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A VICTORIAN OVAL PURSE decorated with alternating chased & polished stripes, silk interior and original fitted case, by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1885; 2.7" (6.8 cms) long; 1.3 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF MID 20TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE MINIATURE OR TOY CAFÉ AU LAIT POTS with turned wooden handles & finials, Oporto post 1938; 3.1" (8 cms) high; 2.3 oz (2) £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN THIMBLE by Charles Horner, Chester 1902 and a miniature or toy four piece tea & coffee service and tray, (the pots with detachable covers), maker's mark "AM&Co", Birmingham 1962; the tray 5.8" (14.7 cms) long; 2.25 oz (8) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN MINIATURE OR TOY CHINOISERIE TEA POT decorated in low relief with panels of prunus foliage, by Yapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1852; 1.75" (4.5 cms) high; 1.1 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CONTEMPORARY MINIATURE FOUR-PIECE TEA & COFFEE SERVICE & TRAY (the pots with detachable covers), maker's mark "DJS", London 1972/73; the tray 3.5" (9 cms) diameter; 2.25 oz (7) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE I MINIATURE OR TOY TEA POT of baluster form with a scroll handle & lift-off cover, by David Clayton, London c.1725; 2" (5 cms) high; 8 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN MINIATURE OR TOY COFFEE SET INCLUDING:- A coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl, 2 cups & 2 saucers and a tray, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1905/06 together with an unmarked tea spoon, a pair of sugar tongs, a funnel, a spade & pepperette in the form of a teapot by S.M. Levi, Birmingham 1904; the tray 5.3" (13.5 cms) long; 1.5 oz (13) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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MINIATURES OR TOYS:- A pair of candlesticks and an inkstand with lift-off bell and two ink pots, by Asprey & Co.Ltd., London 1938, a late Victorian chamberstick, a five-piece tea set & tray by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, Birmingham 1905 and an English dictionary in a case with magnifying lens; the inkstand 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 3 oz weighable silver (lot) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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MISCELLANEOUS SMALL & MINIATURE ITEMS:- A Dutch miniature bureau, import-marked 1911, a miniature table, import-marked 1898, a box shaped like a pair of bellows, import-marked 1899, a spirit flask funnel, a late Victorian chamber-style sealing wax holder, an Edwardian chamberstick with vesta drawer, a Chinese match box holder, monogrammed, two stamp rollers (both A/F) and two plated items; the bellows 4" (10 cms) long; 8.7 oz weighable silver (11) £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SILVERGILT ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE rectangular with rounded corners & a vacant oval cartouche, the grille pierced with a flower, by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1812; 1.35" (3.5 cms) long; 0.5 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN LOBED OVAL VINAIGRETTE with engraved decoration, a suspensory ring & script initials on the cover, by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1882; 1.25" (3.1 cms) long; 4.3 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVERGILT ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of shaped rectangular outline with a shield-shaped cartouche on the cover, inscribed "Mizpah", by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1856; 1.35" (3.5 cms) long; 0.6 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MODERN PLAIN RECTANGULAR BUTT MARKER with rounded corners, the gilt interior with a three-section leather holder to take twelve removable, numbered pegs, by Asprey & Co. Ltd., London 1962; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.5 oz weighable silver £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED SHAGREEN COVERED MEDICAL ÉTUI of tapering form with a button-operated cover, fitted with the following implements: two bodkins, a tortoiseshell & steel penknife, a tortoiseshell & steel fleam, a director & scoop, a pair of mounted steel tweezers/forceps, another fleam and a combined tongue depressor and spatula, unmarked; 5.75" (14.5 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE resembling a shotgun cartridge with a leather-clad body, the flip cover inscribed "July 4th 1887", by J. Brownett & A. Jones, London 1882; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 0.95 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLE TOP" CARD CASE of shaped rectangular outline with scroll borders & a view of Queen's College, Cork, Ireland in relief on the front, the reverse with chased foliate scrolls & a vacant cartouche, by Frederick Marsden, Birmingham 1872; 4" (10 cms) high; 2.1 oz £1500-1800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH PENDANT in the form of St. Martin's Cross (of Iona), with incised maker's name "Millidge & Sons, Edinburgh", 1880-1900; 4.3" (11.2 cms) long; 1.9 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLE TOP" CARD CASE of shaped oblong outline with a view of St. Paul's Cathedral on the front in high relief flanked by chased scrolls, the reverse with scrolls & a cartouche, initialled, by John Tongue, Birmingham 1847; 3.75" (9.5 cms) high; 1.7 oz £500-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CHINESE SYCEE INGOT with three stamped character marks on the top section, probably early 20th century and five pieces of 'Chinese table money; the ingot 2.8" (7.2 cms) long (6) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE RECTANGULAR BOX embossed and chased around the sides and on the cover with native figures in garden landscapes with floral & foliate borders, the base engraved with a crest & motto(, struck with Chinese character mark only, c.1900; 4.8" (12.2 cms) long; 7.8 oz £500-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Crest & motto of Lyons.
