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A GEORGE III CIRCULAR TOILET BOX the cover inset with a George III coin, gilt interior, by William Parker, London 1812; 2.65" (6.8 cms) diameter; 4.1 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED IVORY PEPPER MILL of waisted form, with metal innards, marks worn, probably by Joseph Braham, London c.1885; 4" (10 cms) high £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PRESSED BURRWOOD SNUFF BOX of circular outline with a scene from 18th century village life on the cover depicting carousing peasant folk, tortoiseshell lining; 3.3" (8.5 cms) diameter £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE VARIOUS EDWARDIAN HAIR COMBS with pierced & engraved decoration (including one set with turquoises), all by Reynolds & Westwood, Birmingham 1904/05; the longest one 5.5" (14 cms) long; 1.9 oz (5) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOUR VARIOUS EDWARDIAN HAIR COMBS (one with an amethyst glass thistle), and a hair clip with pierced & engraved decoration, all by Pearce & Thompson, Birmingham 1906/07; the longest one 5.5" (14 cms) long; 1.9 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF HAIR COMBS A pair of Edwardian examples with pierced & engraved decoration, Birmingham &1901, a larger example, Birmingham 1904 and another, slightly smaller example, Birmingham 1898, all by C. Saunders & F. Shepherd, together with an unmarked Art Nouveau example, set with a mother of pearl boss and a four-pronged example by A.J. Bailey & Son, Birmingham 1905; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long; 2 oz (6) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN VESTA CASE with the chased portrait of horse with reins and a bridle on the front, and a riding crop and horseshoe on the back, by Gorham & Co., date mark for 1888; 1.85" (4.7 cms) long; 0.75 oz £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY LARGE HAIR COMB unmarked, a tortoiseshell and jet hair comb and a faux tortoiseshell hair comb; the latter 6" (15 cms) long (3) £40-50 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH ART NOUVEAU VESTA CASE with stylised iris flowers in relief on both sides, maker's mark partially unclear, c.1900; 1.8" (4.7 cms) long; 0.4 oz £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN GOLD CASED PROPELLING PENCIL with engraving and a hardstone terminal, initialled, unmarked, and a propelling pencil by Sucklin Ltd., Birmingham 1937; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN DUAL COMPARTMENT STAMP BOX with a gadrooned oblong base and two stamp windows in the cover, gilt interior by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1903 and a late Victorian stamp box on ribbed ball feet, gilt interior, by Grey & Co., London 1896; the latter 1.4" (3.5 cms) long (2) £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVERGILT-MOUNTED AGATE DIP-PEN with pierced, chased & engraved decoration, and a slide-out nib, stamped "MALLAT BREVETE", 1850-60 and a gilt-metal mounted seal with amethyst matrix; the pen 6.8" (17.3 cms) long (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED STEEL WATCH KEY & PENKNIFE COMBINED with two blades, engraved and shaped each side to resemble the figure of Napoleon Bonaparte; 1.75" (4.3 cms) long £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN ART DECO PLAIN RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE BOX with a light-coloured wood liner & gilt interior to the cover, maker's mark "P&B LTD", London 1927 and an engine-turned dip-pen of double tapering form, by Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1923; the latter 7.75" (19.5 cms) long (2) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN GOLD THIMBLE with a vacant cartouche (cased) and a late Victorian thimble by James Fenton, Birmingham 1881; the latter 1" (2.5 cms) high (2) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN PLAIN SQUARE SOVEREIGN CASE with rounded corners by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1904; 1.2" (3 cms) square; 0.6 oz £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III CRAVATTE OR STOCK BUCKLE with a chased border, initialled "CV", probably by George Burrows, London c.1780, maker's mark & lion passant (twice) and another with a chased border to simulate marcasite, maker's mark "RD" (script), struck twice & lion passant struck once, London c.1780; each approx. 2" (5 cms) long; 1 oz (2) £50-70 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLAIN CIRCULAR SOVEREIGN CASE by Trevitt & Sons, Chester 1911; 1.25" (3 cms) diameter; 0.4 oz £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III CRAVATTE OR STOCK BUCKLE with chased feather-edging, by William & John Deane, London c.1770, maker's mark & lion passant (twice) and two other hallmarked stock buckles; the largest one 1.7" (4.2 cms) long; 1.25 oz (3) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SIX VARIOUS GEORGE III PASTE-SET STOCK OR CRAVATTE BUTTONS (three with steel chapes); each approx. 2" (5 cms) long (6) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SMALL OVAL BUCKLES with steel chapes, maker's mark "GW", London 1794, a pair of small rectangular buckles with steel chapes by Thomas Jones, London c.1780, a pair of small gilt-metal & blued steel buckles and a pair of paste-set steel buckles with gold mounts; the latter pair 1" (2.5 cms) long (8) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM IV SMALL VINAIGRETTE in the form of a pocket watch with engine-turning, chased borders & a gilt interior, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1831; 1" (2.5 cms) diameter; 0.35 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN MOUNTED STEEL "PERSONALISED" BUCKLE with the following in relief around the border "SAMUEL TRAVERS ESQ. 1724", the reverse inscribed "Thos. Joseph Wetherell 1875", by William Dowler, Birmingham 1867; 1.7" (4.3 cms) long £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV PENDANT VINAIGRETTE of shaped circular outline with scroll borders and an engine turned centre on each side, vacant cartouches, by J. Bettridge, London 1829; 1.25" (3 cms) diameter; 0.25 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL MIXED LOT:- A 9 ct. gold cocktail swizzle stick, a Victorian gold cased pencil by S. Mordan & Co., a gilt-metal & agate-set "padlock" locket, a gilt-metal seal shaped like a trumpet with intaglio initials, two gilt-metal fob seals, and a gilt-metal "book" locket; the latter 1" (2.5 cms) long (7) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH IVORY SEWING ÉTUI fitted with the following engraved silvergilt or silvergilt mounted items:- A pen knife, a pencil, a bodkin, a needle case & an unpicking tool (& a pair of later steel scissors & later thimble) and