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Click here to subscribeA sterling cigarette case with patinated 'patchwork' decoration, length 11cm, a silver and niello banded cigarette case and two silver cigarette cases, Birmingham 1897 and Chester 1926, total weight 373.5g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
AN ART DECO 9CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, Birmingham 1926, of oblong form with engine turned panels enclosing a vacant panel, 3 1/4" x 3", 82.5g (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)No engraving, clear marks, slight dent near vacant panel and one near thumbpiece, one dent on back. Weighed without elastic and bars
An Austrian silver and enamel cigarette case, circa 1900, of rectangular form, enamelled with a young lady dressed in a plumed hat, and in her undergarments, wearing long black gloves and black stockings and revealing her petticoats, with maker’s mark G.A.S. for Georg Adam Scheid, Vienna, stamped hexagonal Diana head hallmark (in use between 1867-1922) and town code A for Vienna, 900/1000 standard, dimensions 87 x 60.5mm. £500-£700 --- Georg Adam Scheid (1838-1921) was born in Schönau Baden, Germany. At the age of sixteen, he began an apprenticeship, working in both Pforzheim and Stufttgart. In 1858 he travelled to Vienna to work for the goldsmith Michael Markowitsch. Scheid became a partner in the firm in 1862 and the company was renamed Marakowitsch & Scheid. The business premises were located at 8 Sandwirtgasse, later moving to 83 Gumpendorfer Straße. Michael’s son Adolf joined the business, later taking on the management of the firm until the company ceased trading in 1898. On leaving the partnership, Scheid moved next door to 85 Gumpendorfer Straße. The business proved to be extremely successful, excelling in silver and enamel work, and employing up to three hundred workers at their manufacturing premises. As well as a talented silversmith and artist, Scheid was also an astute businessman. In 1888 he open his own refinery where precious metal wastes could be rendered for re-use. The plant was so productive that they exported refined precious metals worldwide. In 1894 Scheid was joined in partnership by his nephew and two sons, Arthur and Robert. The business had already participated in the Jubilee exhibition of 1889, and exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle. In 1911, at the age of 74, Scheid retired, his sons taking over the management of the company. World War I had a devastating effect on the business, with a total collapse in overseas trade and the dire economic situation in Austria and Germany leading to the liquidation of the part of the business involved in decorative silver and gold accessories, although the refinery continued to trade. Scheid died in 1921, and was buried in the family tomb at the Evangelischer Friedhof Simmering, Vienna. In 1962 the refinery Scheid had founded was merged with the Ludwig Roessler GmbH, leading to the founding of Ögussa GmbH. Ogussa is still located at 85 Gumpendorfer Straße.
A collection of silver items, to include an Italian silver shoehorn with engraved initials, marked 925, a sterling silver cigarette case by William Neale & Son, Birmingham 1919, 8.5cm wide, a letter opener with foliate handle, marked 925, 14.6cm wide, a cased silver Order of St. John badge with ribbon, etc., and two silver plated dishes,weighable silver total 6.2ozt (7)Condition report: Surface marks/scratches/tarnish to all silver items.Shoehorn dented/out of shape.Cigarette case dented, elastic deficient.
A collection of Art Deco compacts,comprising a Mondaine example, formed as book, 7.8cm long, a Tokalon example, decorated with dragonflies, 5.3cm diameter, an Austrian example, with enamelled geometric decoration, 10cm diameter, another similar example, marked ‘Rowenta’, 10cm diameter, four rectangular examples, each with black enamel, a ‘bullseye’ type, a gilt metal example, decorated with a ship, together with three cigarette cases, the first with a map of the United Kingdom, 11cm long, a similar chrome and enamelled example and an Art Deco celluloid cigarette, with a hand form clasp, 9cm wide (13)Condition report: Celluloid case lid detached but present. Wear, knocks and losses to finishes throughout.
A collection of silver items,to include a Victorian vesta case, with engraved crest and initials, 10cm long, a Victorian cream jug, on four claw and ball feet, 10cm high, a 1920s cigarette case, the lid printed with a scene depicting racehorses, 8cm wide, a small Dutch silver box, 5.1cm wide, and set of five French silver shot or tasting cups, 4.1cm high, weighable 19.35ozt (qty.)Condition report: Tarnishing, marks and wear throughout. The Dutch box is heavily dented. The crest and initials have rubbed on the Victorian vesta case. 1920s cigarette case engraved to the interior 'From Dad to Alice on her 21st birthday'.
A VICTORIAN SILVER SOVEREIGN CASE, by Alfred Wigley, Birmingham 1896, engraved with a monogram; together with A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TRINKET BOX, by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1900, the hinged cover repoussé with figures in 18th Century dress; A VICTORIAN SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, by E V Pledge & Son, Birmingham 1897, engraved with a monogram; and A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA CASE, by E V Pledge & Son, Birmingham 1897, engraved with a monogram. (4) Box 8.5cm wide, 5.8 troy ounces gross
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