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Victorian Silver Gilt Novelty Trick Vesta Case Sampson Mordan 1889
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Victorian Silver Gilt Novelty Trick Vesta Case Sampson Mordan 1889

19th century
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A rare and collectable Silver Gilt NOVELTY TRICK VESTA CASE with hanging loop, hallmarked for LONDON 1889 by renowned maker SAMPSON MORDAN.

Measuring 5 cm x 3.5 cm x 1 cm and weighs 33.5 grams.

Condition is very good, it opens and shuts well (once you’ve figured the Trick opening) , the hallmarks are good, light surface wear externally , gilding faded/worn internally.

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Queens Antiques and Collectables has dated this Victorian Silver Vesta Case to the Victorian era.

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Description
A rare and collectable Silver Gilt NOVELTY TRICK VESTA CASE with hanging loop, hallmarked for LONDON 1889 by renowned maker SAMPSON MORDAN.

Measuring 5 cm x 3.5 cm x 1 cm and weighs 33.5 grams.

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Condition is very good, it opens and shuts well (once you’ve figured the Trick opening) , the hallmarks are good, light surface wear externally , gilding faded/worn internally.
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Queens Antiques and Collectables has dated this Victorian Silver Vesta Case to the Victorian era.

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A small rectangular Victorian silver vesta case featuring horizontal reeded engine-turned decoration and an attached side suspension ring.
Victorian Silver Gilt NOVELTY TRICK Vesta Case SAMPSON MORDAN 1889
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A vesta case, or match safe, is a small portable container designed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to store friction matches securely and keep them dry.

Vesta cases were commonly constructed from sterling silver, silver gilt, brass, nickel, or vulcanite, frequently featuring engine-turned patterns, ribbed striking surfaces, and hinged lids.

Authentic Victorian silver vesta cases feature official British hallmarks indicating silver purity, city of assay, date letter, and makers marks, alongside evidence of period craftsmanship.

A vesta case can be displayed on a desk tray, arranged alongside small metalware objects on a bookshelf, or mounted as a decorative curiosity within a glass cloche.

Clean silver vesta cases using a soft microfibre cloth and specialized silver polish, avoiding submersion in liquids to preserve internal mechanisms, engine turning, and original gilding.
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