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SIX VARIOUS LATE 19TH CENTURY GLAZED POTTERY/PORCELAIN BIN LABELS (Maderia, Brandy, Claret, Port, Moselle & No.8); the largest one 5.7" (14.5 cms) long (6) £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III WINE COASTERS with pierced & engraved sides, bead borders and turned wooden bases with inset bosses, crested, by William Plummer, London 1780/82; 5.1" (13 cms) diameter (2) £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE IV WINE COASTERS with fluted sides, fruiting vine borders and inset, turned wooden bases with inset, hallmarked bosses, crested, by S.C. Younge & Co., Sheffield 1826 (two of the bosses hallmarked 1824); 6.9" (17.6 cms) diameter (4) £700-900 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III BELLIED OVAL SAUCE TUREENS & COVERS with shaped gadrooned borders, reeded handles and foliate paw feet, each engraved with a coat of arms on one side and a crest on the cover, by Kirkby, Waterhouse & Co., Sheffield 1816; 7.8" (19.8 cms) long; 70.5 oz (4) £1200-1600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL MINIATURE TEA POT oval with "pricked" borders and two oval cartouches; one initialled "MWG", by John Whelpley of Cork, c.1800 together with a miniature milk jug and matching sugar bowl in a very similar style to the tea pot, but with engraved foliate festoons around the bodies, also by John Whelpley of Cork, c.1800; all three pieces marked "WHELPLEY", "STERLING (incuse)"; the tea pot 2.3" (6 cms) high; the jug 1.55" (4 cms) high; 4.1 oz (3) £2500-3000 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE SET OF 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN (SICILIAN) APOTHECARIES SCALES with a bow-shaped balance beam, circular pans and decorative chains with cast cruciform links and "bird" links at the junctions with the pans, by an unascribed maker "ODM"? Trapani, 1760-1780; the beam 14.8" (37.8 cms) long; 24.3 oz £500-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN INTERESTING VICTORIAN "GOTHIC" MUG with an embossed tapering body & flaring lip, engraved on one side with a coat of arms, on the other side with the arms of King's College, Cambridge, & embossed with the initials "HVIR" (for Henry the Sixth - College founder), and another coat of arms, gilt interior, the foot inscribed "Francisco Warre Cornish Reg Coll.Sol.Pra.Pos.al.Soln.A.S.1861" by John Hardman & Co., Birmingham 1862; 5.25" (13.4 cms) high; 9.7 oz £1000-1500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Francis Warre Cornish was a master of King's College in 1861.
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A LATE VICTORIAN PLAYING CARDS BOX with a domed cover, a vacant cartouche & profusely chased decoration, the gilt interior containing two packs of cards, by Nathan & Hayes, Chester 1899; 4.3" (11 cms) high; 4.1 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED CHEROOT CASE of rounded oblong form with a gun dog flushing wild fowl on the front and a cartouche on the back, inscribed, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1852; 4.7" (12 cms) long; 2.5 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY WOODEN MUSIC BOX a polished steel chatelaine clasp with eight chains & two fittings, a toasting fork with a turned wooden handle by G. Nathan & R. Hayes, Chester 1899 and a quantity of late 19th / early 20th century ivory items; the fork 18.25" (46.5 cms) long (lot) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MODERN PERUVIAN CIGARETTE BOX with the arms of Lima and Peru on the cover in relief, wood lined, maker's mark "CAMUSSO", c.1960; 6.5" (16.5 cms) long £30-50 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED HORN SNUFF MULL the end carved with an animal head, hinged cover with central cartouche, initialled "JW", unmarked, probably Scottish 1800-1815; 3.5" (9 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN IVORY & LACE FAN in a box with the label "J.DUVELLEROY , PARIS", another ivory & lace fan and three other fans; the largest one 11" (28 cms) long (5) £100-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED CURLY HORN SNUFF MULL with a domed cover, unmarked, probably Scottish, 1800-1810 and a late Victorian engraved oval tobacco box, initialled "DM", by T. Hayes, Birmingham 1899; the latter 2.6" (6.6 cms) long; 1.25 oz weighable silver (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MID 18TH CENTURY GERMAN ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX of shaped rectangular outline with a reeded border & gilt interior, maker's mark "JH" (monogram), Schwabish