Description
Silver Combination Vesta Case
English antique sterling silver combination vesta case with striker and a cheroot cutter,hallmarked from London in 1863 with the makers mark being that of Benjamin Barling & Sons.
Nice engraving of female head to cartouche with the engraving ” From E.N to F.C.N”.
One compartment for keeping the matches, the other which incorporates the cutter also collects the cheroot ends.
A super piece in very good order which measures 54x27x8mm.
DATE | 1863 |
MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | Benjamin Barling & Sons |
ASSAY OFFICE | London |
WEIGHT (Grammes) | 31 |
WEIGHT (Troy) | 0.99 |
REF:- | 533T |