This is a stunning Victorian combination Vesta or matchsafe, dating to around 1876, & containing a Sovereign holder, a stamp holder, a propelling pencil, & a toothpick or cigar piercer.
The case is silver plated & is engraved all over with a scrolling fol ...click for details
This is an Art Deco period 'bell' shaped biscuit barrel made of Oak & Silver Plate, by the well known silversmiths Daniel & Arter of Birmingham, & dating to around the 1920's (Daniel & Arter closed in the early 30's).
This is a late Victorian / early Edwardian Silver Plate vesta or match safe, almost certainly of British manufacture (prob. Scotland) and with inlaid Agates, & dating to around 1890 - 1910.
The vesta is rectangular in form, with a hinged lid & an inset strike ...click for details
This is an original Art Deco period 1 Pint cocktail shaker, made in Silver Plate by the renowned firm of William Suckling, & dating to the early 1930's.
The shaker is tapered in form, with a ribbed band detail to the body, a pouring spout with an inbuilt stra ...click for details