Fine Art Sale - Silver & Vertu including a Silver Reference Library followed by The Lion Collection of Silver Boxes

A RARE VICTORIAN EMBOSSED "CASTLETOP" CARD CASE rectangular with a scrolled border and a landscape view of Victoria College, Jersey on the front, ...

A GEORGE IV SNUFF BOX of rounded rectangular form with an agate-set cover, reeded borders and engine-turned fields, the cover interior initialled ...

THREE 19TH CENTURY DUTCH PEPPERMINT/COMFIT BOXES:- A ribbed cylindrical example, Amsterdam 1830, a ribbed oval example with a ring finial, probabl...

ITALIAN SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of Beatrice Cenci after Guido Reni on ivory, 16 x 10.25 cms, in an ebony and ivory intarsia frame...

A LATE 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SPICE BOX in the form of an acorn on a stalk, with engraving (incomplete) and an antique silver thimble, probably ...

A GEORGE III MEMORIAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN half length, in sepia, the reverse with an urn and a verse, in gold bracelet frame, 3.75 x...

A MIXED LOT:- A card case, crested, Birmingham 1899, a Victorian mother of pearl card case (lacking cover), a pair of Middle Eastern eye baths, a ...

TWO 18TH CENTURY MINIATURES one in gold bracelet frame and a Victorian portrait of a gentleman (possibly on photographic base); 4 x 3.25 cms ......

ENGLISH SCHOOL A pair miniature portraits of Sir Robert Chambers seated wearing legal robes and of Lady Chambers wearing black dress and bonnet, o...

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FLAT RECTANGULAR STAMP CASE with a sliding cover & gem-set boss, by Ahronsberg Brothers, Birmingham 1910, an Edwardian stamp...

ENGLISH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY A miniature portait of a lady wearing ribboned cap, half length. ink and watercolour, inscription on reverse dated 182...

A VICTORIAN ENGRAVED SNUFF BOX inscribed "Bertie", by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1890, a combined whistle, pen knife & pencil with a swivel r...

ENGLISH SCHOOL EARLY 19TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of an officer wearing uniform, head & shoulders, and the companion portrait, perhaps of his...

A VICTORIAN GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE SEAL with an agate matrix & intaglio coat of arms, unmarked, and a George III seal and sealing wax holder of octago...

A CHINESE FAN The guards carved with figures & buildings, pierced and carved sticks, painted paper leaves, the figures with ivory faces; 27.5 cms ...

A COMMONWEALTH / CHARLES II SILVER PENDANT LOCKET heart-shaped with a pull-off cover, engraved with an eye & tears and inscribed "greive not that ...

A WILLIAM & MARY SMALL SILVER PATCH BOX circular with ropework borders and a pull-off cover, engraved with a winged, bleeding heart, pierced with ...

A CHARLES II SILVER FILIGREE PATCH OR POUNCET BOX of squat cylindrical form with a pull-off cover & a corded border, unmarked, English c.1680; 1....

A CHARLES II SILVER PATCH BOX circular with a pull-off cover, scratch-engraved with a stylised tulip, the base initialled "MW", struck inside with...

A CHARLES II SILVER PATCH OR COMFIT BOX plain circular with a hinged cover & "latch" closure, engraved with a flying dove, maker's mark only, stru...

A WILLIAM & MARY SILVER PATCH BOX circular with matted sides, the pull-off cover engraved with a flowerhead within a matted border, maker's mark "...

A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SNUFF BOX navette-shaped with bright-cut decoration, the cover initialled "EL" (script), and one side pricked "B.J. Ferg...

A RARE GEORGE III SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVER "PUZZLE-OPENING" SNUFF BOX oif plain, canted rectangular form, the cover with an engraved crest, gilt...

AN EARLY GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX with a fluted cover, resembling a scallop shell with foliate scroll engraving by the hinge, by Isaac Park, Lond...

A GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX oval with a "stand-away" hinge, reed borders and a slightly dome cover, decorated with flat-chasing and centred with a...

A GEORGE II SILVER SNUFF BOX cartouche-shaped with a shaped thumbpiece and reeded borders, the cover inset with an embossed plaque with a rocaille...

AN EARLY GEORGE IV PROVINCIAL SILVER MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX of canted rectangular form, the cover inset with a panel of translucent, honey-co...

A WILLIAM IV SILVER SNUFF BOX of trefoil outline with reeded borders, the cover inset with an overlaid and moulded tortoiseshell plaque*, the base...

A GEORGE I SILVER OVAL SNUFF BOX with reed borders and a "stand-away" hinge, the slightly dome cover engraved with a coat of arms* & crest within ...

