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A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled originally by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (three of the former and five of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with two rivets for the attachment of a missing later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a hexafoil enclosed within a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage, burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 26.4 cm; 10½ in

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing) and fitted at the rear with a later plume-holder, and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint, partly scuffed) 26.5 cm; 10½ in

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb fitted at its rear with a modern plume-tube attached by solder, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (two of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in Two very similar morions were sold in these rooms 25 June 2008, lots 222 & 223

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled originally by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the former and two of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint, partly scuffed)) 24.3 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim (one side pierced with a later suspension-hole) rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim (one side slightly dented) rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (one of the latter missing), and each side of the crown decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.0 cm; 9½ in From the same series as lot 486 above

AN 80-BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY LUCAS VAN SOLINGEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1690-1700 with octagonal sighted barrel decorated with punched and engraved scrollwork over the breech and ahead of the back-sight, linear mouldings encircling the swamped muzzle and the bore cut with eight narrow grooves, gilt-brass lock with bevelled edges, signed "L. Van Solingen Amsterdam", engraved with wavy linear borders and with small leaf and scrollwork designs, and the pan-cover fitted with swing-out safety-steel, rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings in low relief, including a pronounced scrolling swell about the ramrod-pipe, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece and fitted with sliding patch-box cover (the cover with inactive worm damage), full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plate with decorated tang extending over the length of the comb, the trigger-guard with acanthus finials, the side-plate pierced with a scrollwork pattern involving a figure from mythology driving a chariot, three faceted ramrod-pipes, ornate cartouche-shaped escutcheon cast with a demon mask and coronet, mounts for a sling, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end cracked in several places on both sides and chipped in several places along the right-hand edge). 86cm; 33 7/8 in barrel

A 22-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1730 with octagonal twist barrel swamped at the muzzle, inlaid with a silver Bandelwerk design over the breech, with further small silver inlays enclosing the chiselled back-sight and the bore cut with seven grooves, bevelled lock with engraved subsidiary borders and finely engraved with trophies-of-war, the cock and the steel each cut with scrollwork designs on a recessed darkened ground, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of mouldings in low relief over its rear half, including an elaborate scrollwork design about the ramrod-pipe, further scrollwork motifs about the barrel tang, the trigger-guard and the butt carved about both the base of the comb and the cheek-piece, the butt flattened over the length of its underside, with patch-box fitted with sliding cover carved en suite with scrollwork and moving on a button release enclosed by a brass garland cast in low relief, full brass mounts cast in low relief, comprising butt-plate cast and engraved with Laub und Bandelwerk ornament characteristic of the period, solid side-plate cast with figures and animals in an idyllic hunting scene in low relief on a matted ground, the trigger-guard and three faceted ramrod-pipes decorated en suite with the butt-plate, ornate escutcheon involving lion supporters, a bust and a coronet, horn fore-end cap, sling-swivels, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the fore-end crack in two places on both sides). 76cm; 30 in barrel

A PAIR OF 16-BORE LIÈGE FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECES BY PHILIPPE SELIER, CIRCA 1720-30 each with two-stage barrel with turned girdle, swamped muzzle with silver "spider" sight, and the breech with brass-lined vent, brass-lined maker's stamp repeated three times (Neue Støckel 4373), one retaining much old blued finish, each with the barrel tang overlaid with brass finely engraved with acanthus patterns, gilt-brass lock with strongly bevelled edges, signed on the upper edge in front of the pan, engraved wavy linear borders enclosing finely engraved panels of scrolling acanthus inhabited by a serpent, the cock cut with a matching design, one with domed retaining screw chiselled in the form of a demon mask (the other replaced) and the steels each finely cut with a demon mask in low relief (both top jaws and screws missing, the upper part of one cock missing also), each with figured walnut half-stock carved with acanthus leaf mouldings in relief, the butt flattened along its underside, carved about the base of the comb and with a scrolling flourish to the rear of the cheek-piece (one with inactive worm damage throughout, the fore-end partly fragmented along its edge on one side), full gilt-brass mounts cast in low relief, the butt-plates and the trigger-guards finely engraved en suite with the locks, with side-plates pierced with a scrollwork design carrying a demon mask and terminating in monsters' heads, three faceted baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, ornate cartouche-shaped escutcheons each involving a mask and coronet, plain brass fore-end caps, and one fitted with wooden ramrod (associated, the other ramrod missing). 112 cm; 44 1/8 in barrels (2)

