{"product_id":"silver-plated-vesta","title":"Antique Silver Plate Vesta Case, Repousse Scrollwork, Shield Form, Inscribed J. Fearn, Suspension Ring, Late Victorian Early Edwardian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJ. Fearn had their name put on this.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot initials. Not a monogram. A name, in full cursive script, cut into the reserved quatrefoil cartouche at the centre of the front face. J. Fearn carried this, or someone gave it to them and wanted there to be no question whose it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case itself is a cut above the ordinary. The form is shield-shaped, wider at the top and curving to a narrower base, with an elaborate suspension ring at the crown finished with a cast acorn finial, made to hang from a watch chain or chatelaine. The front face is worked in high-relief repousse: bold S-curves and C-scrolls building a deep, three-dimensional border around the central cartouche, the kind of decorative work that requires real skill to execute and holds the light well in every direction. The reverse is plain and undecorated, with a milled strike plate at the base for lighting matches, the functional element of the object left entirely unadorned against the ornate front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver plate on white metal, no hallmarks present, consistent with late Victorian or early Edwardian production, c.1885 to 1910. The repousse style and the shield form are both characteristic of that period's taste for elaborate pocket objects, when a vesta case was as much a social object as a practical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Particulars:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Vesta case, shield form with suspension ring and acorn finial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal: Silver plate on white metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: Late Victorian to early Edwardian, c.1885 to 1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront: High-relief repousse scrollwork border, reserved quatrefoil cartouche, inscribed J. Fearn in cursive script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse: Plain, undecorated, milled strike plate to base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuspension: Ornate ring with cast acorn finial at crown, for chain or chatelaine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: None. No hallmarks present, consistent with silver plate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Age wear and surface patina throughout, consistent with period. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pocket object made with considerable ambition, belonging to someone who saw no reason not to put their name on beautiful things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrives tucked inside its own treasure coffin and carefully wrapped as a vault relic, ready for gifting or keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vaen’kai Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54880850444627,"sku":"VKVAD-004","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2771\/4643\/files\/DSC_7126.jpg?v=1788790513","url":"https:\/\/vaenkaivault.com\/products\/silver-plated-vesta","provider":"Vaen’kai Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}