Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 16th April 2013
Lot 951
A Victorian novelty silver vesta case
Estimate £2,000 - £2,500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver vesta case,
by Thomas Johnson, London 1882,
modelled as a fishing creel, basket weave decoration, the hinged cover opens to reveal another hinged cover set with an Essex crystal oval plaque of two trout, the underside with a striker, length 5.2cm, height 3.2cm.