Edwardian Davenport Desk Stamp Box / Vesta Box
JOHN BATSON & SONS, London 1902
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An extremely rare Edwardian silver Stamp Box combined with a Vesta Box, made in the form of a Davenport Desk, the pull out match box in the base with a steel striker above. The gilded stamp compartment in the top beneath a sloping lid with glass window protecting a one penny stamp, leather base and interior lid.
By H & A Batson, London, 1902.
See:- Les Boites a Timbres (Stamp Boxes) by Brian Beet, fig K8.
Sold - £1,200.00
Condition
In good condition having had some sympathetic restoration.
Dimensions
H
62 mm
(2.44 inches)
W
48 mm
(1.89 inches)
D
48 mm
(1.89 inches)
Weight
120.00 Grams
(3.86 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
JH3312
Medium
Silver
