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NINE VARIOUS EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED VESTA CASES with celluloid wrap-around advertisements (The Glasgow Herald, Bowler Bros. Brewers, Vacuum Oil Co., Chocolat-Menier, etc); the largest one 2.8" (7.2 cms) long (9) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER & ENAMEL ART NOUVEAU VESTA CASE with the portrait of a young girl sniffing a rose on the front, with English import marks for Birmingham 1900; 1.7" (4.2 cms) long; 1.1 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SEVEN VARIOUS 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMELLED COPPER MATCH BOX HOLDERS the largest one 4.75" (12 cms) long (7) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a Norse warrior and a beast in combat on the front in low relief, by David Anderson 1910-20; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.65 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a fox hunting scene, within an oval vignette, by Randall Brothers, Birmingham 1897; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 0.9 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A tortoiseshell & ivory vesta case c.1895, a tortoiseshell example c.1900, another, painted, with a tranquil, peasant scene, a late Victorian mother of pearl vesta case, a mother of pearl and vulcanite vesta case, a brass vesta/cigar cutter and a Dutch silver engraved vesta case; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) (7) £90-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the arms of New College, Oxford, by J.M. Banks, Chester 1901; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.9 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE PLATED VESTA CASES:- A boot with a cat chasing a mouse, a wrap of five cigars with the stamped text "CERCLE FRANCAIS DE L'HARMONIE JANY. 7TH 1893" and another with a mythical creature & foliage, monogrammed; the latter 1.9" (4.7 cms) long (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PATINATED BASEMETAL VESTA CASES shaped like books with decoration in low relief and a later Japanese brass & painted match box holder; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (6) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with blue & white enamelled decoration, by Georg Adam Scheid, Vienna 1900-1910 together with a German silver vesta case & slow match holder and a Continental silver book match holder, both with blue enamelled striping; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 3.8 oz (3) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a yacht in full sail, by Randall Brothers, Chester 1905; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 1 oz £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWELVE VARIOUS LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASES each one with a dedication, crest or initials, all Birmingham hallmarked 1891-1908; the largest one 2.25" (5.8 cms) long; 9.75 oz (12) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER VESTA CASE with engine-turning and enamelled fuchsia flowers on the front, gilt interior; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.6 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ASSORTMENT OF VESTA HOLDERS/STRIKERS in various mediums (porcelain, wood, papier-mâché, glass, base metals); the largest one 4.75" (12 cms) high (15) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A COLLECTION OF THIRTY EIGHT VARIOUS NON PRECIOUS VESTAS/VESTA-RELATED ITEMS in various mediums (brass, plastic, resin, wood, leather, etc.) (38) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- Three large tin vesta/taper boxes, nine various metal/stone match box covers, a brass mounted Cowrie Shell box and seven other various related items; the tubular taper boxes 12.3" (31.2 cms) long (20) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS "BEANFILS" VESTA CASE & TRAVELLING CANDLESTICK COMBINED another similar nickel-plated example, another brass example, a nickel-plated travelling lighter together with a quantity of other vesta holders/strikers (brass, base metals, glass, porcelain etc.); the largest one 4.3" (18 cms) long (18) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN LARGE SILVER VESTA CASE with diagonally-striped scroll engraving, gilt interior, by J. Wilmot, Birmingham 1902 and another slightly smaller silver vesta case with similar decoration, gilt interior, by Arthur Cook, Birmingham 1902; the latter 2.35" (6 cms) long; 2.8 oz (2) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CAST IRON TABLE VESTA HOLDER/STRIKER in the form of Mr Punch by Zimmerman of Hanau and two other cast iron casket shaped vesta holders/strikers by Zimmerman; the former 5.75" (14.5 cms) high (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 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) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRASS VESTA CASE with an amusing figure in relief on each side, balancing on the head of a pipe-smoking monkey and a Japanese brass vesta case in the form of a grumpy figure holding a scroll; the latter 2.5" (6.3 cms) high (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE and a late 19th century Continental silver "boot" vesta case with engraving, probably Dutch; the latter 2.7" (7 cms) long; 1.4 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- Six various late 19th / early 20th century plated vesta cases (two with an applied Eiffel tower) and five various brass vesta cases; the largest one 2" (5 cms) long (11) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £130-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS VESTA CASE with a spring-loaded cover and an enamelled coat of arms, another similar brass vesta "BAZEILLES" (perhaps commemorating the battle of 1870) and three other brass vesta cases on the same theme; each approx. 