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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL & MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TELESCOPIC HANDLE (for a pair of opera glasses), a tubular gilt metal & banded agate vesta case, and a George III tortoiseshell étui with inlaid decoration, initialled "EW", c.1790; the handle 9.4" (24 cms) long (extended) (3) £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A set of 19th century miniature bone dominoes in a box with a sliding cover, a carved bone hound mask whistle, two bone multi-tools with fold-out implements (toothpick, ear scoop etc.), a telescopic pencil by Barritt & Co., London with the later addition of a turned ivory end (for use as a a gavel) and another bone implement; the domino box 2.5" (6.4 cms) long (6) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN COMPENDIUM in the form of a ball or sphere with a suspensory ring, hinging open in three places to reveal a vinaigrette, a small portrait frame and another compartment (perhaps for sovereigns), gilt interiors, by Henry William Dee, London 1872; 1.25" (3.3 cms) diameter; 2.1 oz £1000-1200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL MAGNIFYING GLASS with swing-out lens, a small Victorian gilt-metal pencil, a 19th century European snuff box carved on the cover with a domestic interior scene and a turned wooden snuff spoon; the box 3.8" (9.6 cms) long (4) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CYLINDRICAL IVORY BOX with carved & pierced decoration & a screw cover, and a small oval carved ivory photograph frame; the box 4.5" (11.5 cms) high (2) £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN GOLD CASED TELESCOPIC PENCIL with engine-turning, and a citrine-set terminal with intaglio initials and cross, by "MOSLEY, LONDON", a plain, gold cased pencil with a bloodstone terminal, initialled, stamped "S. Mordan & Co. makers & Patentees", an engraved gold cased pencil by "S. Mordan & Co", four other various pencils (nickel plated, gold cased, enamel & gold plated) and a tubular case; the larger examples approx. 3.5" (9 cms) long (8) £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE III GILT-METAL ÉTUI Set with bloodstone panels (the interior later fitted with a lighter), together with a late Victorian reeded vesta case, a modern engine-turned rectangular pill box and a Britannia standard silvergilt oval box set with vari-coloured glass/stones, by Nathan Brothers, Birmingham 1910; 3.5 oz weighable silver (4) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO LATE 18TH CENTURY HUMPHERSON-TYPE OVAL HORN SNUFF BOXES with pull-off covers and two early 19th century horn snuff boxes with hinged covers (one with floral inlay); the largest one 3.75" (8.5 cms) long (4) £130-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN 18TH CENTURY HORN SNUFF MULL with a brass hinge, possibly Scottish & containing a bone snuff spoon; 4.3" (11 cms) long £140-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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TWO 19TH CENTURY HORN SNUFF BOXES of rounded rectangular form with hinged covers and a late 18th century horn snuff box of Humpherson-type with a silver hinge & hook & eye fastener; the latter 4.2" (10.5 cms) long (3) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH OVAL HORN BOX in imitation of tortoiseshell with an inlaid pattern on the cover, c.1785; 3" (7.5 cms) long £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ELEVEN VARIOUS MOUNTED HORN NAPKIN RINGS (one inscribed "Amy", one inscribed "Joan" and three with initials); each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter (11) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED BLOND HORN SNUFF BOX circular with a pressed decorative boss in the centre of the cover, and a small detail on the base; 2.55" (6.5 cms) diameter £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A NEST OF SIX TAPERING MOUNTED HORN BEAKERS each engraved with a crest and the motto "FORWARD", c.1900 and contained in a fitted leather travelling case; the largest one 5" (12.6 cms) high £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY CIRCULAR MOUNTED HORN SNUFF BOX pressed and moulded with a diaperwork pattern in relief on the base & cover, the mount engraved with debased foliage; 3.75" (9.5 cms) diameter £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL MOUNTED HORN PIGGIN a double-ended mounted horn egg cup of waisted form, hallmarked Edinburgh 1910, a pair of mounted blond horn beakers (one initialled "M", the other "J"), hallmarked Edinburgh 1930 and a graduated pair of smaller horn beakers; the larger pair 3.1" (8 cms) high (6) £120-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY CIRCULAR HORN SNUFF BOX with engine-turned decoration & a faceted glass box inset into the cover; 2.5" (6.4 cms) diameter £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY MOUNTED HORN PIECES BY W. DUNNINGHAM & CO. OF ABERDEEN seven various mounted blond horn napkin rings (three initialled); each approx. 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter (7) £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY CIRCULAR HORN SNUFF BOX moulded & pressed with a baroque design on the cover & base; 2.4" (6 cms) diameter £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MOUNTED TRANSLUCENT HORN MUG with a notched horn handle, c.1900; 3.5" (9 cms) high £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MOUNTED TRANSLUCENT HORN DRINKING BOWL initialled, c.1900 and four various mounted horn spoons (one initialled "M"), hallmarked Edinburgh 1924 and one 1930; the bowl 4" (10 cms) diameter (5) £120-140 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MOUNTED TRANSLUCENT HORN MUG with an inset glass base and a masonic emblem engraved on the cartouche, hallmarked Edinburgh 1911; 2.75" (7 cms) high £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A RARE 19TH CENTURY HORN FLASK with an acorn-shaped screw cover and a screw base (for refilling purposes) together with an early 19th century circular horn box & cover and an early 18th century oval horn box & cover; the flask 3.2" (8 cms) high (3) £180-220 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A MOUNTED TRANSLUCENT HORN CHRISTENING SET (napkin ring and spoon with a rattle terminal), in a fitted case, c.1920; the case 8.2" (21.5 cms) long £40-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY IRISH HORN SNUFF BOX in the form of a hoof with a piqué-work deer and "KILLARNEY LAKES" on the cover, and a hoof snuff box with a copper hinge & oval cartouche; the latter 3.9" (9.6 cms) long (2) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A CONTEMPORARY SILVERGILT MOUNTED HORN BOX of drum form by Adele Shaverien and Margaret Burford, London 1978 and a circular horn box & cover; the largest one 2.1" (5.5 cms) long (3) £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
*Adele Shaverien is the author of "Horn - Its History & Uses, 2006" and a member of the Worshipful Company of Horners. She and Margaret Burford formed Cornucopia in 1977 to make small items on commission and as the partnership dissolved in 1991 relatively few pieces exist.
