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Tunbridge ware - sewing - two pieces, comprising a rosewood sarcophagal form weighted pin cushion
Tunbridge ware - sewing - two pieces, comprising a rosewood sarcophagal form weighted pin cushion with stickware border, 12 x 9 x 5.5cm, and a tur...
Tunbridge ware - sewing - three pieces, comprising a needle book the covers in floral mosaic and
Tunbridge ware - sewing - three pieces, comprising a needle book the covers in floral mosaic and cube work, internal chequer boards complete with ...
An early painted Tunbridge ware whitewood pedestal pin cushion, with floral and line painted decoration, very small chip to top edge, 5cm high
An attractive Tunbridge ware pedestal pin cushion, the square base raised on four bun feet and
An attractive Tunbridge ware pedestal pin cushion, the square base raised on four bun feet and decorated in a geometric grid design, the baluster ...
An attractive early Tunbridge ware print decorated rectangular whitewood box, the pin hinge lid with
An attractive early Tunbridge ware print decorated rectangular whitewood box, the pin hinge lid with a colour print depicting elegant figures at t...
A Tunbridge ware rosewood circular sewing weight, the ends in stickware divided by faded blue
A Tunbridge ware rosewood circular sewing weight, the ends in stickware divided by faded blue velvet, 4cm dia.
Two pieces of early painted whitewood Tunbridge ware, comprising a ring painted cylinder pin poppet,
Two pieces of early painted whitewood Tunbridge ware, comprising a ring painted cylinder pin poppet, the screw off overhanging lid with a printed ...
Tunbridge ware - sewing - two pieces, comprising a ring painted cylinder whitewood clamp the end
Tunbridge ware - sewing - two pieces, comprising a ring painted cylinder whitewood clamp the end with printed circular label 'A Token of Esteem' b...
A Tunbridge ware dressing table box by Thomas Barton the sloping sides raised on bun feet and with a
A Tunbridge ware dressing table box by Thomas Barton the sloping sides raised on bun feet and with a broad band of floral mosaic below a hinged li...
Tunbridge Ware - sewing - three pieces, comprising a stickware and mosaic waxer, 2.2cm., a stickware
Tunbridge Ware - sewing - three pieces, comprising a stickware and mosaic waxer, 2.2cm., a stickware pedestal pin cushion, 2.7cm., and a needle bo...
Five Mauchline ware pin cushions comprising a girdle form example (leaves), 4.5cm, a pail form
Five Mauchline ware pin cushions comprising a girdle form example (leaves), 4.5cm, a pail form example (Dolgelly), one upstand replaced, 5cm and t...
Mauchline ware - nine pieces comprising a wool ball holder (Sandown From The Sea), 10cm dia, a
Mauchline ware - nine pieces comprising a wool ball holder (Sandown From The Sea), 10cm dia, a cylinder reel box (Towyn From Railway), 7.5cm dia, ...
Mauchline ware - sewing - eight pieces comprising a wool ball (Hoylake church) 8.5cm dia, a dome top
Mauchline ware - sewing - eight pieces comprising a wool ball (Hoylake church) 8.5cm dia, a dome top reel box (Royal Parade, Southend), a cylinder...
Mauchline ware - seven pieces comprising a spectacle case (Esplanade, Bognor) 15.5cm, a cylinder
Mauchline ware - seven pieces comprising a spectacle case (Esplanade, Bognor) 15.5cm, a cylinder light house box (Walmer Castle), a cylinder box (...
Mauchline Ware - six pieces comprising a cylinder ink well (Worthing New Pier) 5.5cm, a cylinder box
Mauchline Ware - six pieces comprising a cylinder ink well (Worthing New Pier) 5.5cm, a cylinder box (Brighton Beach From The West Pier), a tumble...
Mauchline ware - eleven pieces comprising an oval brooch (Cavendish Hotel, Grand Parade, Eastbourne), 6cm, a cauldron pin cushion (Carpet Gardens...
Mauchline ware -seven pieces comprising a stamp box (Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne), 8.2cm, a tumbler case (Inveraray Castle), a cylinder box (Beach...