a cased set of six gilt metal buttons; the étui 4.75" (12 cms) long (2) £70-90 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An Edwardian chick pin cushion by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1909, a pencil by S. Mordan & Co., two other pencils, a dip-pen with reversible nib section, also by S. Mordan, a combined dip-pen & pencil, a mesh purse, a thimble holder, a thimble, a mounted pin cushion & a mounted glass scent bottle with glass stopper; the latter 2.6" (6.5 cms) long (11) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV SMALL ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE with a chased floral border, basket of flowers on the base & a vacant oval cartouche on the cover, gilt interior, by T & W. Simpson, Birmingham 1821; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.3 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MINIATURE MOUNTED CUT-GLASS NOVELTY WATERING CAN struck only with two French duty marks, c.1900; 3.75" (9.5 cms) high £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SMALL ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE rectangular with a vacant cartouche on the cover & a gilt interior, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1841; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.2 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN DESK WEIGHT in the form of rectangular marble tile, inset with a micromosaic and glass plaque, centred with a floral spray, the reverse with a label; 5.1" (13 cms) long £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN EMBOSSED NOTE CASE/PURSE with a leather interior, monogrammed, by J. Gammage, Birmingham 1898 and an embossed card case with putti masks on the front, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1903; the latter 4.1" (10.4 cms) long; 7.1 oz gross (2) £140-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED BANDED AGATE CASKET of plain rectangular form on four ball feet; 4.55" (11.5 cms) long £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III VINAIGRETTE resembling a pocket watch with raised borders of fruiting vines, gilt interior, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1816; 1.25" (3.2 cms) diameter; 0.75 oz £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SCENT BOTTLE of square tubular section, engraved with children at play in a rural setting (after Kate Greenaway), glass liner & stopper, by Sampson Mordan, London 1883; 2.4" (6 cms) high £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN PLAIN CIRCULAR SOVEREIGN CASE maker's mark "WL", Birmingham 1905; 1.3" (3.4 cms) diameter; 0.75 oz £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY OVAL SNUFF BOX with a stand-away hinge and a tortoiseshell cover, inlaid with a fine wire scene; two dwellings, a tree, a fence & birds, unmarked 1720-30; 2.75" (7 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III IRISH SNUFF BOX of rounded oblong form with "trellis" engraving, the cover inscribed "Presented to Mr Jas. Campbell Station Master Bridge of Allan by a few friends as a token of respect", gilt interior, by Richard Sawyer, Dublin 1810; 3.2" (8 cms) long; 2.25 oz £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL OVAL SNUFF BOX with a piqué-work cover & base; bees and flowers, the sides with cross hatching, unmarked, 1720-30; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A WILLIAM IV ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE in the form of a purse or clutch bag, the gilt interior with a simulated filigree grille, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1831; 1" (2.5 cms) long; 0.3 oz £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SHIPWRECK:- A George III silvergilt mounted wooden snuff box of rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover with an applied border of acorns & oak leaves, centred by the stern of the ship "Alfred", the base with a plaque, engraved with a sailing vessel & the initials "GW to JF", by Joseph Ash, London 1813; 3.65" (9.3 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*The ship Alfred struck a submerged rock in Plymouth Sound on 26th January 1813 and foundered. The crew were rescued. This box was made from a piece of wood from the wreck.
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A GEORGE III ENGRAVED VINAIGRETTE with a regular pattern all over, a vacant cartouche on the cover & a gilt interior, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1814; 1.3" (3.4 cms) long; 0.4 oz £130-170 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED, BANDED AGATE CASKET oval with reeded borders and four ball feet, together with a similar, smaller rectangular example; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE II / III SMALL GOLD MOUNTED BLOODSTONE SNUFF BOX rectangular with slightly waisted sides & borders of debased foliage, the cover with chased, openwork flowers & c-scrolls, unmarked 1755-65; 1.75" (4.5 cms) long £600-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY TURNED COQUILLA NUT NUTMEG GRATER with a screw cover and a lift-out tinned steel grater together with an early period Old Sheffield plated patch box with an inset glass cover, c.1760; the latter 1.6" (4.1 cms) diameter (2) £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SEAL with a knop finial, tapering square body and intaglio crest & motto, maker's mark unclear, London 1893 (in original fitted case), together with a putto & ring seal with import marks for 1913 and two plated seals (one with an owl, one a figure); the cased seal 2.8" (7.2 cms) high; 3.1 oz weighable silver (4) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED ARTS & CRAFTS JEWEL CASKET with an enamelled central panel on the cover (complete with key), the base initialled "R" (incuse), the interior lined, 1900-1915; 5.4" (13.5 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A 20th century Spanish "chick" pepperette, an Edwardian mounted glass vesta "boot", a French gilt-metal and tortoiseshell purse, and a 20th century Italian combined powder compact, mirror & lipstick holder; the latter 5" (12.5 cms) long; (4) £100-130 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN MINIATURE TURNED IVORY CANDLESTICKS a Victorian mounted ivory scent bottle case (with glass scent bottle inside), a stained ivory scent bottle case resembling a Pierrot figure (with glass bottle inside), 1900-1925 and a turned bone magnifying loop; the candlesticks 2.1" (5.4 cms) high (5) £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- Of small silver pieces (buttons, brooches, etc.), some plated items (Churchill brooch, plaque, etc) and two jade beads, etc. (lot) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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