A 13-BORE DUTCH FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN, CIRCA 1660 with sighted long barrel formed in two stages with faceted girdle, plain rounded lock (the cock coarsely repaired), carved moulded walnut full stock decorated with a leaf moulding in low relief about the barrel tang, the butt of triangular form flattened over the sides and stamped with an owner's coronet and monogram immediately ahead of the residual comb, fitted with an iron band beneath the muzzle, flat iron butt-plate with no provision for a tang, small flat brass side-plate formed as a scroll engraved with scrolling flowers and a monster's head, plain iron trigger-guard with leaf-shaped finial, three baluster-shaped iron ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod. 156.8cm; 61 ¾ in barrel

A 19-BORE LOW COUNTRIES FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY DUTCH with two-stage barrel of bright steel with turned girdles and engraved gilt-brass fore-sight, the rear section flat-sided and decorated with the figure of Hercules standing within a frame of scrolling foliage, with grotesque masks arranged above and below, a larger winged demon mask over the base of the breech and all chiselled in relief, rounded lock decorated with a male figure and a griffin in relief on a ground engraved with a bird and a butterfly, the lip of the pan cut with a mask, the cock chiselled with a basilisk attacked by a serpent and the steel cut with both demonic and grotesque masks in low relief (the top jaw and screw missing), darkened figured rootwood full stock carved with a series of decorative mouldings, including scrolling tendril designs in low relief about the ramrod-pipe (the fore-end chipped on one side and with numerous cracks over its length), and iron mounts comprising butt-plate chiselled with monster's head tendrils issuant from a serpent extending over the length of the comb, side-plate pierced and chiselled with scrollwork with monsters' head terminals, the trigger-guard engraved with a monster and a tulip and extending to chiselled acanthus finials, three baluster-shaped ramrod-pipes, and pierced chiselled escutcheon with involving supporters formed as a pair of female half-figures (barrel pins and the ramrod each missing). 119.4cm; 47 in barrel

A 29-BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, CIRCA 1760 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel with maker's gold-lined stamp of Leonhard Riegel of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, decorated with a chiselled band of beadwork over the breech, rifled with seven grooves and fitted with chiselled folding back-sight, plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a series of rococo scrollwork mouldings in low relief, including an elaborate motif about the barrel tang and the butt decorated with related designs to the rear of the cheek-piece and about the base of the comb, fitted with sliding patch-box cover carved with a flattened moulding en suite with the underside of the butt, plain gilt-brass mounts predominantly faceted and terminating in lateral fluted mouldings, solid side-plate with bevelled edges, horn fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and iron ramrod. 63.8cm; 25 1/8 in barrel