Gmund, 1750-60; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 3.1 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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MAUCHLINE-WARE: A card case, a pair of glove stretchers, a paper knife, two napkin rings, a note book, a small pedestal dish, a pail, three snuff boxes & a kaleidoscope together with a "Floral Emblems" note book & three Tartan-ware pieces; the largest one 7.7" (19.5 cms) long (16) £150-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SMALL FILIGREE CASKET with a flower finial & a hasp & staple closure, Moscow 1873; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 2.7 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN CIGARETTE CASE of rounded oblong form with profusely chased decoration; one side with a mother & calf tapir approaching the water, the other side centred by a lion attacking a giant boar, unmarked c.1900; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 3.15 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ENAMELLED COPPER CANDLESTICKS painted with floral sprays against a white & turquoise ground, detachable nozzles; 12.25" (31 cms) high (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN NIELLOWORK SNUFF BOX with figures & architecture on the cover; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 2.2 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY STAMP BOX in the form of a wheelbarrow, inset with a halfpenny stamp (behind glass) by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1908; 2.7" (6.7 cms); 0.65 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III NOVELTY SILVERGILT VINAIGRETTE in the form of a flexible fish with engraving, hinged head & grille & suspensory ring, by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1817; 3.6" (9.25 cms) long; 0.5 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY MOUNTED PORCELAIN SCENT BOTTLE in the form of a bird's egg with screw cap & Registered Design No. 20772, by C. Sanders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1888; 1.5" (3.7 cms) high £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III PLAIN OVAL VINAIGRETTE with a suspensory ring, lacking original grille, gilt interior, by Robert Lockwood & John Douglas, London 1801 (now with an associated lift-out grille- probably made during the Victorian period); 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.32 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MATCHED SET OF FOUR MENU CARD HOLDERS in the form of the Royal Naval crown on a canted oblong base, by J.W. Barrett, Birmingham 1910 and 1935, two with the retailer's mark of "Page, Plymouth"; 1.5" (3.7 cms) long; 3.1 oz (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY SMALL OVAL VINAIGRETTE plain with a pull-off cover, gilt interior & lift-out grille with drilled holes, maker's mark "HC" and a "key" mark, for Gibraltar, 1800-1810; 1" (2.6 cms) long; 0.4 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ENAMELLED COPPER NOVELTY BOX in the form of a pear, the hinged cover inset with a mirror; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVERGILT ENGRAVED VESTA CASE rectangular with a ribbed striker down one side & a suspensory ring, the cover with a vacant cartouche, the base with a pipe-smoking monkey, by C. Rawlings & W. Summers, London 1854; 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.4 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A NOVELTY PORCELAIN BOX in the form of the head of a dog with hinged cover; 1.9" (4.8 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM IV SILVERGILT "CASTLE TOP" VINAIGRETTE with chased convex sides and a view of Abbotsford House in relief on the cover, the base with engine-turning & a vacant gold cartouche by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1836; 1.5" (3.8 cms) long; 0.85 oz £250-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SNUFF BOX of squat oval form with engraved sides and a granite-set cover, the gilt interior with the later addition of a vinaigrette grille, maker's mark of "M. Rettie & Sons, Aberdeen", c.1850; 2" (5 cms) long; 1.6 oz gross £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE EARLY VICTORIAN ENGRAVED "CASTLE TOP" VINAIGRETTE of shaped oblong outline with a view of Holyrood House on the cover against a "rayed" sky, the base with engine-turning & a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1856; 1.25" (3.2 cms) long; 0.45 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Sold with a print showing a procession entering the Palace of Holyrood.
