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A MIXED LOT:- A late 20th century mounted bottle cork with a leaping salmon, London 1996, another with a stag's head,. London 2006, three various animal charms and contemporary paperknife with a pig on the terminal; the latter 7.5" (10 cms) long; 2.25 oz weighable silver (6) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NOVELTY VESTA CASE with suspensory ring, resembling a Great War howitzser shell, by William Hair Haseler, Birmingham 1915; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 0.7 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN CASED SET OF GENTLEMAN'S ACCOUTREMENTS:- A vesta case, a card case, a cigarette case and a cheroot holder case (with 9 ct. gold mounted meerschaum cheroot holder), each decorated with a textured finish and engraved with a central monogram, by C.S. Green & Co., Birmingham 1905/07/08/09; 6 oz weighable silver £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE rectangular with two sprung covers, a "pinch" action and two strikers, by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1879; 1.9" (4.7 cms) long; 1.1 oz £100-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a horse's head, with suspensory ring, by either Horton or Harding Brothers, Birmingham 1884; 2.1" (5.2 cms) long; 0.85 oz £300-400 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY GEORGE IV RECTANGULAR VINAIGRETTE with engine-turned decoration, raised borders and a vacant cartouche on the cover, gilt interior, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1821; 1.5" (4 cms) long; 0.8 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of a domino with enamelled black pellets and a slide or drawer opening, by Matthew J. Jessop, Birmingham 1899; 1.85" (4.7 cms) long; 1 oz £250-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV SMALL CIRCULAR TOILET BOX with reeded borders and a screw cover, initialled, by John & Archibald Douglas, London 1823 and an Edwardian vesta case with a hinged stamp compartment in the front, initialled, maker's mark mis-struck, Birmingham 1905; the toilet box 2.25" (5.8 cms) diameter; 3 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN RECTANGULAR VESTA CASE with a flip cover, enamelled in polychrome on the front with a horse-draw chaise with driver & passenger and a horseman following behind on a country road, by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1904; 2.25" (5.7 cms) long; 1.3 oz £600-800 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY GEORGE IV RECTANGULAR VINAIGRETTE with engine-turning & a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, by Thomas Newbold, Birmingham 1822 and a George III engraved rectangular vinaigrette, gilt interior, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1818; the latter .5" (3.8 cms) long; 1.2 oz (2) £170-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED RECTANGULAR CARD CASE maker's mark "D&M", Birmingham 1876 and a late 19th century French niellowork snuff box, gilt interior, Paris post 1838; the latter 3.3" (8.4 cms) long; 5.4 oz (2) £80-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MID 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 £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ENGINE-TURNED TOBACCO "PEBBLE" with squeeze side and gilt interior, by George Unite, Birmingham 1918 and a scroll-engraved, large cigarette case, gilt interior, by S. Blankensee & Son Ltd., Birmingham 1924; the latter 5.4" (13.5 cms) long; 8 oz (2) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE III RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX with engraved decoration and concaved sides, by William Pugh, Birmingham 1808, a smaller curved snuff box, by Cocks & Bettridge, Birmingham 1807, together with a vesta case with an engine-turned cover by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester 1914, a mounted comb, an embossed dressing table box, a comb case & a small round box, unmarked; the large snuff box 3" (7.5 cms) long; 7.6 oz weighable silver (7) £140-180 (+ 30% BP*)
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BOXES:- Five various 19th century lacquered papier-mâché snuff boxes, a small wooden snuff box, an enamelled brass circular pill box, a small tortoiseshell box, a tin-plate "British Empire Exhibition" (Wembley Stadium 1924), a plated pill dispenser & a plated notepad with pencil; the largest box 4" (10 cms) long £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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EIGHT VARIOUS VESTA CASES mixed dates & makers, and a late Victorian sovereign case, initialled "RJ", by John James, Chester 1901; the latter 1.2" (3 cms) diameter; 7.25 oz (9) £140-180 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN NAPKIN RING with a horse-shoe and a horse's head in low relief on one side, with state marks for 1908-1917; 2.3" (6 cms) long; 1.6 oz £100-130 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN RECTANGULAR CARD CASE profusely decorated in relief with a variety of flowerheads and shells, the shield cartouche with engraved monogram, by George Unite, Birmingham 