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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS CIRCULAR "HAPPY & SAD" MASK VESTA CASE Victorian brass no-mask vesta case with Registered Design No. and a nickel vesta case in the form of a King's mask; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (3) £140-170 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SILVER "SCOTTISH MARKET" VESTA CASE inset with four agate panels, by J. Cook & Son, Birmingham 1899 and another silver example on a similar theme with a thistle flower on the front, initialled, maker's mark partially visible, Birmingham 1899; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 2.1 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a message "Don't (chisel) me out of it" by L. Emmanuel, Birmingham 1887; 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 0.65 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY VIENNESE PLATED "VEUVE CLIQUOT" ADVERTISING BOTTLE-SHAPED VESTA CASE with a figure inside, a brass "Henri Cliquot" bottle vesta case, a rhodium plated "Charles Heidsick" bottle vesta with a Morton's patent "Maze" opening and a plain flask vesta with a similar opening; the latter 2" (5 cms) high (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER DUAL COMPARTMENT VESTA CASE enamelled "MATCHES" and "FUSEES", gilt interior, by Henry Wells, Chester 1912 (with Registered Design No.); 2.3" (6 cms) long; 2.4 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED COPPER BEAR MASK VESTA CASE a plated bulldog mask vesta with whistle, two brass pig vestas and two brass rodent vestas; the boar 2.6" (6.5 cms) long (6) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH PLATED BRASS BARREL VESTA CASE with grapes on the front & two other brass barrel vesta cases; the largest one 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT OF BRASS & OTHER METAL VESTA CASES LATE 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY:- A vesta with slow-match & cigar cutter, another with spirit level, a bottle, a violin, a plated whistle, a champagne cork, a binoculars case and a cigar stubb; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (8) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER & ENAMELLED BOOK MATCH HOLDER with a terrier on the front and import marks for London 1927 together with a Continental silver & enamelled "drawer" vesta case with import marks for London 1924; the latter 2.45" (6.2 cms) long; 3.6 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CONTINENTAL BRASS AND BASE METAL ADVERTISING VESTA CASES in the form of bottles including:- "Bass & Co Pale Ale", "Allsops' India Pale Ale", "Barnett & Fils Cognac", a plain flask vesta, a soda syphon and two other plain bottle shaped vestas; the largest one 2.7" (6.8 cms) high (7) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER BOOK MATCH HOLDER enamelled with the portrait of two hounds on the front and an Edwardian silver vesta case, enamelled on the front with a bulldog, maker's mark "GL" (incuse), Birmingham 1904; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) long; 1.89 oz (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CARVED WOODEN "PUZZLE OPENING" VESTA CASE (it must first be inverted, then the end panel pushed in), a damascened steel "puzzle opening" vesta case, a brass vesta case with a combination lock (the dials must first be set at II and VI), a gilt tin-plate vesta case with "squeeze" sides, and a leather clad vesta case, stamped "W.LEUCHARS MAKER 28 PICCADILLY"; the latter 2" (5 cms) high (5) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS ELEPHANT VESTA CASE a brass owl vesta case and a brass frog vesta; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (3) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH "DIEPPE" IVORY VESTA CASE with a fisherman & "DIEPPE" on the cover, and four late 19th century plain ivory vesta cases (one with an applied silver shield); the larger one 2" (5 cms) long (5) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of rolled up newspaper or journal wrapped for posting to "A.C. Ziegler, New Orleans", enamelled with a stamp & post marked "New York NY, 12, 2pm, 91", the reverse dated "1892", marks worn c.1891; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 0.6 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO VICTORIAN BRASS "GO-TO-BED" VESTA CASES another brass "go-to-bed" vesta case of tubular form, a lacquered wooden "go-to-bed" vesta case, a barrel-shaped wooden vesta case "Kew Bridge Westminster", and a Tonbridge-ware "go-to-ged" vesta case; the latter 2" (5 cms) high (6) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER RECTANGULAR VESTA CASE with a flip cover, enamelled "IN ME A (match) YOU'LL AWAYS FIND", by Sampson Mordan, London 1888; 1.7" (4.2 cms) long; 0.65 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE VARIOUS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRASS VESTA CASES the largest one 1.8" (4.6 cms) long (5) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with signalling flags on a pole and inscribed "COMBUSTIBLES" on the bezel, the reverse initialled "SHW", by F. Edmonds, London 1894; 1.9" (4.8 cms) long; 0.9 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PLATED HORSESHOE VESTA CASES (one with a huntsman killing a boar, one with a horse's head) and two other smaller plated horseshoe vesta cases (one painted, one with leather); the largest one 2.3" (6 cms) long (4) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the portrait of a show girl wearing a green, conical hat & a frilly dress, by Payton, Pepper & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1898; 2" (5 cms) long £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER MATCH BOX HOLDER with applied portrait & arms, and an architectural vignette, maker's mark unclear, 1908-1917 and five other silver match box covers (Dutch, American, Chinese, Italian & Australian); the largest one 2.4" (6.2 cms) long; 5.25 oz (6) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a flip cover, a boy on a chair smoking on the front and a boy reading a paper on the back c.1895; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVERGILT & CLOISONNÉ ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a blue, pelleted border around the sides, maker's mark partially worn, probably by Fedor Ruckert 1908-1917; 1.9" (4.8 cms) long; 0.8 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ASSORTMENT OF VESTA HOLDERS/STRIKERS in various mediums (porcelain, metals, enamel, glass, wood & one bakelite example); the largest one 4.3" (11 cms) long (14) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PATINATED COPPER VESTA CASE in the