A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Decorative Objects This particular example has a

This particular example has a few condition points to note

each in the form of Edwardian period electroliers depicting various sizes

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

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

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

A Late Victorian Memento Mori Silver Trick Vesta Case by William Summers 1881 sub-Decorative Objects This particular example has aOrigin: 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