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Sampson Mordan Vesta Case with Whistle London 1884
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sampson Mordan vesta case with whistle
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1884 for Mordan
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Vesta Case, Compass
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive and rare antique, Victorian era sterling silver vesta case with an inset compass
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Antique Silver Puzzle Vesta Case, Birmingham 1898, Joseph Gloster
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique Victorian Silver Puzzle Vesta Case, Birmingham 1898 Joseph Gloster. Rectangular cushion
Category
19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
1900s Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By John Millward Banks
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By Steinhart
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian sterling silver and enamel vesta case, an
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare Combination Silver Sovereign and Vesta Case, Birmingham, 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rare combination silver Sovereign and vesta case, Birmingham, 1900, Joseph Hawkins. The vesta case
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
9ct Yellow Gold Vesta Case - Antique Victorian
By Payton, Pepper
Sons Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English 9 carat yellow gold vesta case; an
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Gold
Antique Mistletoe Art Nouveau French Silver Vesta Case By Charles Murat
Located in Portland, England
'Mistletoe' vesta case.
The vesta is of the highest quality and made by very well known French silversmith
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Antique 9 Karat Yellow Gold Vesta Case, Edwardian, Engine Turned
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique 9 karat gold vesta case.
Rounded rectangular case with a hinged top, all in
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Yellow Gold
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By Cohen
Charles
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an addition
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Silver
Ruby Vesta Case
Located in Portland, England
This beautiful and rare Austrian Jugendstil silver and ruby vesta case is dated circa 1890. The
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Ruby, Silver
Sampson Mordan Victorian Silver and Gold Vesta Case
Located in Portland, England
rose gold Sampson Mordan vesta case decorated in a Peonies and Daisy flowers design and dated 1881
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Gold, Silver
Sterling Silver and Erotica Enamel Vesta Case, Antique Edwardian
By Robert Friederich 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases.
This fine antique sterling silver
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique German Jugendstil Silver and Sapphire Vesta Case
Located in Portland, England
This beautiful and rare German Jugendstil silver and sapphire cabochon vesta case is dated circa
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sapphire, Silver
English Novelty Dog Kennel Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
to offer this Dog Kennel Silver and Enamel Vesta Case. The Silver and Enamel Vesta Case of Novelty
Category
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vesta Case
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
Crafted from 18 karat yellow gold, this vesta case was made in France around the Turn of the
Category
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vesta Case by Samuel M Levi
By Samuel M. Levi 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta case in the
Category
1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Vesta Case and Whistle Combined, Birmingham, 1886
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Victorian silver vesta case and whistle combined, Birmingham 1886, SM. Whistle tubular
Category
19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Combination Silver Vesta Case and Cigar Cutter, Birmingham 1888 Horton
Allday
By HORTON
ALLDAY OF BIRMINGHAM (1888-1933)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A rare Victorian silver ‘Unity Patent’ vesta case and cigar cutter, Birmingham 1888 Horton & Allday
Category
19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Puzzle Vesta Case, Birmingham 1898 Joseph Gloster
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Victorian silver puzzle vesta case, Birmingham 1898 Joseph Gloster. Rectangular cushion
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
1890s Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
style vesta case; an addition to our silver case collection
This exceptional antique Victorian
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vesta Case Combined with Sovereign Case, W
Co Ltd, Birmingham, 1908
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique sterling silver vesta case combined with sovereign case in one. Also can be attached to key
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large American Sterling Art Deco Table Match Box Vesta Case, circa 1930
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Unusual large heavy American sterling Art Deco table match box vesta case, circa 1930. Plain
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Vesta Cases
Antique English Sterling Silver Match Strike / Vesta Case, 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart and very elegant kidney shaped vesta case or match striker made from a heavy gauge of
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Silver `Scottish Market’ Puzzle Agate Vesta Case, Chester 1891 J W Kirwan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver 'Scottish Market’ puzzle Agate Vesta case, Chester 1891 J. W. Kirwan. Rectangular
Category
19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
R Wallace
Sons Mfg Co Sterling Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case with Monogram
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co.
This beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver and Enamel Vesta Case Match Holder 1904 Erotic Nude
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique silver and enamel vesta case / match holder. This Vesta has a richly colored
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century English Silver Vesta Case, Pocket Match Safes for Shabbat Lights
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver vesta case, pocket match safes, made in England, 1864.
Engraved on the cover with
Category
1860s English Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Rare Silver Vesta Case in form of clutch Purse Birmingham 1892 Thomas Hayes
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Silver Vesta Case in form of clutch Purse Birmingham 1892 Thomas Hayes. The shaped ovoid
Category
19th Century English Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Imperial Russian Solid Silver Niello Vesta Case, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this intricate and distinguished antique Imperial Russian vesta case
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Antique Whiting Sterling Silver World Expo 1892 Vesta Case Match Safe #16527
By Whiting
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver vest case/match safe by Frank Whiting.
This match safe/vesta case is a
Category
19th Century Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Vesta Whistle Combination, Birmingham, 1886
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique Victorian Silver Vesta Case and Whistle combined, Birmingham 1886, SM. Whistle tubular
Category
19th Century Antique Vesta Cases
Silver Agate Vesta Box Chester, 1891
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique Victorian Silver `Scottish Market’ Puzzle Agate Vesta Case, Chester 1891 J. W. Kirwan
Category
19th Century Antique Vesta Cases
French Art Nouveau Silver Cigarette Case By Charles Murat
Located in Portland, England
with a vesta case as a set where you would find marks for Charles Murat 'CM'.
PERIOD: Circa 19th
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
CARTIER Gold, Enamel And Diamond Cigarette Case
By Cartier
Located in Firenze, IT
, the similarly set thumb piece opening to reveal a compartment and a vesta case to one end, measuring
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Pocket Vesta Pig Match Safe Case in Sterling Silver
Located in Montreal, QC
Superb Rare Antique Figural Vesta Case Match Safe in the form of a Tooth with a Pig/Hog on top of
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Engraved Vesta Match Case Birmingham 1886
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late Victorian engraved sterling silver vesta match case, George Goodman, Birmingham
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Violin Case Vesta by Thornhill, Hallmarked London, 1889
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
silver vesta case or match safe in the form of a violin case. The case has terrific detailing in sterling
Category
19th Century British Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Combination Match Vesta
Snuff Box Francis Clark Birmingham 1846
By Francis Clarke
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique sterling silver combination snuff & vesta case, by the silversmith Francis Clark
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta / Cheroot Cutter - Antique Victorian
By H.J. Cooper
Co Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
vesta and cheroot cutter; an addition to our silver case collection
This fine antique Victorian
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Cartier Paris 1910 Vesta Mechanical Matches Box 18Kt Yellow Gold With Sapphire
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
phosphorus. Antique Vesta Cases were made popular in Victorian times where they were worn on a chatelaine
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Nouveau Attributed To Charles Murat Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Portland, England
Murat vesta case with a lily-of-the-valley motif, very similar to this example, which I previously sold
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ivan Ivanovich Futikin 1871 Russia Moscow Vesta Striker Case 875 Silver
Niello
By Ivan Ivanovich Futikin
Located in Miami, FL
Vesta case with wick cord designed by Futikin Ivan Ivanovich.
Exceptional and very beautiful vesta
Category
19th Century Russian Empire Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Archibald Knox Cymric Sterling Silver Vesta Matches Case Liberty
s
Co Enamel
By Archibald Knox, Liberty
Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Sterling Silver and Enamel vesta case
A stunning and very collectable piece of Liberty’s sterling silver
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Grand Tour Sterling Silver and Irish Killarney Victorian Arbutus Wood Card Cases
Located in Dublin, Ireland
sometimes confused with the smaller Vesta Cases) made during the late Nineteenth Century.
