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An early 19th century French Ivory and gilt metal mounted fixé sous verre bodkin/needle case, circa 1800-30
Of plain flat sided form with rounded ends, the sections met by gilt copper brattishing borders, the lid with inset gilt nails grips. The lower section inset with a glazed painted panel to both sides, showing a port scene of a ship in sail against ancient colonnades and figures.
Length-13.5 cm / 5.25 inches λ
£200-300
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A late 18th century English century ivory patch box, circa 1780
Of rectangular form, with canted corners, the lid inset with trailing threads of pique and alternating mother and pearl and green stained ivory. A gilt metal plaque to the top inscribed with initials J C W in cursive script flourished, gilt metal hinge and push button release. Velvet lined interior with fitted mirror plate.
Length-7.9 cm / 3.1 inches λ
£150-200
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A late 18th/early 19th century English ivory and braided hair patch box, circa 1800
Of navette form, with a central glazed navette shaped window of braided hair, unmarked low carat gold hinge, trim and push button release. Velvet lined interior with fitted mirror plate.
Length-10.5 cm / 4.1 inches λ
£150-200
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A late 19th century French ivory necessaire with silver and silver-gilt fittings, circa 1870
Of rounded rectangular form, the case with monogram to lid, the interior with a full complement of needlework tools, comprising a marked bodkin, needle case and thimble, and an unmarked pair of scissors and stiletto punch.
Length-10 cm / 4 inches λ£100-150
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A late 18th century English ivory and gold inlaid toothpick box with unmarked silver toothpick, circa 1790
Of rectangular form with rounded ends, the lid inlaid with gold pellets and a vacant plaque. Push release button. The velvet lined interior with a unmarked silver toothpick of twisted form and hook end.
Length-7.5 cm / 3 inches λ
£100-150
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A late 19th century French ivory necessaire with silver-gilt and gilt metal fittings, circa 1870
Of oval form, the interior with a full complement of associated needlework tools, comprising a gilt metal bodkin, stiletto punch, pair of scissors and a silver gilt needle case and thimble.
Length-11.1 cm / 4.3 inches λ£100-150
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An early 19th century French turned ivory and fixé sous verre snuff box, circa 1800-30
Of circular form with inset glazed painted panel, surrounded within a gilt metal mount, the scene depicting rural figures against a landscape with a tree and house.
Diameter-6 cm / 2.4 inches λ
£150-200
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A late 18th century painted miniature ivory pendant emblematic of love, probably English circa 1770-90
Of circular form within a gilt copper frame with suspension loop, the ivory disc painted en grisaille with a scene showing a central cartouche with monogram B M in cursive script flourished surmounted by a pair of doves in flight and flanked by garlands. A maiden attending to the left and a cherub with flaming torch to one hand and a laurel wreath crowning the dove to another for triumph. All above bow and quiver cast asunder for peace and a dog looking inward for loyalty. Glazed.
Diameter-6.25 cm / 2.5 inches λ
£200-300
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A mid-19th century turned ivory and tortoiseshell lined habitat snuff box, probably French circa 1850
Of circular form with ivory exterior and tortoiseshell interior, the lid with inset concave glass domed habitat of card flowers, gilt thread against a turquoise background with a gilt metal retaining ring.
Diameter-6.5 cm / 2.5 inches λ
£150-200
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A mid-19th century French Ivory and unmarked gold aide-memoire, circa 1840
Of slightly tapering rectangular form with unmarked gold engraved borders and oval plates to each side reading 'cheri' and 'souvenir'. One side with a glazed oval window with braided hair with an engraved and enamelled surround. The other side with an enamelled plaque of an 'S' with Comte's coronet above. The interior with pencil hole and carved ivory pinned sheet fan. Length-8.5 cm / 3.25 inches
Width-5.1 cm / 2 inches λ
£1200-1600
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An unusual late 19th century clockwork erotic ivory pin cushion, circa 1880
Of circular form, the turned ivory base with inscribed monogram gothic script, the velvet pin section lifting to reveal an erotic scene of digital penetration, clockwork motorised.