1878 (contained in original fitted case); 4" (10 cms) high; 2 oz £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY PIN DISH of shaped rectangular outline, stamped with the cover of "Punch" magazine, maker's mark "CW&S", Birmingham 1906; 4" (10 cms) long; 1.5 oz £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 20TH CENTURY Miniature portrait of a gentleman, signed Buttberg 1940 and another dated 1939, on ivory, 7 x 5 cms and a pair of portraits, each of a lady; 7 x 5.5 cms (4) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A RARE LATE 20TH CENTURY LIMITED EDITION TORPEDO BALLPOINT PEN AND TIMEPIECE COMBINED part faceted and part round along its length, by Alfred Dunhill (with French marks & English import marks), also engraved "Dunhill" and numbered 1 out of a limited run of 350, c.2000, contained in its original lacquered box; the pen 4.95" (12.5 cms) long £400-500 (+ 30% BP*)
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FOUR LATE 20TH CENTURY CAST TWO-PIECE BUCKLES (decorated with a galleon, gryphons, spaniels and fruiting vines respectively), all with the maker's mark of Ivor Baggott, London, mixed dates 1994/95/97/98; the longest one 4" (10 cms); 8.1 oz (4) £120-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An Edwardian serpent cigar cutter (originally mounted on a dish or ash tray), a toast rack, a textured measure or spill vase, four Regimental menu holders and an Edwardian table lighter (lacking detachable liners); the latter 3.8" (9.7 cms) high; 12.5 oz weighable silver (8) £140-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN PROVINCIAL TWO-PIECE BUCKLE decorated with niellowork and a turquoise-set boss, town mark unclear, 1868 and a Victorian buckle with two matching belt mounts, maker's mark "IH" or "HI", London 1850; the latter 3.95" (10 cms) long; 3.95 oz (4) £120-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A cigarette box on four legs with an engine-turned cover, initialled "DW" (cedar wood lining), by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1927, an Indian coin-inset ash tray, a vesta case, a circular pill-dispensing box and a cigarette case with an applied brass plaque depicting a portrfait of Napoleon; the cigarette box 4.75" (12 cms) long; 5.4 oz weighable silver (5) £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY NIELLOWORK VESTA CASE in the form of a horseshoe, with a compartment to take a slow match or taper, a knurled wheel to extract it and an applied gold shield cartouche, gilt interior, unmarked, probably French c.1875; 2" (5.1 cms) long; 1.2 oz £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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NAPKIN RINGS:- A napkin ring with bead borders by W.H. Haseler, Birmingham 1921 (fitted box), a Victorian engine-turned napkin ring by J. Aldwinckle & T. Slater, London 1894 (fitted box), a Chinese napkin ring with a dragon in relief, monogrammed, maker's mark "LS", c.1890 and five other napkin rings, all with initials/monograms; 8.5 oz (8) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT OF LATE 20TH CENTURY ITEMS:- A pen knife with stainless steel blades, a cocktail swizzle stick, a mounted glass scent bottle, a mother of pearl handled jam spoon, a small mirror, six wine labels, a "cat" bookmark, a fox mask & riding crop tea spoon, a candle snuffer, and three small boxes; the jam spoon 6" (15 cms) long; 4.8 oz weighable silver (17) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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TWO DECORATIVE DUTCH BOXES:- A circular example stamped with a coat of arms, scenes around the sides and a horseman on the base, with English import marks for London 1890 and a silvergilt embossed example with a coat of arms on the cover; the latter 3.2" (8 cms) diameter; 10.4 oz (2) £60-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A brass & steel pocket corkscrew, a brass snuff box stamped "GEORGE HOBBS, ABERAMAN 1881", a pair of miniature brass candlesticks, a Meerschaum cheroot holder (cased), a miniature plated brass Kukri, a miniature doll in a wooden "egg" case & a novelty plated pencil (A/F); the candlesticks 3" (7.5 cms) high £30-50 (+ 30% BP*)
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A SMALL COLLECTION OF NINE VARIOUS, EARLY PERIOD, OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED CIRCULAR BOXES (with tortoiseshell, inlaid tortoiseshell, filigree, aventurine glass & enamel) and a pair of George III steel jeweller's scales with a folding beam, Old Sheffield plated pans and two brass weights, in a japanned case; the largest box 2.4" (6 cms) diameter (10) £300-400 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF LATE 20TH CENTURY SMALL CYLINDRICAL BOXES:- One with a mouse on the cover, the other with a frog, by Sarah Jones, London 1988; 1.25" (3 cms) high; 2.75 oz (2) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY MOUNTED PANGOLIN-TAIL SNUFF MULL with a quatrefoil, leaf-shaped cover, secured to the tip by a chain, unmarked, probably either Chinese or Indian Colonial; 3" (7.5 cms) long £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY SILVERGILT MOUNTED CONNEMARA MARBLE PAPERWEIGHT modelled as a pair of Great Crested Grebes in a courtship ritual, by Leslie G. Durbin, London 1970, 3.8" (9.7 cms) high £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY CAST SILVERGILT MINIATURE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT slumped on its haunches, with a mouse tugging at his trunk, by Stuart Devlin, London 1971; 1.4" (3.3 cms) high; 2.8 oz £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EXTREMELY RARE VICTORIAN CAST NOVELTY SCENT ATOMISER in the form of an excited terrier, sitting up on his haunches in an appealing, begging pose, with coloured glass eyes, a circular screw-off base and a button at the back of his head which, when depressed repeatedly, sprays scent, most imaginatively through the act of micturation (or peeing!), by William Leuchars, London 1880, incised "LEUCHARS & SON" on the base; 2.7" (7 cms) high £1200-1500 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN ENGRAVED CIGARETTE CASE with two swallows flying on the front, initialled, maker's mark "TWM", Birmingham 1927, a late Victorian sovereign case by W. Neale, Chester 1893 and a 20th century French gold penknife with two stainless steel blades, unmarked; the latter 2.3" (6 cms) long; 3.1 oz weighable silver (3) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL RELIQUARY PENDANT CROSS with applied decoration around the sides, a pierced, hinged cover, revealing internal compartments and an engraved crucifix on the reverse, unmarked, with later gold jump ring; 3.5" (9 cms) long; 0.85 oz £180-220 (+ 30% BP*)
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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) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- Two mother of pearl-mounted folding fruit knives, nine other steel penknives, a brass-mounted ivory folding 12" rule, and a brass protractor signed "Polygraph Co. Philadelphia" and inscribed with an owner's details; the latter 4.7" (12 cms) diameter (13) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A small capstan inkwell with a gilt interior and glass liner (loaded), a small Indian circular box & cover, a Dutch peppermint box, Schoonhoven 1877, a small hexagonal trinket box, initialled "J", an Edwardian vesta case, monogrammed, and a plated book match holder from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 at Wembley Stadium; the inkwell 2.75" (7 cms) diameter; 3.25 oz weighable silver £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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ELEVEN VARIOUS BADGES / FOBS most decorated with enamel (R.M.S. CAMBRIA, National Roll of Marksmen, Welsh examples, etc.), a Norwegian enamelled brooch, a mounted agate seal, various pencils (some plated, etc.; the seal 2" (5 cms) long; 3.25 oz weighable silver (22) £120-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- A Chinese engraved napkin ring, initialled "G", a Chinese pierced napkin ring, a pair of engine-turned napkin rings, a small toast rack, a pocket watch, a plated stop watch and a small unmarked bangle/napkin ring with enamel; the latter 2" (5 cms) diameter; 5 oz weighable silver (8) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE I MINIATURE OR TOY BRANDY SAUCEPAN with a turned ivory handle, by David Clayton, London c.1725 (maker's mark & lion passant only) together with a late 17th century miniature or toy wine taster with two wire handles and panels of punched decoration, maker's mark only (slightly indistinct), unascribed 1680-1700; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) diameter; 0.85 oz (27) £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY SMALL HARDWOOD BOX circular with a lift-off cover & mouse finial by Brian L. Fuller, London 1985 (with his tradmark glis-glis mark) and a mounted bottle cork by the same maker, London 1991; the box 2" (5 cms) diameter (2) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PATINATED BUST OF NELSON the plinth inscribed "British & Foreign Sailors' Society. Presented by E.R. VII", containing copper from Nelson's Ship "Victory"; 13 cms £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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A BRONZE BUST OF PERSEUS with winged helmet on marble plinth; 14.5 cms overall, a lead bust and three bronze cassolettes with covers; 15 and 10.5 cms (8) £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN NOVELTY SCENT BOTTLE in the form of a doublesided owl's mask with amber coloured glass eyes, by Sampson Mordan, London 1901; 1.75" (4.5 cms) high £400-500 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY VESTA CASE in the form of Mr Punch's dog, Toby, hinged base, by Samuel M. Levi, Birmingham 1890; 2.4" (6 cms) high; 0.65 oz £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN NOVELTY MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TABLE VESTA CASE in the form of a tortoise, with hinged domed cover, gilt interior by Walter Thornhill, London 1880; 3.4" (8.5 cms) long £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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