A FINE 19-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE AFTER THE IBERIAN COURT FASHION, CIRCA 1730 with Spanish barrel formed in two stages with swamped muzzle, moulded girdle, a series of eight gold-lined maker's stamps of Alonso Martinez (the two larger stamps Neue Støckel 752, and another, resembling 753), gold-lined vent, silver "spider" fore-sight and retained by a single gilt-brass band pierced and engraved with addorsed leafy scrolls, the barrel tang numbered "2", German rounded gilt-brass lock moving on a single conventional sear and chiselled and engraved in the manner of Claude Simonin, with engraved wavy linear borders enclosing a cherub blowing a trumpet and a classical warrior figure each seated amid trophies, inscribed "Martinez" below the steel-spring, the cock chiselled in low relief with monsters' heads and scrolls, the top jaw inscribed "En Maderit" , and the steel inscribed "Aloso" on the pan-cover and chiselled with scrolls and a monster spiralled about its pivot arm, with figured walnut half-stock finely carved with a series of acanthus mouldings in low relief about its contours and borders, the butt flattened over the length of its underside and carved with a monster's head about the base of the comb after an original engraving by De La Collombe, the grip emergent from its maw, with full gilt-brass mounts engraved and cast in low relief in the Parisian taste, the butt-plate engraved with a mask suspended within a framework of scrolls and monsters, the side-plate finely decorated with a pierced design formed as a classical bust medallion supported by a pair of grotesque hippocampi ridden by putti, the pair issuant from a bandwork scroll pattern involving both a demon and a monster's head, the trigger-guard engraved with a classical helmeted head and with a demon mask elongated over the finial, three faceted ramrod-pipes engraved en suite with the barrel-band, the escutcheon cast with a pieced scrollwork frame involving a demon mask, a coronet and enclosing a further classical bust, horn fore-end cap carved with acanthus mouldings en suite with the stock, retaining its original sling-swivels, the barrel with some original blued finish and the lock-plate and the mounts retaining nearly all of their original gilding (ramrod missing). 107.3cm; 42 ¼ in. barrel Alonso Martínez was a pupil of the Madrid royal gunmaker Juan Belén (d.1691) and eight examples of firearms with barrels bearing his stamps are preserved in the royal armoury in Madrid, see del Campo 2006, cat nos. 189-196, the stamps reproduced in the text. Martínez moved to Portugal shortly after 1706, where he became gunmaker to King João V. He subsequently entered the workshop of Pedro Esteban in Cataluña, where he remained appointed Chief Master of Arms of Mallorca, a position which he held until his death; see Lavin 1965. The snarling monster's head included prominently on the stock of the present gun was evidently inspired by an early design for a decorated butt by De La Collombe, published in Paris in 1705; see del Campo (ibid.), p. 193 and Lenk 1965, pl.127. The German 18th century taste for firearms in the Iberian court fashion was most probably influenced by the extravagant court of King João V of Portugal, whose mother was Princess Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Daughter of the Elector Palatine.

A 48-BORE BOHEMIAN SMALL FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE FOR A LADY, SIGNED ANDREAS. M. SIGL A SCHLACKENWERTH, CIRCA 1730 with tapering barrel signed on the sighting flat, lightly swamped muzzle, engraved breech and the breech basal moulding and the tang each overlaid with brass, engraved bevelled lock involving a classical figure seated within a trophy-of-arms, figured walnut half-stock finely carved with a series of rococo scrollwork mouldings in low relief, the butt flattened along its underside and carved about the base of the comb and to the rear of the raised cheek-piece, full brass mounts cast in low relief, after the Parisian fashion, the butt-plate decorated with a prominent grotesque mask and engraved with a classical warrior standing within a scrollwork pattern, the side-plate decorated with a pierced design of scrolling foliage inhabited by a serpent, the trigger-guard formed with a pierced scrollwork finial and engraved with a further classical warrior on the bow, with three faceted ramrod-pipes, the escutcheon cast with a grotesque mask and a classical female bust, perhaps Minerva, and fitted with horn fore-end cap and retaining a single mount for a sling (the barrel with modern blued finish over very light pitting, the engraving on the breech rubbed, the lock acid-cleaned, the stock with a hairline crack on one side of the grip, ramrod missing). 97.1cm; 38 ¼ in barrel Andreas Michael Siegel was apprenticed in Vienna in 1680, he was appointed court gunmaker to the Margrave of Baden in 1689.

