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FIVE VARIOUS SCOTTISH CLAN BADGES: An engraved example with a coat of arms by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1966, three others by an unascribed maker of Inverness ("M&C", INVSS) with Edinburgh hallmarks, various dates and another Edinburgh example (lacking a pin); the largest one 1.8" (4.6 cms) diameter; 2.25 oz (5) £200-250
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A RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY TURNED IVORY HYGROMETER graduated from "1"-"12", with an unscrewable weighted bottom section, contained in a fitted treen case; the instrument 4.25" (19.8 cms) long £150-250
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE resembling a football, suspensory ring, maker's mark "J.H.H.", Birmingham 1906, retailer's mark "G. Maurice & Co"; 1.75" (4.4 cms) diameter; 0.75 oz £100-150
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE the cover initialled "MAA" over "1831", gilt interior, the grille with a vase of flowers, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1817; 1.45" (3.7 cms) long; 0.58 oz £120-160
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A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN OVAL SNUFF OR POWDER BOX with angled sides, decorated with vertical reeding, the cover inset with an enamelled panel behind a pierced and chased landscape of stylised date palms & sand dunes, gilt interior, by the Wiener Werkstatte, with designer's monogram of Dagobert Peche, Vienna c.1925; 2.55" (6.5 cms) wide; 1.75 oz gross £300-400
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A GEORGE IV OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with a decorative cover & base, gilt interior, the grille pierced with scrolls, by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1821; 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.65 oz £120-160
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED NUTMEG GRATER of rounded oblong form with pricked & ribbon-like decoration all over & bright-cut foliate sprays on the base & cover, initialled, steel grater, by T. Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1804; 1.75" (4.4 cms) long; 1.3 oz £400-600
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED COLOURED GLASS SCENT BOTTLE of conical form with an embossed screw cap, maker's mark "CM", Birmingham 1888; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long £80-120
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A VICTORIAN PLAIN OBLONG VESTA CASE with a "flip" cover at each end, enamelled on the front in polychrome with a fox-hunting scene, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1891; 1.8" (4.6 cms) long; 1.24 oz £400-500
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MOUNTED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOX of plain cartouche outline, the cover with a border of chiselled scroll, fruit birds & architecture, unmarked, c.1740; 2.75" (7 cms) long £1200-1500
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AN ART DECO SMALL CARVED IVORY MOTHER OF PEARL & STAINED WOODEN PORTRAIT BUST depicting a performer on a rose-quartz base; 3.55" (9 cms) high £300-350
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AN 18TH CENTURY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX circular, the cover inlaid with silver & mother of pearl fountains, dolphins & shell motifs, serpentine thumbpiece, unmarked 1740-50; 2.8" (7.2 cms) diameter £500-600
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVED LORGNETTES and two pairs of Art Deco lorgnettes; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long (3) £100-150
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PEPPERETTE in the form of a muzzled Teddy Bear, sitting down, maker's mark "HVP&Co", Birmingham 1904; 2" (5 cms) high; 0.6 oz £400-500
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A MIXED LOT: A Continental miniature model of a horse-drawn chariot, a late Victorian novelty bookmark & pencil in the form of a cricket bat, and a gold cased miniature seal or charm in the form of a set of cricket stumps, a bat & ball; the latter 0.75" (2 cms) high (3) £100-150
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A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED, VASE-SHAPED SCENT BOTTLE with engraved decoration, probably either Dutch/French c.1860; 4" (10 cms) high £100-150
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A VICTORIAN CUBOID VESTA BOX with a hinged cover & internal hinged striker plate, the cover opening by pushing the cover boss rearwards to release the catch, by W. Wright & F. Davies, London 1869; 2" (5 cms) high; 4.8 oz £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN GOLD TELESCOPIC TOOTHPICK in the form of a reeded column with inset bloodstone terminal, initialled, by "S. Mordan & Co", c.1900; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long (unextended) £300-350
