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Rare Victorian Sterling Silver Shield Vesta Match Case 1884 Antique
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Rare Victorian Sterling Silver Shield Vesta Match Case 1884 Antique

19th century
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A high quality rare English Victorian antique solid sterling silver vesta or match case. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1884 with the makers mark being difficult to decipher - R?. It has been superbly made in the form of a shield and engraved with flowering plants. Note the hinge is on the right so designed for left handers. It is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs, a very faint depression on the castouche. It measures over 1.75 inches (4.5cm) tall by over 1.25 inches (3.4cm) wide and weighs 16 grams. A beautiful rare example.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated this Victorian Silver Vesta Case to the Victorian era.

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Description
A high quality rare English Victorian antique solid sterling silver vesta or match case. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1884 with the makers mark being difficult to decipher - R?. It has been superbly made in the form of a shield and engraved with flowering plants. Note the hinge is on the right so designed for left handers.
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It is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs, a very faint depression on the castouche.
The Silver Squirrel

It measures over 1.75 inches (4.5cm) tall by over 1.25 inches (3.4cm) wide and weighs 16 grams. A beautiful rare example.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Victorian Silver Vesta Case to the Victorian era.

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SA1227905
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401/100/17
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A Victorian shield-shaped sterling silver vesta case engraved with floral motifs and a central vacant cartouche.
RARE VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER SHIELD VESTA MATCH CASE 1884 ANTIQUE
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A Victorian shield-shaped sterling silver vesta case engraved with floral motifs and a central vacant cartouche.
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A vesta case, or match safe, is a small portable container designed in the nineteenth century to hold friction matches, known as vestas, keeping them dry and preventing accidental ignition.

Victorian vesta cases were commonly crafted from sterling silver, nickel, brass, gold, or vulcanite, frequently featuring hand-engraved scrollwork, foliate motifs, or engine-turned detailing.

Authentic British sterling silver vesta cases carry official hallmarks, including a makers mark, town mark, lion passant quality mark, and a date letter corresponding to the year of manufacture.

Antique vesta cases are often displayed on a desk or tray, integrated into curiosity cabinets, converted into unique pendants, or collected as decorative tobacciana objects.

Clean sterling silver using a soft microfibre cloth and a mild silver polish designed to remove tarnish without stripping fine engraved lines or original patination.
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