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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PIN CUSHION in the form of a gentleman's shoe with a wooden sole, by S. Blackensee & Sons Ltd., Chester 1909; 5" (12.7 cms) long £100-150
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A WILLIAM IV ENGINE-TURNED VINAIGRETTE with reeded sides and a raised floral border around the cover, initialled, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1832; 1.65" (4.1 cms) long; 0.8 oz £180-200
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN CLOISONNÉ ENAMELLED TEA STRAINER decorated in turquoise blue within white, pelleted borders, by David Andersen of Christiania, c.1900; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 1.3 oz £80-100
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A GEORGE III BOOK-SHAPED VINAIGRETTE engraved with a scale-like decoration around a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1817; 1.3" (3.2 cms) long; 0.4 oz £250-300
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A MODERN PLAIN OBLONG CIGARETTE BOX with a pale-coloured wood lining, maker's mark "P&B Ltd", London 1934 and a Regimental matchbox cover engraved with the badges of the 5th (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards, by Garrard & Co., London 1955; the cigarette box 7.1" (18 cms) long; 1.3 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN CASED PAIR OF GILT-METAL MOUNTED IVORY & TORTOISESHELL OPERA GLASSES by Negretti & Zambra; 3.75" (9.5 cms) wide £80-100
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A VICTORIAN CIGAR CASE with embossed decoration, monogrammed, gilt interior, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1897 and a tobacco "pebble" & vesta case (combined), initialled, by Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1912; the latter 3" (7.7 cms) diameter; 7.3 oz (2) £80-120
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AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN CIRCULAR VINAIGRETTE of plain circular form with engine-turned decoration, pull-off cover & suspensory ring, maker's mark unclear, Vienna c.1925; 1.25" (3.2 cms) diameter; 0.3 oz £80-120
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A SET OF SIX LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN ART NOUVEAU BUTTONS cast in relief with the portrait of a young girl in a hat, by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1901; 1.1" (2.7 cms) diameter; 1.2 oz (6) £80-120
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A VICTORIAN CASTLETOP VINAIGRETTE engraved on the front with a view of York Minster, but now lacking the grille, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1843 (A/F); 1.5" (3.9 cms) long; 0.5 oz £200-250
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY DUTCH MINIATURE OR TOY CANDLESTICKS in the late 17th century style, with pseudo marks, c.1900; 2.1" (5.4 cms) high; 1 oz (2) £80-120
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AN EDWARDIAN MOUNTED WHITE HARDSTONE BELL PUSH square with domed lapis-lazuli button and applied foliate festoons around the sides, by J.S. Bell & L. Willmott, London 1902; 2" (5 cms) overall £100-150
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A GEORGE III LITERARY OR HANDWRITING PRIZE MEDAL in the form of a pendant with crossed quills & a surmount, inscribed "James Searle", by John Jago, London 1804; 4.4" (11 cms) high; 0.4 oz £100-150
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A SMALL GEORGE III BOOK-SHAPED VINAIGRETTE with engraved border decoration, gilt interior, by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1806; 1.1" (2.7 cms) long; 0.3 oz £250-300
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY OVAL SNUFF BOX with a mounted tortoiseshell cover and a stand-away hinge, unmarked, 1720-30; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long £100-150
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE in the form of a clutch bag with a heart-shaped cartouche, initialled, gilt interior, by Thomas Edwards, London 1816; 1.5" (3.7 cms) long; 0.75 oz £180-200
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TWO SMALL DRESSING TABLE BOXES with inlaid tortoiseshell covers by two different makers, Birmingham 1911 and London 1905, and a modern square cigarette box with raised borders and engine-turned decoration (wood lined); the latter 3.75" (9.5 cms) (3) £100-200
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AN 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL RELIQUARY PENDANT CROSS with engraved decoration & the name "M. LAVANANT" on one side, unmarked, possibly French; 4.5" (11.2 cms) long; 1.25 oz gross £80-120
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A GEORGE IV / WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX with engine-turned decoration, the interior inscribed, maker's mark "TH", possibly by Thomas Hastings, London 1830 and a small oval box with "squeeze" sides & engraved decoration (in the late 17th century style), unmarked, probably 20th century; the gilt box 3.5" (9 cms) long; 3.75 oz (2) £170-200
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A GEORGE III SILVERGILT VINAIGRETTE decorated in relief on the cover & base with fruiting vines, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1816; 1.5" (3.7 cms) long; 0.8 oz £180-200
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A WILLIAM IV NATURALISTIC NUTMEG GRATER in the form of a nut, with a textured surface, hinging open to reveal a hinged, mounted, blued steel grater, by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1836; 1.5" (4 cms) long; 0.85 oz £600-800
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A GEORGE IV VINAIGRETTE with engraving & a raised border around the cover, gilt interior & suspensory ring by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1824 and a novelty, nickel-plated vesta case in the form of a pair of lady's bloomers; the latter 1.6" (4.1 cms) high; 0.45 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN ENGRAVED CARD CASE of shaped oblong outline with a quiver of arrows & lovebirds on the front flanked by foliate scrolls, vacant cartouche, by Taylor & Perry 1840, and another engine-turned card case by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1862; the latter 4" (10 cms) long; 4.3 oz (2) £100-150
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A SET OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY STEEL & BRASS "GUINEA" SCALES with weights in a shagreen covered, wooden case; 5.7" (14.5 cms) long £80-100
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED CARD CASE with a vacant circular cartouche by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1895 and a mounted leather card case/aide-memoire by William Comyns, London 1903; the latter 4.25" (11 cms) high; 2 oz weighable silver (2) £150-200