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A LOBED BOX on five feet with five heart-shaped compartments, each with hinged covers, secured by a central screw-in finial, decorated with strawberry fruits and chased foliage, unmarked, probably either Indian or East Indian, late 19th century; 4.5" (11.2 cms) diameter; 14.4 oz £800-900
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NOVELTY PLATED MOUNTED DIP PEN & PENCIL disguised as a simulated Malacca cane, (unscrewing into three sections); 27.75" (70.5 cms) long £50-80
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A VICTORIAN TWO-PIECE BUCKLE decorated with thistle flowers & leaves by Jennens & Co., Birmingham 1854; the larger piece 3" (7.5 cms) long; 1.6 oz (2) £50-80
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A LATE 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVED SILVERGILT SCENT FLASK in the form of a pilgrim bottle on an oval ring foot with screw cap and mounted cork stopper, unmarked, 1690-1700; 2.3" (5.8 cms) high; 0.65 oz £1500-1800
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AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN TINDER BOX with engine-turning, a cheeroot cutter & a removable piercer/pricker, crested, by Edwin Westcoatt, London 1857 (retailer's marks of "T.B. CAPLIN, REGENT ST. LONDON") and a Victorian small, gold & turquoise pencil; the box 2.2" (5.6 cms) long; 0.8 oz weighable silver (2) £120-160
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A LATE 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVED SCENT FLASK in the form of a pilgrim bottle with a screw cap & oval ring foot, maker's mark only "DA" or "DS" (struck once on the body), unascribed 1690-1700; 2.3" (6 cms) high; 0.62 oz £1500-1800
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A MODERN 9 CT. GOLD PROPELLING PENCIL inscribed "EME OCT 4.1919", suspensory ring, by Asprey & Co.Ltd., London 1918; 3.5" (9 cms) long £100-120
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A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN COMBINED PENCIL, RULE & PENKNIFE with a fold-out steel blade at one end, & a slide-out pencil at the other, the body of square section, calibrated on one side in inches & on the other in centimetres, unmarked, c.1900; 6" (15.2 cms) long; 0.75 oz £150-200
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED IVORY PENCIL with inlaid gold stars and ring, & a 10 ct. gold pencil with drawer action & suspensory ring, both by S. Mordan & Co., c.1890; the latter 1.3" (3.2 cms) long (2) £100-120
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A VICTORIAN SLIM GOLD PENCIL the seal terminal with a Baron's coronet intaglio, another gold pencil inscribed "Harriet-Ella Smith July 1856" and seven various "Eversharp" pencils; the longest one 5.2" (13.2 cms) long (9) £130-160
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A GEORGE III GILT-METAL MOUNTED IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX of canted oblong form, the cover inset with a three-colour jasper ware plaque (behind glass), another gilt upper mounted toothpick box with rounded ends & a pique work pattern on the cover and a late 19th century French ivory "souvenir" toothpick box with a fisher girl & "Mers" * on the front, monogrammed; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long (3) £120-150
*Mers Les Bains, a coastal resort in Picardy, North West France.
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A VICTORIAN COLUMN PENCIL / DIP PEN with engraving, another with twist decoration & suspensory ring and a nickel pencil with a perpetual calendar; the latter 4.3" (11 cms) long (3) £100-120
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED AGATE DIP PEN & PENCIL maker's mark "CFV & Co", Birmingham 1889 (cased); the pencil 5.9" (15 cms) long £80-100
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AN EDWARDIAN DIP PEN, PENCIL & MOUNTED AGATE PAPER KNIFE with a fold-out steel blade, by J.C. Vickery, London 1903/04 (in a case); the knife 5.3" (13.5 cms) long £90-100
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A DIP PEN, PENCIL & MATCHING PAPER KNIFE with mauve enamelled sections, the knife hallmarked, by J.C. Vickery, London 1910 (with a non-matching case); the knife 5.75" (14.2 cms) long £150-160
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A GEORGE III TUBULAR NUTMEG GRATER with reeded borders, a hinged cover & hinged, fold-down side revealing a steel grater, maker's mark only "IP" ( struck twice), by James Phipps, London c.1770; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.5 oz £400-500
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NOVELTY TEA STRAINER in the form of a tennis racquet, with Registered Design No. & maker's mark only, by Grey & Co., Birmingham 1910-20; 6.9" (17.3 cms) long; 1 oz £200-250
