Beschreibung:

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL VESTA CASE
MAKER'S MARK OBSCURED, BIRMINGHAM 1904
Enamelled with Old Friends above a beer and a pipe, the reverse engraved Martin Bishop. from W. H. Bailey
Size/dimensions: 4cm high
And a Victorian silver and enamel vesta case by Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd, London 1887, enamelled with When ordering 'Bass' insist on seeing the label
Size/dimensions: 4.5cm (1 3/4in) long
Gross weight: 58g (1.85 oz)
Provenance:
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Important English & Continental Silver & Objects of Vertu, Part Lot 95
Condition Report:
Edwardian case - Marks are obscured, hinge good, cover closes well, engraving rubbed, enamel in good condition
Victorian case - Marks clear, thin circular patch to the base, enamel good, hinge good
Both with light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use
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