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What are Vesta cases used for?
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With a name borrowed from the Roman goddess for fire and the hearth, Vesta cases were used to store matches and protect them from getting wet. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of Vesta cases from some of the world’s top sellers.
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vesta Case (1900)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form.
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 addition to our theatrical related silverware collection
This fine antique Edwardian Eng...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Russian Silver Vesta Case Boot with Taper Holder, Circa 1855
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique silver vesta case has been realistically modelled in the form of a boot.
Category
Antique 1850s Russian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
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, an addition to our sports related silverware collection.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique sterling silver Vesta case, Victorian, WA initials
By Henry Griffith & Sons
Located in NEWARK, GB
A lovely old antique sterling silvervesra case.
A good solid piece, made from sterling silver it is designed to clip onto a gentleman's Albert chain and has a large silver jump ring...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling 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 Art Nouveau design dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
