A hussif in floral printed cotton, circa 1800, stitched with six skein holders, two graduated stitched border flannels, and with pocket, original ...
An unusual lady's wallet of four blue silk compartments, within purple ribbon borders, the compartments inked in the style of bank notes 'One / Tw...
A large and unusual hussif, in black grosgrain bordered in blue silk ribbon, arched top the body with numerous retainers, fitted pin cushion, skei...
A late 18th Century finely executed reticule, oval silk covered card base with gilt ribbon, fine mesh body, the draw string top with gilt wire loo...
A late 18th Century finely executed reticule with scent bottle, executed in alternate red and cream segments, draw string top with taselled cords,...
A small beadwork purse and another, the first executed in metallic beads with paste highlights the silver clasp chased with a basket of flowers an...
A late 18th Century watered silk wallet or purse, of rectangular form, worked in coloured silks with a border trailing pansies, other flowers and ...
An 18th Century faded blue silk wallet or purse, of rectangular form, the front with ribband tied branches in sequinned metal threads, button and ...
An 18th Century Ottoman wallet (probably Constantinople) incorporating a note book and with internal floral water colour decoration, the cover fin...
An 18th Century Ottoman wallet (probably Constantinople) incorporating a note book, silver stylus and internal floral water colour decoration, the...
Six bags and purses, comprising a bead work decorated bag with circular metal concertina top and pierced hinged cover, 30cms including tassel, two...
A late 18th / early 19th Century quilted silk purse or wallet, edged with silk ribbon, the interior with two open compartments and two compartment...
Two late 18th / early 19th quilted pink silk purses or wallets, the smaller with metallic thread edging, the interior with a lockable compartment ...
Two late 18th / early 19th Century silk purses or wallets, comprising a quilted blue silk example with metallic thread edging, the interior with l...
A late 18th Century embroidered cream silk purse or wallet, the front with a circular embroidered silk panel of a rotunda in landscape within cate...
A late 18th Century pink silk purse or wallet, decorated with loop work flowering sprays, the interior in cream silk with two open compartments an...
A late 18th Century embroidered cream silk purse or wallet, silk and metallic ribbon borders, the front with arched flap embroidered in coloured s...
Two 19th Century draw string knitted bags, both incorporating metallic threads, comprising a green example, 13.5cms including base tassel, the oth...
A simple small Bristol card cross stitch sampler, worked with upper and lower case alphabets and numerals 1-5, dated 'March 14-81', 12 x 9.2cms. ...
A mixed lot of samplers, needleworks, etc., comprising a framed sampler 'Sarah Stone Aged 12, 1841', 36 x 30cms, another 'Eliza J. Pringle, Leslie...
A charming miniature cloth sewing basket with sampler style decoration, the basket formed from six arch top tapering panels each externally embroi...
A 19th Century educational sample group, mounted on crimped edge glazed pink cotton comprising two miniature samplers, one named for 'F. Dawson', ...
A well detailed sampler 'E. Norris 1824', worked with three symmetrical houses beyond railings over a further house, a windmill, and two other bui...
An attractive sampler 'Elisabeth Dodge Aged 14 1839', worked with a verse flanked by trees and birds over a house within trees, crown, flowering p...
A sampler 'Jane Sim 1842', worked with alphabets and numerals, over a house within figures, animals, a ship, tree of life, stag, flowering jardini...
Two related rosewood framed samplers, the smaller 'Rosanna Woodalls Work Aged 11 Years, AD 1842', flowering jardinieres, animals, crowned angel wi...
A rare late 18th/early 19th Century watch case sampler, circular worked in coloured wool and silk with crown, pair of birds, pair of hearts, pair ...
A rare late 18th/early 19th Century watch case sampler, circular worked in coloured wool with the initials 'AC' above a heart flanked by a pair of...
A plated brass chatelaine, circa 1880, the hinged hook with elaborate pierced mount centred by a Roman head with five pierced link chains to a thi...
An unmarked silver chatelaine, the hook with leaf scroll pierced mount centred by a vacant shield with three short chains to a hallmarked silver v...
A fine gold mounted 18th Century steel chatelaine, the leaf scroll pierced steel mount with hook and enclosing a pierced oval gold panel over a bl...
