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A NORWEGIAN SILVER & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a jewelled boss on the front, unmarked c.1900, and a Norwegian silver & pink enamelled vesta case, possibly by David Andersen with import marks for London 1912; the latter 1.6" (4.2 cms) long; 2 oz (2) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED BRASS "ADVERTISING" VESTA CASE in the form of a pair of work trousers, inscribed "CAPITAL & LABOUR NAVAL OUTFITTERS, CLOTHING STORES, 33 HIGH ST, SOTON" together with a copper vesta case with straps, a plated, heart-shaped vesta case and a later, brass coffin vesta; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (4) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE in the form of a horseshoe and another brass example enamelled with symbols associated with fire (an axe, MY, & a goat?) c.1900; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) long (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of an old boot with a cat & mouse (Registered Design No.), together with three other brass shoe vesta cases; the boot 2.5" (6.4 cms) long (4) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS 9 CT. GOLD VESTA CASES (all but one with dedications), mixed makers & dates, 1905-1917; the round one 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 2.7 oz (4) £700-750 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PLATED DOG VESTA CASE a plated racehorse head, a nickel-plated owl, and a plated pewter pig, all late 19th / early 20th century; the pig 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (4) £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE resembling an iron bound door with studded hinges & straps and a hammered ground, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1913; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.4 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS VESTA CASES:- A burning candle, a fishing creel, a reeded example on a seal foot & a turned cylindrical example; the latter 1.8" (4.6 cms) high (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED (to take full & half sovereigns), gilt interiors, by C.E. Soloman, Birmingham 1897; 2.25" (5.6 cms) long; 2 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED AGATE VESTA BOX on ball feet, another nickel-plated & agate vesta case with a cigar cutter at one end, a plated mounted agate matchbox cover, a gilt-metal & agate vesta, a Bakelite vesta case and a straw-work vesta case; the latter 1.8" (4.7 cms) high (6) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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, button opening, with initials & date "1883", Vienna c.1883; the latter 3.9" (10 cms) long; 5 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILTMETAL OR PLATED MOUNTED AGATE VESTA CASES (one with multicoloured panels in the cover); the largest one 2.75" (7 cms) long £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRASS VESTA CASE resembling a wise, bearded pilgrim figure holding a scroll, and Japanese copper vesta case resembling a grotesque-masked figure with a gong & a tablet, c.1900; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) long (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL VESTA CASE initialled, a plated mounted shagreen vesta case, and three other plated vesta cases; the largest one 3.25" (8 cms) long (5) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRASS VESTA CASE with a cockerel and clouds in relief on each side & another brass example with peacocks, c.1900; the latter 2.7" (6.8 cms) long (2) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS & RED LACQUERED VIOLIN VESTA CASE a small Victorian brass chest vesta case, a plated piece of luggage vesta case, a brass vesta with leather cladding and leather wallet/purse vesta case; the latter 2.1" (5.3 cms) long (5) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED VESTA CASE in the form of a pocket watch, the dial signed "W&P.MANCHESTER", another nickel-plated vesta case resembling a pocket watch and a plated brass fish vesta case (with a spring loaded lower jaw operated by its lower fin); the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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EIGHT VARIOUS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS CASES:- A lemon wedge, a bread loaf, a box with two counter dials, a hand grasping something, a book, a pen knife & two Japanese vestas; the hand 2.5" (6.3 cms) long (8) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE of shallow rectangular form, the cover depicting houses, trees and figures by a lake, gilt interior, maker's mark "L.E", c.1870; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long; 0.85 oz £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS "MAN IN THE MOON" VESTA CASE with glass eyes, a brass & plated example in the form of a life belt centred by the portrait of a sailor, a brass paint tube vesta case and a brass stag beetle vesta case; the latter 2.6" (6.5 cms) long (4) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of an outside privy, the door opening to reveal a gentleman wearing a top hat and adopting the sitting position; 2" (5 cms) high £50-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MODERN SILVER WHISTLE VESTA CASE import marked London 1975, two late 19th century plated whistle vesta cases & a brass "walnut" vesta case; the latter 1.55" (4 cms) long; 0.65 oz weighable silver (4) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a Victorian pillar box engraved on the front with the Royal Arms and "Parcel Post Rates" (from 1-11 pounds in weight); 1.7" (4.2 cms) high £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of an inscribed stone "BILST UM PSHI SM