Diameter-11.1 cm / 4.9 inches λ
£800-1200
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An unusual Victorian travelling spoon, fork and knife set, jasper handled, Birmingham 1861 by Hilliard & Thompson
The jasper (hardstone) handles with rounded terminals, the shaped ferrels adjoining to spoon, fork and knife blade. Cased.
Knife length-21.5 cm / 8.5 inches
£600-800
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A mid-18th century French agate snuff box with silver-gilt mounts, later marked with the French guarantee for 1838 and with the Dutch sword mark for antiques
Of rectangular boat form with hinged lid and reeded mounts.
Length-8.7 cm / 3.42 inches
£200-250
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A George II English unmarked gold and brown agate snuff box, circa 1730-50
Of shaped outline with inset agate panels, the mount with chased trailing foliate garlands, interspaced with scallop shells, the thumbpiece formed as a shell.
Length-5.5 cm / 2.1 cm
£3000-4000
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A mid-18th century English agate and unmarked silver snuff box, circa 1740
Of shaped outline, with agate lid and base with an unmarked silver mount.
Length-9 cm / 3.5 inches
£300-400
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A mid-18th century French unmarked gold and shagreen etui, circa 1760
Of tapering form with button release clasp lidded section, the case covered in shagreen with unmarked gold mounts formed as rococo decoration of C scrolls, garlands, one side with a dog the other with a swan. The fitted interior complete with gold bodkin with wax scoop, no ribbon slot and steel blade scissors, each marked with an A incuse, tax mark of Vienna for items produced prior to 1806. Also included, a gold inlaid tortoiseshell fruit knife, a combined nail file tweezers, pencil and ivory aide-memoire slide.
Length-10 cm / 4 inches λ
£2000-3000
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A fine mid-18th century French blue agate and unmarked gold mounted etui, circa 1760
Of tapering form with panelled sections of polished blue agate, the rococo styled mounts formed as C scrolls and foliate garlands, with paste closed set release button realising lid. The fitted interior, partially complete with unmarked gold items including steel blade scissors, a pencil, a bodkin with wax scoop, no thread slot and a closed bladed fruit knife with chased handle, also an ivory aide-memoire slide.
Length-9.8 cm / 3.8 inches λ
£3000-5000
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A mid Victorian silver gilt champlevé enamel and agate set dressing table box, London 1852 probably by William Neal
Of rectangular form with canted corners, the lid with reeded edge and acanthus corners a large inset agate section to the centre with enamel surround, similarly decorated with champlevé fleur-de-lis anthemia, scroll clasp. The sides similarly inset with agate panels in bright cut silver surrounds, the corner engraved with scrolling anthemia. The interior fitted in blue leather. Marked to front and part marked to lid.
Length-11 cm / 4.25 inches
Width-8.75 cm / 3.4 inches
£1800-2200
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An early 19th century English unmarked gold and lapis lazuli snuff box, circa 1825
Of rectangular form, with gold lining and scroll moulded clasp, the lapis lazuli body with canted edges to lid. The lid inset with an enamel oval plaque within a gold border showing a scene of Mars embraced by Venus against a cloud scape with putti at play, after François Boucher (b.1703, Paris-d.1770, Paris). The reverse of the box with a snuff spoon section, contain a silver snuff spoon London 1824 by S.N
Length-8.5 cm / 3.25 inches
Width-6 cm / 2.3 inches
£2500-3000
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An early 19th century English turned bone 'alphabetical' blocks counters box, circa 1800-40
Of cylindrical form, the lid with stained lettering of A B C. Containing eighteen circular counters each with a stained letter, capitalised to one side and lower case to the other.
Height-4.3 cm / 1.75 inches
£100-150
A near identical example in the Museum of Childhood, V&A E.1737-1954
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An early 19th century Scottish unmarked silver mounted horn snuff mull, circa 1820
Of conventional form, silver mounted horn lid with stand-away hinge and silver boss, initialled J C in cursive script flourished.
