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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER "TINDERBOX" VESTA CASE with engine-turned decoration & a vacant cartouche on the large cover, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1855 and another silver vesta case of similar form with a cigar cutter at one end, inscribed "JW Naylor, Leeds", gilt interior, also by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1865; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 2.1 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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NINE VARIOUS LEATHER CLAD PLATED METAL/BRASS VESTA CASES including one entitled "Mikado" with a "squeeze" opening and a cigar cutter; the latter 2.4" (6 cms) long (9) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER DUAL COMPARTMENT VESTA/TINDER CASE with engraved decoration and a cheroot cutter at one end, initialled, maker's mark "FH&F", Birmingham 1854 and another very similar silver example, maker's mark "J.McR&Co", Birmingham 1853; 1.75" (4.3 cms) long each; 1.3 oz (2) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER COMBINATION VESTA CASE penknife (with two fold-out steel blades) and pencil with wavy-fluted sides, the interior inscribed "Cousin Edith 7 July '90", by Sampson Mordan, London 1889; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 2 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE, SEAL & SEALING WAX HOLDER COMBINED with rose-quartz matrix and intaglio portrait bust, maker's mark "JSP", Birmingham 1901; 2.3" (6 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER VESTA CASE & TIMEPIECE COMBINED with an oval outline & a black enamelled dial with white Roman numerals, the reverse with an engraved monogram, gilt interior, maker's mark "EL" c.1885; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 2.1 oz gross £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH "DIEPPE" IVORY VESTA CASE with a little fisher girl on the front, another similar example inscribed "Wimereux" on the reverse, another cylindrical example painted with a young girl & flowers and a larger, stained example with an engraved shield cartouche; the latter 2.4" (6 cms) long (4) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER "PATENT" VESTA CASE & COMBINED SNUFF BOX of plain rounded oblong form, with gilt interiors, by J. Gammage, Birmingham 1900; 2.7" (6.5 cms) long; 1.35 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER & NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE in the form of a horseshoe with a horse & rider clearing a fence on the front, maker's mark "EG", c.1875; 2.25" (57 cms) long; 1.7 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS VESTA CASE resembling a wrap of four "HAVANA" cigars, another in the form of a snakeskin leather purse, a brass example in the form of a decorative flagon & a brass coin vesta; the latter 1.5" (4 cms) diameter (4) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled in monochrome on the front with the cover of Punch magazine, by J.M. Banks, Birmingham 1892; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 1 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CANADIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled on the front with the arms of the Canadian Provinces, the reverse inscribed and a late Victorian silver vesta case with applied gold detail bud on enamelled flag on one side with the initials "Q" and "G", by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1894; the latter 2" (5 cms) long; 1.8 oz (2) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THREE EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN SILVER VESTAS the largest one 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 4.2 oz (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a horse and hands in a stable on the front, struck with French duty marks, c.1910 & a Continental silver spark striker enamelled with the head of a racehorse, with import marks for London 1924; the latter 1.9" (5 cms) long; 1.8 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER & ENAMELLED MATCH BOX HOLDER a Regimental silver match box holder, another silver example entitled "Matches" and two Iraqi silver & niellowork match box holders; the largest one 2.4" (6 cms) long; 5.3 oz (5) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE enamelled with a mounted Hussar in a hilly landscape, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1892; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.35 oz £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PLATED VESTA CASE with a concealed opening, a plated & enamel vesta case "SY MIDNIGHT SUN", a brass & glass "Johnnie Walker" whisky vesta case and two other plated & enamelled vestas; the largest one 2.3" (6 cms) long (5) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER "PATENT" COMBINED VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER with plunger action and a gem-set thumbpiece, by H.J. Cooper & Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1903 and a contemporary cast silver vesta case in the form of Mr Punch's dog, Toby; the latter 2.5" (6.3 cms) long; 2.7 oz (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY "RUSSELL MORRIS PATENT" BRASS VESTA CASE with a serpent lever action and a brass vesta case with an entwined serpent c.1910; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (2) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE & CIGAR CUTTER by Sampson Mordan, London 1886, a silver vesta & whistle, Birmingham 1888 and a silver vesta & cheroot holder, by H.J. Cooper & Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1897; the latter 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 2 oz (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- Two late 19th century North American silver & enamelled vesta cases (CANADA), a Continental silver & enamelled spark striker, another silver & enamel spark striker "CIRIO BRAND RED CHERRIES", and a silver vesta case with a green enamelled border by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1909; the latter 1.85" (4.6 cms) long; 3.5 oz (5) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER BOOK MATCH HOLDER enamelled with a portrait of "The Red Boy"*, the interior inscribed "M.E. Bower, 21 WINN ROAD, SO/TON", with English import marks for London 1929; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.7 oz £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*"The Red Boy" is the popular name of a portrait made in 1825 by Sir Thomas Lawrence which was originally titled "Master Lambton". It depicts Charles William Lambton, the eldest son of John Lambton (later created Earl of Durham)
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER VESTA CASE with pull-off cover, by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1909, a silver book match holder, London 1934, an engraved vesta case, resembling the five of clubs card, Chester 1904 and a silver & niellowork spark striker; the Mordan vesta case 2.5" (6.2 cms) high; 3.2 oz (4) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED & ENAMELLED VESTAS:- One with "S.Y.MIDNIGHT SUN", one with lions & a serpent, one with a butterfly and one advertising "COLMAN'S MUSTARD", the latter initialled & dated "1901" on the reverse; the largest 2.1" (5.6 cms) long (4) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED & ENAMELLED VESTA CASE with a slanting flip cover, decorated on the front and back with a dancing girl, on one side "Allumettes 15c" and on the other "Paris" & "15c", unmarked c.1895; 2" (5 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ART DECO SILVER & ENAMELLED BOOK MATCH HOLDER with Royal Naval coronet, by W. Neale Ltd., Birmingham 1936, another silver example with R.A.F. badge, Birmingham 1932 and two other enamelled silver vestas (one inscribed); the largest 2.5" (6.3 cms) long; 4.7 oz (4) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED & LEATHER-CLAD LADY'S LEG VESTA CASE another nickel-plated example, a leather-clad boot vesta, a plated boot vesta, a nickel boot vesta & a modern brass leg vesta; the longest one 3.6" (9.2 cms) long (6) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER VESTA CASE, WHISTLE & COMPASS COMBINED of tubular form, by John Henry Hill, London 1918; 3.95" (9.8 cms) long; 2.1 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MODERN ITALIAN SILVER MUSSEL SHELL VESTA CASE a brass mussel shell vesta, another brass shell vesta and a nickel-plated hound's head vesta with fur, c.1890; the latter 2.8" (7.2 cms) long (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A JAPANESE BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a recumbent elephant and another brass vesta in the form of a crane, both c.1900; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL NICKEL VESTA CASE with engine-turned decoration, a button-operated vesta cover and a concealed lever which opens the main cover to reveal an erotic automaton bedroom scene in three-colour gilt detail, unmarked c.1870; 2.25" (5.8 cms) long £1000-1500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NICKEL-PLATED RAM'S MASK VESTA CASE and a nickel-plated terrapin vesta case; the latter 2.25" (6 cms) long (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*) | END OF DAY ONE | |
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