Edwardian Silver & Enamel Vesta Case - Clare College Cambridge

An Edwardian silver and enamel Vesta Case of rounded rectangular form with sprung hinged lid and attached suspension ring, the face enameled with the Coat of Arms of Clare College, Cambridge. Silver gilt interior.

By Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham, 1906.

Blazon of arms: Or, three chevronels gules, impaling Or, a cross gules; all within a bordure sable guttee d'Or.

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded in 1338 as Clare Hall by an endowment from Elizabeth de Clare, and took on its current name in 1856. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "The Backs" (the back of the colleges that overlook the River Cam).

£230.00