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

A LATE VICTORIAN BONE "PRISONER OF WAR" VESTA CASE with engraving; a sailing vessel on one side, a basket of flowers on the other and "SHIP MARY" along the side, c.1900 and a bone "roll-top" vesta case, carved on the cover with a hunting dog, c.1900; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (2)