An unusual ribbon form chatelaine, early 20th Century, comprising a large crescent form pin cushion, one side in neatly stitched silk painted with...
A late 18th / early 19th Century silver chatelaine, unmarked, probably Dutch, the hook with elaborate cast shell and 'C' scroll hinged mount with ...
A late 18th Century gilt metal chatelaine for a child, the hook mount with the figure of a shepherd with sheep, dog and birds below a tree. The th...
A collection of mother of pearl thread winders, comprising a set of three rectangular with inward curving sides and decorated points, 5cms, a set ...
A collection of thread winders, comprising a set of three pierced mother of pearl snowflakes, 2.5cms, four single mother of pearl snowflakes, a Ch...
A group of mother of pearl top reel holders, comprising a set of four with brass stems and bone bases of unusual shallow form, 1.7cms high with a...
A collection of cotton reels, comprising two with pressed gilt brass ends incorporating Royal Arms, one for Clarksons, one for Barber, five bone e...
Reels, barrels and winders, comprising a bone labelled reel for 'I and W Taylor', 3.5cms, a wooden reel, a good pair of rosewood cotton barrels, 4...
Mother of pearl top reel holders, comprising a set of four with brass stems and bone bases, 3.2cms dia., 3.5cms high, another set of four with bon...
Nine printed card boxes containing 'Coton Perle Brillante A La Croix, Cartier-Bresson, Paris', eight boxes complete with ten spools, one box with ...
Boxed cottons and threads, comprising a box of 'Dewhurst's Sylko' with twelve wooden reels, 14cms, a box of 'Retors Brillante A La Croix, Cartier-...
Two skein holders, comprising a rectangular faded pink silk wallet form example, the interior with a folding silk skein holder, mounted on card, a...
Three hand painted wooden thread winders, comprising a Spa work star form example, each side with flowers and leaves, 5.2cms, and two multiple win...
Twelve thread winders, comprising a Chinese engraved snowflake of good gauge, 5cms, nine others including a pair of plain snowflakes, a little cru...
A scarce set of ten cardboard cotton reels in original cardboard box, 'Ten Little Nigger Boys - This box contains 10 tubes of Ivy Machine Twist No...
An oak reel stand, the dished circular base supporting a rotating circular tier with eight brass reel rods centred by a pedestal pin cushion, 16.5...
Two hundred unused hanks, of 25 metres of Moonbrand Best Embroidery thread. (200)
Two sets of four mother of pearl top reel holders, one set with mother of pearl bases, one set with bone bases, 3.5 and 3.2cms dia. (8)
A Spa work wooden shuttle, early 19th Century, one side painted in monochrome with a view of buildings and trees titled 'Le Tonnelet', the obverse...
Seven various shuttles, comprising an abalone shell example with bold figuring, with work in progress, 6.5cms, another in tortoiseshell, one side ...
An American silver shuttle and five bone shuttles, the silver example with Grecian key border and raised tablet initialled 'EJ', stamped 'Sterling...
Knitting, comprising a whitewood and black stained knitting needle case in the form of a furled umbrella, 32cms, a wood and brass knitting Nancy, ...
Five Chinese export cylinder form netting cases, all carved with birds, insects and dragons, comprising a tortoiseshell example with steel mounts,...
An unusual silver handled extendable knitting needle, the steel needle with slider and housed in a silver cylinder sleeve with elaborate handle an...
Six crochet hooks, comprising a sliding example in silver cylinder sleeve, Chester, marks struck on the curve and unclear, 8.2cms closed, four fan...
Five pairs of knitting needle protectors, on elastic or cord comprising a horn pair, and four bone pairs, largest 5cms, a single horn example and ...
Knitting needle gauges and accessories, comprising a brass rectangular example 'Knitting Pin Gauge / Standard Wire Gauge - Registered No. 517815',...
A collection of ten cylinder form knitting needle cases, comprising an unusual wooden example in the form of a hammer, 24cms, another as a furled ...
Three knitting sticks, comprising a wooden goose wing example with incised initials 'EL', 22.5cms, another similar, chip to edge and split to base...
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