form of a fish, heightened with gilding; 2.45" (6.3 cms) long £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with a British Great War medal ribbon, by A & J. Zimmerman, Birmingham 1919; 2.25" (5.6 cms) long; 1.6 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A 20th century chromium-plated book vesta with painted cover, four other similar vestas with stamp compartments, three plated souvenir vestas and three Japanese chromium-plated & lacquered book mark holders; the latter three 2.4" (6 cms) long (11) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a spring loaded cover, enamelled with a young jester girl on a marble staircase performing to a gallery audience, gilt interior, by George Heath, London 1888; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.1 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PAINTED METAL ADVERTISING VESTA CASE resembling a wicker case of "MOET & CHANDON" champagne, & another similar brass vesta case "DUCHATEL CHAMPAGNE REIMS"; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) long (2) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO EDWARDIAN SILVER EDWARD VII COMMEMORATIVE VESTA CASES:- The smaller one, initialled on the reverse, by G. Nathan & R. Hayes, Birmingham 1901, the larger one with maker's mark "S&B", Birmingham 1901; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 1.6 oz (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN COPPER VESTA CASE resembling a small stack of coins (incorporating the obverse & reverse of George III penny of 1799) and another smaller late Victorian copper vesta case resembling a stack of coins (incorporating a George IV farthing of 1829); the latter 1.3" (3.4 cms) high (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS VESTA CASE modelled as the head of Baden Powell, and a cast brass vesta case in the form of a bull; the latter 2.7" (6.8 cms) long (2) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED WOODEN VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER COMBINED maker's mark partially worn, London 1896; the latter 3.8" (9.6 cms) long; 3.2 oz weighable silver (2) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS-MOUNTED GLASS VESTA CASE in the form of a tankard and a nickel-mounted ribbed glass vesta case in the form of a flask; the latter 2.25" (5.6 cms) long (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER ENGRAVED VESTA CASE with a cheroot holder case, inscribed "Aya 2.9.79" and containing a 9 ct. gold mounted cheroot holder compartment & cheroot holder, initialled H. Williamson Ltd., Birmingham 1906, together with a plain silver cheroot holder, the case hallmarked Birmingham 1905; the latter 2.5" (6.2 cms) long; 1.5 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE, CHEROOT CASE & SLOW MATCH HOLDER COMBINED of rounded oblong form with incised reeded decorations & gilt interiors, by Alfred Clark, London 1905 (retailed by "Callow of Mount St.W"); 3.8" (9.7 cms) long; 5.5 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SILVER "PATENT" VESTA CASE with a cheroot holder compartment & a vacant cartouche, by J. Gloster, Birmingham 1900 and a smaller silver vesta case with engraving and an inset compass, by Randall Bros., Birmingham 1894; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) high; 2.7 oz (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLATED BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a baby with a rattle, and a brass vesta case modelled as a baby in swaddling clothes, also with a rattle; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled with a Royal Yacht Club burgee on the front, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1906 and another silver vesta case enamelled with signalling flags, the reverse monogrammed, maker's mark "H.J", Birmingham 1870; the latter 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 1.9 oz (2) £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PLATED COPPER VESTA CASE in the form of a mythical hybrid creature (part turtle, part toad, part demon), marvelling at a ball in his grasp together with a Japanese brass vesta case in the form of a kneeling warrior figure c.1900; the latter 1.9" (4.8 cms) long £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GREAT WAR PERIOD SILVER VESTA CASE in the form of a Howitzer shell, by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1915 and nickel-mounted mother of pearl vesta case & multitool combined in the form of a pocket knife with two steel blades, a nail file and a button hook; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long; 0.75 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN INDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with a wick holder tube, four various metal/tin vesta cases, a brass & celluloid wrap around vesta case, a plated spark striker with spring-out stone, a gilt brass vesta with inset portrait, and a tubular resin vesta case; the latter 2.55" (6.5 cms) high (9) £20-40 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & SOVEREIGN CASE COMBINED (to take full & half sovereigns) by Tandy & Son, Birmingham 1901 and another similar silver example with engraving, inscribed "Len 12-7-23" by T. Hayes, Birmingham 1902; each approx. 2.75" (7 cms) long; 4.4 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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EIGHT VARIOUS LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASES of mixed designs (none with initials/dedications), by various makers, Birmingham 1888-1909; the largest one 2.4" (6 cms) long; 6.9 oz (8) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a rocking horse; 2.4" (6 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SEVEN VARIOUS ART DECO SILVER BOOK MATCH HOLDERS with engine-turned decoration (two with initials), all either hallmarked or import-marked for Birmingham/London between 1924 and 1938 and a Continental silver book match holder engraved with a flower; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long; 9 oz (8) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER "SCOTTISH MARKET" VESTA CASE the cover inset with coloured agates, gilt interior, by Kirwan & Co., Chester 1890; 1.75" (4.2 cms) long; 0.9 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a revolver; 4" (10 cms) long £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER VESTA CASE, SLOW MATCH HOLDER & PENKNIFE COMBINED with engine-turned decoration, the cartouche engraved with a monogram below a coronet, maker's mark "FH (incuse), Vienna c.1875; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 2 oz £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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