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Lot 305

An Anglo-Indian ivory decorated sandal wood sewing box, circa 1830, of sarcophagal form raised on four ivory lion paw feet, the whole with ivory straps and fret cut ivory panels, the interior with a horn, ivory and sandal wood compartmentalised and lidded tray with three engraved ivory lids, a watch stand, a pair of ivory cylinder boxes and two double fixed reels. Some ivory straps lacking, some losses to ivory fret, split to lid at back and side of raised lid panel, lock lacking, 30 x 24 x 11.5cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 306

An Anglo-Indian horn and sandal wood sewing pannier with associated tools, circa 1830, the ribbed swing handle over the rectangular base with sloping sides raised on four horn bun feet, the tools comprising a horn reel, a horn and ivory tape measure (lacking slot), another lacking spindle, a stiletto and a horn thimble, pannier 16 x 10.2 x 13.5cms max. (6) From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 310

An Anglo-Indian horn sewing box, circa 1820, of reeded sarcophagal form raised on bun feet, the lid with bolster ends rising to a radiating fan form tablet surmounted by a floral knop (slight loss), the sandal wood interior with a hinged compartment to the lid, over an ivory mounted compartmentalised and lidded tray with horn thimble, tape measure, three reels and a pair of fitted pin cushions, one small section of horn lacking to back of lid, some minor shrinkage, 25.5 x 19 x 18cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 312

A fine George III netting box of octagonal form, circa 1780, the fan inlaid lid with eight flower head panels linked by interlaced boxwood lines and centred by an exotic mirror image veneered circle, the sides alternately veneered with mirror oval panels divided by panels of harebells, all within elaborate feather and rope strung borders. The pink paper lined interior with tray fitted with a removeable weighted netting cylinder set before eight turned ivory bead trays, 23.5 x 23.5 x 12cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 313

An Anglo-Indian horn and ivory sewing pannier, circa 1830, the ivory swing handle engraved with leaves over two sloping hinged lids over tapering sides raised on four horn bun feet, the whole overlaid with pierced ivory fret work within engraved ivory borders, some losses, 29 x 23 x 28cms max. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 315

A rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid sewing/jewellery and writing cabinet, circa 1840, the front enclosed by a pair of doors with pewter lines and pearl roundels the panels inlaid with cut mother of pearl leaves, the hinged moulded lid rising to a panel of cut mother of pearl flowers centred by an urn. The lid with a ruched red silk panel in tooled leather frame over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in red paper and conforming silk with a set five mother of pearl top reels, a waxer, an emery and three tools. The doors opening to reveal three drawers, two for jewellery, the lower fitted with a writing slope complete with two ink wells. The sides with ring turned carrying handles, the whole raised on two knurled ivory feet to the front and turned rosewood feet to the back, 30 x 22.5 x 32cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 321

A late 19th Century French oval ivory etui, the lid monogramed BM?, the flush fitted interior with silver gilt engraved tools comprising pencil lacking end nozzle, stiletto, steel scissors with scroll form arms and loops in silver gilt, needle case, and replacement gold thimble with leaf chased border and floret rim, bodkin lacking, case 11.5cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 323

An early 20th Century ivory etui with gold fittings, the rectangular ivory case with curved ends, the flush fitted interior with floret engraved needle case, thimble, steel bladed scissors to gold arms and loops, seam knife and stiletto, case 10.5cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 324

A good late 18th Century gold mounted tortoiseshell etui, of oval section and tapering form, with gold oval lid plaque, two gold bands and two gold shields each initialled 'M'. The interior comprising steel scissors with silver loops, ivory notelet tweezer, glass scent bottle with silver screw top, silver bodkin/earspoon, steel tweezer/ spoon, bone crochet hook, and an ivory handled folding knife, (last two replacements), 8.5cms high, 4.5cms max. width. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 325

A mid 19th Century French rosewood etui, of oval section and tapering form the hinged cover inlaid in pale wood with a flower stem, the interior in purple silk and velvet flush fitted to the base with steel scissors, steel stiletto, bodkin and ivory cylinder needle case, some elements replaced, 10cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 326

A late Palais Royal leather cased etui, the diced calf box with envelope flap with two colour steel catch, named to the interior in gilt 'Smal. Palais - Royal. 7', and opening to reveal an oval mirror, four ivory thread winders and a selection of gilt metal tools comprising thimble, bodkin, stiletto, needle case, three screw end crochet hooks (handle lacking), and a pair of scissors, case 11 x 6.6 x 2.8cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 328

