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A PAIR OF GEORGE III BEAKERS of slightly tapering form decorated with two bands of incised reeding, gilt interiors, each with a small inscription on the base, crested, by Samuel Meriton, London 1788; 3.5" (9 cms) high; 11.45 oz (2) £750-800
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AN EARLY GEORGE III BALUSTER HOT WATER JUG on a collet foot with a cane-insulated handle, a gadrooned border & a bud finial, engraved armorial, by an unidentified maker (IB over WB)*, London 1764; 9.9" (25.2 cms) high; 19.3 oz £300-350
*See Grimwade No. 3626.
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A VICTORIAN VINAIGRETTE / SCENT BOTTLE COMBINED in the form of a horn, with suspensory chain, by Sampson Mordan, London 1870; 4.2" (10.7 cms) long; 2.1 oz £300-400
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVERGILT CARD CASE (in two colours), with engine-turned decoration & a button-operated cover, struck only with two French duty marks; 3.1" (8 cms) high; 2.3 oz £150-250
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A VICTORIAN SILVERGILT VINAIGRETTE / SCENT BOTTLE COMBINED in the form of a horn with engraved decoration, with an applied coronet & monogram, suspensory chain, by Thomas Johnson, London 1869 (Retailer's mark of Thornhill, 144 Bond St.); 4" (10 cms) long; 2.3 oz £400-600
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED BOTTLE CORK with a shell & gadrooning, incised & filled "CLARET" on each side, by George Pierson, London 1819 and another later, mounted bottle cork; the former 4.25" (11 cms) long (2) £100-150
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A GEORGE III SMALL TRAVELLING CORKSCREW with a mounted mother of pearl handle & tapering cover unscrewing to reveal a steel worm, maker's mark only "IH", probably by Joseph Hart, Birmingham c.1800; 3" (7.5 cms) long £150-200
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A LATE VICTORIAN "PATENT" MOUNTED BOTTLE CORK with twin pouring spouts & a central tap, by Messrs. Betjeman, London 1900; 3" (7.5 cms) high £80-120
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THREE ANTIQUE SCOTTISH WINE LABELS: "MADEIRA" by J. Mitchell (Junior), Glasgow 1828, "GIN", by an unascribed maker "JM", Edinburgh, 1840-50 and another similar "HOLLANDS" with two maker's marks (J. Howden & Co. and another, "GP), Edinburgh 1840-1850; 2.25" (5.8 cms) wide; 1 oz (3) £120-160
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THREE WILLIAM IV IRISH CUT-OUT LETTER WINE LABELS with chased decoration, "P" & "S" by Edward Twycross, Dublin c.1835 and "C", maker's mark only "JW"? (struck twice), unascribed, from a similar period; 1.2" (3 cms) high; 0.85 oz (3) £90-120
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A GEORGE II ESCUTCHEON WINE LABEL "CLARET" by John Harvey, London 1750-60 (maker's mark & lion passant) and a pair of Victorian wine labels "SHERRY" & "PORT" by Yapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1845/46; the former 2.1" (5.2 cms) long; 1 oz (3) £100-120
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH WINE LABEL oval with a gadrooned border, incised & filled "SHERRY", possibly provincial, by an unascribed maker, "J&W.H", Edinburgh c.1805; 1.8" (4.5 cms) long; 0.3 oz £80-100
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A GEORGE III OBLONG WINE LABEL with feather edging, pierced "CHAMPAGNE", maker's mark only struck twice "JR", (script), probably by John Rich, London c.1780; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.45 oz £200-250
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A GEORGE III CANTED OBLONG WINE LABEL with a reeded border, incised "Bucellas" (script), by T. Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1802; 1.6" (4 cms) long; 0.2 oz £90-120
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THREE VARIOUS GEORGE III / IV CANTED OBLONG WINE LABELS with reeded borders & pierced titles "RAISIN", "HOLLANDS" & "MARSALA", and a Victorian "SHERRY" label, crested, of rounded form; 1.2 oz (4) £120-160
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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV CUT-OUT LETTER WINE LABELS with chasing, "P" & "C", by Henry Flavelle, Dublin c. 1835 (no date letters); 1.2" (3 cms) high; 0.65 oz (2) £100-120