Length- 8.5 cm / 3.3 inches
£150-200
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A set of four late 18th century reverse painted glass buttons, probably French circa 1770
Each of circular form with a reverse painted concave glass front set against a wax disc, showing scenes of classical architecture including ancient ruins of temples / colonnades and figures upon pedestals, in gilt copper mount with tin reverse and pin shank. (4)
Diameter-3.75 cm / 1.5 inches
£100-150
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An early 19th century stained horn and gilt metal mounted table snuff box, probably French circa 1820
Of oval cylindrical form, the green stained body with fluted decoration. Gilt metal mount to base and hinge with scroll thumbpiece.
Height-5.5 cm / 2.2 inches
Length-8.5 cm / 3.25 inches
£150-200
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An early 19th century German carved bone/horn snuff box, circa 1800-1820
Of curved rectangular form with hinged lid and stud work decoration. The body with inscribed decoration, the lid showing the Madonna with child against a scrolling cartouche with 'Maria' and other word beneath. The reverse with a last supper scene and St Benedict (?) below.
Length-8.25 cm / 3.5 inches
£80-120
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An 18th century French blonde tortoiseshell box with inset painted ivory plaque, Paris circa 1780
Of circular form with unmarked gold jewelled border, the top inset with a circular painted ivory image of a boy sat recumbent in white dress with a bird perched to hand within a village setting, framed within a unmarked gold rope twist border.
Diameter-6.25 cm / 2.4 inches λ
£500-700
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A late 18th century French lacquer and pressed tortoiseshell box, circa 1780
of circular form with inset pressed gilt tortoiseshell panel enhanced with oil, glazed, depicting a scene of a ship coming into port. The black lacquer exterior with gilt metal mounts of meander border, the interior with tortoiseshell lining.
Diameter-8 cm / 3 inches λ
£200-300
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A mid to late 19th century gold piqué tortoiseshell purse, probably French circa 1850-80
Of oval form, inlaid throughout with gold stylised scrolls and motifs, the end with gilt copper rope twist bands, one side with unmarked gold plaque of stylised scroll and leaf form inscribed 'Emperador De Mexico-Agustin It Vrbide'.
Length-11 cm / 4.25 inches. λ
£150-200
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A mid-century 18th century tortoiseshell and piqué snuff box, probably French circa 1740-60
Of rectangular form with curved re-entrant corners, the lid and base with gilt metal piqué work of flowering plants and foliate motifs. The interior with an inset oil on ivory miniature of a couple in an amorous hold against a tree and town scape, later varnished.
Length-8.6 cm / 3.4 inches λ
£150-200
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A mid-19th century French fine gold piqué tortoiseshell box, circa 1860
Of rectangular form, inlaid throughout with fine gold scrolling against lattice work. Interior plain with inlaid edges of scrolls and petal forms. The front with inlaid name 'Colletta' in Gothic script.
Length-9.5 cm / 3.75 inches
Width-4 cm / 1.5 inches λ
£300-500
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A mid-18th century French erotica tortoiseshell and gold snuff box, possibly Marseilles circa 1760
Of lobed rectangular form with cavetto moulded base and lid, the lid with piqué decoration of cornucopia, insects and a screen, grenetis and piqué detailing to cavetto edges. The glazed interior with a graphite and hand tinted scene of solicitation, the young lady coquettishly about to grab the boy's ball and cup. The gold mount with mark to interior flange possibly the discharge mark for Marseilles.
Length-8.2 cm / 3.25 inches
Width-6.4 cm / 2.5 inches λ
£600-800
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An 18th century French gold piqué and tortoiseshell snuff box, circa 1740
Of rectangular form with inlaid gold piqué decoration to the lid depicting a chinoiserie scene of a figure within a pagoda against scrolls.
Diameter 8.5 cm / 3.3 inches λ
£300-£500
Provenance: The property of the late John Marriott and Count R L Sangorski. Acquired at Sotheby's Bond Street Russian Works of Art & Vertu, 18th July 1988.
