^ Good African Nubian tribal arm dagger, early 20th Century, blade 5.5” engraved with Arabic inscriptions together with a fish and a bird, nicely carved hardwood hilt with ivory band and turned ivory pommel with a silver mount, in its leather sheath with crocodile skin bands and leather arm band: and another similar, blade 6.75” engraved with 2 short Arabic inscriptions, a scorpion and a fish, ebony hilt with turned ivory pommel, ivory layers and an engraved silver pommel button, in its leather and reptile skin sheath with woven leather arm band. Good condition and patina.
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^ Presentation folding knife c.1870,` blade 5” stamped BLYTHSWOOD KNIFE and signed Chapman Glasgow, further signed tools comprise button hook, awl, corkscrew and small blade, together with scissors, tweezers and spike each contained within the 2 piece ivory grips, inlaid silver rectangle engraved JOHN LINES from LADY BECTIVE. Good condition, minor cracks around 2 rivets.
A pair of Hugo Grun Danish unmarked gold and mother-of-pearl cufflinks, button panel design, maker's marks H.Gr., panel diameter 16mm, 5.9gCondition Report: Both in good original condition, no breakages or repairs, one pearl panel has two small hairline cracks near the rim, settings lightly surface scratched through use, marks clear.
Gay, Lamaille & Company, Paris a striking carriage clock: the eight-day duration movement having a replaced platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a gong with a repeat button to the top sounding the last hour at will, the backplate stamped with the maker's initials E.G.L. within an oval along with the serial number 4002, the white enamel dial with black Roman hour numerals, blued steel hands and signed for the retailer Carrington & Co, 130 Regent Street W, the brass corniche case with a three bail handle, height 17.5cms handle up 14.5cms handle down. * Biography The initials E.G.L. are for the maker Gay, Lamaille & Company who obtained the patent for the Patent Surety Roller in 1880 having been first patented in 1879 by the inventor Moritz Immisch, born 1838, and being a mechanical device designed to ensure the accuracy of the strikework in a carriage clock by use of a small roller with a crescent cut out keeping the star wheel in place before the following hour is struck. * Note Reference Prof. Thomas Wotruba, The Story behind Patent Surety Roller stamped on Carriage Clocks pub. Antiquarian Horological Society, June, 2017.
A French Victorian carriage clock: the eight-day duration movement having a platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a gong with a repeat button to the top sounding the last hour at will, the brass dial having an applied chapter ring with black Arabic numerals within individual roundels, a decorative filigree centre and blued steel decorative hands, signed for the retailer Brown & Sons, Paris Make, the brass case with canted corners, brass finials and stylised handle, height 19cms handle up 15.5cms handle down.
A Victorian silver combination penknife / vesta case, by S. Mordan, London 1889, oblong form, the hinged cover initialled, with two steel blades and a button hook, and with a ring attachment, plus a late Victorian silver combination vesta case / cigar cutter, 'The Unity Patent', by Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1890, rectangular fluted form, approx. weight 3.3oz. (2)
Silver-plated set of three propelling coloured pencils with glass cabochon terminals, silver handled button hook and early 20th century Omega silver open faced pocket watch retailed by Mason & Sons, Middlesbrough (3) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Silver and silver mounted wares, comprising: two decanter labels detailed Whisky and Port, an address book, a large cocktail stick with an insect finial, a pair of binoculars, London 1910, a shoehorn and a button hook, a foreign toddy ladle the bowl embossed with a bird, a pair of Dutch grape scissors and plated wares, comprising: a pair of grape scissors and two decanter labels detailed Port and Claret. (12)
Six silver gilt and varicoloured enamelled cocktail sticks, designed as ladies umbrellas, five Birmingham 1932 and one Birmingham 1931, with a Mappin & Webb Limited case, a set of six silver bladed large tea knives, having pistol grip shaped handles, London 1922, cased and a four piece silver mounted set, comprising; a pair of glove stretchers, two button hooks and a shoe horn, cased, (3).

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