Mauchline and related wares - nine pieces and a reference book comprising a needle cylinder (
Mauchline and related wares - nine pieces and a reference book comprising a needle cylinder (Hastings Pier), 19cm, a cylinder ruler (The Pier Fel...
Mauchline Ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising a rectangular reel box (Auld Brig O'Door - photographic/ Brook's sewing cotton), 17cm., a thimbl...
Mauchline ware - six pieces, comprising a rectangular money box (oval of flowers/tartan bands),
Mauchline ware - six pieces, comprising a rectangular money box (oval of flowers/tartan bands), 10cm, a sliding lid box (Pevensey Castle), 8.5cm, ...
Mauchline ware - seven pieces, comprising a rectangular dome top money box (Margate Sands and
Mauchline ware - seven pieces, comprising a rectangular dome top money box (Margate Sands and Jetty with tartan bands), 10cm, a barrel form money ...
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising a bell form tape measure (Henley on Thames) tape
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising a bell form tape measure (Henley on Thames) tape very fragile, 6cm, a saucepan thimble case (Tun...
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising a saucepan form thimble case (Aldeburgh Life
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising a saucepan form thimble case (Aldeburgh Life Boat), 5cm, a skittle form sewing companion with th...
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising an unusual large egg containing an alabaster
Mauchline ware - sewing - five pieces, comprising an unusual large egg containing an alabaster hand cooler (Miller Park, Preston/Battle Abbey Near...
Mauchline ware - three pieces, comprising an 'Inimitable Strap - W and A Smith Makers To His Late
Mauchline ware - three pieces, comprising an 'Inimitable Strap - W and A Smith Makers To His Late Majesty', 20.5cm, a pencil diary/notelet (Warran...
Mauchline ware - sewing - a rare early knitting needle cylinder with work slot, the black ground
Mauchline ware - sewing - a rare early knitting needle cylinder with work slot, the black ground decorated in red sponge work, 24cm
Three Tartan ware girdle form pin cushions (Clan Stuart/M'Beth/Gordon) all approx. 4cm (3)
A small Tartan ware snuff box by C. Stivens, Laurencekirk, the lid painted with a titled view of
A small Tartan ware snuff box by C. Stivens, Laurencekirk, the lid painted with a titled view of Balmoral, full length wooden hinge, 98% foil inte...
A pair of Tartan ware card markers, numerals in gold on black 10 to 900, brass swivel marker covers,
A pair of Tartan ware card markers, numerals in gold on black 10 to 900, brass swivel marker covers, 9.5 x 6.5cm. (2)
Tartan ware - sewing - four pieces, comprising a metal shuttle (McDuff), 7cm, a double ended girdle pin cushion (McBeth), 4cm, a thimble egg with ...
Tartan ware - five pieces, comprising a book (Stuart/ portrait of Burns) titled 'Burns Poetical
Tartan ware - five pieces, comprising a book (Stuart/ portrait of Burns) titled 'Burns Poetical Works' - 1902, 9cm, a napkin ring (Caledonia), a c...
Tartan ware - six pieces, comprising a napkin ring (Caledonia), another (Indistinct), two cylinder
Tartan ware - six pieces, comprising a napkin ring (Caledonia), another (Indistinct), two cylinder boxes with overhanging lids, a vinaigrette cyli...
Tartan ware - five pieces, comprising a circular box (McPherson/colour floral print and verse), 7.
Tartan ware - five pieces, comprising a circular box (McPherson/colour floral print and verse), 7.5cm, a cylinder box (McFarlane), 8.5cm, a rectan...
Two novelty tape measures comprising a brass example in the form of a bottle in ice bucket, tape
Two novelty tape measures comprising a brass example in the form of a bottle in ice bucket, tape replaced, 5.5cm, and another in copper and brass ...
An Austrian cold painted novelty metal tape measure in the form of a dog kennel, the complete
An Austrian cold painted novelty metal tape measure in the form of a dog kennel, the complete printed tape in cm and ins. and stamped 'London Made...
Two novelty tape measures comprising a brass and painted example as a flaming heart, the printed
Two novelty tape measures comprising a brass and painted example as a flaming heart, the printed tape in cm and ins. and stamped 'London Made Aust...
