Lot 434 , A late Victorian silver Moet & Chandon case advertising vesta case, 1.5in

A late Victorian silver "Moet & Chandon" case advertising vesta case, with applied gilt rails and engraved with bottles advertising inscriptions, maker probably Frederick Thomas Buckthorpe, London, 1892, 1.5in
Estimate £150-200

There are numerous tiny nicks and dings to the piece in general. The rails are gilt NOT GOLD. One of the small gilt rails is missing and two of the other rails are slightly bent at one end. General signs of wear and use but otherwise in reasonably good order. Hallmarks clear.


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Sold for £460