Theatrical Interest - An Edwardian sterling silver vesta case, London 1905 by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co

Of rectangular form with rounded corners. The front with a die stamped image of Bottom and Titania, with the title above “Souvenir of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The reverse die stamped Adelphi Theatre 1906 with Otho Stuarts compliments”. Fully marked to base and part-marked to lid.

Length – 4.2 cm / 1.6 inches

Weight – 13 grams / 0.42 ozt

Otho Stuart (1863 – 1930) was a British actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who specialised in performing in the plays of Shakespeare.