Victorian Novelty Silver ""Bear & Ragged Staff"" Vesta Case
A Bros Ltd 1898
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A Victorian novelty silver Vesta Case formed as a Bear and Ragged Staff and applied with the pun ""In Mind"" around the base. Hinged lid and attached suspension ring.
By A.Bros Ltd, Birmingham 1898.
The ""Bear and Ragged Staff"" is the crest of the Earls of Warwick and Warwickshire.
Sold - £350.00
Condition
In good condition with no damage or repair.
Dimensions
H
49 mm
(1.93 inches)
W
30 mm
(1.18 inches)
D
14 mm
(0.55 inches)
Weight
17.00 Grams
(0.55 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
VGJ5
Medium
Silver
Literature
Medieval legends have it that the Earl of Warwick at the time of King Arthur was called Arthgal, which was thought to have come from the Welsh word 'artos' or bear. The ragged staff came from a legend about another Earl of Warwick Morvidus, who polished off a giant using the broken branch of a tree.
