A Royal Worcester porcelain puce mark thimble, painted with a brightly plumaged bird amid leaves between gilt lines. From the collection of Roy Fa...
A Norwegian silver and enamel thimble by Marius Hammer, stone top, the frieze in blue enamel triangles over white dots, internal apex mark '930S' ...
Nine various thimbles, comprising a scarce 'Iles Patent Ventilated' with liner and apex grill, a silver thimble the frieze inscribed 'Lucien Levy ...
Dorcas, and related thimbles, together with a Dorcas counter stand, black bakelite odeonesque counter display stand, 12cms high, nine various Dorc...
Seventeen various thimble compendiums, including two modern wooden examples. (17)
A collection of thimbles and a glass thimble dome and stand, comprising twenty two holed silver thimbles, fifteen continental silver thimbles, and...
Two enamel decorated thimbles and another piece, comprising a continental silver thimble with Dutch blue and white enamel landscape view, another ...
Reference Books - thimbles, comprising Walburn (D.), Enameled Thimbles of Norway, TCI 2012; Holmes (E.F.), A History of Thimbles, 1985, dust wrapp...
Four lucets, comprising three bone examples and a wooden example, largest 9.5cms. (4) From the collection of Ann Wick
Three lucets, comprising an unusual black horn example of slightly curved form, 8cms, a bone example, 9cms, and a boxwood example, very small chip...
A group of Palais Royal mother of pearl sewing tools, comprising a rectangular rounded end needle case with gilt ferrule and oval gilt metal and e...
A mixed lot - sewing, comprising a large lignum vitae urn form pin cushion (slight damage to one handle), 11cms high, three pin cushions comprisin...
A Palais Royal souvenir note book, mother of pearl engraved border covers one with oval enamel and gilt pansy motif the other engraved 'Souvenir',...
A brass nanny brooch, with curved rectangular spangle, complete with needle case and reel, stamped 'DRGM 268036', 4.7cms.
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising a horn tatting shuttle one side with floral pearl inlay, wire and metal dots, 7.2cms, a bone combination needle bo...
A mixed lot, sewing and knitting, comprising a 'Peacock' bell form knitting pin gauge, 7cms, a Viyella drum gauge / counter, little children, 4cms...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising seven pin cushions including three modern metal animal form examples, eight pin cases and cylinders, Briggs brass ...
A mixed lot, sewing, including pin papers, pin cushions, sundry tools and thimbles, small boxes, a mother of pearl paper knife, 20cms, and sundrie...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising mother of pearl needle book, 4.5cms, a wire work pin basket, bone purling pin on ring and chain, wood and bone kni...
Two late 18th Century steel seam knives or button hole cutters, one with thistle shaped cutter both with turned bone handles, 10cms and 7.5cms. ...
Five waxers and two tweezer/earspoons, comprising a silver novelty example, probably American, in the form of a partly open walnut, ring suspensio...
Two nanny brooches, comprising an example with curved rectangular spangle and stamped to cylinder 'DRGM 2680?6', 4.5cms, the other with circular s...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising two ebonised egg form darners both with silver handles stamped 'Sterling', largest 16cms, an English silver handle...
Two three drawer painted plywood counter chests, one for 'Dewhurst's Trylko Terylene Thread', the other 'Dewhurst's Sylko', both 31 x 23 x 14cms, ...
An oak four tray cantilever counter cabinet inscribed in black and gilt to the front 'Anchor Soft Embroidery', and to the lid interior 'Clark's So...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising a metal crochet case in the form of a rolling pin, 18.5cms, another in carved wood inscribed 'Luzern', 20cms, a bl...
A mixed lot, sewing, including thimbles, tools, pair of baby shoes, leather scissor case, pin cushions, damaged pieces for spares and repairs, hab...
A rare hall marked gold 18 carat ribbon threader with carved red coral handle, below a gold hanging loop with single struck mark, 8cms.
A miniature bone model of a spinning wheel, possibly French Napoleonic prisoner of war work, raised on three turned legs united by treadle, pierce...
Two mother of pearl Palais Royal rulers and a reel, comprising a 4ins. example, 10.1cms, four sections only from a folding ruler running from 9 to...
A stripped pine three drawer counter chest, each drawer with a gold on black label under glass 'Redditch / Prize Needles / Woodfield's', 33 x 20.5...
