Antique Australian Vesta Case with Sterling Silver Cover
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19th century Australian silver and nut vesta case, by H. Steiner of Adelaide, set with a sterling silver cover engraved 'ustralia' from Lord William Nevill// 1884', set upon a nut body with lower striker, length 4.5 cm. Note: Lord William Nevill has died at the age of 78 years. He was twice imprisoned for fraud, and wrote a book of his experiences in gaol. He was a brother of Lord Richard Nevill, who was private secretary to Lord Denman when Governor-General of Australia, 1911-4.
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- 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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