A FINE 25-BORE SOUTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOH. LAUTERER, WEICKERSHEIM, CIRCA 1770-80 with smooth-bore barrel formed in three stages with moulded girdle, silver scrollwork inlaid over the breech and muzzle, signed in silver and fitted with silver fore-sight, signed plain lock, figured walnut full stock finely carved with rococo patterns of scrolls and flowers in low relief, including decorative mouldings about the ramrod-pipe and about the barrel tang, the butt carved with an elegant flourish of scrolls about the base of the comb, with raised cheek-piece inlaid with a star formed of contrasting horn segments, inset with a brass scrollwork plaque at its base, carved with flowering C-scrolls at either end, with an additional brass plaque pierced with scrollwork and set into the underside en suite with the cheek-piece, plain full brass mounts of scrollwork outline, comprising flat side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard and three pierced slotted ramrod-pipes, blued iron trigger, brass fore-end cap, one sling-swivel, and wooden ramrod (one sling-swivel missing). 81.9cm; 32 ¼ in barrel The carved treatment of the stock is closely comparable with the relief carving found on some of the foremost Pennsylvania flintlock "Kentucky" rifles of the latter part of the 18th century, stocked by German immigrant craftsmen, or by their descendants working in the inherited German rococo tradition.

A 42-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE SIGNED GEORG C. FREUND A FURSTENAU, DATED 1742 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed and dated in gold, gold-lined vent and rifled with seven grooves, plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved in low relief with a series of rococo scrollwork motifs, the butt with raised cheek-piece inset with an engraved gilt-brass plaque and carved with C-scroll patterns at the rear and about the base of the comb, the patch-box with sliding cover inset with a brass relief plaque cast and pierced with a stag brought down by hounds, brass mounts cast in low relief in the Parisian taste, comprising butt-plate decorated with the figure of Diana within a framework capped by a demon mask, side-plate decorated with a pierced scrollwork design filled with a further stag brought down by hounds, the trigger-guard en suite and with ornate finial involving a classical mask, two decorated faceted ramrod-pipes, decorated brass fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod, and brass shield-shaped escutcheon clasped in the talons of a bird-of-prey and engraved with the owner's coat-of-arms (the barrel and lock acid-cleaned, the maker's gold signature incomplete, the lock pan removed, the stock and the mounts with cleaning wear). 62.3cm; 24 ½ in barrel The arms are those of Georg August, Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau (1651-1758).

A 35-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BUILT ON AN EARLIER AUSTRIAN BARREL BY CASPAR ZELLNER, CIRCA 1765-70 with octagonal barrel inlaid with gold scrollwork at the breech, signed in large gold letters within a gold linear frame, very lightly swamped at the muzzle, the bore cut with seven groves and fitted with decorated back-sight (the fore-sight blade removed), plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock finely carved with a series of relief mouldings, including rococo scrollwork designs about the barrel tang, about the base of the comb of the butt and to the rear of the cheek-piece, and the butt with patch-box fitted with moulded sliding cover, with brass mounts terminating in simple linear mouldings throughout, comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard each of plain faceted form, bevelled solid side-plate, and two ramrod-pipes faceted en suite, and fitted with horn fore-end cap, mounts for a sling and iron ramrod (fore-end cap chipped on one side). 63.8cm; 25 1/8 in barrel

A 1960'S DROP LEAF DINING TABLE AND SET OF FOUR COMB BACK CHAIRS

A large 19th century carved and pierced ivory comb A large 19th century carved and pierced ivory comb, probably Indian and retailed by Floris of 89 Jermyn Street, London, 10in., now framed and glazed

Mixed lot of 3 Parker Fountain Pens in Varying condition, one boxed Duofold in fair condition requiring new nib, comb; another Duofold and 51 both suitable for spares.

A cased Walker & Hall silver and tortoiseshell mounted dressing table set, Birmingham 1928, each piece with pique work decoration, comprising; a hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, each with engraved initials and presented within original fitted Walker & Hall box

A cased silver and guilloche enamel dressing table set, Albert Carter, Birmingham 1947, each piece with cream guilloche enamel and gold fleur de lis decoration, comprising; a hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, all presented within original fitted case with internal jewellery compartment

A silver mounted four piece dressing set, comprising; a hand mirror, two hairbrushes and a clothes brush, various dates and another silver mounted six piece part dressing set, comprising; a hand mirror, a hairbrush, a nail buffer, a comb mount, a shoe horn and a nail file, Birmingham 1930.

A silver backed dressing table set, by W.D. Ltd., Birmingham 1923, to include: hand mirror, two hand brushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, all decorated with wreath and bell flowers, in original case (back of one hand brush missing).