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A VICTORIAN "BUCELLAS" VINE LEAF WINE LABEL by George Unite, a larger George IV vine leaf "SHERRY" wine label & a Victorian "GIN" wine label; 1.5 oz (3) £120-150
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A QUANTITY OF TWENTY EIGHT VARIOUS PASTE-SET BUCKLES & FOUR BUTTONS (some silver, some metal) and a bar brooch (lot) £100-200
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EIGHT VARIOUS ENAMELLED BUCKLES all hallmarked, mixed dates & makers; 7.4 oz (8) £150-200
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TWENTY NINE PLATED/METAL BUCKLES (29) £50-60
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A RUSSIAN PROVINCIAL NIELLOWORK BUCKLE (two-piece), two Chinese buckles, a Chinese two-piece buckle & five other buckles (one metal) (9) £120-160
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TWELVE VAROUS PAIRS OF ANTIQUE BUCKLES (including some mounted steel, some metal & some paste-set) (24) £150-250
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SEVEN VARIOUS BUCKLES late Victorian/Edwardian, all by C. Sanders & F. Shepherd, mixed dates; 6.8 oz (7) £100-150
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL BUCKLES a small Victorian mounted steel buckle & four other late Victorian buckles; 6.6 oz gross (7) £100-150
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FOUR VARIOUS LATE VICTORIAN BUCKLES all by William Comyns, mixed dates; 4.9 oz (4) £100-150
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EIGHT VARIOUS GEORGE III BUCKLES (some mounted steel), all marked; 5.5 oz gross (8) £100-150
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A GEORGE III BRIGHT-CUT "SHERRY" WINE LABEL with a plumed surmount, by Crispin Fuller, London 1811 and a small vine leaf wine label pierced "MADEIRA" by J.A. Savory, London 1843; the latter 2" (5 cms) wide; 0.7 oz (2) £130-160
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BY PAUL STORR: A set of three George IV cast, decorative letter wine labels; "M", "S" & "P", London 1828; 1.5" (4 cms) high; 1.6 oz (3) £600-800
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AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED NECK RING LABEL with pendant title area, incised & filled "BRANDY", unmarked 1810-20; 2.2" (5.4 cms) diameter £20-30
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY SPIRIT LIGHTER in the form of a ship's "port" lamp with a convex, red glass lens, by L. Emmanuel, Birmingham 1899; 3.6" (9.3 cms) high £250-350
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A RARE VICTORIAN NOVELTY MOUNTED CUT-GLASS SCENT BOTTLE in the form of a budgerigar, realistically modelled with textured plumage & red glass eyes, the hinged head revealing a gilt interior & a glass stopper, by William Leuchars, London 1882 (struck also with a French duty mark & bearing an incuse, Registered Design No. on the base); 6.4" (16 cms) long £2000-2500
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A MODERN TRAVELLING TIMEPIECE of plain, rounded oblong form, opening to reveal an eight-day movement, with a white dial, gilt interior, by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London 1925; 3.3" (8.2 cms) long £150-200
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A VICTORIAN TUBULAR SHAVING BRUSH with pull-off cup & brush head which unscrews for travelling purposes, crested, by Francis Douglas, London 1843; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 2 oz gross £150-200
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A MODERN MOUNTED CUT-GLASS POWDER COMPACT JAR with a mounted porcelain cover, painted with flamingoes & signed "R. Austin" (internal mirror), maker's mark "S&N", Birmingham 1927; 4" (10 cms) diameter £60-80
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A MID 20TH CENTURY MOUNTED NICKEL LIGHTER with stylised flowers around the base, marked "Georg Jensen Inc.USA", stamped also with the maker's mark "LP"; 2.3" (6 cms) high; 2.9 oz weighable silver £100-150
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of shaped oblong outline, vacant cartouche, maker's mark "F&Co", Birmingham 1852 and a smaller, engine-turned vinaigrette with a raised border & reeded sides, inscribed "M. Evans", by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827; the former 1.7" (4.2 cms) long; 1.3 oz (2) £180-220
