{"product_id":"vintage-9ct-gold-sterling-silver-ornate-vesta-case","title":"Vintage 9ct Gold \u0026 Sterling Silver Ornate Vesta Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Curated Collection highlights the unique and exceptional pieces that stood out among the rest for our GIA qualified gemmologist and Managing Director, Joseph Tattersfield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA vesta case was the Victorian answer to the cigarette lighter - a small, hinged container for the strike-anywhere matches known as vestas, carried in the pocket or on a chain and often given as gifts between friends and lovers. The finest examples were works of art in miniature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis one is exactly that. Worked in 9ct rose gold and sterling silver, the case features engraved decoration on both faces, with a small heart motif that suggests it was a personal gift rather than a purely practical object. Suspended from an eighty centimetre \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esilver belcher link chain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday, a vesta case worn as a pendant is a conversation piece of the most interesting kind: beautiful, historical, and entirely unexpected. For the collector and the curious, for the woman who likes to wear a story.\u003c\/em\u003e\" - Joseph Tatterfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVesta Case Dimensions: 35mm x 46mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHallmarked Chester 1908\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVesta case rests on a 80cm sterling silver belcher chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is an estate item and comes with a one year guarantee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44244780318808,"sku":"033-00120","price":1043.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1319\/9109\/files\/033-00120_VINTAGE_CURATED_SPcopy.jpg?v=1781572175","url":"https:\/\/walkerandhall.com\/products\/vintage-9ct-gold-sterling-silver-ornate-vesta-case","provider":"Walker \u0026 Hall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}