Object Description
A good quality antique silver vesta case of rectangular form with flat hinged lid, the face enamelled in monochrome to resemble a calling card with the name ‘Charles H. Herbert’. The reverse is uninscribed. Marked inside the flap “APPAY Palais Royal, Paris”.
Weight 38 grams.
Length 5.9cm. Width 3cm. Height 5cm.
Similar to those made by Samson Mordan and James Fenton.
English.
Circa 1890.
Unmarked silver.