The John and Patricia Mckenzie Collection of Vesta Cases |
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THIRTEEN 20TH CENTURY "CRESTED" PORCELAIN TOP HAT VESTA HOLDERS/STRIKERS (Ryde, Rochester, Bridgend, The Royal Arms, City of Bristol, Farquharson Braemar, etc.); each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) high (13) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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 £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THIRTEEN 20TH CENTURY "CRESTED" PORCELAIN TOP HAT VESTA HOLDERS/STRIKERS (Winchester, Southampton, Weston-s-Mare, Peel, Lucky white Heather from Horsham, 1908 Franco-British Exhibition, etc.); each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) high (13) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of a valise, initialled "WG" and dated "Decr 1886", by Stokes & Ireland, Birmingham 1880 and another similar silver vesta case, initialled "CDW", by J. Gammage, Birmingham 1896; the latter 1.9" (4.7 cms) long; 1.4 oz (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TEN VARIOUS 20TH CENTURY PORCELAIN VESTA HOLDERS / STRIKERS including two "crested" examples (Plymouth & Southport) in the form of open match boxes; the largest one 5.9" (15 cms) high (10) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER "UNITY PATENT" VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER COMBINED with rayed fluting and a small cartouche initialled "RW" & dated "1896", by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1895 and a scroll-engraved silver vesta case with an extra compartment containing a cheroot holder, initialled, by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1907; each approx. 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 2.8 oz (2) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED VESTA CASE & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED in the form of a book with sprung covers, initialled "WR", another similar vesta/sovereign case inscribed "Llandudno 1912" and a nickel-plated book-shaped vesta case; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (3) £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the Arms of Exeter College Boat Club, Oxford, gilt interior, by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1897; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.95 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS VESTA CASE with a footballer's leg and a ball on the front in low relief, an early 20th century brass vesta case with a golfer on the front & a brass vesta case with a percussion pistol on the front; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (3) £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & WHISTLE COMBINED with a swivel suspensory ring, initialled and dated "12th August 1889", gilt interior, by George Wilkinson, London 1889; 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 0.75 oz £100-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of a barrel with a small, swing handle, by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1885 and another small silver vesta case in the form of a padlock, by Morris Woolf, Birmingham 1880; the latter 1.25" (3.1 cms) long; 0.8 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & SEAL COMBINED of tapering form with a gilt interior and a plain bloodstone matrix, by Walter Thornhill, London 1886; 3" (7.5 cms) long £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN PLAIN SILVER VESTA & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED gilt interiors, by Robert Cawley, Birmingham 1909 and an engraved silver example of similar form, by W. Neale, Chester 1896; 3" (7.5 cms) long each; 2.6 oz (2) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED AGATE VESTA CASE with a small, fold-out candle holder at one end, and four other plated/gilt-metal mounted agate vesta cases; the largest one 2.1" (5.4 cms) long (5) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE A "Souvenir of a Midsummer Night's Dream, Adelphi Theatre 1906 with Otho Stuart's Compliments", by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1905 and an engraved silver mussel-shell shaped vesta case by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1881; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 0.9 oz (2) £120-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE VULCANITE VESTAS with insets (a mirror, a harp, & Blackpool tower), a vulcanite & tortoiseshell horseshoe-shaped vesta case, four plated/brass Edward VII commemorative vesta cases and a steel vesta case "Gordon & Kitchener"; the latter 1.8" (4.5 cms) long (9) £90-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a Royal Naval dockyard and a submarine in the foreground, the reverse enamelled with a pennant, by W. Neale, Chester 1908; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.4 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VULCANITE EDWARD VII COMMEMORATIVE VESTA CASES Another for Queen Mary & King George V, two others with inset printed portraits and another with Queen Victoria; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (8) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD SQUARE VESTA CASE with engine-turned decoration by Britton & Sons, Birmingham 1925; 1.65" (4.2 cms) square; 0.6 oz £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE of canted rectangular form with reeded decoration and a removable striker pad in the base, by Asprey & Co. Ltd., London 1935; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 2.5 oz £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD VESTA CASE with engine-turning and rounded corners, by Asprey & Co.Ltd., Chester 1921; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 0.7 oz £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PATINATED BRASS VESTA CASE with the head of a large flower on each side in relief, with insects and a Japanese brass vesta case on the same theme with a different flower and a bee on each side, c.1900; each approx. 