A 20th Century Naples porcelain figure of a young girl seated in a chair stitching the button to a skirt, a pannier of sewing accessories by her f...
A useful group of silver mounted sewing tools attributed to Joseph Taylor of Birmingham, comprising a pair of scissors with oval section tapering ...
An opaque glass egg form hand cooler, probably German, painted with a lake and mountains within a border of colourful flowers, 6cms.
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising a floral decorated silver cylinder tape measure, the printed tape commencing at 20ins., 2.5cms, a silver waxer, a ...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising eight pairs of scissors including a silver handled pair, 11.3cms, various pin cases and holders including toilet p...
A large mixed lot, mostly sewing, including aluminium advertising thimbles, modern thimbles, needle books, pin cushions, Chinese steel scissors, w...
Reference Book - sewing, Longman (E.D.) and Loch (S.), Pins and Pin Cushions, 1911, red cloth. From the collection of Roy Farmer
Reference Books - sewing, comprising Brears (C.D.), The Knitting Sheath, reprinted from Folk Life Vol. 20 1981-1982; Proctor (M.), Needlework To...
An oak counter display cabinet for 'Clark's Anchor' cottons, glazed top, two cantilever sections, upper section lacking dividers and later lined i...
A mixed lot - sewing, comprising mother of pearl rectangular pin cushion, 3.6cms, two carved top mother of pearl stilettos, seven various mother o...
A late 19th Century table top mahogany embroidery frame, the base incorporating a sliding lid box, 48cms wide, and a collapsible wood and brass em...
A collection of lace bobbins, comprising twenty six bone examples, one spot inscribed 'Lucy' and approximately one hundred and twenty wooden and o...
A collection of lace bobbins, comprising six inscribed bone examples, Mary / Selenea / William / Love True / Love Me My Love, and spiral - A Prese...
Five wooden Honiton lace bobbins, comprising a red stained incised example 'My Heart Is Fix I Cannot Range', sealing wax terminal, 9.5cms, two sta...
A collection of lace bobbins, comprising thirty one English bone examples, six continental bone, and sixty one various wooden. (98)
A framed lace panel titled 'Nottingham', featuring coat of arms, historical buildings, Robin Hood and forest, 37cms sq., mounted glazed and contai...
A rare Georgian inlaid mahogany superior spinning wheel labelled for 'John Planta at Fulneck, near Leeds', on square tapering splayed legs united ...
Eight bone lace bobbins, comprising five spiral spot engraved examples, Jane Remember Martha / Richard Kaig***e Eilling / Elisabeth ….. / Samuel …...
Eight wooden lace bobbins, comprising three chip carved mothers and babes, two bead decorated examples, one s.d., and three others. (8)
A collection of lace bobbins and accessories, comprising ten spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, Love Buy The Ring / Dear Father / Andrew / Robert /...
Lace Bobbins From The Collection of Betty Taylor A bone lace bobbin spot inscribed 'William Worsley Hung...
Six spiral spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, comprising Do You Love Me Now My Darling / A Present From Mary An Walton My Cousen / William Chapman ...
Seven spiral spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, and another comprising My (symbol of heart) / Thomas Fossey My Brother D. Sept 4th Aged 42 1855 / Y...
Seven bone lace bobbins spot inscribed, comprising Peace and Plenty / Love Me For Ever 1865 / I Wants A Husband / King Solomon / I Love Jesus Yes ...
Six bone and one wooden spot inscribed commemorative lace bobbins, comprising Queen Victoria / Prince Albert / Free Trade / Princess Charlotte / R...
Five bone spot inscribed lace bobbins, comprising My Dear Aunt Stann Sims / Ann Taylor My Sister Age 8 Years 1858 / Her Moldring In The Grave / So...
Five bone spot inscribed lace bobbins, comprising Thomas Bliss 1836 / Robert Calton 1859 Franklin / William Beckett 1863 / ditto / John Adkins 183...
Eleven spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, comprising George Kitley / Seymour Sutton / Frederick Line / Francis Tompkins / Edward Tinsley / Georgic ...
Twelve spiral spot inscribed bone lace bobbins, comprising Hellen / Julia / Oliver / Ellenor / Albert / Emely / Julia / Sarah / Sally / Matilda / ...
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