2" (5 cms) long (5) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front to resemble the calling card of "R.I.Farmsay (?), 3 Pall Mall, London", by Sampson Mordan, London 1888; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN NICKEL "PUZZLE OPENING" VESTA CASE with engraved covers and rounded ends, another nickel vesta case with engine-turning and a "puzzle-opening" drawer, monogrammed, a plated vesta case with engraved borders in the form of a Bible with a concealed button (to open the cover) and four other "puzzle-opening" brass vesta cases; the Bible vesta 1.9" (4.7 cms) long (7) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a Royal Yacht Club burgee, the reverse with an enamelled crest, by George Unite, Birmingham 1888; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.9 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER MATCH BOX HOLDER (to take Bryant & May's motor matches), by Z. Barraclough & Sons, Chester 1907; 5.2" (13 cms) long; 2.4 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the Arms of Peterhouse College, Cambridge, by T. Hayes, Birmingham 1901; 1.9" (4.7 cms) long; 0.9 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SMALL SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled with the portrait of a terrier, sporting a blue ribbon, by L. Emmanuel, Birmingham 1886; 1.6" (4 cms) long; 0.65 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a cock pheasant, the reverse monogrammed, by J.M. Banks, Chester 1901; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 1.4 oz £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER ENGRAVED CIRCULAR VESTA CASE with an applied 9 ct. gold panel on the front, by Smith & Bartlam, Birmingham 1902 and a small silver Art Nouveau vesta case, by H.C. Freeman, Birmingham 1904; the latter 1.55" (4 cms) long; 1.4 oz (2) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY VESTA CASES on a horse-racing theme (one brass & copper, the other plated), a brass vesta engraved with a horse & jockey, a nickel-plated vesta case with a printed hunting scene on the cover and a brass vesta case engraved with two mules and "When shall we 3 meet again"; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (5) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER "PATENT" VESTA fanning open to reveal the vesta compartments, by Moritz Wolfsky, London 1889 and a Victorian silver vesta case with a hob-cut pattern in relief, by L. Emmanuel, Birmingham 1889; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 1.5 oz (2) £100-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD CIRCULAR VESTA CASE with engine-turned, striped decoration, by Asprey & Co. Ltd., Chester 1915; 1.5" (4.4 cms) diameter; 0.4 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED COPPER COIN VESTA CASE incorporating a George III "cartwheel" two pence piece of 1797, unmarked; 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED BRASS LION VESTA CASE a brass boar vesta and a brass serpent or snake mask vesta; the lion vesta case 3" (7.5 cms) long (3) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER ADVERTISING VESTA CASE "HIS MASTER'S VOICE", the interior stamped "With compliments of the Gramophone Co. Ltd.", by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1907; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS PIG VESTA CASE a brass owl vesta case and a brass horse's head vesta case; the latter 2.25" (5.5 cms) long (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS HOUND'S MASK VESTA CASE with glass eyes, a plated brass fox mask vesta case, a similar pewter vesta case and a plated vesta in the form of a boxer dog mask; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) long (4) £140-170 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS HORSESHOE VESTA CASE with a horse's head in relief and three other smaller brass horseshoe vesta cases; the large one 2.3" (6 cms) long (4) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE with reeded and gold striped decoration, gilt interior & maker's mark only "CALLOW", for Thomas Callow of Mount St. London 1900-1920; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 1.4 oz £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS & LEATHER VESTA CASE in the form of a camera, another similar, with nickel plating, another brass example, a nickel roll-top vesta, a brass log vesta, a plated heraldic shield vesta with slow match, and a plated knight vesta, inscribed "KOLN" on the reverse; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (7) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD SQUARE VESTA CASE with engine-turned decoration and rounded corners, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1919; 1.75" (4.5 cms) square; 0.8 oz £200-230 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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