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A LATE VICTORIAN CHEROOT & VESTA CASE COMBINED of rounded oblong form with a slow match holder along the rear section, gilt interiors, by Alfred Clark, London 1901; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 5.9 oz £250-300
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A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of shaped outline, initialled, gilt interior, by George Unite, Birmingham 1900 and a small George III engraved circular patch box & cover by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1817; the latter 0.9" (2.2 cms) diameter; 1 oz (2) £120-160
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A LATE 17TH CENTURY TUBULAR NUTMEG GRATER with a pull-off cap at each end & a removable tubular rasp, the exterior decorated with engraved hatching & a floral motif at each end, unmarked 1680-90; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 0.95 oz £300-500
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TWO GOLD-MOUNTED WALKING CANES a two piece, ebonised walking stick with ivory handle, an ivory-handled walking stick & a contemporary mounted umbrella with a toucan-mask handle; the latter 37.8" (86 cms) long (5) £100-150
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A SMALL LATE VICTORIAN PLAYING CARDS BOX with a polychrome enamelled coaching scene on the cover & containing two miniature packs, by C & G. Asprey, London 1901; 2" (5 cms) high; 2.3 oz weighable silver £200-300
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A MIXED LOT OF MINIATURE PIECES: A saucepan & cover, with a wooden handle, an elephant, two figural card holders, a hand mirror, a putto on a bench, a bottle cork mount & a plated brush; the putto 1.8" (4.5 cms) long; 3.6 oz weighable silver (8) £80-120
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A MIXED LOT: A pair of turned ivory & brass opera glasses, a pair of mother of pearl & gilt metal opera glasses (cased), a modern small carriage timepiece on button feet, a pocket watch & a wooden watch stand; the latter 5.2" (13 cms) high (5) £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN GILT-TOOLED GREEN LEATHER TRAVELLING CASE in the shape of a book with a fitted interior, lock & key; 9.75" (24.8 cms) long £20-30
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A MIXED LOT: A gold mounted ivory toothpick box, a miniature cast model of a cockerel, a miniature kitten, three miniature cast animals (two giraffe & a hippo) on wood bases by Patrick Mavros, a plated resin model of a dog, an ivory box & plated items, etc.; the cockerel 3.4" (8.4 cms) high; 3.2 oz weighable silver (lot) £150-200
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A VICTORIAN ENGINE-TURNED CHEROOT CASE of rounded oblong form with a hinged cover, initialled by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1840; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long; 3.7 oz £120-150
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A SET OF FOUR MODERN MENU CARD HOLDERS of disc form with "sprung" clips, each engraved with the badge of the "First Life Guards", by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London 1918; 1.2" (3 cms) high; 2.9 oz (4) £120-160
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A VICTORIAN ENGINE-TURNED SNUFF BOX oblong with a serpentine outline, a vacant floral scroll cartouche & concave sides, gilt interior, by George Unite, Birmingham 1882; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 2.25 oz £120-160
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A GEORGE III / IV OBLONG SNUFFBOX with engine-turning & raised floral borders, the gilt interior with a regimental inscription "4th Class prize given by Lieut.Morrell to the B troop Queen's Own Regt. O.Y.C.....Sept 22nd 1836 won by Corporal Lawne", probably by William Eley, London 1820; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 5.4 oz £250-300
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AN 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL CRUCIFORM RELIQUARY engraved with various emblems & the initials "IHS", the interior opening to reveal relics of "St.Optate", suspensory ring, unmarked; 3.1" (7.6 cms) long; 0.8 oz £300-400
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A 19TH CENTURY PRESSED HORN SNUFFBOX oblong with a view of the Last Supper on the cover, entitled "LA CENE", unmarked, probably French 1820-1850; 3" (7.5 cms) long £90-120
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THREE BUTTONS one engraved with a hound (maker SB) and two others engraved respectively with a fox and a hound c.1800; approx. 2.5 cms £100-150
