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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY FRENCH STOCK OR CRAVATTE BUCKLE of shaped oblong form, maker's mark "AM", Paris 1738-44 and a George II example of similar form, initialled "ISA" probably by Charles Archer, London 1739-1755; each approx. 1.7" (4 cms) long; 0.9 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES with shaped and pierced borders, chased at each end with a flowerhead & foliage, by Benjamin Mountigue, London c.1775 (maker's mark & date letter only) and another pair with pierced and beaded borders by Thomas Wallis, London 1785-90 (no date letters); the latter pair 2.6" (6.5 cms) long (2) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS PAIRS OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL SHOE BUCKLES all marked, mixed makers & dates; the largest pair 2.5" (6.5 cms) long (8) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III PASTE-SET STOCK OR CRAVATTE BUCKLE with a shaped border, c.1770 and another with a plain rectangular border, similar date; each approx. 1.8" (4.6 cms) long (2) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MOUNTED STEEL AND PASTE-SET SHOE BUCKLES with gilt-copper detail, 1785-90, two other similar single buckles with gold mounts, c.1785 and three other George III mounted steel, hallmarked buckles; the largest one 2.8" (7.4 cms) long (7) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PROVINCIAL SMALL BUCKLES initialled "HJ", maker's mark "AP", 1803-1809 and a pair of small late 18th century paste set & gold mounted buckles of plain oblong form, c.1790; the latter 1.6" (4.1 cms) long; 1.4 oz weighable silver (4) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE GEORGE II SMALL PASTE-SET BUCKLE in the shape of a shield, the back of the chape inscribed "1729" together with another similar smaller early 18th century buckle and two others of the same form (now converted to brooches); the inscribed buckle 1.55" (4.1 cms) long (4) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MOUNTED STEEL BREECHES' BUCKLES maker's mark unclear, London 1827 and a pair of chased nickel breeches' buckles, stamped "Sir John Bennett Ltd. Cheapside" on their reverses; the latter pair 1.25" (3.2 cms) long (4) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE GEORGE III IRISH STOCK OR CRAVATTE BUCKLE with a plain wire border, maker's mark "DP" (script), struck three times, crowned harp & Hibernia, Dublin c.1770; 2" (5 cms) long; 0.5 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY SMALL SINGLE BUCKLES mixed designs, makers & dates; the largest one 1.8" (4.6 cms) long (23) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II STOCK OR CRAVATTE BUCKLE with a pierced heart motif in the chape, maker's mark "CA" & lion passant only, probably by Charles Archer, London 1739-1755 together with another smaller example by the same maker, same date; the latter 1.4" (3.5 cms) long; 0.65 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CANTED RECTANGULAR SHOE BUCKLES with reeded borders & steel chapes, by George Smith & Thomas Hayter, London 1792 and a pair of similar larger buckles struck with the lion passant (only), London 1790-1800; the latter pair 3.2" (8 cms) long (4) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN TWO-PIECE NURSE'S BUCKLE with pierced & engraved decoration, by C.H. Cheshire, Birmingham 1900, a plated mounted shagreen cigarette case and a cheroot holder (cased); the buckle 3.6" (9.2 cms) long; 1.6 oz weighable silver (3) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III UNASCRIBED, MOUNTED STEEL BUCKLES with narrow borders of fine beading & reeding, maker's mark "RG" and another mark "I", c.1795, together with a pair of smaller buckles (lacking chapes) and a pair of paste-set buckles; the latter 2.5" (6.3 cms) long (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF BUCKLES INCLUDING:- An enamelled oval example by Liberty & Co., Birmingham 1908, two Continental narrow buckles, six other hallmarked buckles and a large plated buckle; the latter 6" (15 cms) long; 8.25 oz weighable silver (10) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A Victorian tortoiseshell card case with mother of pearl inlay, a pair of early 19th century silver-mounted steel buckles with paste-set borders, two paste-set hair combs, and three various hair pins; the card case 4" (10 cms) long (8) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SMALL SHOE BUCKLES with slot-pierced borders & steel chapes by Edward Fairbrother, London 1794 and two other pairs of small, mounted steel buckles (one pair unmarked, the other pair with indistinct marks); the hallmarked pair 1.75" (4.5 cms) long (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY OVAL COPPER SNUFF BOX a turned wooden box containing a wax seal and a wooden box covered in black sealing wax with seal impressions; the latter 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter (3) £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MID 19TH CENTURY PLATED NUTMEG GRATER of plain rectangular form, initialled "C.G.B.M", unmarked, a late Victorian embossed, heart-shaped dressing table box, inscribed "Thyre" by W. Neale, Sheffield 1898, and a smaller, similar box by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1898; the nutmeg grater 2.4" (6 cms) long; 4.3 oz weighable silver (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL 19TH CENTURY TRANSLUCENT HORN BOX & COVER containing a carved mother of pearl Virgin Mary pendant medallion; the box 2.25" (5.6 cms) diameter (2) £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Sold with a letter of provenance.