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX of rounded oblong outline with slightly concaved sides & a gilt interior, by Thomas Edwards, London 1838; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 5.3 oz £250-300
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A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY CUT-STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with faceted, bead borders, and an Old Sheffield plated neck-ring wine label "MADEIRA"; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter (3) £60-80
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AN OVAL SNUFF BOX with reeded borders & a gilt interior, the cover engraved with classical figures dancing in a garden setting, unmarked, probably early 18th century; 2.55" (6.5 cms) long; 2.1 oz £300-500
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A MIXED LOT: A 9 ct. gold "porte-crayon" with a button end, initialled, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1918, a cigar piercer by the same maker, London 1938, two late Victorian fobs, a Scottish child's pusher, a Continental miniature garden rake, a napkin clip, a button hook, and a folding steel button hook, stamped "MANDOLIN"; the latter 2.4" (6.5 cms) long; 2.5 oz weighable silver (9) £120-150
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SIX VARIOUS EARLY 20TH CENTURY EMBOSSED COPPER PLAQUES the largest one 7.75" (19.5 cms) long (6) £30-50
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A MIXED LOT: Three napkin rings, a small bell, a small frame, a party-popper mount, six spoons, three mounted glass items, three small forks, etc.; the bell 5.5" (14 cms) high; 8.9 oz weighable silver (lot) £80-100
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A MODERN PRIZE OAR stamped "Subordinate Officers Gig 1934 Battenburg Cup, 1st Valiant", maker's mark unclear, Birmingham 1933; 8" (20.2 cms) long £50-80
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A PAIR OF MODERN NOVELTY FISH PEPPERETTES possibly Japanese, and a vesta case, monogrammed; the fish 3.5" (9 cms) long; 2.8 oz (3) £80-120
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A 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BODKIN CASE decorated in relief with figures, musical instruments & flowers, the cover with a plain seal terminal; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long; 0.85 oz £100-150
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THREE 19TH CENTURY GOLD-CASED FOB SEALS with hardstone matrices, and a watch key suspended from a split ring; the larger seal 1.4" (3.5 cms) high £100-150
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A SLIM RECTANGULAR SOVEREIGN CASE with a suspensory ring, the sprung cover opening to reveal two slots with inset steel springs (to take eight sovereigns), the cover inscribed "Presented to A. Mackay Esq. Stationmaster & Postmaster, Strathcarron along a with a purse of sovereigns as a token of esteem by his many friends on his retirement, Lochcarron 1912", by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1911 (with Registered Design No.); 3.3" (8.5 cms) long; 1.6 oz gross £200-250
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVERGILT MOUNTED SCENT FLASK with a circular lithyalin glass body and a finger chain, the screw cover chased with love birds & fitted with an "R.B. Cooper Patent" glass ball stopper, c.1840; 2.55" (6.5 cms) long £200-250
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A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE embossed in relief on the front with a billiard player's hand, maker's mark "SWS", Birmingham 1890; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.6 oz £150-200
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A PLAIN OBLONG CASE with a suspensory chain, the interior fitted with holders to take full & half sovereigns and a powder compact, the cover inscribed "Helenie from Boysie, Christmas 1912" by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1912; 3.3" (8.5 cms) long; 3.9 oz gross (2) £100-120
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A RARE EARLY VESTA CASE with a plain rounded oblong body, & twin hinged covers with a cheroot cutter at one end, by Benjamin Barling, London 1850, with incuse Retailer's mark of "I.HUDSON, 32 OXFORT ST"; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 0.9 oz £100-150
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE resembling a note pad, (A/F), by H.W. Dee, London 1879; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 1.3 oz £200-250
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A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VESTA CASE with a vacant shield cartouche & a suspensory ring, maker's mark T.A & Co., Birmingham 1891; 1.6" (4 cms) high; 0.7 oz £20-30
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A LATE VICTORIAN ENGRAVED VESTA CASE in the form of a mussel shell with a suspensory ring, monogrammed by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1894; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 0.65 oz £250-300
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A MIXED LOT: A Victorian brass bound wooden case with a domed top, a pair of late Victorian mounted glass toilet bottles, a small part-fluted mustard pot (blue glass liner), a bangle, a punch cup and the base of a cruet frame (A/F); the wooden case 5.1" (19.5 cms) long (6) £100-200
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL NOVELTY SNUFFBOX in the form of a tubular casket on ball feet with engraved ends & a gilt interior, struck with three indistinct marks, unascribed 1800-1830; 4.3" (11 cms) long; 4.9 oz £250-300
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A MIXED LOT: A long matchbox mount, initialled, a wooden matchbox mount, a Dutch miniature or toy in the form of a lamp lighter, mother of pearl counters & a few bone pieces; the long matchbox mount 6.4" (16.2 cms) (lot) £40-60
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A MID 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL HARDSTONE (serpentine) RHYTON after the antique, in the form of a stag's head with painted eyes, and an egg & dart border around the rim; 5.2" (13.2 cms) long £2000-2500
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AN ART DECO CIGARETTE BOX decorated in translucent pale green over an engine-turned ground, the cover with an engraved scroll border, the interior with a light coloured wood lining, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1925; 8.6" (21.8 cms) long £250-300
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A 9 CT. GOLD MOUNTED CUT-GLASS SPIRIT FLASK by Asprey & Co. Ltd., London 1913; 4.75" (12 cms) high £200-300
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN OVAL SNUFF BOX decorated with engraving and applied, two-colour gold hightlights around the sides & on the cover, gilt interior, maker's mark "IPP", Christiania 1786; 3.45" (8.7 cms) long; 4.75 oz £200-300
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