A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Decorative Objects for example there is one

for example there is one for Lloyd Triestino which was formed in 1919 and were most prevalent in the 1930s

Tindal secured the appointment for de Veulle

An early example and a mouth-wateringly beautiful one at that

The mechanism for the drop end is in working order for all three elevations

but they have certainly been around since the sixteenth century as they could be found at British and French royal courts who used them when holding court

A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Decorative Objects for example there is oneOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1881 Width: 2. 5 Height: 1. 5 The Victorian silver 'trick' vesta case by William Summers of London, in 1881, the whole of oval form, the top with applied domed skeleton memento mori plaque, on an engine turned ground with invisible hinged cover, opened by pressing on one long edge, to a serrated striker plate to one side, the whole surviving from the high Victorian period. The vesta