Sale 21SS01 | Lot 1043

Three Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta/ Matchsafes

Catalogue: The Joseph & Miriam Poser Collection of Silver Card Cases, Vesta & Matchsafes
Three Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta/ Matchsafes

Lot Details

Lot 1043
Three Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta/ Matchsafes
Various maker's, early 20th century
Comprising one marked William Neale, Chester, 1900, the front with an enamel medallion, height 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm); another marked Birmingham, 1904, with an enamel disk to front, height 1 1/2 inches (3.9 cm); and the last marked Gorham Mfg. Co., with enamel and pink stones on patterned ground, height 2 1/4 inches (5.5 cm), total approximately 53.3 dwt, all in.

Provenance:
William Neale example, Anne Bloom Antiques, London, March 1978

The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection


C Estate of Miriam S. Poser

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $819 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Gorham - good condition overall; clearly hallmarked; good detail to decoration; hinge good and tight; small losses to enamel; reverse with script monogram "ESS"

William Neale, Chester, 1900 - good condition overall; enamel good; hinge good and tight; clearly hallmarked

Birmingham, 1904 - maker's mark double struck and unclear; good condition overall; small loss to enamel; hinge good and tight


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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $819 (includes buyer's premium)

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The Joseph & Miriam Poser Collection of Silver Card Cases, Vesta & Matchsafes

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