Assorted Antique Vestas - 6 Pieces
Five plated Vestas and one sterling silver vesta, 19th to 20th century, one hallmarked 1889 Birmingham, with maker's mark for George Unite, the others unmarked, in cluding a hunting themed vesta, a horseshoe shaped vesta, a Crown top embossed vesta, a faux 'Fob watch' vesta, one advertising 'Jack Daly, 70 bridge St Ballarat', 'Hairdresser, Tobacconist and sporting goods Dealer and an enamel top vesta belonging to Mr James F crane, Masonic club Melbourne
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- Faux - A French word meaning "false", but when used in decorative arts, the intention is not to deceive, but to simulate the decorative effects of the more expensive material it is imitating. The term " faux bois" meaning "false wood" refers to a furniture item that has been decorated with a marked grain (woodgrain finish) to imitate a more expensive timber.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- smoking accessories, vestas and strikers
