GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, STAMPS AND GRAND TOUR OF AUCTION CURIOSITIES

A George III Maritime navette-shaped pewter snuff box, May the honest Heart / Never know Distrefs (sic), May trade & Commerce on our Country smile...

A late George III oval horn snuff box, push-cover with an inset navette-shaped cartouche, 8cm wide, c. 1820; a George IV circular horn snuff box, ...

An early 19th century papier-mâché rounded rectangular snuff box, pressed patera cover, fluted sides, 4.8cm wide; others, various sizes and patter...

A 19th century gilt metal mounted gentleman's walking cane, the domed pommel chased with scrolling foliage, malacca shaft, 84.5cm long, c.1880 Con...

A 19th century novelty measuring walking cane, the faux bamboo shaft with brass pommel enclosing a folding rule, 94cm long Condition Report: A fe...

Hawaiian American Interest - a 19th century gentleman's walking cane, the pommel with silver coloured metal plaque inscribed Gorham D Gilman, Hawa...

A 19th century sailor's maritime souvenir walking stick, baleen handle, white metal ferrule, whalebone shaft, 84cm long Condition Report: Gen...

A 19th century shark vertebrae walking cane, Chinese silver pommel, embossed with figures and foliage, 91.5cm long Condition Report: Good overal...

A Chinese silver mounted gentleman's walking cane, L-shaped handle embossed with figures amongst pagodas and bamboo, to verso with a ferocious dra...

A Chinese silver mounted gentleman's walking cane, the serpentine L-shaped handle embossed with ferocious dragons, malacca shaft, 78.5cm long, Win...

An early 20th century novelty walking cane handle, carved as the head of a cat, glass eyes, bamboo shaft, 93cm long overall

An early 20th century novelty walking cane, the pommel as an owl, the detachable head enclosing a snuff box or bonbonniere, 80cm long Condition Re...

A novelty softwood walking stick, the carved grotesque mask grip enclosing a 'puzzle' ball, gnarly shaft, 102cm long, early 20th century

A Debyshire Blue John specimen, cut and polished to one face, 10cm wide, mounted for the desk

A Middle Eastern mace, possibly Ottoman, pierced cast brass globular head, hardwood shaft, 96.5cm long, 19th century; a hardwood walking cane, the...

Tribal Art - a Zulu horn snuff bottle, 12.5cm long, 19th century

Stamps - Cape of Good Hope postal stationery/history collection 45 items, QV - GV, letters, pre-paid, wrappers, postcards, etc

Four bottles of Dalva Vintage 1970 Port, [75cl], perished labels and paper covers, seals apparently intact, (4)

Port - Calém Porto 1977, [750ml], labels good, red wax seal intact; 1985 Vintage Port, Selected and Bottled in 1987 by a group of "enthusiasts" at...

A monochrome postcard, of Dr Edward Elgar, signed ('Edward Elgar') fountain pen ink; others, Dr Henry Coward, signed, Henry L Wood, signed; Coleri...

A Victorian scrap album, containing a postcard of Toronto, Canada and various polychrome lithographed scraps, cuttings and greetings cards, c.1890...