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SIX VARIOUS STAMP CASES / ENVELOPES and a larger plated stamp case; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long (7) £100-200
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AN EDWARDIAN MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL DESK CLIP in the form of a script letter "R" on a shield-shaped base, by Grey & Co., Birmingham 1909; 2.25" (5.6 cms) long £80-120
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" CARD CASE of shaped oblong outline with a view of the Four Courts, Dublin on the front, the reverse with a cartouche, initialled, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850; 3.5" (9 cms) high; 1.3 oz. £600-800
*Sold with an accompanying print, illustrating a view of the Four Courts
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A GEORGE III OVAL NUTMEG GRATER with a pull-off base & a pull-off domed cover revealing a finned, steel grater, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1801; 1.4" (3.3 cms) long; 0.5 oz £250-300
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED, BURR WOOD SNUFF BOX & COVER circular with a chased floral border, unmarked, c.1820; 2.25" (5.7 cms) diameter £150-180
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL DRESSING TABLE BOX OR CASKET the cover with a central cartouche, initialled, by George Fox, London 1888; 7.6" (19.2 cms) long £450-500
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED BRASS DIPTYCH FRAME with pierced decoration, an easel stand and an oval pietra dura panel on the front, retailer's mark of "Valentine-Dundee"; 6.5" (16.6 cms) high £150-160
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A VICTORIAN GOLD TELESCOPIC PENCIL with engine-turned decoration & a bloodstone-set seal terminal, by S. Mordan & Co., a 9 ct. gold masonic fob seal with hardstone matrix, maker's mark "A&C", Birmingham 1903 and a 19th century French reeded snuffbox; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 1.7 oz weighable silver (3) £120-150
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A MIXED LOT: A small late Victorian embossed pin tray, a small mug, a child's rattle with ivory & mother of pearl teethers, & a Continental import-marked sauce ladle; the tray 6.8" (17.4 cms) long; 6.25 weighable silver (4) £120-130
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A SMALL BRASS CASKET with a monkey on the cover & two papier mache boxes; the casket 3.1" (8 cms) long £50-80
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A MIXED LOT: An oval dressing table box, eight various vesta cases (some new), two folding fruit knives, a brass-mounted ivory folding rule, etc. (lot) £160-200
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A MIXED LOT: A pair of Victorian Harlequin sugar nips, a mother of pearl handled engraved cake knife, a Victorian folding fruit fork with mother of pearl sides, and a William IV vine leaf wine label "CLARET"; the knife 9.5" (24 cms) long; 2 oz weighable silver (4) £200-220
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PIN CUSHION in the form of a crocodile or alligator, glass eyes, by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1907; 4.25" (10.8 cms) £150-200
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A WILLIAM IV ENGINE-TURNED VINAIGRETTE of plain oblong form with plain wire borders & a vacant oblong cartouche on the cover, gilt interior, by Nathaniels Mills, Birmingham 1834; 1.5" (4 cms) long; 0.75 oz £120-150
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" VINAIGRETTE of lobed oval outline with a view of the Pavillion, Brighton on the cover, gilt interior, the base cartouche initialled, maker's mark "JF", Birmingham 1861; 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.25 oz £300-400
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLETOP" VINAIGRETTE of shaped oblong outline with a view of the Houses of Parliament on the cover, replacement grille, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1844 (A/F); 1.8" (4.5 cms) long; 1.1 oz £150-250
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A LATE CHARLES II OVAL TOBACCO BOX & COVER with reeded borders, the base inscribed "Thomas Cooke", the cover with an engraved coat of arms, within scrolled mantling, maker's mark "PH" (See Jackson's Revised pp.137), London 1683; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 4.2 oz £800-1000
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A MID 18TH CENTURY GERMAN OVAL SNUFFBOX with a scroll thumbpiece & repousse work shells on the cover, gilt interior & pull-off base (for use as a cup), maker's mark "LO", Augsburg 1749/51; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 3.5 oz £300-350
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE FILIGREE CASKET & a filigree and enamel napkin ring, both marked for Gordomar; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 1.3 oz (2) £80-100
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A GEORGE III SMALL OBLONG TRAVELLING INKWELL with Greek key border engraving & a screw-down cover, monogrammed, maker's mark worn, London 1815 together with a decorative French circular box & cover, set with seed pearl & diamond chips, gilt interior c.1900 & a late 17th century canted oblong spice box, unmarked; the inkwell 2" (5 cms) long; 4.3 oz (3) £350-400
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TWO 19TH CENTURY FILIGREE PURSES one cartouche shaped with silk lining and one with a suspensory chain, the larger one 2.75" (7 cms) wide; 2.2 oz (2) £120-130
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A 19TH CENTURY FILIGREE CARD CASE with a shield cartouche on each side engraved with a coat of arms, unmarked, 1820-30; 3.75" (9.5 cms) high; 2.3 oz
*For a similar card case by Nathaniel Mills, see Crisp Jones; The Silversmiths of Birmingham p.52. £150-160
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A TONBRIDGEWARE BOOKSLIDE a Mauchlinware box & cover, a small tortoiseshell box & a papier mache box cover (only); the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter (4) £50-80
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AN ANTIQUE HEART-SHAPED BOX with filigree-work sides & a hinged cover with a stylised filigree-work tulip design in the centre, unmarked; 3.25" (8.4 cms) long; 2 oz £450-500
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of rounded oblong form with a pastoral scene*, depicting a shepherdess & sheep by a field gate, the gilt interior with simulated filigree grille, by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1809; 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.57 oz £250-300
