Null Rare Antique victorian OWL VESTA. Brass with large red and black eyes.

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Rare Antique victorian OWL VESTA. Brass with large red and black eyes.

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Rare Antique victorian OWL VESTA. Brass with large red and black eyes.

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Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

A late-Victorian novelty electroplated inkwell, by Hukin and Heath, modelled as a large pen nib. with a clear glass liner, a tapering desk seal, a taper stick, a vesta holder and a pen rest, height 20cm.

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

A collection of three antique silver vesta cases/boxes, comprising: a Victorian vesta box with a cutter by Charles Rawlings & William Summers, London 1855, a late-Victorian vesta case by Wright & Davies, London 1899, length 6cm, and a 19th century French silver vesta box with a cutter, maker's mark AL, total approx. weight 4.1oz. (3)

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

A collection of four silver vesta cases, various dates and makers, comprising: a large Victorian one, by F. Parnell, London 1889, engraved with a monogram, plus an engraved one with a sliding opening mechanism, one with a hinged front which opens to reveal a photograph frame, and a Victorian silver-gilt one vesta box, with two compartments and a cutter, London 1855, some with initials, approx. weight 5.4oz. (4) Provenance: A Private Collection of Vesta Cases.

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

A Victorian silver vesta case, by Wright and Davies, London 1888, oval cylindrical form, the hinged cover with crowned initials, and with a ring attachment, length 6.5cm, plus a Victorian vesta case, London 1891, circular form, central hinged cover, with a compartment for a lighting cord, with a ring attachment, approx. weight 3.9oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection of Vesta Cases.

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