John & Patricia McKenzie Private Collection of Vesta Cases – Part I

A JAPANESE PLATED BRASS VESTA CASE in the form of a tied bundle or sack of seed with two rodents playing on each side, c.1895, and a Japanese brass vesta case with a sun, moon, flowers & a helmet on each side, c.1900; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (2)