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Click here to subscribeAn early 19th century tortoiseshell veneered needle packet box, with domed hinged cover, on turned bone feet, 6.5cm wide, a bone 10" ruler, stamped 'Parkins & Gotto, London', a Victorian steel button hook with turned bone handle, a foliate carved and pierced mother of pearl stiletto, a foliate carved bone silk winder and a ring turned bone pin cushion (6).
AN 18K GOLD 'HAPPY DIAMOND' WRISTWATCH, BY CHOPARDThe 4-jewelled ETA Cal-201001 quartz movement , white dial with gilt pointed baton hands, polished gold round case with snap on the back, quick set button to back for setting time, seven collet-set mounted floating diamonds in gold reeded bezel, mounted in 18K gold, Swiss assay mark, case no. 21-29**, ref. no. 252 6**, model 1128, on leather black strap and gilt buckle, case width 2.8cm, length 22.4cm
Ornately tooled carrying case, probably for a ledger, made up from manuscript leaves from fourteenth-century paper documents or accounts [Italy (perhaps Florence or its vicinity), second half of fifteenth century]leather covered pasteboards, tooled on front and flap with concentric bands of patterns of chevrons and crosses (close to those found on copies of Suetonius & Marsiglio Ficino’s commentary on Plato, both bound in Florence in c. 1450-60 and c. 1470-80, respectively, as well as a copy of Livy probably bound in Gimignano immediately after 1476: reproduced A. Hobson, Humanists and Bookbinders, 1990, figs. 12, 14 & 50), and simple roll-stamped diagonal lines on reverse, small stars stamped along foot, the parts sewn around a wooden frame to form a fitted case for a rectangular object of approximate dimensions: 285 by 235 by12mm., the underside of the flap and opening of the case revealing the pasteboards made up from numerous layers of paper documents in Latin from the fourteenth century, holes remaining for tie and button on front to secure flap, two suspension handles once on reverse held in place with iron rivets, one of these now torn away, edges of pasteboards torn and bumped with some losses there, some tears to edges of leather and numerous wormholes on boards, and somewhat fragile, but leather supple and easy to handle, and overall in fair and presentable condition, overall dimensions when closed: 310 by 255 by 25mm., flap 100mm. long when folded outThis is a rare survival of a book-related object, here formed from the reuse of early paper documents, in a remarkably good state of survival.
A small collection of jewellery mounting Wedgwood ceramics, to include a drop shaped pendant in jade green with classical beauties, 30.5cm including hanging chain, a Jasper ware brooch with white classical figures in relief on black ground, a circular pendant in rosso antico, a small button based on the Portland vase, and a tiny lidded pot, height 4cm
Late Victorian target telescope by J.H. Steward, for the National Rifle Association, the brass body with original leather cover and engraved makers plaque in the original labelled wooden case, 36.75ins long in the closed positionMinor scratching to the lens. You can focus when looking through it. A little stiff to extend but the button runs smoothly. Leather does have some damages
Gents Lemania military issue wristwatch, sunken subsidiary dials at 3 and 9, crows foot just below centre, circled letter t just above centre, back inscribed with No 0552/924/3305 with crows foot just above H.S. ^ 9( Crossed out with 2 lines) 1908, very good all round condition to the case, general age ware, glass has no major scratches , winder pops out and turns the minute hands as it should, everything's moving freely, stop/restart button working as it should, currently not ticking we believe this has been over wound. Very nice clean movement with no signs of water damage.
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