Fine Antique Silver & Objects of Vertu
SOVEREIGN CASES
A sovereign case is used for carrying either full or half gold sovereign coins and often worn on a gentleman's Albert/watch chain and kept in a waistcoat pocket. The coins would be stacked tightly together by a spring action mechanism; a case usually holds about 4 or 5 sovereigns. Some can have a number of compartments holding halves as well as full sovereigns. They can also be seen combined with vesta and stamp cases. The cases were at the height of fashion during the late Victorian and Edwardian period and can be highly decorated or completely plain.
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No. Y063
Victorian Silver 'Fluted Swirls' Sovereign Case
Made by Sampson Mordan, London 1889
Price £325.00
No. Y062
Edwardian Silver 'Hammered Finish' Sovereign Case
Made by A.L. Dennison, Birmingham 1906
Price £255.00
No. Y061
Edwardian Gilded Silver Sovereign Case
Made by Samuel M. Levi, Birmingham 1903
Price £285.00
No. Y060
Silver 'Patent Applied For/Side Opening' Round Sovereign Case
Made by William Hair Haseler, Birmingham 1913
Price £375.00
No. Y058
Victorian Silver 'Diamond Design Registration Mark' Sovereign Case
Made by Sampson Mordan, London c.1881
Price £425.00
No. Y053
Edwardian Silver & Enamel Patent 'Coin Counter' Sovereign Case
Made by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1909
Price £595.00
No. Y051
Victorian Silver 'Safety Side Lock' Sovereign Case
Made by Benjamin Thomas Greening, Chester 1905
Price £595.00
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