Victorian Silver & Enamel Field Marshall 'The Earl Roberts' Vesta Case

A very fine and rare Victorian silver and enamel Vesta Case of rounded rectangular form with hinged flip top lid, the face with an oval inset panel enamelled with a portrait of Field Marshall The Earl Roberts. The reverse with presentation inscription.

By Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham, 1900.

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Bt, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a distinguished Indian born British soldier who regarded himself as Anglo-Irish and one of the most successful British commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904

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