ARK" (Bill Stumps, his mark from C Dickens) by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1908; 1.9" (4.9 cms) long; 0.8 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BRASS & ENAMELLED VESTA CASES with a figure/figures on the front, and two gilt metal book match holders (one enamelled with Windsor Castle & the other painted with an elephant); the largest one 2.5" (6.5 cms) long £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & NIELLOWORK HORSESHOE VESTA CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER with gold cartouche, monogrammed, gilt interior, maker's mark unclear, c.1880; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.2 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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 thumbpiece, 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) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY STRAW-WORK VESTA CASES with tubular bodies and pull-off covers; the largest one 2.4" (6.3 cms) high (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £50-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TEN VARIOUS LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN / EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASES (some with initials or dedications), including one with the enamelled arms of Grantown on Spey; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 8.5 oz (10) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS DOMINO VESTA CASE a vulcanite domino vesta case, a brass packing case vesta case, a nickel piece of luggage vesta case, a leather purse vesta case and an oviform plated vesta with ring fluting; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER MATCH BOX HOLDER with a view of "Royal Windsor" in relief on the top by Sydney & Co., Birmingham 1905 together with six other later Victorian/Edwardian silver match box holders; the Windsor example 2.4" (6.2 cms) long; 3 oz (7) £100-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED & ENAMEL SPARK STRIKER with an Arab gentleman unveiling a young beauty, and two other enamelled spark strikers (one in silver); the former one 2" (5 cms) long (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER MATCH BOX HOLDER embossed with a dancing girl in the moonlight on the seashore, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London 1901 together with six other silver match box holders; the former 2.9" (7.3 cms) long; 7 oz (7) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER VESTA CASES (including one with a gem-set floral spray and one with a gem-set thumbpiece); the largest one 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 2.75 oz (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL AND ABALONE SHELL VESTA CASE and a tortoiseshell vesta case with abalone shell borders; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN BRYANT & MAY TIN MATCH BOX two brass Egyptianesque match box holders & a larger brass & copper match box holder; the latter 3" (7.5 cms) long (4) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BI-METAL VESTA CASE the brass body resembling a leafy tree trunk with a copper crab crawling up one side; 2.7" (6.7 cms) long £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £120-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE resembling a first class train ticket from Ascot to Waterloo (return), with later added brass suspensory ring, the reverse monogrammed, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1885; 2.25" (5.6 cms) long; 1.25 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE MAUCHLINE-WARE "GO-TO-BED" VESTA CASES (Walmer Castle & Deal Pier, Pevensey Castle, New Brighton promenade & Pier, the Parade Hastings, Warrenpoint & Rosstrevor); the larger one 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (5) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN PLATED "SODA WATER" BOTTLE VESTA CASE a nickel flagon vesta case with cigar cutter, a tubular brass vesta case with cigar cutter & a reeded brass vesta case with a seal foot; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) high (4) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A TARTANWARE "GO-TO-BED" CALENDAR VESTA HOLDER/STRIKER (Clan Stuart) and three Mauchline-ware "go-to-bed" vesta holders/strikers; the largest one 4" (10 cms) high (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN PIERCED BRASS VESTA HOLDER/STRIKER the cover inset with a coloured and highlighted printed image of "York Minster" (behind glass), and another similar example with a view of "West Cowes" (both with "go to bed" facility), each c.1850; the latter 2" (5.3 cms) high (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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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) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN PIERCED BRASS VESTA HOLDER/STRIKER the cover inset with a coloured and highlighted printed image of "The Palace of Parliament" (behind glass), with "go to bed" facility, and another similar example with a view of "Pittville Spa, Cheltenham"; both vestas c.1850; the latter 2.25" (5.7 cms) high (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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NOVELTY BRASS VESTA CASES LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY:- A pig, a rodent, an elephant mask, a monkey smoking a pipe, and a boar; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (5) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a young lady in a black dress leaning on a wooden fence, gilt interior, by George Wilkinson, London 1889; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 1.55 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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