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Antique Silver and Enamel Vesta Case - Kirkwall - Si Deus Nobiscum
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Reference: S11069
Period: Edward VII
Year: 1907
Silversmith: Robert Chandler
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 350.00 Weight: 35 grams Dimensions: 5.0 cm * 3.7 cm Condition: Excellent, enamel perfect, no chips or repairs. Small scratch to back, hinge and closure excellent. Tarnish to gilded interior.
Description: An antique silver and enamel vesta case, with the coat of arms of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. The vesta is rectangular with rounded corners, and has a safety suspension ring. The applied cast coat of arms has red, blue and yellow enamel, and features a three masted sailing ship with sails furled, above KIRKWALL and below motto "Si Deus Nobiscum", translated "If God be for us" from Romans 8:31. The hallmarks are clear, including makers mark R.C. for Robert Chandler, who worked between 1902 and 1924. Kirkwall is the capital of the Scottish Orkney Islands, the original Kirk was the 11th century St Olaf's of Norway. Kirkwall is also the home of Highland Park whisky, so is on my list of places I would like to visit.
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