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Click here to subscribeTwo vegetable ivory needlecases and a combination pincushion/tape measure, comprising; a part red stained furled umbrella needlecase, 10.2cm, another of turned and carved form, one end s.d., 9cm, and a combination bone and vegetable ivory tape measure/pincushion, on circular base, replacement tape, 6.5cm high. (3)
Seven needlecases, comprising; a good ivory needlecase carved with leaves and balls, terminating in crowns, 9.2cm, two wooden and bone examples both as furled umbrellas, both lacking handles, a small bone needlecase, 6.7cm, a fern ware cylinder needlecase, 8.3cm, a cedarwood cylinder needlecase “Windermere Lake From Road to Ulverstone”, 9.5cm, and a German tin and brass “Magasine” needlecase, 6cm. (7)
Three needlecases, comprising; an engraved Georgian silver needlecase of oval section, with bright cut and wriggle engraving, maker’s mark “I.T.”, 8cm, a bone needlecase in the form of a furled umbrella, 10cm,the fist terminal with Stanhope (inoperative), and an ivory needlecase with acorn top, 8.2cm. (3)
Five needlebook boxes and wallets, comprising; a book form red leather needlepacket box, with tooled spine, wallet form closure titled “Needles” in gilt, 4.4cm x 2.5cm, a black leather wallet form example with flannels and pouch, 4cm x 3cm, an ivory needlebook with worn gilt decoration, 3.6cm x 5.5cm,and a silver and red leather needlepacket wallet, 4.5cm x 3.5cm. (4)
A good silver chatelaine, the hinged hook with a mask, leaf and strapwork style mount with five chains with female mask panels, the inner three chains linked by a pierced oval plaque of a figure and mounted with a pair of steel bladed scissors with sheath, a thimble bucket with thimble, an egg form silver box with screw-off cover containing a wooden needlecase and reel, a spiral form scent bottle container and a notelet, the covers cast with figures in a landscape enclosing ivory leaves and a sliding pencil/pen, the mount Birmingham 1897, by L.S., all other items with variant marks, the notelet possibly with spurious marks, 28cm. See illustration plate 7
Five thimble cases and holders, comprising; a mother-of-pearl and white metal example in the form of a sailing boat, 8cm, a pierced brass casket form example with glazed lid, 3.5cm square, a vegetable ivory acorn form example complete with vegetable ivory thimble, 6cm, a brass egg form example, and a turned bone cylinder form example, 4cm. (5)
Five thimble holders and cases, comprising; a vegetable ivory acorn example with internal needlecase and unrelated thimble, 6cm, a turned boxwood barrel form example with reel, needlecase and unrelated thimble, 4.8cm, a coquilla nut egg form example, 6cm, a modern turned wood example as a thimble, 5cm, and a mother-of-pearl and metal thimble stand in the form of a sailing boat with painted sail and inscribed “A Present From Brighton”, 7.5cm. (5)
Two thimble cases and a related reel stand, comprising; a turned walnut thimble case inlaid with mother-of-pearl motifs, 4.7cm high, a turned and carved example from a nut or gourd, 6cm, and a turned circular box lacking screw covers, fitted with eight small ivory and ebony reels, centred by an ivory thimble box, 5.8cm diameter. (3)
Thimble cases, comprising; a Mauchline ware cylinder example (Sunapec Harbor and Village N.H.), with pincushion top, 6cm, a brass egg form example on chain, a plastic egg, a coquilla egg, a mother-of-pearl circular box, 4cm diameter, a small sewing compendium and a carved vegetable ivory needlecase, 5.5cm. (7)
A 19th century Cantonese carved ivory netting case and tools and a similar bodkin case, both of cylinder form, the netting case carved with dragon, butterflies and birds, with flowerhead base and top, containing a full complement of tools, the bodkin case carved with birds and other motifs with two carved bodkins, one with bird terminal, the other a man, 15.7cm x 8.7cm. (2)
A Cantonese carved ivory netting case and tools of freestanding tapering cylinder form, carved with a dragon and other motifs, on a plain circular base, with a good selection of tools, 12.4cm, and a worn velvet case, 12.2cm. * With an old handwritten ink note “I received this of my dear Aunt May tenth 1843 when she returned from Calcutta after remaining there seven years – Charlotte Middleton aged ten years” and “A Present From My Dear Aunt residing at 116 Great Portland Street and me living at — Street, Finsbury Square, London”.
An early 19th century French etui, the oval section rosewood case of tapering form inlaid with ivory and brass with a central floral medallion, the interior in purple velvet and silk with a set of floral gilded steel fittings, comprising; needlecase, thimble, scissors and stiletto, bodkin lacking, 13cm. See illustration plate 9
A good mid-19th century ivory etui, with full complement of three colour metal accoutrements, the case of rectangular curved corner form, gilt metal hinge and clasp marked with “C.H.B.” in a lozenge, the fittings in silver and two colour gilt variously decorated in relief with torcheres, birds, basket of flowers, watering can, musical instruments and comprising stiletto, scissors, thimble and needlecase, the bodkin original but of plainer design, case 12.5cm x 6.5cm.
