Sterling Silver Vesta Cases, Arthur Johnson Smith, 1922
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Two sterling silver vesta cases, one by Arthur Johnson Smith, Birmingham, 1922; the other (American?) marked only 'Sterling 925', the first of typical rounded rectangular form and engraved with stylized foliate decoration; the second slim, with rococo foliate borders around plain fields, total weight 68g, length 6.5 cm, width 4 cm, and smaller
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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