Antique English Novelty Sterling Silver Whistle Vesta - 1892

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Antique English Novelty Sterling Silver Whistle Vesta - 1892:
$795.00

A good Victorian sterling silver novelty vesta case modelled in the form of a working whistle. The tubular form is decorated with all over foliate engraving surrounding a central vacant cartouche to the front.The lid is sprung, opening and then snaps shut once closed, the top of the lid with a strike.The silver has a full English hallmark for London 1892, the other side having the makers initials for the top-notch silversmith, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank Shepherd.Excellent condition measuring 2 1/8\" x 7/8\".Item ID:36684FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly from London, England