A good mid 19th century Lady’s Companion, the gilt and polychrome tooled green leather book form case titled to the spine, the compartmentalised interior with silver leaf scroll and bird tape measure printed in nails, single blade knife with silver scales, a plain silver thimble, a tool card with needle flannel and skein divisions, a pair of silver handled scissors with sheath, a stiletto, repaired, a bodkin and an ivory notelet, cracked, 11cm.
A good mid 19th century natural walnut sewing compendium for a child or doll, the hinged walnut with gilt metal mount, fitted with an ivory thimble with gilt rim, three silk winders, a needlecase, an ivory notelet, a pencil and a circular box with mother-of-pearl cover, the lid lined with a mirror, 4.2cm. See illustration plate 9
A Chinese export black and gold lacquer sewing box of canted rectangular cushion form, extensively decorated with pagodas, figures, trees, etc., brass side carrying handles, the interior with lidded compartmentalised tray with a full complement of Chinese carved ivory fittings, comprising; pair of clamps, two cylindrical pots, four cotton barrels, thimble, stiletto and multiple reel, the front fitted with a writing drawer, lacking feet, 36cm x 27.5cm x 14.5cm. * With handwritten ink note and associated material suggesting the box reached England about 1833 and possibly belonged to Emily Ouseley (1839-1912), born India.
A Regency red leather covered sewing box of small size and sarcophagus form, the lid with central brass plaque and lion paw gilt brass corner mounts, brass escutcheon and side lion head ring handles, on gilt brass paw feet, the compartmentalised interior in original green paper with pewter borders with a full complement of fittings, comprising; a set of five ivory reels, three with labels for I. & W. Taylor, one reel variant, a steel topped silver thimble, a ribbed silver finger guard, a leather needle wallet, a fitted pincushion, a tool card with steel scissors, earspoon, tweezer, bodkin, a bone stiletto, the lid interior with red leather wallet with steel shell form clasp, 20.5cm x 13.5cm x 7.5cm. See illustration plate 10
A good early 19th century Anglo Indian carved sandalwood and sadeli ware sewing box of sarcophagus form, the lid and sides carved with panels of animals and birds within sadeli work geometric borders and edged in ivory, raised on white metal paw feet, the interior with a lift-out compartmentalised and lidded tray with six lids carved with animals and birds within sadeli work borders, a removable box form pincushion, a set of four ivory cotton barrels with circular inset sadeli work panels, a conforming tape measure, an ivory thimble and a pair of ivory cylinder jars, the lid interior lined in purple velvet but lacking mirror, 33cm x 25.5cm x 13cm.
A small mid-19th century French mahogany sewing box of rectangular form, oval mother-of-pearl escutcheon, the interior with lift-out fitted brown velvet tray with a full complement of ivory and bone fittings comprising; a quiver form needlecase with gilt band (s.d. to joint), a reversible tambour hook, a folding earspoon/toothpick, a pair of steel scissors, a stiletto, a bodkin, a thimble (cracked), three star form silk winders, one s.d., and a circular chalk box, the latter four in mirror base, circular compartments, the last probably a replacement, the lid interior lined with a mirror, complete with key and squab, 19cm x 13.5cm x 7cm. See illustration plate 10
A good Anglo Indian ivory overlay sandalwood sewing box of rectangular form, circa 1790, the lid with central engraved oval within a rope border, a border of trailing leaves and a further rope border, over conforming sides, the interior with a lift-out tray with eight lids arranged in pairs, with silver ring handles, an ivory thimble and tape measure in square form ivory compartments, 29.5cm x 23cm x 9.5cm. See illustrations inside back cover
A figured mahogany sewing box, circa 1830, of rectangular form, mother-of-pearl escutcheon, the interior lined in satinwood with lift-out compartmentalised tray with fitted needlebooks, pincushions, etc., in green velvet, with a complete set of six bone and ivory reels, matching emery waxer and tape measure, tape lacking, the centre with a tool tray, lacking fittings, damage to lock area, male section of lock missing, 16.8cm x 18cm x 9cm.
An Anglo-Indian carved sandalwood and Sadeli ware work box of sarcophagus form, the lid with floral and bird carved panel (split) within Sadeli work borders, conforming sides, brass side carrying handles, paw feet removed but inside, the interior with nine ivory and Sadeli ware fittings, 32cm x 24cm x 11cm.