A Chinese export lacquer sewing box, of canted corner rectangular form, circa 1830, decorated in red and gilt lacquer with flowers, leaves and panels of figures in gardens. The front fitted with a writing drawer, the sides with brass carrying handles, the interior with compartmentalised and lidded tray with a selection of carved ivory and bone tools, some fret work compartment covers lacking or damaged, 36 x 26 x 15.5cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 330

An Anglo-Indian carved sandal wood and Sadeli work sewing box, of sarcophagal form, circa 1840, the lidded and compartmentalised tray lacking one lid and with six various ivory fittings, the lower section fitted for jewellery, brass side carrying handles, 32.5 x 22 x 12cms. From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 342

An attractive French etui, the brown and gilt tooled shaped end rectangular leather case with a full complement of silver gilt fittings, the lid interior with mirror over an ivory flush fitted velvet base with embroidered and gilt thread pin cushion. The silver gilt fittings comprising a pair of garland decorated snowflake thread winders, a steel stiletto and a crochet hook both with basket of flower handles, a companion needle case, a bodkin, a pair of reels, a thimble with floral frieze and a pair of oval section steel bladed scissors with silver gilt floral arms to floral and ribbon oval loops, case 18.5 x 11.5 x 3cms. A passion for collecting lasting forty years Part 2

Lot 356

An attractive rosewood and bone inlaid rectangular sewing box, circa 1850, the front with flowerhead escutcheon and line inlay (one piece lacking), the lid with rectangular leaf scroll panel within a conforming outer border, the interior with ruched green silk panel over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in green silk with needle book, tool card with five accessories, an ivory burnt circle tape measure and matching waxer, a silver thimble and silver finger guard, complete with key, 29 x 21.5 x 9cms. From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 370

A charming early 19th Century French sewing companion in the form of a gilt metal mounted turned mahogany chocolate pot, the handle forming the needle case, the base unscrewing and housing an ivory thimble with gilt rim (cracked), the lid unscrewing to reveal an ebony reel with side aperture, 6.5cms.

Lot 374

A fine Regency chinoiserie ivory and tortoiseshell sewing box for a child, of sarcophagal form, the curved front and back painted in gilt and red with flowers and leaves, the sides with chinoiserie scenes, the lid with a moulded tortoiseshell border rising to an ivory panel polychrome painted with oriental figures, the whole raised on gadrooned gilt metal bun feet. The interior with ruched blue silk lid panel over a compartmentalised base with silk pin cushion and tool card. The ivory fittings including a barrel form tape measure, cylinder needle case, waxer, thimble, cotton barrel, bodkin, folding knife, pair of star form winders, and various toys, slight warp to lid, box 13 x 8 x 5.5cms. A Connoisseur's Collection

Lot 389

A yew wood sewing box, circa 1820, of sarcophagal form with box wood line edges, diamond ivory escutcheon, the lid with a worn oval print, brass lion mask side handles and ball and claw feet, the interior relined with a later tray, slight warp to lid, 23 x 18 x 13.5cms.

Lot 401

An unusual natural walnut etui for a child or doll, hinged gilt metal mount with unusual fittings comprising a ruby glass scent bottle with hinged gilt cover, a cylinder needle case, an ivory tablet, a spoon and knife, a bodkin, a bone handled cleaver with steel blade, and a circular pierced top vinaigrette, 5cms.

Lot 467

An 18th Century English ivory silk purse or wallet, of envelope form brightly embroidered in silks with flowers and ribbands within silver lace borders, pink silk interior with looped gold lace borders, complete with gilt thread ties terminating in tassels, 15 x 8.5cms. A Connoisseur's Collection

Lot 468

A fine early 18th Century wallet and day book, the green patterned silk ground embroidered in silver thread with a vase raised on a plinth with trailing branches of leaves, flowers and pomegranates, the front cover initialled to the plinth 'SA', the interior in ivory silk brightly painted with borders of flowers and leaves and with a wallet form compartment, a note book seemingly original and complete and two silver loops for the stylus, 13.5 x 9cms.