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BUCKLES: A French Art Nouveau plated & patinated two-piece buckle with flowers & four other various single buckles; the former 4.25" (11 cms) long; 2.7 oz weighable silver (5) £100-150
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HUNT / HUNTING BUTTONS: A 20th century "Carlisle Otter Hounds" button, two George III small buttons, initialled & two other unmarked buttons; the largest one 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.9 oz (5) £30-40
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BY DUNHILL: A Swiss Art Deco silvergilt "Unique" lighter & timepiece combined, with a rounded oblong body & hinged front section, the reverse initialled "E.R.C." above the date "Dec 17.1928" with import marks for Alfred Dunhill, London 1926 (Patent No. 143752); 2.2" (5.5 cms) high; 2.75 oz gross £700-800
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AN INTERESTING GEORGE III SCOTTISH MOUNTED HOOF SNUFF MULL inscribed around the rim "Incorporation of Hammermen, Canongate 1799" and engraved on the cover with their badge, the base struck with a single mark (now defaced); 2" (5 cms) high £600-700
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE of plain rectangular form enamelled in black, white & red to resemble a used return train ticket from London Waterloo to Ascot by Sampson Mordan, London 1885; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £600-800
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY MULTI-TOOL in the form of a fish with engraved detail, with a whistle tail, a slide-out pencil, a fold-out steel nail file & a steel penknife blade, by W. Thornhill & Co., London 1879 (with Registered Design lozenge); 3.3" (8.4 cms) long; 1.25 oz gross £300-350
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A VICTORIAN OBLONG "TRICK OPENING" VESTA CASE gilt interior, inscribed "Brown" on the cover, by J. Brownett & A. Jones, London 1879, another Victorian vesta case and an Edwardian cigarette lighter (metal innards); the latter 2.3" (5.8 cms) high; 2.1 oz weighable silver (3) £200-220
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A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SMALL ARTICULATED FISH BOX with a hinged head & coloured glass eyes, unmarked; 4.25" (10.5 cms) long; 0.5 oz £80-100
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AN EDWARDIAN BUTT MARKER of plain oblong form with a hinged cover & suspensory ring, the gilt interior with ten "numbered" pegs with ball finials, by Grey & Co., London 1905; 2" (5 cms) high; 2 oz £800-1000
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FISHING INTEREST: A set of four Edwardian menu card holders, each inset with a salmon fly (behind glass), by Grey & Co., Chester 1908/09; 1.8" (4.7 cms) high (4) £200-250
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A SMALL 19TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BOX circular with a gem-set thumbpiece, unmarked; 1.15" (3 cms) diameter £200-250
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A GEORGE IV SMALL SILVERGILT OBLONG SNUFF BOX with engine-turning and a large, chased thumbpiece, crested, the interior inscribed "In memory of Lady Leighton ob. 5 Nov. 1828", probably by Thomas Prothero, London 1821; 2.5" (6.1 cms) long; 1.9 oz £120-160
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY MENU CARD HOLDER in the form of a slumped, drunk peasant, easel stand, by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1901 and a matched set of four menu card holders with amethyst quartz spheres, by Levi & Salaman, Birmigham 1911/12; 1 oz weighable silver (5) £200-300
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A GEORGE III IRISH BRIGHT-CUT SNUFF BOX navette shaped with a flush, concealed hinge, crested, gilt interior, the sides, base & cover all marked inside, by James Keating, Dubliin 1795; 3.25" (8.1 cms) long; 2.8 oz £600-700
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A GEORGE I MINIATURE OR TOY BLEEDING BOWL by David Clayton, London 1720-25 (maker's mark & lion passant only); 2.75" (7 cms) long; 0.3 oz £200-300
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SMELLING BOX in the form of an engraved vase, unscrewing in sections, unmarked; 2.2" (5.5 cms) high; 0.9 oz £100-150
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A GEORGE I MINIATURE OR TOY BRAZIER with a turned wooden handle, by David Clayton, London c.1725 (maker's mark once, lion passant twice); 3.5" (9 cms) long; 0.6 oz £400-450