Three tape measures comprising a combination pin cushion example in ivory with pierced and engine
Three tape measures comprising a combination pin cushion example in ivory with pierced and engine turned decoration of waisted cylinder form, tape...
Six tape measures comprising a celluloid novelty example in the form of a tiger, complete tape, 5.
Six tape measures comprising a celluloid novelty example in the form of a tiger, complete tape, 5.5cm, two vegetable ivory examples, one with comp...
Six vegetable ivory tape measures comprising a pear form example, complete tape, 5cm, another as a
Six vegetable ivory tape measures comprising a pear form example, complete tape, 5cm, another as a pineapple, complete tape, 4cm, and four others,...
Three tape measures comprising a ring painting early Tunbridge ware example, complete but fragile
Three tape measures comprising a ring painting early Tunbridge ware example, complete but fragile inked tape, 3cm, a bell shaped Mauchline ware ex...
Two novelty tape measures, comprising a brass cauldron, complete tape in inches and centimetres
Two novelty tape measures, comprising a brass cauldron, complete tape in inches and centimetres marked 'London. Made in Austria', 3cm. high, and a...
Six tape measures, comprising an ivory barrel form example the complete tape inked in nails, 3.5cm.,
Six tape measures, comprising an ivory barrel form example the complete tape inked in nails, 3.5cm., a vegetable ivory pedestal example incorporat...
A rare dated and named mid 17th Century Elle or measuring stick, Dutch, the baluster handle above
A rare dated and named mid 17th Century Elle or measuring stick, Dutch, the baluster handle above a silver collar, the square section ebony taperi...
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising a fine example the flowerhead overhanging top
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising a fine example the flowerhead overhanging top over a basket weave body, the inked tape in unusual...
Three 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising an example with Sadeli top, tape within, 2.
Three 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising an example with Sadeli top, tape within, 2.5cm., another with pierced cylinder body the tape pr...
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures and two waxers, comprising a basket weave body tape measure
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures and two waxers, comprising a basket weave body tape measure with overhanging top, reduced printed tape, 3cm.,...
A 19th century Dutch wooden measuring stick, ellemaat, square tapering form with turned handle,
A 19th century Dutch wooden measuring stick, ellemaat, square tapering form with turned handle, brass wire divisions and brass tip being a quarter...
Two 19th century English wooden measuring or yard sticks comprising a rectangular section example
Two 19th century English wooden measuring or yard sticks comprising a rectangular section example stamped twice 'VWR 9' below a flowerhead, the st...
Two celluloid novelty tape measures comprising a book form example, complete retractable tape, 4.
Two celluloid novelty tape measures comprising a book form example, complete retractable tape, 4.5cm, the other as a dogs head, tape terminal as t...
Three vegetable ivory tape measures, all of barrel form and with Stanhopes (Verdun - six views/
Three vegetable ivory tape measures, all of barrel form and with Stanhopes (Verdun - six views/Bangor and Neighbourhood - six views/Souvenir De Di...
Five tape measures, comprising a white metal and mother of pearl circular example, stamped 'Patent
Five tape measures, comprising a white metal and mother of pearl circular example, stamped 'Patent J.B. and S', 2.2cm, another in brass, a boxwood...
Two novelty celluloid tape measures, comprising an apple with leaf and stalk, the printed tape in
Two novelty celluloid tape measures, comprising an apple with leaf and stalk, the printed tape in inches and with wasp terminal, 3cm, and another ...
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising a well carved example as a basket weave cylinder
Two 19th Century ivory tape measures, comprising a well carved example as a basket weave cylinder the overhanging top carved with flowers and leav...
A mother of pearl pin cushion in the form of a set of bellows, 9cm
A good birch bark and quill work American Indian pin cushion of octagonal form each side decorated
A good birch bark and quill work American Indian pin cushion of octagonal form each side decorated with a flower within a garland, 5.5cm
Two disc form pin cushions comprising an ivory example with burnt circle decoration, one side
Two disc form pin cushions comprising an ivory example with burnt circle decoration, one side inset with a convex mirror, 4.2cm, and another in mo...