A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY VESTA BOX

A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY VESTA BOX, maker's mark T.J., London 1881, the base cast as a tortoise with a matchstrike to one side, the hinged pressed tortoiseshell "shell" engraved with striations, retailed by W. Thornhill, New Bond St., 3 1/4" long, 2ozs 5dwts gross (Illustrated)