Sale 5006
London, South Kensington
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28 - 29 November 2006
Price realised
GBP 504
Estimate
A silver and enamel vesta case UNMARKED, POSSIBLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1900 Rectangular, one side enamelled with armoured headgear and crossed swords on a red guilloche enamelled ground -- 2 in. (5 cm.); and a further unmarked silver vesta case, each side guilloche enamelled in red within a blue dot border, one side additionally applied with a turquiose and split pearl plaque -- 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) (2)
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