CASED BLUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL SIX PIECE DRESSING TABLE SET, comprising hand mirror, two hairbrushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, with black and gilt decoration

A LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY FRENCH LEATHER CASED LADY'S TOILET COMPACTUM FITTED with silver plated topped glass jars and boxes, including a SILVER HANDLED NAIL FILE, a white metal handled letter knife, and a SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL COMB, also a pre-war FOUNTAIN PEN with platinum nib

A child's silver brush and comb set, cased, Birmingham 1926

Five part silver and tortoiseshell monogrammed dressing table set comprising hand mirror, four brushes and comb, marks for London, 1924, Charles & Richard Comyns maker's stamp; matched with a comb with Birmingham silver embossed back

A PARCEL OF SILVER BACKED DRESSING TABLE ITEMS, including two pairs of brushes, another brush and a comb (5)

Five-piece silver mounted dressing table set, engine turned enamel decoration, Birmingham 1926, comprising circular powder bowl, hairbrush, mirror, a clothes brush and a comb.

Silver gilt and enamel backed brush, with a matching comb, cased, two cased silver napkin rings, another silver napkin rings and a pair of plated napkin rings.

A Bakelite cased vanity set, containing comb and hairdryer - sold as collector's item

Rare Polyphon Mikado Disc Music box. Style 54 159 steel teeth of extra large size and special construction, whereby an enormous loud and powerful tone is produced. Uses 63.5 cm (24 1/2 “) discs. Comes with 12 discs. All original in never touched condition. Comb without any broken teeth, no rust. Plays nicely but needs TLC to make it come back to the original power. Glas motor cover is missing. Germany 1900 BRD

SILVER DRESSING TABLE SET COMPRISING FOUR BRUSHES, MIRROR AND A COMB HOLDER, LONDON 1917-19, A PAIR OF SILVER BRUSHES BY B & F LTD, LONDON 1918 AND AN ENAMEL AND SILVER TOPPED SCENT BOTTLE

Early 20th century tortoise shell and silver dressing table set, comprising: cotton wool pot, trinket box, comb, two hand mirrors, two hair brushes and two smaller brushes, all with white metal inlay, Birmingham hallmarks circa 1926, maker Walker & Hall.

Harlequin silver back brush set including two silver backed mirrors and brush with engine turned decoration & folding gents comb in silver case and plated cake slice

A late 18th / early 19th century oval cut glass butter dish the step cut cover with knurled knob, crenulated cut edging and star cutting to underside, the body with prism and comb cut decoration and star cut base, 15cm. long. Condition: Three chips to edge of cover. Large chip to prism cut section and some other minor nicks and nibbles to cutting.

A large late 18th / early 19th century oval cut glass butter dish possibly Irish, the step cut cover with rosette and prism cut knob, comb cut to underside of cover, the body with dentil and prism cut decoration and toothed rim, star cut base, 18cm. long. Condition: Small chips and nibbles to edges of cover. Large chip and extensive minor nibbling to rim.  Two small chips to prism cutting on body.

A vintage plate camera, circa 1900 and plates x 3, with 'Bausch and Comb' lens

An Officers brush and comb set in a leather box with F.N.V. initials, the silver backed brusher have empty shields and are dated Birmingham 1915

Parker Duofold orange flat top fountain pen, clear imprint 1931 Red Permanite with 1931 Q2 date code, fine nib with comb feed, light tooth marks on blind cap, twin ring cap, some brassing on clip only

Mother of pearl Buckle with pierced decoration 13cm a hair comb and a hair clip PROVENANCE; A single owner collection of mother of pearl items sent in for sale by executors of a deceased estate.

