PENCILS BY SAMPSON MORDAN: A modern silvergilt & blue enamel porte-crayon, London 1928, a 9 ct. gold propelling pencil, London 1935 and a small 18 ct. gold telescopic pencil inscribed "Ascot 1894"; the enamel one 2.9" (7.5 cms) long (3) £250-300
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A LATE VICTORIAN GOLD PENCIL with engraved decoration and bloodstone seal terminal, the body inscribed "GEORGIE", by S. Mordan & Co. and another smaller gold-plated pencil; the former pencil 3.25" (8.3 cms) long (2) £40-60
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY TELESCOPIC PENCIL in the form of Cleopatra's needle, with suspensory ring, incuse mark of "S.Mordan & Co.", c.1900; 2.2" (5.4 cms) closed £80-120
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A 19TH CENTURY DIP PEN in the form of a quill, unmarked, probably early 19th century; 8" (20 cms) long; 0.3 oz. £100-150
*These were traditionally given as school literary prizes
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PENCILS: A Yard-o-led pencil, two porte-crayons (one by S. Mordan), an Amercian propelling pencil, a pencil with a button release at one end, an "Eversharp" pencil, a slender pencil with enamelled trump markers, a pocket pencil & a small mounted ivory example with slider; the latter 1.7" (4 cms) long; 3.3 oz gross (9) £100-150
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A MIXED LOT: A modern enamelled powder compact & matching mounted lipstick holder decorated with painted white blossom, maker's mark "HCD", Birmingham 1949 (fitted case) together with another modern enamelled powder compact and a George III mounted tortoiseshell magnifying glass with a swing-out lens, unmarked; the latter 3" (7.5 cms) wide £100-150
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A SMALL BRASS TOBACCO BOX inscribed '"Fur traders out of Port of Saint John, New Brunswick - Jean Pierre Bertrand 1787" and a gilt metal-mounted tortoiseshell toothpick box; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long (2) £100-120
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A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY BRONZE CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX BLESSING CROSS with raised inscriptions & depicting the crucifixion, the reverse chased with fruit, flowers & leafy tendrils, unmarked; 7.5" (19.1 cms) long £600-800
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FIVE VARIOUS 19TH CENTURY STEEL / GILT METAL MOUNTED TEXTILE PURSES the largest one 2.75" (7 cms) wide (5) £150-160
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PIN CUSHION in the form of a pig on a square base, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1904 (loaded base); 2.3" (6 cms) square £150-170
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FIVE VARIOUS EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHAIN LINK PURSES the largest 2.5" (6.5 cms) wide (5) £220-250
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A GEORGE III OVAL SNUFF BOX with an oblong cover, gilt interior & later applied vesta striker, crested & initialled, by T. Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1800; 2.25" (5.5 cms) wide; 1 oz £180-200
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL OBLONG MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL SNUFF BOX with engraved, panelled sides & cover, unmarked 1770-1800; 2.7" (6.8 cms) long £220-250
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A COMBINATION VESTA CASE / PENKNIFE in the form of an engine-turned box, crested*, gilt interior, inscribed "Henry Wilson, 60 Pall Mall" by H.W. Dee, London 1867; 2.35" (6 cms) long; 1.6 oz gross £250-300
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A GEORGE I / II MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED TOBACCO BOX oval with reeded borders & a lift-off cover, carved in relief with masks, fluting, two animals & engraved strapwork, the side inscribed "Richard Grandey 1728", unmarked 1715-30; 3.5" (9 cms) long £250-300
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A MIXED LOT: Two mid 19th century brass postal balances, a mounted steel paper knife, a pencil, a mounted steel cigar cutter and a nickel mounted nutmeg pencil; the latter 2" (5 cms) long (6) £140-170
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A GEORGE II MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX of cartouche form, the cover carved in relief with two lovers in a garden setting, unmarked, 1735-1745; 3" (7.5 cms) wide £250-350
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A MODERN 9 CT. GOLD CIGARETTE CASE with an engine-turned cover & small inscription inside, by W. Neale Ltd., Birmingham 1930; 3.35" (8.5 cms) wide; 87.5 grams £800-850
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A CURIOUS EDWARDIAN BOX / DISPENSER oblong with a spring closure & one cover on each side, pulling open to reveal seven sections each (fourteen in total) with guard rings, gilt interior, inscribed, by S. Blackensee & Sons, Chester 1909; 4.8" (12.2 cms) long; 5 oz £200-230
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A MODERN 9 CT. GOLD CIGARETTE CASE with slide action, engine turning & applied monogram, by Asprey & Co. Ltd., marks rubbed; 3.25" (8.4 cms) wide; 122 grams £1000-2000
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AN EDWARDIAN SOAP BOX of plain, rounded oblong form, monogrammed, gilt interior, by A. Barrett & Sons, London 1908, a small square cigarette box, initialled & dated "Sept 18th 1895" by Walter Raymond, London 1894 (wood lined) and a match box mount, monogrammed, by William Comyns, London 1895; the latter 3" (7.5 cms) long; 5.3 oz weighable silver (3) £120-150
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A GILT METAL POCKET ANEROID BAROMETER with silvered dial (compensated), by Short & Mason Ltd. (fitted case), a small brass aneroid barometer in a wooden mount, and a pair of gilt-metal opera glasses; the Short & Mason barometer 2.75" (7 cms) diameter (3) £100-140
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REGIMENTAL INTEREST: A modern octagonal powder compact with enamel & the applied badge of the Suffolk Regiment, maker's mark "JWB", Birmingham 1949, and a mounted tortoiseshell paper knife & calendar combined, intialled & dated "30/6/32", maker's mark "GWL&Co", Birmingham 1927; the latter 8.5" (21.6 cms) long (2) £120-150
