Silver and Collectors Items - 20th April 2011

Lot 688

A late Victorian continental novelty silver vesta case

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £180

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Description

A late Victorian continental novelty silver vesta case, with import marks for London 1894, modelled as a baby in swaddling clothes and wearing a bonnet, the hinged cover inscribed, C. Main, Grand Hotel Abdeen', length 6.8cm, approx. weight 1.3oz.