Lot 488

An EPNS chatelaine, the hinged hook with a triangular mount pierced with leaves, scrolls and figures to a further similar mount, with four mask decorated chains to a mask and scroll decorated thimble bucket with thimble, a floral decorated scissor sheath with steel scissors, a 19th Century ivory swivel notelet and a retractable pencil, 28.5cms. From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 520

A collection of 19th Century ivory thread winders, comprising a delicately pierced set of four in pierced ivory circular box, 3.5cms, a multiple pair, 4.5cms, and five others including two stained examples. (12) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 521

A group of reels, reel holders, cotton barrels, and a reel box, comprising a pair of mother of pearl top reel holders, 3.2cms, three others, another embellished with abalone shell, a glass reel, a wooden and bone example, a 19th Century ivory cotton barrel, a reel within an ivory barrel form case, 3.4cms, and a Mauchline black ground reel box (Falls of Tummel, Queens View - photographic) with Brook's label, 16.5cms. (11) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 524

Three 19th Century single reel stands, probably French, comprising a weighted example, the base with border of glass beads, one lacking and crack, below an ivory acorn finial, 14.5cms high, a rosewood reel on alabaster base, 13cms, and another on marble base, chipped, 12cms. (3)

Lot 526

An unusual 19th Century bone, wood and ivory reel, the domed top in ivory and intricately carved with an abundance of seashells, 3cms dia., 5cms high. A Connoisseur's Collection

Lot 528

Twenty 19th Century bone and ivory thread winders, one damaged, and six macrame fish, largest 5.6cms. (26)

Lot 530

Eighteen thread winders, comprising eleven 19th Century bone and ivory examples, largest 4.5cms, a large mother of pearl example, s.d., 5cms, and six wooden examples. (18)

Lot 537

Two 19th Century shuttles, comprising a horn example one side inlaid with silver and abalone shell flowers, 8cms, and a Chinese carved ivory example decorated with buildings, trees and figures, 8.7cms. (2) From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 539

Nine various small shuttles, comprising three 19th Century Chinese ivory examples, one carved to both sides with figures in gardens, 5.8cms, and six various shuttles in various materials. (9) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 540

Ten various small shuttles, 19th Century bone and ivory examples, two s.d., largest 8.7cms. (10) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 568

Two Chinese 19th Century carved ivory cylinder form netting cases, each of tapering form and typically carved with dragons, birds, etc., both with slight damage to bases, each with a selection of tools, both 16cms. (2) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 573

A rare vegetable ivory crochet case in the form of a steam train, with bone buffers and wheel caps, the boiler end unscrewing to reveal provision for handle and eight hooks now lacking, 10cms wide, 7cms high. A passion for collecting lasting forty years Part 2

Lot 576

Four pairs of knitting needle protectors, comprising a 19th Century ivory pair with ball turned ends, 5.5cms, a bone pair in the form of pig's trotters, a turned bone pair and a wooden pair, all on cord or elastic. (4) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 578

A collection of crochet hooks, comprising ten mounted on felt including five sliders, together with other examples in metal, bone and ivory. (48) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 579

An early 19th Century carved ivory Chinese cylinder netting case, carved with dragon, birds, butterflies, etc., and with a raised oval tablet inscribed 'Eliza', with five related tools, 16.5cms.

Lot 580

A mid 19th Century French ivory netting cylinder with tools, the body pierced with vertical lines and flower heads complete with six tools, 12cms.

Lot 581

A late 18th Century Dutch silver and ivory spool knave, the clip with scallop shell mount to a pierced floret and scrolling frame, the ivory spool with roundel turned ends, struck with makers mark VC, 17.5 x 11cms.

Lot 583

A 19th Century ivory and bone spool knave, probably Dutch, the decorated hook to a turned stem supporting a stepped stirrup form frame with roundel end reel, 16 x 11.5cms.

Lot 621

Three sewing clamps, comprising a brass hemming bird, the rectangular floral frame with pin cushion, the sprung bird surmounted by a further pin cushion, patent date unclear, 12.5cms, and two 19th Century ivory clamps comprising a Georgian example with side mounted pin cushion below a finial and reel, 10cms, and a carved Chinese example parts lacking, 9.5cms. (3) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 628

Five 19th Century sewing clamps, comprising two rectangular frame ivory examples, each with urn finial and reel top, 11cms, two Chinese carved ivory cylinder form examples, one lacking pin cushion and a box wood and bone example, 8.5cms. (5) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 631

Three 19th Century ivory clamps, comprising two rectangular frame examples below reel tops, and a pin cushion top example with roundel end, largest 13cms. (3) From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 638

