This is a plated brass / tin plate & celluloid vesta or matchsafe 'three piece box', very similar to the boxes by Whitehead & Hoag, but this one made by Ajax Ltd around 1905.
The holder was made in the USA, and advertises G & J MacLachlan of Glasg ...click for details
This is a George V solid Silver vesta case or matchsafe, by the silversmiths J Gloster, & fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1916.
The case is rectangular in form, with an inset, concave striker, & a fixed suspension ring on the top of the lid to enable attachme ...click for details
This is a collection of 10 Bryant & May's metal Matchbox Covers, 8 from the 'Flowers' series, 1 from the 'Lupin' set, & 1 from the 'Prince of Wales feather' set, and all dating to the late 1920's to early 1930's.
This is a very early Birmingham, George III hinged Silver Snuff Box, beautifully worked and with an armorial crest, & fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1786.
The box is oblong in form, with chamfered corners & a very long lid, hinged at one of the narrow ends. ...click for details
This is a cased set of five (originally 6) Art Deco Silver & Enamel cocktail sticks with figural Cockerel tops, by the silversmiths Horton & Allday, & fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1928.
The sticks are of the highest quality, with the top & the stem ...click for details
This is an Edwardian solid Silver cigarette or card case, beautifully decorated & with a 'Sapphire' set opening by the silversmiths LC & Co, and hallmarked with full import marks for London 1904.
The case is square in form, with bevelled edges, and a ...click for details