This is a Victorian novelty figural vesta or match safe, made of plated brass and celluloid?, and dating to around 1900.
The case is in the form of a turtle, with a nickel plated body & a shell (or carapace) made from a tortoiseshell effect celluloid or other for ...click for details
This is a Victorian era, figural advertising matchsafe, match holder, or Vesta, made in Vienna around 1890.
The holder is in the form of the 'ALBERT' biscuit : a biscuit or cookie, manufactured by 'Huntley & Palmers' during the mid 19th Centu ...click for details
This is a figural advertising match holder/striker or table vesta, made of brass for the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company, & dating to around the 1920's / 30's.
The large holder is in the form of a free standing electric 'Cosmos' radiant fi ...click for details
This is a Victorian vesta case or match safe, made of Gilt plated metal & Banded Agate and complete with it's original hinged striking plate, and dating to around 1880.
The case is oblong in form, with Gilt metal mounts enclosing two plaques of Banded Agate w ...click for details
This is a Victorian tin vesta or matchsafe by Bryant & May, featuring a Victorian cycling scene, & dating to around 1880 - 90.
The hinged tin is rectangular in form, with the front having an embossed scene showing a gentleman riding a Penny Farthing bicycle & ...click for details