To include two
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19th Century Icelandic Grand Tour Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Travelling Carriage Lamp Lantern 1871
By Jane Brownett 1
Located in London, GB
moves the candle up as it burns down. This Lamp includes a small vesta case and is embellished with two
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Shooting Place Finder, Butt Marker in Silver Plate, Hunting and Shooting
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
very similar to a vesta case but when the top is slid back the interior pops up to reveal 8 removable
Category
1890s English Sporting Art Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Vespa Matchbox Holder 14K Yellow Gold 1890
s
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art Nouveau Vespa Matchbox Holder 14K Yellow Gold 1890's
This 14k yellow gold vesta case, dating
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Shiebler Silver Match Safe in Gold Vermeil
By George W. Shiebler
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Shiebler sterling silver match safe / vesta case in gold vermeil in beautiful leaf design
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Brass Corset Shaped Vesta or Match Safe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Victorian match safes were used to carry matches before the invention of the safety match in order to keep men's pants from catching on fire. This titillating example is quite unusua...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Gilt Metal
Antique Burr Walnut Writing Slope Lap Desk Set Sampson Mordan
Co 1870s
Located in London, GB
.
The barrel-topped pen box opening to a fitted interior with inkwell, vesta case, gilt brass paper
Category
1870s Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Walnut
Sterling Silver Vesta Combination Sovereign Case Birmingham 1886
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling Silver Vesta Combination Sovereign Case
Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham 1886
Category
1880s British Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Silver
Asprey
Co. 1923 Birmingham Art Deco Hexagonal Vesta Box In 9Kt Yellow Gold
By Asprey London
Located in Miami, FL
Hexagonal vesta box designed by Asprey & Company.
Very rare and unusual vesta matches box, created
Category
1920s English Art Deco Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18 K Rose Gold Double Albert Watch Chain, British Hallmarked, C-1900
Located in London, GB
, such as a pocket-knife, a compass, a cigarette case, a vesta case, a fountain pen, and - for today’s
Category
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Rose Gold Double Albert Watch Chain, British Hallmarked 1918
Located in London, GB
alternative accessories, such as a pocket-knife, a compass, a cigarette case, a vesta case, a fountain pen
Category
1910s British Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Silver Vesta Match Case Locket, Birmingham 1903 C
Co
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rare combination silver Vesta locket, Birmingham 1903 C & Co. The vesta with hidden hinged front
Category
Early 1900s Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Butt Marker
By Albert Barker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
participants to draw their starting position in a game shoot. The pegs are inserted into the vesta case style
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vesta Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Antique Vesta Cases For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique vesta cases for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, all antique vesta cases available were constructed with great care. Antique vesta cases have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique vesta cases made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique vesta cases over the years, but those made by Sampson Mordan
Co., John Millward Banks and Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Vesta Cases?
Antique vesta cases can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,150, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $16,000.
Questions About Antique Vesta Cases
- What is a silver Vesta case?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Vesta cases or vesta boxes are small portable boxes to protect matches and make sure they stay dry, which is why they are also known as match safes. They are named after the Roman goddess of the hearth, Vesta.
- What is a Victorian vesta case?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A vesta case is a small box that’s designed to hold matches. The name Vesta is taken from the Roman goddess of the hearth. Interestingly, in the 1830s, friction matches became as popular as strike-anywhere matches. However, they were unstable and could combust at any time, so a case to hold and protect the individual matches was necessary. Shop a range of antique and vintage vesta cases on 1stDibs.
- What are Vesta cases used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022With a name borrowed from the Roman goddess for fire and the hearth, Vesta cases were used to store matches and protect them from getting wet. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of Vesta cases from some of the world’s top sellers.
- When were Vesta cases invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Vesta cases were invented in the early 18th century, shortly after the 1826 advent of the friction “lucifer” matches, which could spontaneously ignite and even explode from friction. Vesta cases were developed to hold the matches to protect them from friction — and the match-holder from danger. Small and compact, these cases typically had a hinged lid and were usually made of gold or silver, and they ranged from very plain to highly ornate. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vesta cases from top sellers worldwide.