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ONE SMALL & TWO LARGER INDIAN ENAMELLED BOXES with pull-off covers, set with foiled glass bosses, unmarked, probably late 20th century; the larger boxes 2.5" (6.5 cms) long; 6.3 oz (3) £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN SOVEREIGN CASE of plain circular form with swivel ring, by Howard & Walsh Ltd., Birmingham 1901; 1.2" (3 cms) diameter; 0.65 oz £120-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD MOUNTED STAINLESS STEEL PENKNIFE with two blades & a suspensory ring, inscribed "Clutter" and dated "28-9-18", by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1919, another similar 9 ct. gold mounted penknife and a gold-plated mounted stainless steel pocket knife with corkscrew, initialled; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SMALL ENAMELLED POWDER COMPACT with a gilt interior & suspensory ring, by the Ginnel Manufacturing Co., 1910-20; 1.4" (3.5 cms) diameter; 0.63 oz gross £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 17TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN RELINQUARY CROSS PENDANT opening to reveal six small compartments, the reverse engraved with the crucifixion, struck five times with the town mark for Naples c.1700; 3.1" (8 cms) long; 0.5 oz £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MID 20TH CENTURY 9 CT. GOLD RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE CASE with engine-turned decoration, inscribed "DORITA" and inscribed inside with numerous facsimile signatures, by J.H. Wynn, Birmingham 1946; 6" (15.2 cms) long; 6.8 oz £1000-1200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL NOVELTY MOUNTED CUT-GLASS SCENT BOTTLE the hinged cover in the form of a puppy emerging from a tube, with small glass stopper, & struck with French, German & Austro-Hungarian marks (fitted case); 3.1" (8 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 9 CT. GOLD RECTANGULAR VESTA CASE with initials & date "27-7-14", maker's mark "B.C", Birmingham 1911, a gold-cased telescopic pencil by S. Mordan & Co., three other vesta cases and a cased set of three dress studs; the latter 2.7" (6.8 cms) long (6) £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY 18 CT. GOLD VESTA CASE of plain, rounded square outline, maker's mark "M&M", Birmingham 1913; 1.6" (4 cms) long; 0.75 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An early 18th century mounted tortoiseshell snuff box with an inlaid pique-work scene on the cover entitled "IE-QUITE TOUT-POUR-VOUS", c.1720 (A/F), a treen shoe snuff box and a folding fruit knife with mother of pearl sides, Sheffield 1893 (fitted case); the shoe 4.25" (11 cms) long (3) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A DANISH CONTEMPORARY RING by Georg Jensen with stamped incuse no."128"; 1.2" (3 cms) long; 0.25 oz £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL LATE VICTORIAN PLAYING CARDS BOX with a hinged cover & twin compartments (containing two miniature packs of cards), by Henry Stewart Brown, London 1899; 1.85" (4.7 cms) high; 1.6 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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BY STUART DEVLIN:- A small cast silvergilt pendant frog, London 1981; 0.75" (2 cms) long; 0.2 oz £70-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF SILVER FLASKS of moon-shape in Tibetan style with filigree and enamel decoration and set with a central stone; 10 cms high £180-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE with carved floral border and central cruciform panel of figures, late 19th century; 11.5 cms, another Chinese carved card case c.1900; 9.5 cms and an ivory parasol handle carved with vines c.1900 £120-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO SIMILAR NORWEGIAN SILVERGILT & ENAMEL MUSTARD POTS each in the form of a peg tankard; 7 & 6.75 cms high £120-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN IVORY PAPER KNIFE the handle carved with a portrait bust, possibly William IV, 19th century; 30 cms and a magnifying glass with silver handle Birmingham 1887 £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SILVER & IVORY CHARIOT WITH CHERUB DRIVER probably Austro-Hungarian c.1900, a cameo glass scent bottle c.1900, an Indian miniature portrait 19th century and a wax impression from a seal (4) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN INDIAN CARVED IVORY GROUP of a couple tenderly embracing, the base inscribed "From B.N. Joshi, To.Captn. W.B. Ferris", 19th century; 15 cms high £100-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GROUP OF TWENTY IVORY GAMING COUNTERS engraved with inscriptions and coloured flowers, probably 18th century and two others, all contained in an inlaid horn snuff box £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GOLD PENCIL HOLDER by Mordan and a gold signet ring with intaglio engraved crest (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MUSICAL BOX The movement set in a gilt brass case in the form of a grand piano with enamel plaques, painted with landscapes, child musicians & pierced scrollwork on the sides, late 19th century; 17 x 13 cms £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCROLL ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE of shaped rectangular outline, initialled "WG" on the cover, by George Unite, Birmingham 1877; 1.5" (3.8 cms) long; 0.8 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN POSTAGE STAMP BOX on ball feet with three divisions and a gilt interior; 2.8" (7.1 cms) long; 0.95 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCROLL-ENGRAVED OBLONG VINAIGRETTE with a suspensory ring & script initials on the cover, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1845; 1.35" (3.5 cms) long; 0.55 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CHEROOT CASE of rounded oblong form, embossed on the cover with native figures around a barrel, in a landscape & a vacant shield cartouche, the reverse with dragons chasing pearls, gilt interior, unmarked c.1900; 5" (12.5 cms) long; 5.5 oz £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF FACE SCREENS embroidered with flowers, 19th century; 24 cms wide and another similar (3) £70-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN EMBOSSED NOTE CASE of rounded oblong form with a vacant cartouche on the front and a leather-lined interior with pencil, by W. Neale, Chester 1906; 4.1" (10.5 cms) long; 3.6 oz gross £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM IV ENGRAVED BAG OR PURSE VINAIGRETTE with a suspensory ring & chain, initialled, by Gervaise Wheeler, Birmingham 1833; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.3 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MID 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN "CASTLE TOP" CARD CASE with a view of "Battle Abbey, Sussex" on the front in relief, bordered by stamped scrolls & trellis work, the reverse with leaves & flowers and a small vacant cartouche, maker's mark only, by Leonard & Wilson of Philadelphia, PA, c.1850; 3.55" (9 cms) high; 1.65 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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