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A GEORGE IV SILVERGILT OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with reeded sides & a raised border, vacant cartouche, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1824 and a Victorian plated posy holder; the latter 5.3" (13.5 cms) long; 0.9 oz weighable silver (2) £140-170
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A LATE VICTORIAN WHISTLE/VESTA CASE COMBINED with a hinged cover, inset steel striker & suspensory ring, maker's mark unclear, London 1894; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 0.9 oz £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN CARD CASE embossed with winged cherub masks, by H. Matthews, Chester 1899 together with a small George IV circular box & cover by Charles Rawlings, London 1827 and an Edwardian box & cover; the card case 4" (10 cms) high; 6 oz (3) £100-150
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN & LATER PENCILS/PENS mixed designs & makers including gold, silver, plated & base metal examples; the longest one 6.5" (16.5 cms) long (39) £300-400
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A MIXED LOT: A 9 ct. gold vesta case, a 9 ct. gold engine-turned pillbox, two other vesta cases & a 9 ct. gold mounted meerschaum cheroot holder (cased); the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long £200-250
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THIMBLES: Fifty six various hallmarked thimbles, Victorian & later (including one with a gold border & one with a coloured, inset top section); 9.6 oz (56) £250-300
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A 19TH CENTURY SWEDISH GOLD THIMBLE with an inset steel top section & engraved decoration, the interior initialled and dated "21-6-1832", maker's mark indistinct, Stockholm 1829 (original fitted leather case); 0.8" (2 cms) high £100-150
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THIMBLES: A 15 ct. gold thimble with engraving around the lower body, Birmingham 1930 (fitted case), another gold thimble with applied filigree decoration around the lower body, unmarked (fitted case), another gold thimble with applied Greek-key borders, unmarked (fitted case), a modern 9 ct. gold thimble with engraving, London 1985 (with associated case) and an unmarked, gilt-metal thimble (card box), each approx. 0.9" (2 cms) high (5) £200-300
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A VICTORIAN SMOKER'S COMPENDIUM oblong with a rounded end & engine-turned decoration, with hinged compartments for vestas, cheroots and a slow match holder, gilt interiors, the cartouche inscribed "G.E. Pitcairn", by Henry William Dee, London 1868; 3.95" (10 cms) long; 3.5 oz £300-400
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A WILLIAM IV SMALL OBLONG SNUFF BOX with reeded sides & base and a raised floral border around the cover, gilt interior, by Francis Clarke, Birmingham 1835 and a George III engraved snuff box & a late Victorian engraved snuff box; the smaller one 2" (5 cms) long; 4.5 oz (3) £150-200
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN "CASTLETOP" CARD CASE with a view of Newstead Abbey in low relief on one side & probably Windsor Castle on the other, both bordered by chased scrolls, by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1838; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 1.8 oz £300-400
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A LATE VICTORIAN CARD CASE engraved with foliage, centred by a vacant shield cartouche, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1900; 3.8" (9.7 cms) high; 2.2 oz £140-160
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A 19TH CENTURY INKWELL in the form of an oblong box with a pull-off cover, engraved border & ring finial, fitted with two mounted square glass bottles, the side monogrammed, unmarked, unascribed; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 3.5 oz weighable silver £40-80
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A RUSSIAN CHEROOT CASE oblong with reeded decoration with a vesta compartment at one end & a slow match tube at the rear, maker's mark "GK", Moscow 1887; 4" (10.3 cms) long; 6.2 oz £250-300
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