*Probably after a woodcut by Thomas Bewick
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED RED GLASS DOUBLE-ENDED SCENT BOTTLE with vacant, gold cartouches, and another clear glass example, also with vacant gold cartouches, both unmarked; each approx. 5.2" (13 cms) long (2) £70-80
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A VICTORIAN LOBED OVAL VINAIGRETTE with an engraved scene on the cover depicting the chain-link pier, Brighton, the base initialled, gilt interior, maker's mark "RT", Birmingham 1868; 1.5" (4 cms) long; 0.6 oz £150-250
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED "ANNAGELB" GLASS SCENT BOTTLE with a twist-open, hinged cover, embossed with a whippet, unmarked; 3.4" (8.5 cms) long £70-90
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AN EDWARDIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLETOP" CARD CASE oblong with a view of "Royal Windsor" on the front bordered by scrollwork, the reverse with a large, vacant cartouche, by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1904; 4" (10 cms) high; 2 oz £350-400
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED AQUAMARINE-COLOURED GLASS SCENT BOTTLE with embossed, hinged cover, unmarked; 4" (10 cms) long £70-90
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PARCELGILT FILIGREE NEEDLE CASE tubular with rounded ends & an oval cartouche, initialled, 1800-1820; 3.8" (9.6 cms) long; 0.5 oz £140-150
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX of rounded oblong form with reeded & concaved sides, the cover engraved with a crest & knight's helm & the two mottoes "My Hope is constant in Thee" & "DHANDEON CO HEIRAGHA", maker's mark "C&B", Edinburgh 1817; 3.25" ( 8 cms) long; 3.6 oz £400-500
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A SILVERGILT FILIGREE SCENT BOTTLE CASE oval tubular with a cartouche on the cover, engraved with a Baron's coronet, also struck with a late, French duty mark, 1900-1830; 1.75" (4.5 cms) high; 0.4 oz £100-120
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MALTESE FILIGREE BONBON DISH with a Maltese cross in the centre; 5" (12.5 cms) diameter; 2.2 oz £50-60
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A MIXED LOT: Two pencils, four other small Victorian pencils, a stick pin, a pair of mounted horn knife rests, four thimbles, a vesta case, an enamelled copper patch box, a glass vesta ball, a badge & a cross; the vesta ball 1.8" (4 cms) high (lot) £80-120
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A 19TH CENTURY FILIGREE-WORK MOUNTED SEWING BOX/PIN CUSHION with two scroll handles & ball feet, the liner & cushion covered with green silk & velvet; 6.1" (15.5 cms) long £250-300
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY PEPPERETTE in the form of a knight's helm with hinged visor, by George Unite, Birmingham 1869 and a set of three place card holders, each inset with a polished steel disc with an enamelled monogram, "PSIS", maker's mark "AP", London 1909 (loaded); the latter 2.5" (5.5 cms) high; 2.1 oz weighable silver (4) £150-200
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FIVE VARIOUS MODERN RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE CASES the largest one 5.5" (14 cms) long; 29 oz £150-200
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A SET OF FOUR EDWARDIAN COMMEMORATIVE MENU CARD HOLDERS each in the form of Queen Victoria's monogram, on a stepped oblong base, by J.B. Carrington, London 1904 (loaded); 3" (7.5 cms) high (4) £180-220
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AN ENAMELLED COPPER PATCH BOX oval "May he who loves sincerely never love in vain, may she feel severely whoever gives him pain", c.1780; 2" (5 cms) long £200-250
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A MIXED LOT: A heart-shaped scent bottle, inscribed "Muriel", an Indian scent bottle, a paperknife, a vesta case, two caddy spoons, a dressing table box, a pencil, two thimbles (one titled "Glastonbury"), a Victorian ivory mounted cork bottle stopper, etc. the stopper 3.5" (9 cms) long; 9.3 oz weighable silver (lot) £100-150
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AN ENAMELLED COPPER PATCH BOX oblong with an architectural scene on the cover, late 18th / early 19th century; 1.6" (4 cms) long £120-150
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A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVERGILT RELIQUARY and another brass reliquary with filigree work; the latter 4.5" (11.25 cms) high (2) £200-300
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A MIXED LOT: An 18 ct. gold mounted leather cigar case (A/F), a 19th century French beaker, three matchbox covers, a mounted glass smelling salts bottle and a luggage tag by Tiffany & Co.; the beaker 2.5" (6.4 cms) high; 3.6 oz weighable silver (7) £80-120
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A PAIR OF CHINESE RED ENAMELLED COPPER VASES 4.75" (12 cms) high (2) £150-200
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A SMALL 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SHALLOW CIRCULAR BOX enamelled on the cover with gold & powder blue, gilt interior 1920-1930; 1.6" (4 cms) diameter; 0.9 oz £50-60
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A GEORGE IV ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with a suspensory ring, gilt interior & simulated filigree grille, by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.2 oz £100-120
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A SMALL CIRCULAR ENAMELLED COPPER PATCH BOX "Let grovelling muds for gold contend for virtuous love I am a friend", c.1780; 1.25" (3.1 cms) diameter £150-200
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A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SNUFF BOX of curved & rounded oblong form engraved with a formal patchwork of flowers, the interior gilt & initialled above the number "39", stamped with three marks (an armorial, China & indistinct initials); 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 3.9 oz £280-320
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BOXES: A George III large circular toilet box & cover, crested, by Phipps & Robinson, London 1808, a Continental engraved oval snuff box, a Chinese cigar case with piercing, a George IV mounted glass travelling inkwell & three other various boxes; the toilet box 4.75" (12 cms) diameter; 24.9 oz (7) £350-400
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