Clever Little Late Victorian Flask Shaped Leather and SIlver Plate Vesta gray paint mail magazines etc

mail magazines etc

Very mid-century Scandanavian

would once have been part of the scabbard or sheath for a ceremonial sword

Then this most gorgeous green--which has held on very well

and a click to the locking mechanism at the base satisfying locks the blade in place once extended

Clever Little Late Victorian Flask Shaped Leather and SIlver Plate Vesta gray paint mail magazines etcI found this and a second antique vesta at an antiques shop in Vermont this week there were several more as well, clearly one person's collection. Just like an antique pocket flask in miniature, this one dates to the late 19th century I believe, and I believe the body is silver plate, with leather covering the top half. Hinged at the shoulders, it is rather a satisfying thing to pop it open, with room for a handful of matches inside or a good secret