Three 19th Century ivory needle cases and two other pieces, comprising a needle case in the form of a key with elaborate bow, 8.4cms, an unusual small pea pod needle case, 6.2cms, an Indian ivory needle case containing a silver earspoon/bodkin with engraved name, 5.7cms, an oval ivory pin cushion, 5cms, and an ivory and bone stiletto with heart shaped terminal, 9cms. (5)

Lot 674

A small needle packet book, in gilt tooled deep red leather, the cover with a fine coloured bead work panel of three playing cards, the ivory silk interior with four compartments, 4.5cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 680

A French rosewood, ivory and mother of pearl mounted slant top needle packet box, of rectangular section, the slant with mother of pearl plaque engraved 'Aiguilles', 5.7cms. From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 683

Two needle cases, comprising an ebony and ivory example of turned baluster form with ivory floret inset ends, 7cms, and a carved two tone stag horn example carved with a stag below a leaf carved top and terminating in a stiletto, 9cms. (2) From the collectionof Enid Riley Part 2

Lot 691

Five 19th Century bone or ivory cylinder form needle cases, including one as a furled umbrella, with Stanhope ( - Casino), 10.2cms, another with Stanhope (Memory of Wells - four views), 10cms. (5) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 692

Five 19th Century bone or ivory cylinder needle cases, including a good spiral and pierced example, 5.5cms, another as a furled umbrella, 12.8cms, and another with Stanhope (A Memory of Bridgewater - six views), 9.2cms. (5) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 699

Four needle cases, comprising a wooden cylinder example decorated on an ivory ground in gold with temple, figure, birds and leaves, 9cms, another decorated in split and coloured straw and initialled 'LDMI', a few small losses, 9cms, a green foil, silver wire and beadwork example, 8.5cms, and another in the form of a tusk with silver screw cover and leaf decorated gilt tip, 7.5cms. (4) A passion for collecting lasting forty years Part 2

Lot 721

An unusual 19th Century carved ivory needle case in the form of a pea pod, with screw stalk, 9cms. From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 723

Five 19th Century bone and ivory cylinder needle cases, including one inset with steel discs, 8cms, and another with pierced decoration, 8.7cms. (5) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 734

Two needle cases and a needle book, comprising a 19th Century ivory needle case in the form of a quiver one side inset with steel dots (some lacking), and a tortoiseshell panel (probably replaced), a bone needle case in the form of a furled umbrella part red stained and with Stanhope (Splash Point - Eastbourne), 10.5cms, and a silk and velvet ribbon mounted needle book complete with flannels, 7.7cms. (3)

Lot 741

A fine 19th Century carved ivory needle packet box and a 19th Century ivory tape measure, French, the rectangular ivory box with reeded sides, the ends carved as flowerheads embellished with cut steel pins, the sliding lid boldly carved with flowers and leaves and embellished with cut steel pins, 5cms, the tape measure of cylinder form below an overhanging pagoda style top, the whole embellished with steel pins, old inked but probably replaced tape, 4.5cms high. (2)

Lot 743

A fine mid 19th Century French carved ivory needle box of rectangular form, the moulded sides below a sliding lid with an intricately carved scene of a young woman seated on a cottage step offering a treat to a dog, a man by her side in a wooded landscape, 6.7 x 3.5cms.

Lot 744

A fine early 19th Century carved ivory figural needle case, in the form of a young woman in a classical style dress, her hands raised above her head, on a rectangular base, 9cms.

Lot 751

An 18th Century needle book/wallet and travelling mirror, the silver ground material cover with raised blue flower heads and leaves within a silver wire bound border, the interior with two division wallet in matching material, two red flannels edged in silver wire and a mirror in silver wire lace border with hinged ivory guard, 8 x 6cms closed. A Connoisseur's Collection

Lot 773

Eight various stilettos, comprising a steel example with engraved silver gilt handle, 6.2cms, three steel examples, a mother of pearl example with spiral handle, 12cms, and three 19th Century bone and ivory reversible examples. (8) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

Lot 776

A collection of stilettos, fids and netting tools, including 19th Century ivory pieces. (21) From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1

Lot 779

A fine early 19th Century carved ivory reversible stiletto, the handle of baluster form and carved as a wheat ear below a carved button top, 12cms.

Lot 843

Nine various thimble cases, comprising three vegetable ivory examples, one as a bee skep, 4.5cms, three wooden examples, one acorn form example, modern, a brass egg, a cardboard walnut and a velvet book, six with thimbles. (9) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer

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