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A William IV 18 ct gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, London 1831 by Alexander J Strachan
Of rectangular form with gold lining and clasp. The tortoiseshell exterior with lid inset with oval enamel portrait miniature of a gentleman in a red jacket set within a gold border, after Christian Friedrich Zincke (b.1683, Dresden-d.1767, London). Marked to the inside flange
Length-8 cm / 3.1 inches
Width-6.2 cm / 2.5 inches λ
£2000-2500
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An early 19th century papier mâché snuff box and cover <$t1.905>painted by Samuel Raven (British, c.1775-1847)
Of circular form, the lid painted with a portrait of a 17th Century Dutch man, holding a glass in oil. the underside of lid signed in red S.Raven pinxit, Patronaged by H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex & Prince Leopold.
<$t$>Diameter-9 cm / 3.5 inches
£150-200
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An early 19th century papier mâché snuff box and cover <$t1.905>painted by Samuel Raven (British, c.1775-1847)
Of circular form, the lid painted with multiple portraits showing five figures, possibly a physician's scene, including a lady taking smelling salts and having her pulse taken, possibly after Gillray. Indistinctly signed in red inside.
Diameter-9.5 cm / 3.5 inches
£200-300
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A mid to late 19th century vernis martin lacquered snuff box, French circa 1850-80
Of oval form with silvered brass mount and stand-away hinge. The exterior lid painted with a scene of Watteau-esque figures in a florid setting. The reverse showing a château with figures in the foreground, all against a green ground. The interior painted with trophies emblematic of music, depicting bag pipes and, tambourines and lyres.
Length-10 cm / 4 inches
£150-200
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A mid-19th century French boulle work and mother of pearl inlaid mahogany etui, circa 1850
Of tapered curved form, the lid inlaid with red tortoiseshell and cut gilt brass work, highlighted with line stained mother of pearl, showing a naked warrior with shield and helmet brandishing a spear, against columns and scrolls and decorative motifs. The velvet lined interior with a French marked gold needle case, and other associated needlework tools; a late gilt metal pair of scissors, an unmarked silver gilt stiletto punch and a silver gilt thimble, Birmingham 1977 by S&S(?).
Length-12.5 cm / 4.9 inches λ
£200-300
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A mid to late 19th century painted lacquered wood table snuff box, probably French circa 1860-80
Painted throughout with various buildings in rural settings including castles, townscapes and a gate house. The lid painted with a Watteau-esque scene of two lovers embracing against foliage. Together with another box of Russian lacquer foil decorated to the lid with two figures in Russian attires dancing (not illustrated). (2)
Dimensions of French example-8.6 cm / 3.5 inches x 5.4 cm x 2.1 inches
£80-120
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A mid-18th century gilt copper chatelaine etui, possibly English circa 1760
The chatelaine body in three sections each with rococo ornament of C and S scrolls, the top section possibly showing a figure of Athena, belt hook to reverse. With two suspended drops, one of a blue agate heart, the other of goldstone glass. The etui suspended below of shaped rococo outline with a figure to either side, the push release lid to reveal a fitted gilt copper interior, complete with bodkin with wax scoop no thread slot, another bodkin with ribbon slot and thread eye, a folding fruit knife, steel scissors, pencil case, and ivory aide-memoire slide. Within a fitted velvet lined case.
Length-20 cm / 7.9 inches
£1500-2000
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An early 19th century small Indian unmarked silver-gilt cast and filigree salt(?) possibly Goa or Ahmadnagar circa 1800-1850
Formed as a flower bouquet upon a central stem from an oval base decorated with foliage and rock-work sat upon four feet. A detachable filigree bud from the central bouquet which may once have been detachable to hold salt beneath, now soldered.
Height-11.5 cm / 4.5 inches
£200-300
For a large filigree silver gilt example, see Christies Sale 4914 'Islamic & Indian Works of Art & Textiles' April 27th 2012, Lot 646
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An early 18th century brass scissors case, Northern European circa 1700-30
Of conventional form with suspension loop, decorated throughout with chased decorated of scales, scroll work and a n arrow piercing a crowned heart.
