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What is a silver Vesta case?
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Vesta 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.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vesta Case (1900)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case with Royal family
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Vesta Case
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case; an
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Houston Antique Edwardian 1906 Sterling Silver Vesta Case
By George Houston
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and collectable antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case with billiard interest
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Vesta Case with Enamel Portrait of Dog, W J Myatt & Co
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique sterling silver vesta case with enamel portrait of dog
Made in Birmingham 1913
Maker: W J
Category
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Continental Sterling Silver Vesta Case, Shoe Design, 1895
Located in Montreal, QC
. In addition to the rubbed marks it has British import marks for 1896. We believe it is German.
Vesta
Category
Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Vesta Case, Art Nouveau Design, France, 1900s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique sterling silver match safe, also known as a vesta case, is a finely crafted example of
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
