Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Sentry Vesta Case (1886)

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel sentry vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases. This exceptional antique Victorian silver vesta case has a prismatic pentagon-shaped form, replicating the shape of a guard house. The body of the antique vesta case is ornamented with an impressive arched hot enamel panel depicting a soldier from The Coldstream Guards. The case is fitted with a hinged cover ornamented with engraved markings replicating the details of the guard house, incorporating the registration number 'Rd 38283'. The lower side of this sentry box bears a serrated panel/match striker. The posterior surface and rounded sides of this impressive Victorian silver and enamel vesta case is plain and unembellished. Such examples of sentry vesta cases are rare to the market; the renowned silversmith Sampson Mordan produced a series of vesta cases depicting 'Soldiers of the Queen' in honour of the Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.