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Lot 256
A rare late 18th Century ivory shuttle French, probably Dieppe, the upper face pierced and carved with a young lady on a terrace carrying a basket of fruit within garlands of flowers, ribbands and scrolls on a trellis ground, the obverse plain save for a panel of two diamonds, 16.5 x 4.2cm A very similar shuttle is illustrated in Whiting (G) Old-Time Tools and Toys of Needlework Page 244 then in the collection of Mrs De Witt Clinton Cohen, New York It is likely that this shuttle was originally composed of two corresponding panels and that the plain obverse is a replacement. The pierced and carved face has some minor loss and old repairs, the fragility of shuttles of this nature mean survival is very rare.
Lot 304
Two needlebooks comprising an ivory example, the cover inscribed in steel pins ‘Souvenir’, leather spine a little worn, blue watered silk interior, 8.5cm x 6cm, and a bone example, painted to one side ‘Mary Ann’ within flowers and scrolls and with flowers to reverse, internal flannels, red silk spine and ties, 4.5cm x 3.2cm (2)
Lot 317
Five needlecases comprising a floral carved coquilla example with male head terminal, slight damage to screw joint, 11cm, a Palais Royal mother of pearl example, gilt ferrule, gold oval, 6.7cm, a line painted Tunbridge ware cylinder needlecase, 8.6cm, a white metal decorated cylinder needlecase, 7cm, and an ivory example, 7.5cm (5)
Lot 327
Five needlecases, comprising two Tyrolean standing figural carved examples, largest 13cm, both s.d., an ivory stacked brick cylinder form example, 9cm, an oval section mother of pearl example, 6.5cm, an ivory tapering cylinder needlecase with burnt circle decoration, split 7.7cm, and part only of a Corozo needlecase (5)
Lot 331
Four 19th Century ivory needlecases comprising an example in the form of a furled umbrella the clenched fist handle with Stanhope (six view – Memory of York), 12.5cm, another of cylinder form with engine turned decoration, 8.8cm and two Chinese carved examples of tapering cylinder form, 8 and 6.5cm (4)
Lot 332
Four bone and ivory 19th Century needlecases comprising an ivory cylinder form example with burnt circle decoration, 10cm, a bone floral painted example, split 7.2cm, a turned and carved ivory example, 8cm, and a bone and vegetable ivory example surmounted by a tape measure, reduced tape, winder with Stanhope (six view – A Memory of Weymouth) (4)
Lot 334
Four needlecases comprising a cylinder form example decorated in geometric coloured beadwork, wooden core, 8.2cm, a Chinese tortoiseshell example carved with dragon and flowers, 9.2cm, another in coloured and split straw work, 9.5cm and a bone and vegetable ivory example surmounted by a tape measure, complete printed tape, faded, 12.5cm (4)
Lot 365
Three thimble cases, comprising a large vegetable ivory example complete with thimble with pierced frieze, 6.2cm, a white metal thimble bucket on chain decorated with a male mask, leaves and other motifs, and an 18th Century gilded hinge top thimble case decorated with leaf scrolls, flowers and two inset oval agate panels, axe head suspension, 4.5cm (3)
Lot 448
A mixed lot – sewing – comprising an Avery Quadruple Golden Casket brass needlecase, 7cm, a horn bodkin case, 10cm, seven mother of pearl silk winders, an ivory silk needle roll, an Anglo-Indian bridge form pincushion with burnt circle decoration, 7.5cm, an ivory egg form pomander, 4cm, another from a nut, two bodkins and a folding silver button hook with engraved mother of pearl scales, 5.2cm (qty)
Lot 455
A mixed lot – sewing comprising “The Ladies Companion Needle Case” morocco paper over card with near complete contents, 18cm, three tin cylinder advertising needlecases, a pierced vegetable ivory needlecase, an ivory tambour hook, stained, two bone shuttles, and four stilettos/tambour hooks (qty)
Lot 467
A mixed lot – sewing comprising a rosewood turret form needle roll, 7cm, an ivory barrel form reel holder and reel, pierced sides, 4.4cm, three shuttles, twin blade folding knife, velvet needle book, 11cm, brass thimble compendium, Mitrailleuse needle case, and a Holbrooks bottle from card needle case, 9cm (10)
Lot 469
A mixed lot – sewing – comprising an ivory swivel notelet the front cover pierced with a jardinière of flowers, 8.7 x 4.7cm, another in tortoiseshell the covers in floral pique, edge chips, 6.5 x 3.5cm, a rectangular Palais Royal needlecase with pansy motif, 6.7cm, a Chinese papier mache heart shaped pin cushion, 5.5cm and a purse formed from a walnut, 4cm (5)
Lot 495
Five pocket knives and a pencil comprising a twin blade example with gilt engraved scales, 6.2cm, a single blade knife the ivory scales as a lady’s leg, 6.5cm, two silver bladed fruit knives with engraved mother of pearl scales, another blade broken, and a gilt metal pencil with jewelled top (6)
Lot 120
Two Canton ivory balls and stands,late 19th century, one ball exterior carved with dragons amongst clouds, enclosing at least six pierced balls, resting on a cup above a diapered cylinder with a dragon on a circular base, the other ball exterior carved with blossoming peony amongst leaves, enclosing at least six pierced balls, resting on a cup above a diapered cylinder on a circular base with leaves, overall 18.5 and 17cm (4)
Lot 178
A large Canton ivory ball and stand,late 19th century, the outer sphere pierced and carved with dragons amongst clouds enclosing more than ten diapered globes, supported on a cup decorated with lotus and a diapered shade, above a deity and a boy beside a blossoming tree, possibly Guanyin and Nezha holding his Universe Ring and Fire-tipped Spear, standing on a circular base carved and pierced with dragons,overall 33.5cm (2)
Lot 251
A Chinese coloured ivory box and cover, late 18th / early 19th century, carved in the form of a reticulated peach with openwork branch and leaves tinted in colours, later lined in pink silk, 7cm, damage, later standFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.
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