Silver & Jewellery - 20th April 2005

Lot 487

Theatrical Interest: a late Victorian vesta case and a heart shaped box and cover

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £210

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Description

Theatrical Interest: a late Victorian vesta case and a heart shaped box and cover, each decorated with an embossed portrait of 'CHARLEY'S AUNT' and each inscribed 'From Charley's Aunt December 21st 1895', both by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1895/1898, 2.5oz. (2) * Here say suggests that these items were given as gifts to the audience's of certain performances of the play; the heart box for ladies, the vesta case for the gentleman.