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Click here to subscribeA blue zircon two stone ring together with a bar brooch, the two round cut blue zircons, each 6.65mm diameter, claw set obliquely in a scrolling crossover mount to a plain narrow shank, size O, yellow metal stamped '10k' so probably made in America; along with a pierced bar brooch set to the centre with a round cut transparent turquoise coloured paste and two simulated seed pearls, rose and yellow metal stamped '9ct', length 5.8cm (2)
A rare Victorian silver 'Castle Top' card case by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, date letter indistinct, possibly 1844, of rectangular form, the surface decorated with chased and embossed scrolling leaf and floral decoration to a matt background, the centre a high relief repoussé depiction of Robert Burns' monument in Alloway, Scotland, with Alloway Kirk and Burns' cottage in the background and the Brig O' Doon in the foreground, the heavily decorated reverse around a monogrammed cartouche, 2.4ozt 10 x 7cm (4 x 3in) Nathaniel Mills senior registered his mark in 1803 as one part of the partnership 'Mills and Langston'. In 1825 he left the partnership and concentrated on making silver items on his own, registering his now famous punch mark 'N.M' within a rectangle at the Birmingham Assay Office. Nathaniel Mills II was born in 1811 and worked for his father. Now famous for their high quality and well-constructed boxes, Mills contributed to the popularity of the so-called 'Castle-Top' silver visiting card cases engraved with British landmarks and sold as souvenirs to tourists and he became one of the most prolific Birmingham box makers at the time. They appealed to a public fascinated by novelty and became - and still are - highly collectible. Along with his brothers William and Thomas, he adopted new innovations and manufacturing techniques such as engine-turning, stamping and casting, and most of the items were made between 1840 and 1853. Nathaniel Mills died in 1873 a rich man, leaving £30,000 in his will and is buried in Warstone Lane Cemetery, in the heart of the Birmingham jewellery quarter. Calling cards were left behind by a visitor at the premises if the required person was not available. They served as both an introductory letter and a symbol of manners and social standing. The custom of leaving visiting cards lasted throughout the 19th century, however Castle Top silver was at the height of fashion between 1840 to 1860. This brief period of popularity makes these cases extremely collectible today. Most Castle Top silver is made by die stamping (pushing the metal out from behind using a stamp). The greater the decoration stands clear from the front of the cover, the harder it was to make, and these examples are highly sought after by collectors. Many scenes are quite common, such as Windsor castle, however the rarer the scene the more valuable the item. The record for a Castle Top card case stands at £9,800 which was for a very rare example of The Post Office, Dublin. The subject on this example is rare, and together with the unusually high relief makes this a particularly desirable piece.
An Art Deco ruby and diamond ring together with a fancy gatelink bracelet, the ring with a diaper plaque of millegrain fields set across the centre with three oval or round cut rubies and an old round cut diamond above and below, to a plain tapered shank size O, white on yellow metal stamped '9ct'; also a gatelink bracelet with the long links with knot detailing to the outside bars and the shorter bricklinks reeded, masked clasp with safety catch and safety chain, stamped '15ct', length 20cm (2)
A GROUP OF SIX 9CT GOLD AND GEM RINGS, COMPRISING; A 9ct gold 'D' section wedding band, London 1977, size O, 4g; a garnet carved half-hoop ring (lacking a centre stone), Birmingham 1994, size M+, 3.1g gross; a similar blue and near-colourless sapphire ring, post 2000 Sheffield marks, size P+, 2.8g gross; a tiny garnet cluster ring, size P+, 2g gross; a seven stone half-eternity ring (lacking a stone), size O, 1.5g gross; and an eternity ring, size3 2.1g gross
THREE EARLY 20TH CENTURY GOLD RINGS Comprising; A 22ct Gold Court Shaped Wedding Band, Birmingham 1913, 2.25mm wide, size N, 3.2g; a 9ct gold and bloodstone oval signet ring, Birmingham 1929, size K+, 1.7g gross; and a diamond solitaire gypsy ring, the old-cut stone approx. 0.07cts, grain set to a tapering band stamped '18ct', size O+, 2.3g gross
THREE MODERN 9CT GOLD AND GEM SET RINGS comprising; a modern white 9ct gold and square pale-blue topaz single stone ring with tiny eight-cut diamond two stone shoulders, post 2000 Birmingham marks, size P, 1.2g gross; an oval mixed-cut dark-blue/black sapphire and tiny diamond oval cluster ring, London 1986, size O, 3.2g gross; and a dark-blue/black sapphire and cubic zirconia graduated seven stone ring, Birmingham 1984, size N, 1.5g gross