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A VICTORIAN TOGGLE-SHAPED SCENT BOTTLE CASE with screw cover (lacking bottle) by S.E. Culver, London 1881; 1.7" (4.2 cms) long; 0.15 oz £40-50
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TOBACCO BOX oval with a rounded base, reeded border & "stand-away" hinge, unmarked 1700-1720; 3.75" (9.5 cms) wide £150-200
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A GEORGE II / III NUTMEG GRATER in the form of a barrel with incised reeding, (the interior lacking its grater), maker's mark only, struck twice, by D. Field, London 1750-60; 1.35" (3.3 cms) high; 0.3 oz £80-120
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A GEORGE I / II MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TOBACCO BOX oval with a pull-off cover & an applied oval cartouche with an engraved cypher, unmarked 1725-30; 3.7" (9.2 cms) long £350-400
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A GEORGE I SNUFF BOX of canted oblong form with engraved decoration & a central cypher on the cover, concealed hinge, unmarked 1720-25; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 2 oz £300-350
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A MID 19TH CENTURY DUTCH OBLONG TOBACCO BOX with engine turning & an engraved pastoral scene on the cover (the interior initialled & fitted with a pipe pricker), maker's mark "DK", Schoonhoven 1855 and a late 18th / early 19th century Dutch navette-shaped tobacco box with an engraved cover, gilt interior, marks worn c.1800; the latter 5.5" (14 cms) long; 10.4 oz (2) £150-200
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A VICTORIAN SMALL ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with suspensory ring & gilt interior, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1849; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.2 oz £100-120
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A WILLIAM IV / EARLY VICTORIAN SILVERGILT MOUNTED TIGER CLAW VINAIGRETTE with chased floral & foliate decoration, hinged cover & hinged grille, suspensory chain, unmarked 1835-45; 2" (5 cms) long £350-400
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A SMALL VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of shaped rectangular form with a vacant scroll cartouche on the cover, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1844; 1.1" (2.8 cms) long; 0.3 oz £150-160
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A GEORGE IV OBLONG VINAIGRETTE engine-turned with raised floral borders & reeded sides, initialled "LHW", gilt interior, by Lesdam & Vale, Birmingham 1824; 1.5" (3.8 cms) long; 0.8 oz £180-200
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TOOTHPICK BOX navette-shaped, initialled, c.1780; 3" (7.5 cms) long £100-120
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A LATE GEORGE III ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with pricked sides & raised floral borders, gilt interior, by T. Simpson & Sons, Birmingham 1819; 1.3" (3.3 cms) long; 0.5 oz £150-160
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GOLD MOUNTED IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX engraved with a dog & game bird on the cover & horses on the base, the interior fitted with a plaited hair locket (behind glass) 1800-1820; 2.4" (6 cms) long £200-220
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GOLD MOUNTED, BLONDE TORTOISESHELL TOOTHPICK BOX with rounded ends, c.1800; 2.75" (7 cms) long £80-100
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MOUNTED IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX in the form of an elongated book, 1800-1810; 3.35" (8.5 cms) long £200-220
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX with a flip cover, "scratched" on one side with the sepia image of a fisher-girl & signed "Mers", the reverse, initialled; 3.5" (9 cms) long £80-100
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX oblong with a compass inset into the cover, the fitted interior with a removable, miniature thermometer incised "C.W. Dixey, Optician to the Queen, 3 New Bond St, London" 1815-20; 2.75" (7 cms) long £200-220
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED GILT METAL TOOTHPICK BOX with engraving, the cover inset with a miniature portrait of a young lady, c.1785; 3.3" (8.5 cms) long £250-300
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A VICTORIAN SILVERGILT VINAIGRETTE rectangular engine turned with pierced grille by Nathaniel Mills 1844; 4.25 cms £120-180
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MISCELLANEOUS BRIC-A-BRAC & OBJETS D'ART including a Scandinavian silver hovedvansaeg, a carved wood spoon, etc. £100-150
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A 9 CT. GOLD SOVEREIGN CASE engraved with initials £100-150
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH TOOTHPICK BOX with engine-turning & rounded ends, gilt interior, maker's mark "CG", post 1838; 3.2" (8 cms) long; 1 oz £100-120
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A GOLD MUSICAL SEAL the lyre shape top on a chamfered rectangular base with musical movement; 3.75 cms £500-700
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A WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT TOOTHPICK BOX oblong with rounded ends & engine-turning, initialled, maker's mark "BS", London 1831; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £250-300
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAUCHLINE-WARE TOOTHPICK BOX oblong with lacquered floral decoration on a black ground, c.1825; 3.1" (8 cms) long £180-200
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TWO STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL PATCH BOXES one inscribed "On thy sweet lips To print a kiss Is my dear Girl The Price of This"; 4 cms £80-120
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A 19TH CENTURY IVORY & MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED WOODEN TOOTHPICK BOX with a slide cover; 3.1" (8 cms) long £80-90
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