Thimbles and Sewing Accessories

Palais Royal. Rectangular sewing box in walnut burl decorated in the center of its lid by a mother-of-pearl plate. It rests on four ivory feet and...

Rectangular Amboyna sewing box bearing an enamelled plate on the top of its lid. It contains sewing and embroidery tools , beauty and writing item...

Rare enameled etui called a “savonnette”. The cover presents a gallant scene with two characters in the park of a castle. The back cover presents ...

Rectangular lacquered wooden box. Its lid is decorated with typical Russian village scenes. It contains 18 wood thimbles painted with diverse patt...

Enameled golden metal thimble holder in the shape of an egg. Pink and white background decorated with golden garlands and painted flowers. The ena...

Rectangular ivory casket of which the lid is decorated with a miniature representing a young woman. It is circled with golden metal. Contains 5 go...

Chatelaine accessory in filigreed silver, thimble holder and needle case. A steel thimble has been added afterwards. Diameter of the thimble hold...

Cylindrical case in bone with two removable lids decorated with leather bands covered with painted symbolic scenes. They are topped by a chiseled ...

Real shagreen box with a brass and golden metal structure. It presents a sewing kit that holds 4 small items in golden metal and a needle case in ...

Purple shagreen case with a copper structure. On its front cover, a small oval painting of an unidentified monument (very small size) under glass....

Chatelaine (equipage) accessoire item, thimble holder and needle case. L: 9 cm. Holland, circa 1814.

Chatelaine accessory in the shape of a weaved basket. Its intern rim holds the pins and carries a central needle case on which slide 2 silver thre...

Thimble holder needles and thread reels in the shape of a removable and articulated fish. L: 13.9cm, W: 2cm. Germany, XIXth C.

Coach in turtle shell and mother-of-pearl bands. It is mounted on a bronze and golden metal structure and pulled by a golden metal donkey. It cont...

Needle case and thimble holder in steel covered in studded leather. It contains one silver thimble. It has been designed to be hanged thanks to th...

Filigreed silver thimble screwed on a silver base. It contains a small perfume bottle in midnight blue glass. Under the base is the following insc...

Lot of 4 small sewing kits and thimble holders covered in multicolored pearls. USA and UK. Mid XIXth C.

Silver compendium with a “nid d’abeille” decoration. It contains 4 elements: thimble, 2 thread reels, needle case, seal with the monogram FRD. H: ...

Silver compendium with a decoration of lines and chevrons. It contains 5 elements: thimble, 1 thread spool, needle case, seal and a wax container....

Silver compendium with a “nid d’abeille” decoration. It contains 6 elements: thimble, 2 thread reels, needle case, seal, wax container. H: 9.2cm. ...

Silver compendium with a decoration of foliage and swirls. It used to contain 6 elements: thimble, 2 thread reels (missing), needle case, seal and...

Casket in tortoise shell with bronze structure and feet. It contains 3 tools in ivory and 1 steel thimble. L: 6.8 cm, W: 3.9 cm, H: 4.1 cm. Second...

Casket in blond tortoise shell with a delicate bronze structure. It contains 1 silver thimble, 1 needle cushion, 1 crystal bottle with silver cork...

Rectangular box in black lacquered wood. Red inlaid lid with copper in the style of Boulle. It is framed by a brass border sculpted in relief. The...

Casket in the shape of a cushion. It is made out of blonde shells in a bronze structure and rests on a bronze and marble base. It contains a ribbo...

Octagonal thimble holder made out of light shells and ivory plates. H: 3.7 cm, W: 3.0 cm. United Kingdom, +- 1850.

Lady’s companion in light tortoise shell on a yellow copper structure. Copper oval on its front side. The interior of the lid presents a needle cu...

Small pot in tortoise shell in a golden bronze framework. Thimble holder. H: 4 cm, Diameter: 3.7 cm. France, 2nd half of the XIXth C.

Rectangular box in tortoise shell in a golden bronze framework. Contains sewing items for children in golden metal: thimble, needle case, stiletto...

Miniature ovoid casket in tortoise shell with a poly-lobbed frame. Golden metal structure. The feet are sculpted in relief and the lid is decorate...

