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A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a mother of pearl disc form waxer, another in ivory, two mother of pearl disc form emeries, a mother of pearl reel, a mother of pearl top cylinder tape measure, a tortoiseshell and gold inlaid urn form thimble/needle case, damaged and lacking base, and a damaged coquilla figural needle case (8)
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a vegetable ivory tape measure, tape within, a pair of bone knitting needle protectors, a metal thimble bucket with silver thimble, vegetable ivory disc form pomander, two silver button hooks one retractable, a reversible bone stiletto and five silk winders, three bone, one Spa, one mother of pearl snowflake (12)
Four 19th Century ivory pieces comprising a pair of Palais Royal style knitting needle protectors, with gilt metal mounts, a cotton barrel, a cylinder needle case with burnt circle decoration, and a part red stained furled umbrella needle case with Stanhope (Tower of Refuge Isle of Man), 11cm (4)
Two attractive 19th Century trade cards comprising 'Terms of Mrs. Tupper's Establishment, Bridge House, Sale near Chipping Sodbury ÉBoard and Education £21 per annumÉ Velvet painting and every kind of useful and ornamental Needle WorkÉ' view of the establishment in colour amid trees with lady's to the foreground, 7.5 x 10.5cm and 'Culliford and Cowdery, ÉOxford StreetÉpainting in imitation of old India Japan, Inlaid Ebony and Ivory, Marble, Painting on Glass É' 12.5 x 8cm, impressed on page (2) The first Illustrated Riley (N) The Accomplished Lady Page 39
Five tape measures comprising a painted wooden apple, worn printed tape in ins., 4cm, a box wood coffee grinder example, complete printed tape faded, 3cm, a vegetable ivory barrel form example with Stanhope, (3 views - Cleveleys) complete printed tape, two other vegetable ivory examples and a Madras ivory example (6)
A group of Chinese embroidery, late 19th / early 20th Century, comprising a coral silk drawstring purse embroidered with flowers and insects with four wire bound tassels, 28cm, a rectangular ivory silk bag embroidered with flowers and moths, green stained bone sliders to cords with woven ends, 38.5cm, a suspension of three padded embroidered tiers to a fringed and tasselled base, 49cm, an oval embroidered panel of a bird, 24cm, a rectangular panel of birds amid flowers, probably a belt, 80 x 5.5cm and a rectangular two part panel embroidered in blue with flowers and insects, 59 x 16.5cm, the last framed (6)
A mixed lot comprising a miniature mahogany hand mirror, 11cm, an oval silver ring box, lid rim loose, Chester, 1920, 5.2cm, a folding silver bladed fruit knife with shaped mother of pearl handle, fancy back strap, Sheffield, 1879, by T.R., 8.8cm closed, an ivory and gold mounted dip pen in fitted leather case by John Bennett, 16cm, and a stag horn brooch carved and pierced with a dog with pencil card 'When this dog is dead any friendship will end' - 1858, 3.2cm (6)
Lots 642-645The Cowell Family IvoriesThe following ivory carvings were in the collection of Mr and Mrs George Cowell at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1925 on Mrs Cowells death ‘Treasues Of Art’ from the collection numbering some twenty items were given to the Victoria and Albert Museum. A press release was issued at the time ‘The Victoria and Albert Museum has received an important accession to its collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art by the bequest of the late Mrs George Cowell. Her son Mr Athelstan Riley has generously renounced a life interest in the bequest and the objects are now on exhibition in the Central Court of the Museum.’ This bequest comprised primarily ivories but also Limoge enamels and maiolica. Athelstan Riley lived at No. 2 Kensington Court, London and subsequently at The Manor of La Trinité in Jersey, he was the grandfather of the current ownerLot 642: A carved and stained ivory double comb in the 14th century Gothic style, French 19th century or earlier,each side carved with a rectangular panel divided into three sections by pillars below arches and carved with religious scenes within a border,each corner carved with a stained glass window,the ends carved with a border of repeating ovals, 14.4 x 11.7 cm.
A carved ivory mirror frame in the 14th century Gothic style, Paris, 19th century or earlier,the face of four stepped arches and carved with religious figures within a border of animals,animal and human heads,and carved to the outer edge with four beasts with hooded human heads, two lacking tails, 11.5 cm dia., 12 cm wide max.
An early 19th Century Anglo-Indian ivory and sandalwood sewing box, Vizagapatam, of rectangular form edged with ivory bandings engraved and filled with lac, the lid centered by a conforming oval, the interior with plain lid over a lift out compartmentalised tray fitted with three engraved ivory lids and with a set of four ivory cotton barrels and a shuttle, on carved ivory bun feet, 27 x 19.5 x 11cm
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