Eine edwardianische 9-Karat-Gold-Kombination aus Vesta und Schnupftabakdose, von William Hornby, London 1904, schlichte, abgerundete, rechteckige Form, der Scharnierdeckel öffnet sich und gibt den Blick frei auf ein Fach mit einer Ringbefestigung, mit einem Wappen über den mit kleinen Diamanten eingelegten Initialen, auf der Rückseite die Inschrift "May 20th 1903", Länge 6 cm, Gewicht ca. 64,7 g. Provenienz: Eine private Sammlung von Vesta Cases. Das Wappen ist das von Fosbery of Clorance and Curragh Bridge, Co. Limerick, Irland.

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