Vesta Match Case

This fine silver vesta match case is fitted with a ring loop attachment to one side and has a sprung hinged cover which incorporates a plain thumbpiece.

Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by Gorham #1170.

Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by Gorham #1170.

Art Nouveau German silver match safe/vesta case. This beautiful piece features a repousse design of swirls, scrolls, and leaves.

An Edwardian vesta card case. Very beautiful and elegant vesta match case, created during the Edwardian Period, back in the 1900.

Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case by Whiting Mfg Co with engraving.

Sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co.

Victorian match safes were used to carry matches before the invention of the safety match in order to keep men's pants from catching on fire. This titillating example is quite unusua...

It consisted of a wax stem with embedded cotton threads and a tip of phosphorus. Antique Vesta Cases were made popular in Victorian times where they were worn on a chatelaine belt or...

Superb Rare Antique Figural Vesta Case Match Safe in the form of a Tooth with a Pig/Hog on top of hinged lid.

A very smart and very elegant kidney shaped vesta case or match striker made from a heavy gauge of English sterling silver.

A lovely antique silver and enamel vesta case / match holder. This Vesta has a richly colored enameled image on the front showing a nude woman wrapped in pink fabric against a rich g...

Unusual large heavy American sterling Art Deco table match box vesta case, circa 1930. Plain rectangular shape with open sides to allow for large box.

Sterling silver vesta case, pocket match safes, made in England, 1864.

Antique sterling silver vest case/match safe by Frank Whiting. This match safe/vesta case is a rare piece from the year 1892 even though the World's Columbian Exposition (or Chicago...

A lovely antique silver and enamel Vesta case / match holder. The front of the Vesta case has a lovely enameled image showing two woman in an idyllic outdoor scene showing a river an...

Heading : Sterling Silver Vesta Combination Sovereign Case Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham 1886, makers mark partly runbbed Period : Victoria Origin : Birmingham England Decoration :...

A gift to the renowned 19th century violinist and musicologist Johannes Wolff, a rare sterling silver vesta case or match safe in the form of a violin case.

Fabulous matches vesta and cigar cutter case box, created in London England by the goldsmiths Mapping & Webb Limited, back in the 1911.

Art deco set of case and vesta matches box by Louis Kuppenheim.

An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of Mr. Punch.

Exquisite Shiebler sterling silver match safe / vesta case in gold vermeil in beautiful leaf design from the late 19th / early 20th century.

The Vesta case is rectangular with an end opening having a sliding wooden match box.

A good antique miniature 9 Karat solid gold vesta match case, Birmingham, 1897. The vesta having a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for matches to the inside, to the top is a circ...

Exceptional nineteenth century silver vesta case by Tiffany. Stamped with date letter M which, together with its pattern number, dates it circa 1875. It is also engraved with the nam...

Antique silver Vesta London 1876 William Summers. Plain rectangular form, striker on base, one side engraved possibly JMC 1878. Measures: 1.75 x 1.00 inches. Item Weight: 24.90. Good...

A wonderful leather covered and sterling silver vesta match case with striking plate to the base, in the form of a miniature drinking flask.

Collateral: This German Vesta matches case is presented in a jewelry pouch.

Vintage sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram. This beautiful piece features a repousse design of swirls and scrolls.

Sterling silver match safe/vesta case by IN Deitsch No monogram This beautiful piece by IN Deitsch of NY, NY (from 1904-1920) features an etched scroll design on one side with a bl...

Antique English sterling silver match safe/vesta case by Thomas Bishton, with monogram, circa 1904.

Superb Rare Antique Figural Vesta Case Match Safe in the form of a Tooth with a Hog on top of hinged lid.

Very Fine quality Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe, William Kerr C.1900. Repousse relief depicting as the central theme on one side, an attractive nude female being ador...

It may be small in size, but that is almost always the case with antique vesta cases. This fine and possibly unique match box with the ribbed back for striking your matches on, is in...

This discreetly worked abrasive area was purposefully designed for igniting matches, underscoring the object’s original practical function while showcasing the thoughtful craftsmansh...

A vesta case is a small, portable container originally used to hold safety matches, often with a striking surface on one side for lighting them, as this one does.

Vintage Joseph Gloster sterling silver match safe/vesta case. Art Noveau leaf/floral pattern with diagonal blank space for monogram, side ring on narrow side, striker on bottom.

An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of a devil's head.

Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Match Safe with Raindrop–Shagreen Surface, circa 1884 Description: A refined and sculptural example of American Aesthetic silver design, this ster...

The  body is double skinned allowing the inner part to be lifted and emptied. The attached vesta case, shows it's match-striker on the front.

An early 20th century large and heavy quality silver and enamel dual compartment vesta case, of plain rounded rectangular form with attached suspension ring, the striker plate to one...

Sterling silver vesta case (for matches) with bulldog motif, hallmarked Birmingham 1906 by Henry Matthew.