A GEORGE III SILVERGILT SNUFF BOX rectangular with rounded corners, the sides decorated with fruiting vines & the base with a pattern of acorns & ...

AN EARLY GEORGE II CIRCULAR SILVER SNUFF BOX with a reeded border & a slightly domed cover, engraved with a scrollwork cartouche, flanked by herm ...

AN EARLY GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX of rectangular form with a shaped thumbpiece & slightly concaved sides, the low-domed cover engraved with a c...

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A late George III silver snuff box of oval section, cast in relief at each end and on the cover with a ground of profuse foli...

A GEORGE III SILVER DUAL COMPARTMENT SNUFF BOX rectangular with rounded corners & a shaped thumbpiece, the slightly domed cover engraved with a co...

A QUEEN ANNE SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with corded and reeded borders and an engraved coat of arms* within a Garter motto, supporters and Duke's cor...

A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with a pull-off cover, engraved with a shield coat of arms* and crest, within a scrolling foliate cartouche, ...

A QUEEN ANNE SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with moulded borders and a pull-off cover, engraved with a coat of arms & crest*, within scrolling mantling, ...

A GEORGE III SILVERGILT OVAL SNUFF BOX engraved on the cover with a coat of arms* and crest within foliate scroll mantling and above the motto rib...

A GEORGE III SILVER SEAL OR SKIPPET BOX with reed border & a pull-off, slightly domed cover, engraved with the arms of the University of Oxford wi...

A JAMES II / WILLIAM & MARY SILVER AMMATORY SPICE BOX of canted rectangular form with engraving, the cover with a putto approaching an altar of lo...

A WILLIAM & MARY SILVER COUNTER BOX of squat cylindrical form, decorated with die-stamped borders, the pull-off cover stamped with a flaming heart...

A GEORGE III SILVER DUAL COMPARTMENT SNUFF BOX of shallow rectangular form with reeded borders and twin, hinged covers opening up from the centre,...

A GEORGE III SMALL NOVELTY SILVER SNUFF BOX in the form of a recumbent lion, with a hinged base & gilt interior, by George Ashworth & Co., Sheffie...

A JAMES II / WILLIAM & MARY SILVER SPICE BOX of canted rectangular form with reeded borders, the flattened dome cover with engraving and a lappet-...

A RARE CHARLES II SILVERGILT COUNTER BOX the pull-off cover resembling a clock dial with incised Roman numerals and two moveable hands, the base &...

A GEORGE III SILVER BOAT-SHAPED SNUFF BOX with twin hinged covers and pricked borders, one cover initialled; the other with an engraved bagpiper, ...

A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with plain moulded borders and a pull-off cover, inscribed "T. Chandler, Woodborough*, 1733", the base inscri...

A GEORGE III / IV SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVER MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL SNUFF BOX, oval with a pricked, Greek-key border around the cover and a...

A GEORGE I SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX rectangular with reeded borders and two small "stand-away" hinges, the slightly domed cover inla...

A GEORGE IV SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX with engine-turning & raised floral borders, the cover inset with an embossed and chased plaque depicting...

A LATE CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO "PEBBLE" of squat circular form with an engraved coat of arms and motto* on the cover, the cover interior inscri...

A GEORGE II SILVER MOUNTED HARDSTONE TOBACCO BOX oval with reeded borders and a pull-off cover, inset with an oval panel of honey-coloured agate, ...

A GEORGE I SILVER OVAL TOBACCO BOX with moulded & reeded borders, and a pull-off cover, engraved with a crest and coat of arms within scroll mant...

A GEORGE IV SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX with engine-turning, raised floral borders and a vacant cartouche on the base, the cover inset with a cha...

A CHARLES II SILVER TOBACCO BOX oval with a pull-off cover, engraved on the cover with a shield coat of arms* and a crest within foliate, scrollin...

A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SNUFF BOX tear-drop shaped, shallow with concaved sides and reeded borders, the cover engraved with a coat of arms & cre...

A CHARLES II / JAMES II SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX heart-shaped, with a stand-away hinge and moulded borders, the cover inlaid with tw...

A GEORGE II SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX in the form of a book with an engraved spine and borders to simulate "tooling", the cover engraved with a coat ...

A GEORGE I SILVER SNUFF BOX in the form of a book with formal engraving to resemble tooling, initialled "A.JAR.R" along the edge of the cover, gil...

A GEORGE I SILVER OVAL SNUFF BOX with a "stand-away" hinge & reed borders, the cover die-stamped the profile portrait of Queen Mary II in the cent...