An inlaid sewing box, circa 1880, of rectangular form, the sides and front with walnut panels in feather bandings, the lid with a panel of cube wo...
A useful lidded and compartmentalised tray for a sewing box, circa 1850, with a full compliment of fittings comprising a set of seven mother of pe...
A papier mache table cabinet, circa 1860, raised on a bracket plinth, the sides with pearl embellished floral painted panels within broken mother ...
A unique rosewood, boxwood and steel studded sewing box, circa 1840, of canted rectangular form, the lid with central raised tablet, opening in th...
A rosewood, cut mother of pearl and pewter line table cabinet, circa 1850, raised on bun feet, the front enclosed by a pair of doors below a cante...
A rosewood vanity box, circa 1860, fittings lacking, drawer to front, 30.5cms, a Georgian mahogany box fitter drawer to front, 17cms, and a walnut...
A Georgian rectangular mahogany tea caddy, 20cms, and a Victorian rosewood sewing box, inlaid escutcheon and lid motif, fitted tray with a few too...
A papier mache playing card box of near square form, circa 1850, the cushion lid inlaid in mother of pearl with a vase of flowers within a polychr...
A purple silk handkerchief case, of twin compartment rectangular form applied with looped yellow flattened cord in the Ottoman / Hussar style, ye...
A pair of part printed and part cloth appliqued cut out pictures, mounted on cloth, one titled to the image 'Sophia Charlotta Borufsia Regina', (S...
An elaborate German or Austrian Gupf Haube / Goldhaube folk headdress / bonnet, the skull in elaborate feather panels, circles, swirls and ovals, ...
Three rectangular draw string bags, comprising a floral bead work example on bead work ground, 24 x 16cms, another with black steel bead work bord...
Two 19th Century draw string knitted bags, both incorporating metallic threads, comprising a green example, 13.5cms including base tassel, the oth...
An unusual ribbon form chatelaine, early 20th Century, comprising a large crescent form pin cushion, one side in neatly stitched silk painted with...
An unusual silver handled extendable knitting needle, the steel needle with slider and housed in a silver cylinder sleeve with elaborate handle an...
Two American hemming bird clamps, one in gilt brass, one in dull brass, each with rectangular leaf decorated frames below dish form pin cushion, a...
Four sewing clamps, comprising a boxwood bird cage and cup on book form clamp, 20.5cms, a boxwood cylinder clamp with box form pin cushion top, sp...
A large format tortoiseshell needle packet box of sarcophagol form, raised on gilt brass ball feet, the top with pewter lines centred by a white m...
Four bone needle cases, comprising a fish form example with ball form screw closure, 10.5cms, two bone examples in the form of furled umbrellas, a...
A collection of needle cases and packets, comprising a wooden cylinder needle case with geometric bead work cover, 10cms, six various bone needle ...
A Scottish needle packet box of octagonal section, with cushion top decorated in a red, black and cream trellis design, 5.6cms high. From t...
Two leather slant top needle packet boxes, both of rectangular section comprising a green leather example the slant inscribed 'Needles', the front...
A decorative Georgian fish form silver bodkin, one side with raised script 'Forget Me Not', 7.1cms. From the collection of Michael Finlay
Scissors, comprising a lace makers pair with file cut loops complete with leather sheath, 8cms, a pair with cutters possible for champagne, four b...
A rare Scottish Victorian hall marked silver double scissor sheath, formed from two tapering half cylinders with engraved decoration below an arch...
A pair of silver mounted scissors complete with silver sheath, steel tapering blades marked with crossed keys, silver arms with unidentifiable mar...
Five vegetable ivory thimble cases, each with thimble comprising a large example extensively decorated and complete with original vegetable ivory ...
A 9ct gold commemorative thimble, the Golden Wedding of The Queen (EIIR) and Prince Phillip in 1997, by Christopher Brown, 13.6grms.
Two Georgian steel top silver thimbles, one with plain reeded edge frieze, one with leaf engraved frieze with vacant cartouche. (2) From...
Three continental white metal thimbles, all with stone tops, two with shield cartouches over decorative friezes, one with silver gilt flower head ...