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A VICTORIAN CHILD'S RATTLE of baluster form with embossed decoration, a coral teether, a whistle terminal and eight bells dependant, by George Unite, Birmingham 1865; 4.4" (11.2 cms) long £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL GLASS PANELLED & QUARTER-REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK with a painted ivory dial and inset each side with miniature portrait of a young lady (on ivory), the dial signed "MLE.BREITSCHMID LUCERNE"; 5" (12.5 cms) high £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV CHILD'S RATTLE with a chased baluster body, coral teether & four bells dependant, by Unite & Hilliard, Birmingham c.1825 (marks worn); 4.6" (11.5 cms) long; 1 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCENT FLASK of rounded oblong form, enamelled on the front with flowers, hinged cover, glass liner & stopper, marks worn, probably by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1877; 3" (7.5 cms) long £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV SILVERGILT RECTANGULAR VINAIGRETTE with reeded sides, chased floral borders and a basket of flowers in relief on the cover, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1825, together with a modern "Castle Top" pill box with Windsor Castle in relief on the cover, gilt interior, by Stephen J. Rose, Birmingham 1977 (with Jubilee hallmark); the latter 1.5" (3.8 cms); 1.9 oz (2) £160-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ART DECO POT-POURRI BOX of canted rectangular form, the cover inset with a mauve enamelled panel, (loaded base) by Richard Comyns, London 1926; 4" (10 cms) long £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX with chased convex sides & a chased convex border around the cover, inscribed "Presented to Geo. Vaux Esq. (by a friend) as a mark of esteem for his talent & kindness during professional assistance", the base with engine-turning, gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838; 3.75" (9.5 cms) long; 6.45 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN PLATED MOUNTED WALNUT MINIATURE NECESSAIRE hinging open to reveal a fitted interior with scent bottle, thimble, scissors, bodkin & two other tools, unmarked 1860-80; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX the cover inset with a carved ivory panel, the sides & base with flowers, fruit & scrollwork in low relief, gilt interior, inscribed inside the cover "From Chas. Edmd. Rumbold Esq., M.P 7th August 1838", unmarked c.1830; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 4.4 oz gross £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Charles Edmund Rumbold was M.P. for Great Yarmouth 1813-34, 1837-47 and 1848-57.
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A MATCH BOX COVER engraved with the famous racing greyhound "MICK THE MILLER" and his dates, by R. Pringle & Sons, London 1939; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 1.75 oz £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL EARLY 20TH CENTURY ARTS & CRAFTS CASKET the domed cover set with an enamelled landscape panel, with corded borders, maker's mark only struck once "ALLEN", c.1900; 4" (10 cms) long; 5.1 oz £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN VESTA CASE later decorated on the front with a coloured resin hand of cards by J.M. Banks, Chester 1898; 2.25" (5.7 cms) square; 1.65 oz £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY TURNED IVORY SNUFF BOX circular with plain sides & base, the cover with engine-turned decoration, unmarked; 2.7" (6.7 cms) diameter £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 17TH CENTURY BASKET SHAPED SPICE BOX with fluted sides, the cover set with a polished agate boss and a border of collet-set faceted pastes, unmarked 1680-1700; 1.5" (3.9 cms) long; 0.6 oz gross £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX & COVER circular, decorated overall with rose engine-turning, the centre of the cover & base with a stylised flowerhead motif, unmarked; 2.75" (7 cms) diameter £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*For details of similar rose engine-turning and engine-turning in general see Pinto, E.H: Treen & other wooden Bygones, pp 384.
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX plain circular, the cover inset with the miniature portrait of a young lady in a light red dress with blue trimming and flowers in her hair, (behind glass), unmarked 1790-1800; 2.5" (6.5 cms) diameter £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX rectangular with rounded ends, and inlay on the cover, unmarked 1810-20; 3.1" (8 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III / IV SCOTTISH MOUNTED PONY HOOF SNUFF MULL the cork-lined cover with an applied thistle & oval cartouche, engraved with a crest*, initials "WM" & the motto "NON SIBI SECUNTUS", unmarked 1804-1825; 2.3" (6 cms) wide £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Crest & motto may be that of McClellan of Kirkcudbright
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AN ENGINE-TURNED CIGARETTE CASE of canted rectangular outline, initialled and inscribed inside, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1945; 5.5" (14 cms) long; 6.9 oz £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT GOLD RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE CASE with engine-turned decoration, the interior initialled, maker's mark "P.PLTD", Birmingham 1938; 4" (10 cms) long; 3.9oz £700-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN MOUNTED WOODEN CARD CASE of rounded rectangular form, profusely carved with figures & scrolls in low relief, pull-off cover, unmarked 1870-1890; 4.75" (12 cms) long £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PEPPERETTE in the form of a seated "Mr Punch", by W.H. Sparrow, Birmingham 1903 (loaded); 2.3" (6 cms) high £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN GILT METAL POCKET ANEROID BAROMETER with a silvered dial and adjustable outer ring, the dial signed "T. Mason, 5 Dame St. Dublin" (fitted leather case); 2" (5 cms) diameter £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM IV / VICTORIAN NOVELTY OR TOY TEA POT of cuboid form with embossed chinoiserie decoration, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1830; 1.75" (4.5 cms) high; 1 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of rounded oblong form, initialled, the gilt interior with simulated filigree grille, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1817; 1.25" (3.2 cms) long; 0.4 oz £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SNUFF BOX rectangular, with engraved scrollwork, game birds, a dog, a fox and a stag on the base, the cover with a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by Robert Gray & Sons, Glasgow 1839; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 1.9 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with scalloped borders, the grille pierced with flowers, by T. Simpson & Son, Birmingham 1817; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.7 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX of shaped rectangular form with a diaper work pattern on the base & cover, the interior inscribed "This silver snuff box belonged to Queen Anne who gave it to Lady Godolphin", unmarked; 3" (7.5 cms) long; 2.9 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SEWING:- A turned wooden cotton reel stand with a pin cushion handle, a pair of French silvergilt mounted steel scissors and matching thimble in a leather case, a turned wooden pin cushion with a clamp (for fixing to a table), a Mauchline-ware miniature wheelbarrow "High St, Uckfield", a sewing cmpendium in a green leather case, and a thimble; the cotton reel stand 5.3" (13.5 cms) high (6) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX with a shaped oblong outline with an inscription relating to the "First Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers" by E. Smith, Birmingham 1862; 3.3" (8.5 cms) long; 4.5 oz £300-350 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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