2.75" (7 cms) long (2) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY IVORY VESTA CASE of plain rounded oblong form, another smaller ivory vesta case with the applied silver initial "W", c.1880 and a larger bone vesta case with reeded decoration; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long (3) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE of rounded oblong form and another example with similar decoration in the form of a rectangular box, both c.1890; the latter 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 1.45 oz (2) £120-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with an engraved cover depicting a hunting scene, by W. Gibson & J. Langman, London 1897 and three other silver vesta cases, mixed makers & dates; the former 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 4.7 oz (4) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a bear on his haunches with one paw raised in anger; 1.5" (4 cms) high £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE ENGRAVED & GILT-METAL VESTA CASE with birds in an iris swamp, and a dragon on the other side, a copper-plated vesta case with winged cherub masks in relief, a Japanese painted metal vesta case and a plated vesta case with an applied oval copper medallion; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (4) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a lady golfer, her caddy and crossed clubs with a ball, the reverse initialled "W", by Stokes & Ireland Ltd., Birmingham 1894; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 2 oz £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWELVE VARIOUS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED VESTA CASES (including one inset with a print from the Japan-British Exhibition in London 1910); the largest one 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (12) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a slanting flip cover and scenes all around the sides, cover, front & rear, unmarked; 1.9" (4.8 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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BOOK MATCH HOLDERS:- One silver one with scroll engraving, one silver with gold striping, three silver with enamelled decoration and one plated example stamped "STOURPORT"; the latter 2.5" (6.3 cms) long; 6.3 oz weighable silver (7) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of a boar with red glass eyes, by Stokes & Ireland, Birmingham 1883; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 0.5 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED VESTA CASES with applied enamel badges, two late Victorian plated "Scottish market" vesta cases with inset agate pieces & two plated "Irish market" vesta cases with inset pieces of Connemara marble; the largest one 2.1" (5.3 cms) long £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SILVER VESTA CASE resembling a U.S. mail box with a flap cover and a lightly hammered finish, maker's mark of "ACo" 1910-1920 together with four various silver vesta cases, each with initials/dedications, and all Chester hallmarked, between 1887-1913; the American example 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 4 oz (5) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A FRENCH "NAUGHTY NINETIES" BRASS & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a depiction of "L'ETE" on the front and "L'HIVER" inside, c.1895; 2" (5 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE stamped on the front with a musician serenading two ladies in a wooded landscape, the reverse initialled, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1899 and five other late Victorian / Edwardian silver vesta cases, each with either a monogram, a crest or initials; the largest one 2" (5 cms) long; 4.8 oz (6) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PATINATED BRASS VESTA CASE of waisted form with bees in relief on each side and a Japanese patinated brass vesta case with a bird and flowers on each side, c.1900; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An olivewood vesta case with a woman beating a child on one side, a Mauchline-ware vesta case "Llandudno", a plated vesta with the portrait of a girl, a plated "drawer" vesta with enamel, a plated vesta with slow match, a modern silver whistle vesta, another whistle vesta (A/F), a Dutch silver "boot" vesta and two Japanese metal matchbox covers; the latter two 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 1.4 oz weighable silver £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER CIRCULAR VESTA CASE with a golfer, about to tee-off, on the front maker's mark "JE" or "JF", Birmingham 1906 and an early 20th century silver mounted copper vesta case incorporating a Coronation medal of 1902, unmarked; 1.5" (4 cms) diameter each; 0.9 oz weighable silver (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLAIN SILVER VESTA CASE of rounded rectangular form, curved to fit the pocket, with a steel striker plate on one side, by Alexander Clark, London 1910 and three other silver vesta cases; the former 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 4.9 oz (4) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a flip cover, enamelled on the front with a coaching scene, gilt interior, by Sampson Mordan, London 1887; 1.8" (4.6 cms) long; 1 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS SILVER CIRCULAR VESTA CASES (three with initials), mixed designs, dates & makers, Chester/Birmingham 1904-1916, each approx. 1.75" (4.3 cms) diameter; 2.6 oz (4) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY LEATHER BOUND BRASS "GUIDE" VESTA CASE with a surprise interior, and two later 19th century enamelled brass vesta cases, each with a girl on the front; the latter two 1.6" (4.1 cms) long (3) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GUN-METAL VESTA CASE, NOTE CASE & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED with detachable pencil, two other gun-metal vesta cases (one with turquoise beads), an Iraqi silver & niello-work vesta case; the vesta/note case 3" (7.5 cms) long; 1.6 oz weighable silver £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS & ENAMELLED VESTA CASES each with an amusing scene on the cover and the interior, c.1900; each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) long £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY SILVER FILIGREE-WORK VESTA CASES all unmarked; the shoe 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.9 oz (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVERGILT & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE in the form of an Egyptian figure, struck only on the ring with Egyptian marks; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 0.4 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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