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A mixed lot of costume and needlework, comprising a Chinese silk panel embroidered in coloured silks
A mixed lot of costume and needlework, comprising a Chinese silk panel embroidered in coloured silks with collar, sleeve and other panels, 68 x 10...
Two pieces of American-Indian bead work, comprising a leather and red cloth moccasin with clear
Two pieces of American-Indian bead work, comprising a leather and red cloth moccasin with clear glass bead work, 12cm, and a needle book of large ...
A 20th Century linen and blackwork decorated box, of square form, the lid with four circular
A 20th Century linen and blackwork decorated box, of square form, the lid with four circular floral blackwork panels centred by an insect, gold th...
Four pairs of unused lady’s kid leather gloves, all approx. 28cms. (8) ...
A Victorian bead work picture depicting a parrot, on a branch over roses and fuscia, 45 x 37.5cm
A Victorian bead work picture depicting a parrot, on a branch over roses and fuscia, 45 x 37.5cm in an old glazed frame. ...
A fine late 18th Century silk needlework and painted oval, the colours bright and fresh depicting a
A fine late 18th Century silk needlework and painted oval, the colours bright and fresh depicting a woman seated beneath a tree two baskets by he...
A charming late 18th Century drawstring purse or bag, of narrow cylinder form worked with diamond
A charming late 18th Century drawstring purse or bag, of narrow cylinder form worked with diamond geometric panels one only with a bird on a branc...
Eight small format 19th Century misers purses, mostly decorated with metal beads, largest 29cms. (8) ...
Seven 19th Century misers purses, one only with beaded decoration, largest 39cms. (7) ...
Six 19th Century misers purses, all with metal beaded decoration, largest 43cms. (6) ...
Six 19th Century misers purses, all with metal beaded decoration, largest 42cms. (6) ...
Six 19th Century misers purses, including one in bead work trellis, largest 39cms. (6) ...
Three 19th Century bead work circular form purses, all with a central geometric motif, two with
Three 19th Century bead work circular form purses, all with a central geometric motif, two with floral borders, two with silver clasps, largest 12...
Two 19th Century bead work drawstring purses, one with a floral band, two areas of loss, 16cms,
Two 19th Century bead work drawstring purses, one with a floral band, two areas of loss, 16cms, the other with two floral bouquets, 22cms. (2) ...
Two 19th Century bead work drawstring purses, one decorated in the American Indian style with
Two 19th Century bead work drawstring purses, one decorated in the American Indian style with flowers, 18cms, the other with anthemion and other m...
Four 19th Century purses, comprising a Regency white and purple lattice work example, 16cms, two
Four 19th Century purses, comprising a Regency white and purple lattice work example, 16cms, two knitted examples and a floral embroidered example...
Four bead work bags, comprising an early 20th Century example, decorated with baskets of flowers,
Four bead work bags, comprising an early 20th Century example, decorated with baskets of flowers, 22cms, another with a geometric design of flower...
Two attractive 19th Century beadwork drawstring bags, one with a band of flowers, 26cms, the other
Two attractive 19th Century beadwork drawstring bags, one with a band of flowers, 26cms, the other with a circle of flowers, 22cms. (2) ...
Two 19th Century drawstring bags, the whitework ground with brown beads and a band of colourful
Two 19th Century drawstring bags, the whitework ground with brown beads and a band of colourful flowers, 21cms, and another the gold and brown gro...
Three 19th Century purses and four other pieces, comprising two bead work examples and a knitted
Three 19th Century purses and four other pieces, comprising two bead work examples and a knitted example all with metal clasps, largest 11.5cms, t...
A group of school samplers and sample pieces, mounted on a stitched border cotton panel comprising a
A group of school samplers and sample pieces, mounted on a stitched border cotton panel comprising a crude sampler ‘Agnes Hopwood, All Saints Scho...
A simple early 19th Century sampler, worked with rows of alphabets and numerals over birds, crowns, jardineres and other motifs ‘Elisabeth Addlese...
An early Victorian sampler, by ‘Emma Phillips Aged 10 1843’, worked with flowers, figures, a castle,
An early Victorian sampler, by ‘Emma Phillips Aged 10 1843’, worked with flowers, figures, a castle, birds and other motifs around a verse within ...
An attractive Adam and Eve sampler, by ‘Elizabeth Pugh Pontesbury, June 12th Aged 9 Years 1838’,
An attractive Adam and Eve sampler, by ‘Elizabeth Pugh Pontesbury, June 12th Aged 9 Years 1838’, worked with alphabets, flowering baskets and jard...
A 19th Century continental, probably Dutch, white metal chatelaine, the shell decorated hook mount
A 19th Century continental, probably Dutch, white metal chatelaine, the shell decorated hook mount to three cherub decorated panels each with a va...