A mixed lot, comprising; a regimental pincushion for the 16th The Queen’s Lancers, 17cm square, another pincushion, a vegetable ivory tape measure of barrel form, complete printed tape, the spindle with Stanhope (six view Stirling, C. R. & Co., London, Made in France), 4.5cm, a boxwood tape measure, s.d., four thimble compendiums, four bone tools in case, a knitting needle case and needles, a part set of spillikins in case, and a miser’s purse, s.d. (qty)
A mixed lot, including; a bone pedestal pincushion, s.d., three mother-of-pearl reels, vegetable ivory acorn, s.d., Mauchline ware knitting needle cylinder (Cardiff Town Hall, Post Office &C.), 19.5cm, a cedar wood ruler and cylinder box, a woven metal basket pincushion, two carved ivory Chinese puzzle pieces, etc. (qty)
A mixed lot, comprising; a circular ivory box with well-carved lid, 3.7cm, an ivory swivel notelet with leaves for Monday to Saturday, white metal clasp, complete with pencil, 6.5cm x 3.7cm, a bone or ivory paperknife, 14.5cm, a tortoiseshell work box mirror, 9.4cm, and a pen with carved mother-of-pearl handle, 16.8cm. (5)
A mixed lot, comprising; a tape measure in red stained ivory or bone in the form of a castle chess pieces, replacement tape, 4.2cm, a needlebook , the cover decorated with natural sea shells, marbled interior, 8cm x 5.5cm, a clam shell pincushion ornamented with further shells, 4cm, and a printed cardboard needlebook, the interior decorated with scraps, 6.2cm x 4.6cm. (4)
A mixed lot, comprising; an oak lucet, 10cm, a turned boxwood combination stiletto and four division reel, the handle with a compartment, 13cm, a wooden glove darner, 14.2cm, a vegetable ivory turned needlecase, 5.5cm, a domed pincushion in ebonised turned frame, on three ball feet with a disfigured mirror to base, 5cm diameter, a bone crochet hook, a pair of steel scissors with brass arms with masks to the oval loops, 12cm, a wooden lace bobbin, and a pair of trotter form knitting needle protectors. (9)
A mixed lot, comprising; A French split straw work cylinder box containing a waxer, 4.4cm, a sea grass woven thimble basket and cover, 4cm, a similar circular basket pincushion, cover mothed, 3cm, a coquilla nut screw top box, s.d. to rim, 4cm, an ivory cotton barrel, and a Chinese ivory carved cylinder box, 2.8cm high. (6)
A mixed lot, comprising; an 18th century seam knife, steel blade to ivory handle, chipped and cracked, 7.2cm, a 19th century fixed blade seam or ripping knife with Renaissance style brass handle, 10.7cm, a carved ivory stiletto, possibly French prisoner-of-war work, carved with the four card suits and initialled “M.” below a clenched fish, 7cm, and a painted bone circular waxer, worn, inscribed “A Friend’s Gift”. (4)
A mixed lot, comprising; two bell shaped knitting needle gauges, 7cm, another of rectangular form “Knitting Pin Gauge”, 10.6cm, an “M.P.” Handy Guide for Knitting and Crochet, 12cm x 9.2cm, a cone of toilet pins in basket, an ivory notelet, a folding corn knife, a wooden silk winder, a bodkin, a small ivory paperknife, a similar pierced and carved pen with Stanhope (six view Souvenir of Southampton), a steel needlecase, another as a deer hoof, a Berlin woolwork concertina form pattern sheet, a Napoleon III 5F coin, fitted with folding blade, file and scissors, and sundries. (qty)
Three boxes and two tins, comprising; a Victorian sewing box in alternate rosewood and satinwood bandings, removable tray with a few accessories, 24.5cm, a continental beech sewing box, the lid with floral transfer, with removable tray and contents, 21.7cm, an ivory dressing table box and contents, 16cm, and two tin sewing boxes, one by Geo. Basset & Co. Ltd., both 21cm. (5)
A mixed lot, comprising; a good horn notelet, the covers in dark horn, inlaid to one side in white metal with engraved birds amid flowers, white metal clasp, four ivory leaves, 5.4cm x 3cm, a Chinese engraved mother-of-pearl snowflake silk winder, 5cm, a mother-of-pearl birdcage tape measure with gilt pillars and slightly reduced printed silk tape, and two needle packets. (5) See illustration plate 11
A good turned mahogany wool ball holder on silver wrist bracelet, the mahogany ball with ivory girdle and silver floret base, on a conforming floret chain mount, the chain to a silver bracelet composed of two bands of florets, with a maker’s mark struck twice “C.M.” and a dot punched inscription “29t Agust 1825”. See illustration plate 11
Netting tools, comprising; a rectangular leather case, gilt tooled with central Prince of Wales feathers, containing steel netting tools and bone measures, 19cm x 5.5cm, another similar tooled in gilt, London, 19.5cm x 5.8cm, and a good selection of netting tools in bone, ivory, steel and boxwood. (qty)
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