mounted brass terrapin vesta c.1900; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (2) £120-160
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THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED FIGURAL VESTA CASES: A violin, a "man in the moon" & the bust of William Gladstone; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) high £90-120
BOXES, OBJECTS OF VERTU AND MISCELLANEA |
AN EDWARDIAN CIGAR CASE lobed to take two individual cigars, gilt interior, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1905; 5.25" (13.4 cms) long; 2.8 oz £100-120
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A LATE VICTORIAN PLAYING CARDS BOX with stamped scrollwork on the back & sides, a plain cover & replacement plastic window (containing two packs of cards) by S. Jacob, London 1899; 3" (7.5 cms) high; 3.1 oz £150-200
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A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX of shallow oval form with an oblong cover, engraved with the badge of "The King's Royal Rifle Corps", the base initialled, gilt interior, by Thomas Wilmore, Birmingham 1801; 2.9" (7.3 cms) long; 1.25 oz £120-160
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A LATE VICTORIAN EMBOSSED NOTE CASE chased with flowers, scrolls & butterflies, the interior with leather lining & pencil monogrammed, by George Unite, Birmingham 1896; 4.1" (10.5 cms) long £100-150
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A MIXED LOT: Two late Victorian vesta cases, a wooden snuffbox, a fob, a fishing fly brooch, a pinchbeck vinaigrette and an enamelled key ring (boxed); 1.45 oz weighable silver (lot) £120-160
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN, DOUBLE SIDED "CASTLE TOP" CARD CASE with a relief view of Warwick Castle one side & Kenilworth on the other, each flanked by pierced floral scrolls, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838; 3.9" (9.8 cms) high; 2.6 oz £300-400
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THREE VARIOUS SMALL BOXES and another with an enamelled cover, mixed makers & dates; the latter 1.4" (3.5 cms) long; 2.4 oz (4) £120-150
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TWO MODERN ENAMELLED CIRCULAR COMPACTS the larger example 3.25" (8 cms) diameter (2) £80-120
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SMALL NIELLOWORK BEAKER on three ball feet, a trowel bookmark, a whistle & a menu card holder, mixed makers & dates; the beaker 2.3" (6 cms) high; 2.5 oz (4) £150-200
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A SMALL EARLY VICTORIAN OBLONG SNUFF BOX with engine-turned decoration, inscribed, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838 and a Victorian cheroot case with engraving & engine-turning, crested & inscribed "To Reuben Harvey from his friend Francis Jno.ONeill", also by Nathaniel Mills, 1846; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) long; 5 oz (2) £150-200
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A MIXED LOT: Two vulcanite vesta cases, an ivory vesta, a plated Coronation vesta & three brass vestas (including "puss in a boot") (10) £80-120
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLE TOP" CHEROOT CASE with a view of Abbotsford House on one side & Windsor Castle on the other, initialled, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1841; 4.9" (12.5 cms) long; 2.4 oz £200-300
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