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A MIXED LOT: A French enamelled book match holder, a Victorian agate-handled knife, a Victorian whistle, a paper knife with initial "B" handle, a silvergilt pencil, a cigar cutter/piercer, a small German box, a small mounted glass "dimple" bottle & four other plated items (lot) £170-200
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A GEORGE I / II MINIATURE OR TOY CHAMBERSTICK with a ring handle, lion passant mark only, 1720-30 and another antique miniature chamberstick with an octagonal base, unmarked; the former 2.1" (5.4 cms) diameter; 0.7 oz (2) £500-600
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AN 18TH CENTURY PARCELGILT & FILIGREE WORK SEALING WAX/BODKIN CASE of tubular form with domed ends & a pull-off cover, unmarked; 4.3" (11 cms) long; 1.6 oz £200-250
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" VINAIGRETTE with a view of St. Paul's cathedral on the cover, the grille A/F, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1843; 1.4" (3.6 cms) long; 0.5 oz £200-300
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A VICTORIAN VESTA of rounded oblong form, enamelled on the cover with a horse racing scene, with the first four riders coming up to the finishing post, gilt interior, by George Heath, London 1889; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 1.4 oz £500-600
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A SMALL SLIM BUTT MARKER in the form of a pouch with a flap cover, springing open to reveal two sections (each with slots), and ten "numbered" pegs, gilt interior, by William James Hornby, London 1914; retailed by "Asprey-London"; 1.6" (4 cms) long; 0.9 oz weighable silver £400-600
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL ROSE COLOURED GOLD SNUFF BOX of canted oblong form with engine-turned decoration, the interior of the cover crested, unmarked, probably Austro-Hungarian/Swiss 1810-1830; 2.6" (6.5 cms) long; 1.8 oz £700-900
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A MODERN FRENCH GOLD CIGARETTE LIGHTER oblong with engine-turning, by Cartier, Paris and an electroplated cigarette lighter by Dupont, both initialled "NDP" to match; the latter 2.25" (5.6 cms) high (2) £500-600
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A GEORGE III SMALL 18 CT. GOLD OBLONG SNUFF BOX decorated with engine-turning, with a chased floral & shell thumbpiece & concave sides, the interior inscribed "16th December 1916" by John Northam, London 1819; 2.45" (6.2 cms) long; 2.25 oz £1200-1500
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX with a flush hinge, the cover engraved with a coat of arms with two mottoes "AD SIDERA VULTUS" and "MY TRUST IS IN GOD ALONE", gilt interior, by T. Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1806; 4" (10 cms) long £400-600
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A FAN the pierced & carved ivory sticks with painted decoration, painted silk leaves with sequins c.1900, 23 cms and two other fans of similar date (3) £80-120
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX with a flush hinge, the cover engraved with a crest below the motto "FORWARD" & above the initial "M", unmarked, probably Scottish 1810-15; 3.6" (9.2 cms) long £300-500
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A RARE, GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX with a flush hinge & border engraving, the cover with the script initials "AS", by Carden Terry & Jane Williams of Cork ("CT" over "IW", STERLING) c.1810; 3.25" (8 cms) long £400-600
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A CHINESE IVORY BRISE FAN 19 cms, a Chinese painted feather fan with brise bone sticks, approx. 32 cms, another Chinese feather fan, a Cantonese fan with lacquered sticks, 28 cms, all 19th century (4) £100-200
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A RARE GEORGE II IRISH PROVINCIAL SMALL MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX with an engraved flush hinge, the cover inscribed "Annamaria O Morel 1660", by Thomas Bull of Cork ("T.BULL") 1750-60; 2.6" (6.6 cms) long £300-500
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A FAN pierced ivory sticks with painted decoration, paper leaves with stamped piercing and painted chinoiserie figures, possibly English c.1775, 30 cms in Chinese silk case with embroidered flowers and calligraphy £100-150
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A CHINESE FAN pierced ivory sticks, silk leaves painted with a procession of riders in a landscape, flowers on the reverse, 18th century, 31 cms in Chinese silk case with applique flowers £100-150
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