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A 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ BOX circular & painted on the cover with a fox-hunting scene, signed "J. Corbett Esq."; 4.1" (10.5 cms) diameter £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SNUFF BOX rectangular, & painted on the cover with young lovers on a log & plank see-saw at the edge of a wood; 3.6" (9.1 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY TURNED IVORY SNUFF BOX with a tortoiseshell lining, the cover inset with a border of pierced steel roundels, centred to a mother of pearl cartouche; 2.6" (6.5 cms) diameter £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SEWING ÉTUI OR NÉCESSAIRE with an oval ivory case fitted with a silvergilt needle case, bodkin, thimble, pair of mounted steel scissors and a mounted steel piercer, the case monogrammed and the lockplate signed "TAHAN PARIS"; 4.75" (12 cms) long £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVERGILT & ENAMELLED CIRCULAR BOX with engine-turned base, the cover with small dinghies in a harbour at sunset, maker's mark "GB" 1910-25; 2.3" (6 cms) diameter; 2.25 oz £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX circular moulded decoration to resemble engine-turning, with a shell & scroll thumbpiece, unmarked; 2" (7.4 cms) diameter £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY OVAL, MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX with inlay and set mother of pearl birds, flowers & animals, with a "stand-a-way" hinge, unmarked 1720-30; 3.25" (8.3 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN SCOTTISH MOUNTED CURLY HORN SNUFF MULL with an applied thistle on the front, the domed cover chased with scrolls and inset with an agate boss, unmarked, 1840-60; 3.5" (9 cms) long £400-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY SILVERGILT OVAL SNUFF BOX with reed borders, slightly concaved sides and a carved jasper plaque inset into the cover, depicting classical figures at a feasting table, unmarked, except for an early 19th century Prussian storage mark (for Prague 1806-1824); 3" (7.5 cms) long; 2.5 oz gross £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED IVORY CARD CASE profusely decorated with numerous figures in a leafy, architectural landscape, pull-off cover; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX the cover inside with the portrait of a lady wearing a bonnet, 1800-1810; 2.8" (7.2 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ENGRAVED CHEROOT CASE with a troika scene on the cover, gilt interior, maker's mark "CMU?" 1896-1908; 4.2" (10.5 cms) long; 4.1 oz £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL OVAL SNUFF BOX with a stand-away hinge, the cover inlaid and inset with mother of pearl pieces and heightened with engraving, unmarked, 1710-1720; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY PALE YELLOW COLOURED HORN SNUFF BOX rectangular with an inlaid mixed metal vase of flowers and pellets on the cover within a gilt border; 3.3" (8.5 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN SMALL BRASS PIG VESTA CASE with a "go-to-bed" facility, c.1900; 2.1" (5.4 cms) long £50-60 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY HORN SNUFF BOX rectangular with a tortoiseshell veneered cover, another with rounded ends, another with inlay work on the cover and a smaller example inset with ivory and a grid of brass wires on the cover; the latter 2.75" (7 cms) long (4) £80-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN VESTA CASE with reeded decoration, a vacant circular cartouche and a "patent" slide action (under spring pressure) for accessing the vestas, by M. Wilcox & Son, Birmingham 1908; 1.8" (4.6 cms) long; 0.8 oz £100-120 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV / WILLIAM IV RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX with concaved sides, chased borders and chased scrollwork on the cover, initialled "RR", gilt interior, by Thomas Parkes, Birmingham c.1830 (date letter mis-struck); 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 2.5 oz £120-160 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SNUFF BOXES (a large one "Take a Pinch!", one with gilt decoration on the cover, a shoe, an oval example A/F, and one with an architectural scene on the cover); the largest one 5.1" (12.7 cms) long (5) £120-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a pig with textured hair, by Cohen & Charles, Birmingham 1908; 2.75" (7 cms) long; 0.75 oz £700-750 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX with convex sides, maker's mark "J.Z", Vienna 1925-35; 3.1" (8 cms) long; 2.2 oz gross £100-150 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THIMBLES:- A late Victorian thimble with a bloodstone top, by Charles Horner, Chester 1897, another with an agate top, same maker, Chester 1903 and five other thimbles; the largest one 1" (2.5 cms) high; 0.8 oz (7) £60-80 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL OVAL SNUFF BOX with a piqué-work design on the cover, unmarked, 1715-20; 3" (7.5 cms) long £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PLATED BASE METAL "PIG" VESTA CASE a brass vesta case in the form of a book with red celluloid front & back, and a small engine-turned pill box, with an inscription inside the cover, gilt interior, maker's mark "D. Bros", Birmingham 1969; the latter 1.7" (4.3 cms) long; 0.9 oz weighable silver (3) £80-100 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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