The Sewing Sale Incorporating Incorporating Tunbridge Ware and Mauchline Ware

Twenty modern British silver thimbles (20)

Eighteen modern British silver thimbles (18)

Five silver and enamel thimbles by James Swann and Son, all with floral decoration, all with hallmarks to internal apex ...

Five silver and enamel thimbles by James Swann and Son comprising a floral example inscribed 'Mother's Day 1975' and signed with initials PS for P...

Four attractive continental silver and enamel decorated thimbles comprising two with floral enamel bands and stone tops, a Delft landscape example...

Five attractive continental silver and enamel decorated thimbles comprising two with floral enamel borders and stone tops, a Delft landscape exam...

An attractive Victorian gold thimble the frosted frieze overlaid in variant coloured gold with leaves and flowers over an undulating 'C' scroll ri...

A 15ct gold thimble the frieze set with a band of alternate turquoise and pearl coloured stones in rectangular mounts over a plain rim , by Henry ...

Three silver thimbles and a brass example comprising a silver 'Thimble nail' - Pat. 19157, London 1905 by Samuel Foskett, another in brass, a Geor...

Ten attractive British silver thimbles mostly early 20th Century (10)

Ten attractive British silver thimbles mostly early 20th Century (10)

Ten attractive British silver thimbles, seven early 20th Century, three late 20th Century (10)

Nine attractive British silver thimbles including an 'Election', a 'Royal Spa' and a leather cased example ...

Twenty four British silver thimbles of plain design, 20th Century (24)

Twelve British silver thimbles of attractive design mostly early 20th Century (12)

Twenty British silver thimbles mostly with decorative borders, mostly early 20th Century (20)

Twenty British silver thimbles mostly with decorative borders, mostly early 20th Century (20)

Modern thimbles - mostly ceramic in a display cabinet, 180+, including sets, Wedgwood, Meissen copies etc, cabinet 54 x 32.5cm

Modern thimbles - mostly metal in a display cabinet, a few enamel, 70, cabinet, 43 x 32cm

Modern thimbles - mostly ceramic but a few enamel, 200+ in fitted drawers

Modern thimbles - ceramic including Royal Worcester and Crown Derby, 150+ in fitted drawers

A collection of modern turned wood thimble cases including one in the form of a bee skep with silver bee and thimble, most with ceramic thimbles ...

Modern thimbles - various materials including two Sylvac examples in original boxes (qty)

A silver thimble case for a chatelaine of acorn form decorated with 'C' scrolls and flowers, hinged cover, chain suspension, 6.5cm

A continental white metal and blue enamel thimble compendium, screw off thimble with enamel border, the lower section fitted reel and needle case,...

An 18th Century German silver standing thimble compendium the screw off thimble over a double reel and compartment, over an urn form scent compart...

Four thimble cases comprising a bone egg form example covered in blue and white geometric beadwork, 5cm, a pierced coquilla nut egg, a vegetable i...

A late 18th Century silver filigree thimble, oval vacant cartouche within quill work below a solid top

Six various silver thimbles comprising an early 19th Century steel top example, a plain tall example, three with engraved borders and a continent...

Thirty-nine various thimbles including eight silver examples (39)

An attractive two-colour gold and jewelled 19th Century thimble, the frosted frieze with a two-colour gold flowering frieze, the flowerheads set w...

A mother of pearl Palais Royal thimble with gilt metal and enamel pansy motif, the plain frieze within copper gilt bands, small crack or natural f...

Edwin Holmes - Thimble Notes And Queries No. 2 Spring 1989 to No. 20 Autumn 1993 inclusive together with Index 1 to 18 and a copy of Christies Sal...

A fine French pierced and carved early 19th Century ivory thimble egg, the elaborately pierced ground carved with love birds, cupid holding a flam...

Two silver thimbles comprising a Russian niello decorated example with Cyrillic script over a leaf scroll border, 84 and other marks, and a silver...

Four thimble cases comprising three in vegetable ivory, two with thimbles, and a Tartan ware (M'Pherson) barrel form example with brass thimble, 4...

Twenty-six modern hall marked silver thimbles mostly for Thimble Collectors Guild and by S.J. Rose and Son ...

Eighteen various thimbles comprising two over-sized silver examples possibly trade samples, a silver gilt example with Grecian key border, a Frenc...

Seven various thimbles all in white metal comprising six with niello style decoration, one holed, and a tall example inlaid with whales in various...

Eighteen thimbles comprising ten Dorcas including a 'Little Dorcas', Three Dreema and five Pat. (18)

Six continental white metal thimbles all with jewelled borders, four part gilded (6)

Seven late 19th Century/early 20th Century silver thimbles with cable type or other fancy friezes and borders ...

Two Norwegian thimbles and two others comprising a yellow enamel example marked to internal apex for David Anderson, another enamel example decora...

Eight continental white metal thimbles comprising one of leaf form, marks to internal apex, two with stone tops, and five others with decorative b...

Eighteen continental white metal thimbles including seven with part enamelled friezes, one jewelled, one with stone top ...

Seven children's thimbles and others comprising a thimble guard with engraved border and vacant cartouche, an early 19th Century example the friez...

Twenty-four mainly continental white metal thimbles mostly with decorative friezes (24)

Twenty-seven white metal and other continental thimbles various (27)

Two thimble compendiums, two thimble cases and a thimble bucket, the compendiums with silver import marks and decorated with flowering branches, i...

Fourteen Royal commemorative thimbles comprising a silver Spa with raised letter border 'GR', a similar example 'ER', a white metal example 'Silve...

Advertising and other thimbles comprising thirty-two brass, aluminium and plastic advertising examples, two Crummles examples for DTS, boxed and e...

Modern thimbles and boxes comprising fifty-four glass and other materials, forty-four wood and forty metal, together with a large quantity of mode...

Two silver and enamel decorated thimbles, one with floral enamel body stamped '925', the other with mauve enamel frieze ...

An early 19th Century continental gold thimble, the engine turned frieze below a shield, slight loss to shield

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A mixed lot - sewing - comprising two Mauchline ware thimble cases, a similar needle case, boxwood tape measure, pearl and other thimble cases and...

A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a Japanese parquetry work sewing pannier with engraved metal hinges and handle, 16cm, two ivory pomanders, a veg...

Two attractive coloured glass egg form darners, one in red glass with white stripes, 6.8cm, the other of multi coloured stripes, 6cm ...

A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a beaded velvet strawberry emery, a steel tweezer/earspoon, 8cm, another in silver, 7cm, a silver handled mother...

A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a 19th Century brass reel and thimble stand, 9cm, an empty 19th Century ivory etui case, modern bee skep thimble...