15 December 2025 | 10:00 | Lots: 400
Four silver vesta cases & a matchbox sleeve (5)
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Lot 165
Full Lot Description
Three Edwardian silver vesta cases, and a slightly later example, varying size, all of rounded rectangular form and engraved with foliate scrolls, hallmarked Birmingham 1904, 1905, 1908 and probably 1920, with maker's marks for William Oliver, Robert Chandler, Samuel M Levi, and John Rose; together with a late Victorian silver matchbox sleeve embossed with angel heads, hallmarked Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1898. Gross weight 3.4ozt (105.7g). (5).
Era: 19th Century,20th Century
Metal fineness: Sterling silver
Postage: Postable
Weight: 105.7
Total lot weight: 105.7
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- All displaying some general surface wear, marks, and scratches, commensurate with their age and use
- All with a tarnished appearance, with heavier patches, blackening, and residues to some areas and crevices
- Some minor surface dints and nicks, heavier to the 1908 case
- All vesta cases close securely
- Matchbox is present, in a very worn state
- Hallmarks mostly clear and legible
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