Two 19th Century polished steel chatelaines, comprising an example with pierced pear shaped hook
Two 19th Century polished steel chatelaines, comprising an example with pierced pear shaped hook mount to four figure of eight link chains and hoo...
Two chatelaines and a spectacle case, comprising a continental gilt brass example the hook mount
Two chatelaines and a spectacle case, comprising a continental gilt brass example the hook mount with classical busts and coins, to six floret lin...
A late 18th Century gilt metal chatelaine and fittings, the scroll border hook mount with classical figures in a garden above a linked border figu...
A late 19th Century plated brass chatelaine, the pierced oval clip mount with three owls on a branch
A late 19th Century plated brass chatelaine, the pierced oval clip mount with three owls on a branch to five pierced panel chains to a thimble buc...
A late 19th Century plated brass chatelaine, the pierced triangular clip mount with Roman head and
A late 19th Century plated brass chatelaine, the pierced triangular clip mount with Roman head and coins, to five pierced link chains to a scissor...
A good Victorian silver chatelaine, the hook with two piece leaf scroll mount to three panel form
A good Victorian silver chatelaine, the hook with two piece leaf scroll mount to three panel form chains decorated with masks and flowers extendin...
A cardboard box of reels for a girl, the rectangular stepped box in green with fancy borders, the
A cardboard box of reels for a girl, the rectangular stepped box in green with fancy borders, the lid with a garter oval, the interior with lid la...
Reels, winders and related packaging, comprising a pair of bone reels with fancy tops and labels
Reels, winders and related packaging, comprising a pair of bone reels with fancy tops and labels to bases ‘I. and W. Taylor’, 3.5cm, a 19th Centur...
Two Victorian reel stands, comprising a cast iron gilt painted example raised on paw feet below
Two Victorian reel stands, comprising a cast iron gilt painted example raised on paw feet below two pierced tiers and terminating in a pin cushion...
A set of four early 19th Century ivory cotton barrels, ball finials with coffee grinder style
A set of four early 19th Century ivory cotton barrels, ball finials with coffee grinder style handles, three lacking uprights to handle, one defic...
Five 19th Century ivory thread winders and two bone counters, the winders comprising a circular
Five 19th Century ivory thread winders and two bone counters, the winders comprising a circular pair, 3.2cm, a rectangular pair, 3.4cm, and anothe...
A set of four reels, the mother of pearl tops with cut flower head tops on bone stems and bases, 2.
A set of four reels, the mother of pearl tops with cut flower head tops on bone stems and bases, 2.5cms dia, 2.6cm high. (4) ...
A rare early Victorian bone reel for the use of The Royal Household, one end with gilt and red Royal
A rare early Victorian bone reel for the use of The Royal Household, one end with gilt and red Royal Coat of Arms label for ‘Raworth’, the other e...
A fine set of six early 19th Century ivory reels, Madras, the tops of domed form with burnt circle
A fine set of six early 19th Century ivory reels, Madras, the tops of domed form with burnt circle decoration within beaded and carved borders, 3....
A group of six 19th Century ivory cotton barrels, comprising a matched set of four 3.5cm high and
A group of six 19th Century ivory cotton barrels, comprising a matched set of four 3.5cm high and two others one lacking upstand to handle. (6)...
Five cotton barrels, all 19th Century comprising an ivory pair with Sadeli ware tops and coffee
Five cotton barrels, all 19th Century comprising an ivory pair with Sadeli ware tops and coffee grinder handles, 5.5cms, another similar with over...
Fourteen 19th Century bone and ivory cotton barrels, including oriental examples, some s.d. and with
Fourteen 19th Century bone and ivory cotton barrels, including oriental examples, some s.d. and with matched elements, largest 5.5cm. (14) ...
Twelve 19th Century bone and ivory reels, some s.d., largest 6cm high. (12) ...
Nine various mother of pearl top reel holders, one with loss to edge, largest 3.5cm high. (9)
Nine various mother of pearl top reel holders, one with loss to edge, largest 3.5cm high. (9) ...
Twenty six 19th Century bone and ivory thread winders, various patterns, largest 4.2cms. (26)
Twenty six 19th Century bone and ivory thread winders, various patterns, largest 4.2cms. (26) ...
A scarce mid 19th Century cased tatting set, the green leather purse form case with brass oval
A scarce mid 19th Century cased tatting set, the green leather purse form case with brass oval belt motif and catch, the purple silk and velvet in...
An early 19th Century ivory shuttle, each side with a conforming panel of burnt circle decoration,
An early 19th Century ivory shuttle, each side with a conforming panel of burnt circle decoration, 7.5cm. ...
An American sterling silver tatting shuttle with pick one side with a vacant cartouche within a
An American sterling silver tatting shuttle with pick one side with a vacant cartouche within a Grecian key border, stamped ‘Sterling’ and with in...
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