Miniature sewing table in tortoise shell on feet and in a golden metal framework. It is decorated with 4 applied lion heads on each corner. It hol...

Thimble holder in light tortoise shell molded on wood. Ivory plates come and reinforce the ensemble. H: 5 cm, W: 3.5cm. United Kingdom, +- 1850.

Basket in light tortoise shell in a golden bronze framework. The removable platter presents 4 miniature tools in steel and golden metal: thimble, ...

Rare chatelaine in pomponne and engraved mother-of-pearl. It is made of 5 elements which present a perfect symmetry: central scissor case, two ide...

Two urns in pomponne, thimble holders. Items of a chatelaine. France, 1730.

Ormolu chatelaine decorated with a theatrical allegory. It is made of 2 urns (one for wax and one for a thimble) decorated with flower patterns as...

Chatelaine in pomponne with a Rococco decoration dedicated to music. It is composed of 3 elements: a thimble holder urn with its original ormolu t...

Two thimble holders urns in pomponne. Items of a chatelaine. United Kingdom, +- 1750.

Ivory bell on an ivory base circled with gold. It contains 1 crystal bottle with a gold cork and 1 silver thimble. H: 4.6 cm, diameter: 4.8 cm. Fr...

Ormolu chatelaine with a buckle decorated with a flower basket. It presents 4 elements decorated with flowers and angels: 1 thimble holder urn in ...

Silver and pomponne chatelaine composed of 4 elements: a needle case, a thimble and a thimble holder, an urn and a mechanical pencil. The central ...

Rectangular box with a wooden structure covered in tortoise shell. Mother-of-pearl, ivory, tin and brass incrustations of flower patterns and vase...

Thimble holder cup in darken wood topped by a needle and pin cushion. The body is inlaid and decorated with a floral decoration with the mention “...

Cylindrical thimble holder in straw marquetry. Polychrome decoration of geometric patterns. H: 5cm, diameter: 2cm. XIXth C.

Small sewing box in straw marquetry decorated with foliage and flowers. It contains 7 small thread reels and a steel thimble. L: 11.8 cm. W: 7.4cm...

Sweet grass small basket with a thimble holder top. Made by Native Americans. Diameter: 2.5cm, H: 2.9cm. USA, +- 1880.

Sewing box with a wooden structure decorated with an ivory, steel and stones mosaic. Same decoration inside. It contains thread reels, a needle an...

Sewing box with a wooden structure decorated with an ivory, steel and stones mosaic. Same decoration inside. It rests on four round ivory feet. Sa...

Impressive sandalwood sewing box in the shape of a sarcophagus. It is framed with stones and ivory bands. The lid and all sides are decorated with...

Lot of 10 painted terracotta statuettes of sailors/fishermen which carry thimble holders. France, beg. of the XXth C.

Lot of two thimble holders, one small terracotta pot (H: 5.5cm) and one colored terracotta elephant with a needle and pin cushion. H: 14cm, L: 19c...

Porcelain elephant with a double thimble holder and a needle and pin cushion. H: 8cm, L: 11cm, W: 4.3cm. Germany, +- 1920.

Thimble holder in the shape of an oval pin and needle cushion on which is placed a slipper. W: 6.5 cm, H: 3.5 cm, L: 8.5 cm.

Porcelain hand, thimble holder and other sewing items. H: 8.5cm, L: 15cm, W: 7cm.

Rare sewing box in the shape of a casket with a golden metal structure. It rests on four feet and has a curved lid in porcelain. Decoration of ros...

Porcelain egg on bronze base. Its structure is in golden metal and presents a mechanism that opens the object laterally and symmetrically. Once op...

Paris porcelain pot which serves as a thimble holder, with needle and pin cushion. Diameter: 8.5 cm, H: 11.5 cm. France.

Couple of porcelain children with thimble holders and needle and pin cushions. H: 8.5 cm, L: 8 cm, W: 4 cm. Germany, end of the 1990s.

Lot of two sewing accessories: a porcelain needle case and thimble holder and a porcelain figurine of a sitting woman, with needle and pin cushion...

Small round opaline box circled and decorated with garlands in golden metal. Converted into a thimble holder. Diameter: 6 cm, H: 5 cm. United Kin...