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A GEORGE III OVAL TUBULAR NUTMEG GRATER with an engraved border & hinged side revealing a steel grater, maker's mark "RG" struck twice, lion passant thrice, unascribed c.1780; 2.5" (6.4 cms) long; 1.45 oz £300-400
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CAST NOVELTY PEPPERETTES in the form of a hen & a cockerel, pull-off heads by E.H. Stockwell, London 1881/82; the cockerel 4" (10.2 cms) high; 6.95 oz (2) £800-1200
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN PLAIN OBLONG CIGARETTE BOX with a hinged cover & gilt interior & another concealed cover revealing a rather risqué flaggelation scene in relief, maker's mark mis-struck, 1890-1900; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 4.8 oz £400-500
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN NOVELTY PEPPERETTES in the form of elephants with pull-off heads, one initialled on the feet, c.1900; 3.2" (8.1 cms) long; 7 oz (2) £700-900
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A GEORGE III "KITCHEN" NUTMEG GRATER with a foliate shell handle, gadrooned sides & hinged base, by T & J. Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1815; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 3.5 oz £700-800
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY MINIATURE FIGURE OF A GROUSE with detachable head (partly marked) c.1900 and a Victorian acorn shaped thimble case with suspensory ring, by Henry William Dee, London 1871, containing an unmarked, silvergilt thimble; the grouse 2.3" (6 cms) long; 2.1 oz (2) £100-150
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with raised floral borders & engine-turning, initialled, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham. c.1841 (date letter partially unclear); 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 0.9 oz £250-300
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A WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX with reeded sides & an engine-turned base, the cover decorated in high relief with a hunting scene; the riders & hounds in full cry, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1833; 3.55" (9 cms) long; 7.5 oz £900-1200
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A GEORGE III "KITCHEN" NUTMEG GRATER with a foliate shell handle, gadrooned sides & hinged base, by T & J Phipps & E. Robinson, London 1815; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 3.5 oz £800-1200
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A WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX with reeded sides, an engine-turned base and a hare coursing sceen on the cover in relief, within a raised border, maker's mark "WS", Birmingham 1830; 3.8" (9.6 cms) long; 6.3 oz £600-800
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE CONDIMENT in the form of a kettle on stand, the kettle forming the pepper caster, the stand for salt (with glass liner & spoon) by Asahi Shoten of Yokohama c.1900 (boxed); 3.5" (9 cms) high; 1.7 oz £70-100
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A TRIBAL SHELL & BEAD NECKLACE a hair comb and a barbed iron fishing spear head; the latter 7" (17.5 cms) long (3) £80-120
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A DECORATIVE MOUNTED WOODEN BOX the cover with pierced work over an enamelled ground, centred by a painted miniature behind glass, together with a chrome plated, ivory handled magnifying glass; the box 6.9" (17.5 cms) long (2) £100-200 H540. A MIXED LOT: An enamelled copper box, the base moulded in the form of a tethered unicorn, hinged cover, a gilt metal medallion (cased), an enamelled badge & five other various boxes; the enamelled box 2.4" (6 cms) diameter (8) £200-300 H541. A MIXED LOT: A Victorian mounted horn jug with a tapering body, a small South American dish, a Far Eastern incense burner on a marble base & a miscellany of small component parts; the jug 8.6" (22 cms) high; 16 oz weighable silver (lot) £100-200 H542. A 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE SCRIBE'S CASE with engraved decoration, hinged cover & small pendant box, an inlaid ivory tablet netsuke, signed, a small pendant crane with hinged neck & a folding bone implement; the scribe's case 5.7" (14.2 cms) long; 3.5 oz weighable silver (4) £100-200
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A LATE VICTORIAN BOUDOIR CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE on ball feet, with a swing handle, maker's mark worn, London 1890 and a pair of gilt-metal & mother-of-pearl opera glasses; the former 3.5" (9 cms) high (2) £250-300
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS & STEEL GEOMETRY SET in a fitted shagreen case including a pair of dividers, a folding leg with various inserts, a small ink compass, an ivory handled ink scriber, an ivory rule, a folding ivory rule & an adjustable ebony parallel rule, by "Jones & Son, Holborn, London"; the case 7" (17.5 cms) long £200-250
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