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MEDICAL INTEREST: A small thin director & scoop with a turned, centre section, unmarked, probably late 17th / early 18th century; 5.25" (13.2 cms) long; 0.24 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN TRAVELLING PAINT BOX the silver case containing seven different colours and a brush & pencil, case by W.J. Hornby 1905; 7.5 cms with ring terminal £100-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN PAPER KNIFE of tapering form with a fold-out steel penknife in the handle, by Sampson Mordan, London 1885; 6.75" (17 cms) long; 1.6 oz £150-170 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN ELECTROPLATED BOSUN'S WHISTLE OR CALL with a suspensory ring and engraved decoration on the sides; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN PROVINCIAL GOLD-MOUNTED MALACHITE SNUFF BOX of plain rectangular form with chased borders of debased foliage, maker's mark "A.B", standard mark "72" and town mark of Kazan, c.1800; 3.25" (8.3 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN POTTERY SCENT BOTTLE the conical cream body painted with flowers in gold & silver, silver gilt top, hallmarked 1884; 26 cms £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED, ENAMELLED COPPER ÉTUI with nine steel/gilt-metal fittings and a folding ivory tablet, the body painted with polychrome vignettes with figures against a white ground, c.1770; 4" (10 cms) long £500-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SHAGREEN-MOUNTED DESK TIMEPIECE in the shape of a drum with a fold-out stand, the silvered dial with black Roman numerals, by T&S. Callow (of Mount Street), London 1914; 2" (5 cms) diameter £500-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED AGATE ÉTUI containing the following gilt-metal tools/fittings; a pencil holder, a handle, a bodkin with spoon end, a pair of scissors, a rule, a pair of dividers and another implement, unmarked 1770-1800; 3.7" (9.2 cms) long £800-850 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX of cartouche form with shaped sides, chased all over with figures & scrollwork, marks unclear, probably 1760-80; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 2.8 oz £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE SQUAT CIRCULAR BOX & COVER on a ring foot, decorated in low relief all over with prunus in blossom, maker's mark & character mark, for Wang Hing & Co., of Hong Kong c.1900; 3.75" (9.5 cms) diameter; 6.5 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE SNUFF BOX of cartouche form with figures dancing in relief on the cover, struck on the base with a pseudo mark for Paris mid 18th century, but dating from c.1890; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 3.25 oz £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCHOOL LITERARY PRIZE in the form of a parcelgilt, quill dip-pen with a clamp and locking ring to hold a nib, inscribed, "Prize at Tunbridge School, July 27th, 1858", by C. Rawlings and W. Summers, London 1858; 10.5" (26.8 cms) long; 1.15 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GOLD-CASED COMBINED PENCIL & DIP-PEN in the form of a reeded column with a bloodstone seal terminal, crested, the end with a reversible "plug-in" pencil & pen section with a removable gold nib stamped "F. Mordan, London" c.1900; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long. £120-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCHOOL LITERARY PRIZE in the form of a silvergilt, quill dip-pen with a clamp and locking ring to hold a nib, inscribed "Prize at Tunbridge School, July 28th 1869", by William Summers, London 1869; 10.25" (26 cms) long; 1.35 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GOLD-CASED DIP-PEN & PENCIL COMBINED of tubular form with engine-turning, a telescopic section (to extend the length), a removable end cap & a gold nib stamped "Kurtz & Monoghan, New York", unmarked except for an incuse "arrow" at one end, c.1900, together with a 9 ct. gold "Mordan Everpoint" pencil, inscribed and a Continental gold propelling pencil stamped "585"; the latter 3.25" (8.3 cms) long (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED DIP-PEN & PENCIL in the form of a hexagonal column with an amethyst-set seal terminal, inscribed along the side as a school prize: "E.W. Thrasher, Blue Coat School, Frome, Arithmetic 1885", with slide out nib & propelling pencil, unmarked, c.1885; 4" (10.2 cms) long; 0.65 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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PENS/PENCILS: A late Victorian gold cased column type pen/pencil combined with an engraved body, two sliders and a cornelian-set terminal, a wrythen-fluted column type pencil, an engraved gold-cased pencil, a gold-plated pencil with chased decoration by "Hicks" of New York, two other American gilt-metal mounted pencils and an Art Deco gold-plated pencil with a pierced body; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) long (7) £130-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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