| INDEX | ALL SILVER |
| DESCRIPTION | Very good antique English Victorian solid sterling silver double compartment early date vesta case (match safe) with engine turned decoration and a blank 'C' scroll cartouche that has never been engraved. The larger box for your fresh vestas and the smaller for the spent and complete with steel strike to the lid. I think the steel strike is given a dedicated compartment to avoid accidental ignition and to keep your hands and pockets clean following a strike. |
| SILVERSMITH | Edward Smith, Howard Street, Birmingham (from Mar 1827) |
| DATE or HALLMARK | 1853 |
| ASSAY OFFICE | Birmingham |
| WEIGHT in GRAMS | 27 |
| LENGTH | 2", 50mm |
| SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
| CONDITION | excellent, very clean inside and out, one or two surface marks |
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| SOLD |
| Price £186 |
| item number m9044 |
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