Group of Victorian jewellery to include a horn hair comb, turquoise stick pin, miniature eye glass, zircon set bar brooch and other items

George V silver cream jug with beaded rim on round foot by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1928, part silver backed and enamelled dressing table set, non-matching brush and comb and a pair of trumpet vases,

A Silesian stemmed sweetmeat and cover, the ogee bowl, foot and domed cover honey comb moulded, the latter with hollow acorn knop, 23cm (9 in) high (2) Good

A Swiss ¾lls in sight' automaton music box, Picard-Lion, Geneva A Swiss ¾lls in sight' automaton music box, Picard-Lion, Geneva, late 19th century, the mechanism playing a choice of ten airs via an 11 inch pinned brass cylinder and tuned steel comb with additional accompaniment on six bells played in pairs by one of three seated figures in Oriental dress, the mechanism driven by single crank-wound spring drum mounted on gilt iron bed with tune indication sector beneath hinged glass internal cover with CHANGE/REPEAT and STOP/PLAY selection levers to right hand side, the lid pasted with hand-written tune sheet within lithograph landscape decorated borders centred with a pair of figures in traditional Swiss Alpine dress to foreground, the lower margin inscribed PICARD, LION, EDITEUR, GENEVE, the exterior with musical trophy marquetry decoration within line-strung borders to lid and cast brass handles to the grained sides, on ebonised squab feet, 58cm wide.

A 16th century style German close helmet, the rounded one-piece skull with three roped combs, the medial comb fitted at the nape with a tapering tubular plume-holder, the visor formed with a single sight divided centrally and pierced, closed by a hook-and-eye and fitted with neck-guard 35cm (14in)

A silver mounted travelling comb, Birmingham 1969.

A silver mounted ebony desk set comprising tray and three screw top pots, 1916-1921, together with a silver backed comb, unmarked.

Cased Silver backed six-piece Dressing Table set, decorated with engine turned detail comprising hand mirror, comb and four brushes, hallmarked Birmingham 1933, case approx 14" long

An early 20th Century dressing table set, by J. Deakin, various dates Chester and Birmingham, comprising: a hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes and a comb, in oak case.

A cut-glass and white metal mounted scent bottle, with faceted stopper, 13.5cm high; an Edwardian silver mounted comb, Birmingham, 1906; a George V silver mounted cut glass scent bottle, London, 1923, with later faceted stopper; and a silver mounted cut glass container, Birmingham, 1902 (4)

A Chinese silver comb, probably Wang Hing & Co., Hong Kong, decorated with two dragons; and a miscellaneous collection of silver items, Exeter, London, Birmingham & Sheffield, 1811 - 1933, including seven condiment spoons, a button hook, a shoe horn, etc, 230g weighable silver (19)

An 18th Century walnut candle box, 14.5ins x 6.75ins x 8.25ins, a table pincushion with turned wood clamp, 9ins high, an ebony circular comb with pierced central section, 4ins diameter, a brass hat pin stand, 6ins high and two other pieces of treen, various

A late 19th Century Swiss twelve air musical box, No. 7551, the 9.5ins brass cylinder with single piece steel comb, contained in rosewood and ebonised case, the lid inlaid with a floral spray, 23ins wide x 9.25ins deep x 6.25ins high Provenance : Part of the remaining stock of Gaby's Clocks, 140 High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HT.

A George V silver and blue guilloche enamel backed five piece dressing table set, comprising - hand mirror, two hair brushes and two clothes brushes (comb missing), by Barker Brothers Silver Ltd, Birmingham 1913 (with slight damage), in fitted case, six other silver backed dressing table items, and an Edward VII silver rectangular dressing table tray of shaped outline, 11.5ins x 7.875ins, by Robert Pringle & Sons, London 1904 (weight 11ozs)

A SILVER FOUR PIECE DRESSING TABLE SET consisting of hand mirror, two brushes and a comb, each with silver mounts with marks for Birmingham and a makers mark of WGS Limited and all within a fitted case together with a further cased dressing table set with green enamel backs (2)

A box containing a collection of oddments including a cased dress stud set, silver and mother of pearl fork, cased white metal brush and comb set, pewter coasters and a silver plated tray

A JAPANESE PORCELAIN SPARROW VASE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1908) of ovoid form, the flared neck with honey comb banding in flight against a white ground, signed to the base.

3 x silver tea spoons, silver ring, silver bound comb, pair of old spectacles, and other jewellery items