Length-10 cm / 4 inches
£150-200
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An 18th century gilt metal alloy snuff box, with pseudo marks, probably Germanic circa 1740
Of moulded oval form, the hinged lid with showing suspended figures, the sides showing a rural scene with shepherd and sheep against a house, Gilt interior with two pseudo marks. Also included, a gilt metal velvet lined purse, the lid with engraved scene of a building against mountains (not illustrated). (2)
Pseudo marked snuff box length-6 cm / 2.3 inches
£150-200
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Two 18th century chatelaine bodies, one unmarked silver parcel-gilt, possibly English circa 1750
The parcel gilt example, in four sections each with rococo ornament of C and S scrolls, the top section possibly showing a figure of Athena with putti attendant. One heart shaped suspended drop. The other of similar form, gilt copper probably French circa 1760. (2)
Parcel gilt example length-11.4 cm / 4.5 inches
£200-300
A gold chatelaine, hallmarked for London 1755, of similar form and decoration to the parcel-gilt example here is in the V&A collection (M.4:1 to 5 -2004)
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A late 19th century gilt metal chatelaine nail file, French circa 1880
The nail in sheath suspended from a dual chain from central section with loop chain above. Decorated throughout with cast ornate ropework and floral motifs.
Length-16.5 cm / 6.5 inches
£80-120
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A mid-18th century French, silvered mother of pearl scissors case with steel scissors, circa 1740-60
The case of conventional form with carved mother of pearl faces, carved intaglio and silvered with rococo ornament of 'C' scrolls, foliage and rocaille. Throughout showing single putti at play with oriental/occidental structures and birds/dogs, metal hinge and clasp, the steel scissors with cross hatched engraving
Length-10.9 cm / 4.25 inches λ
£400-600
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A mid-18th century French carved mother of pearl and silver snuff box, circa 1740-60
Of rectangular form with silver clasp and interior, the mother of pearl facades carved intaglio and partially silvered, the lid with industrial architectural elements with birds and insects as well as a musical instruments and cornucopia. Marked to the inside with a device.
Length-5.6 cm / 2.45 inches
Width-4.5 cm / 1.75 inches λ
£100-150
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A mid-18th Century Dutch unmarked silver and mother of pearl snuff box, circa 1750
Of shaped form, the mother of pearl lid carved with a scene of two figures exchanging flowers, against a surround of flowers, a tower and a dog. The unmarked silver mount, engraved to the reverse with an interlaced monogram, internal floor with mother of pearl.
Length-8 cm / 3.15 inches λ
£1000-15000
For a box of similar form with a mother of pearl cover, however relief carved, where the silver bears the Amsterdam town mark see Bonhams, Silver and Objects of Vertu October 12th 2004, Lot 6
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A mid to late 18th century Dutch carved mother of pearl and tortoiseshell toilet box, circa 1750-70
Of oval form, the mother or pearl inset lid relief carved with a stylised scene of classical figures dancing, the body of the box of tortoiseshell.
Length-12 cm / 4.4 inches λ
£800-1200
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A rare late 17th/early 18th century French gold piqué inlaid shell and unmarked gold probable snuff horn circa 1700
Of curved horn form with cap, unmarked gold mount to the cap with stand-away hinge horn tip and a central mount. The shell sections with gold piqué work the cap similarly decorated, the gold tip engraved with panelled sprigs. The tip with blued steel release plate.
Length-10.6 cm / 4.2 inches λ
£2500-3500
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An early 18th century French unmarked gold and mother of pearl piqué snuff box, circa 1720-30
Of rectangular form with unmarked gold surround and mother of pearl lid and base. The lid inlaid with pique circles and flower heads and scroll clasp. The lid interior with original mirror glass in bright cut surround.
Length-5.1 cm / 2 inches
Width-4.2 cm / 1.7 inches λ
£3000-4000
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A mid-18th century English enamel scent bottle, South Staffordshire circa 1760
Of bottle form with slim tapering neck, decorated the case decorated with two gilt C scroll cartouches of figures at leisure, a fishing scene to one side and a figure hunting to the other side. Gilt metal mount with finial in the form of a bird with retaining chain.
Length-10.4 cm / 4.1 inches
£800-1200
For a very similar fishing scene please see Lot 52 in this sale
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