Seven 16th Century and later bronze and other metal thimbles, including a pointed Hispano Moresque example with script border. (7) From the coll...
A Royal Worcester porcelain puce mark thimble, painted with a brightly plumaged bird amid leaves between gilt lines. From the collection of Roy Fa...
A collection of thimbles and a glass thimble dome and stand, comprising twenty two holed silver thimbles, fifteen continental silver thimbles, and...
Four lucets, comprising three bone examples and a wooden example, largest 9.5cms. (4) From the collection of Ann Wick
Three lucets, comprising an unusual black horn example of slightly curved form, 8cms, a bone example, 9cms, and a boxwood example, very small chip...
Reference Book - sewing, Longman (E.D.) and Loch (S.), Pins and Pin Cushions, 1911, red cloth. From the collection of Roy Farmer
Reference Books - sewing, comprising Brears (C.D.), The Knitting Sheath, reprinted from Folk Life Vol. 20 1981-1982; Proctor (M.), Needlework To...
A framed lace panel titled 'Nottingham', featuring coat of arms, historical buildings, Robin Hood and forest, 37cms sq., mounted glazed and contai...
A collection of lace bobbins and accessories, comprising ten spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, Love Buy The Ring / Dear Father / Andrew / Robert /...
Eleven spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, comprising George Kitley / Seymour Sutton / Frederick Line / Francis Tompkins / Edward Tinsley / Georgic ...
Twelve spiral spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, comprising Hellen / Julia / Oliver / Ellenor / Albert / Emely / Julia / Sarah / Sally / Matilda / ...
Twenty bone lace bobbins, comprising six spot inscribed examples For Mary / No Lodge Here / Dear Louisa / Dear Snarlot / Peg / another worn, and f...
Twenty one Honiton and similar wooden lace bobbins, comprising eight with coloured and scratch engraved geometric and pictorial decoration, nine w...
Sixteen inscribed wooden lace bobbins, comprising eight spirals, Edward / Hariot / Frances / Prince / Elenor / Beauty / Minne / and another worn, ...
Sixty three mostly wire bound wooden lace bobbins. (63) From The Collection of Betty Taylor
A collection of one hundred and five wooden lace bobbins, mostly Bucks thumpers, some with pewter rings. (105) From The Collection of Bet...
A large collection of lace bobbins, comprising fifty five plain bone, eleven aluminium, one hundred and sixteen wooden, and another one hundred an...
A large collection of wooden lace bobbins, including continental examples and some sets. (Circa 200) From The Collection of Betty Taylor
A large collection of wooden lace bobbins. (Circa 450) From The Collection of Betty Taylor
Two early 19th Century French circular boxes, comprising a domed tortoiseshell example, one side polychrome painted with a river landscape, the ot...
A mixed lot, comprising a pair of Venetian white spiral glass miniature decanters, 6.6cms, a pair of Chinese silver and enamel dome top boxes each...
A papier mache shoe form snuff box, with white metal inlaid bow, the hinged cover inlaid with mother of pearl bird over a wire work branch with mo...
An extensively inscribed mahogany shoe form snuff box, the sliding lid in brass pique 'Harriet Crawley', and just below 'From A Friend', carved la...
An elaborate mahogany shoe form snuff box, the sliding lid with ebony dots and brass pique work within conforming bone mounts and borders, the who...
A fine mahogany shoe form snuff box dated 1876, finely figured, the hinged lid bordered in ebony between brass pique, brass pin 'eyelets', the who...
A group of 19th Century and later prints, comprising a pair of theatrical coloured prints in the style of John Reddington, 22 x 17.5cms, a Victori...
A group of 19th Century and later coloured prints, comprising four simple portrait examples variously titled 'William Penn', 'Chevalier Desseasau ...
Three Prattware pottery figures and three other pieces, comprising a square base figure of a man, a swan or duck over his shoulder, 13cms, two fem...
Five travelling inkwells, early 20th Century, comprising a brass bottle form example inscribed 'Johann Hoff, Berlin', 7cms, a wood cased metal swi...
Five various engraved hallmarked silver vesta cases, one on short chain, largest 4.5cms. (5) From the collection of Joan Wallis
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