SIX 9CT GOLD AND MOSTLY GEM SET RINGS comprising; a modern bi-colour gold and tiny diamond two stone open-scroll cross-over ring, size, O; a graduated round sapphire three stone ring, size M; a dark-blue/black sapphire and cubic zirconia oval cluster ring, size N; a dark-blue/black sapphire and tiny diamond cluster ring, size N; a twin scroll cross-over ring, size O; and a small inter-woven lattice ring, size G+; various dates and makers, the six weigh 8.9g gross
THREE GOLD RINGS INCLUDING A 9CT WHITE GOLD DIAMOND-CUT WEDDING BAND Birmingham 1976, 5mm wide, size P, 2.3g; a 9ct white gold, small sapphire and diamond cluster ring, centred with a very dark-blue round mixed-cut sapphire within an eight-cut diamond eight-stone border, all claw set to 'D' section shank, stamped '9ct', size O+, 3.1g gross; and a 9ct gold and oval cabochon-glass imitation-malachite single stone ring, Birmingham 1978, size Q, 2.6g gross
Anon, The Jubilee of George III, 1st edition published 1887, John Ruskin, The Political Economy of Art, 1st edition, published 1857, John Ruskin (Editor), Christ's Folk in the Apennine, early edition, published 1901, M.H. Spielman, John Ruskin, A Sketch of His Life, published 1920, J.H. Whitehouse, Ruskin and Brantwood, 1st edition, published 1937, P.H. Walton, The Drawings of John Ruskin, 1st edition, published 1972 in dust wrapper (5), O Henry, The Gift of the Magi, illustrated by Stephen Gooden, 1st edition, published 1939, scarce in dust wrapper, signed by the artist, William Whewell Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, 1st edition, published 1836 and Jerome K. Jerome (a) Stageland, 3rd edition published 1889, (b) Idle Ideas in 1905, 1st edition published 1905, (c) Three Men on the Bummel, 1st edition, (d) Three Men in a Boat, 1st edition, 2nd issue published 1889 (4). Condition reports are not available for this sale.
Punk Interest: A nice seven set of punk compilations including Sex Pistols 'Flogging a Dead Horse', The Clash 'Story of ...' (2 lp set); The Jam 'Snap'; The Stanglers 'Singles: The UA Years'; The Undertones 'Cher O' Bowlies'; Shaun 69 'Angels with Dirty Faces'; and 'Ian Dury 'Greatest Hits' (7)
L.P.'s and 45's - a mixed collection to include L.P's 'Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon', 'Soul Survivor' (1970 Bell); Temptations 'With a Lot O Soul' (Patent Pending outer sleeve), Beatles 'Abbey Lane' (No 'Her Majesty' credit); Roger Daltry, Geno Washington, Rod Stewart, etc and 45's - The Who, Beatles, Tamla, Rolling Stones, Animals, Small Faces, etc.
FDC Bicentenary of the Death of Robert Burns set four stamps PM O My Luves like a Red Rose, Dumfries, 25th January 1996. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99. Collections and heavy items will be charged at cost typically UK £10 Europe up to 2kg £16.99, ROW up to 2kg £22.99.
A SYNTHETIC SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING, the elongated oval mixed-cut pink synthetic sapphire bordered by a row of round brilliant and old-cut diamonds in millegrain collet settings, between scroll engraved shoulders, yellow precious metal mounted, total diamond weight approximately 1ct, ring size O½
TWO HALF PEARL AND GEM SET DRESS RINGS, the first a garnet and half pearl panel ring, with tapered floral engraved shoulders, (one half pearl deficient, one later simulated pearl), and a ruby and half pearl panel ring, of lozenge-shaped design, (all pearls untested for origin) ring sizes M½ and O½ respectively (2)
A WILLIAM IV DIAMOND AND ENAMEL MEMORIAL RING, the tapered blue enamel scrolled hoop enclosing a shaped blue enamel panel, centred with an old and lasque-cut diamond set funerary urn motif in foiled closed-back setting, with interior inscription 'John Keys Esq, Obt 18 June 1836, Aet 77', ring size O
A BLUE ZIRCON AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING, the navette-shaped mixed-cut blue zircon claw set within a border of single and baguette-cut diamonds, white precious metal mounted, with sprung insert band to shank, and a diamond triple cluster ring, with graduated round brilliant-cut diamonds in claw setting, stamped '18ct plat', ring sizes X and O½ respectively (2)
A DIAMOND SINGLE STONE RING, the cushion-shaped old-cut diamond in six claw setting, two colour precious metal mounted, ring size O Accompanied by a Jewellery Report issued by Gemmological Certification Services, stating that the diamond weighs approximately 3.10ct, with I / J colour and SI2 / I1 clarity, report no. 79217-53, dated 25 June 2019
Dropmore Press. The Holkham Bible Picture Book, facsimile of the medieval manuscript, introduction and commentary by W. O. Hassall, London: The Dropmore Press, 1954. Folio, quarter crushed red morocco, blind-embossed vellum boards. Contents good and bright, slight sunning/wear to bindingProvenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
Two small Guinness advertising pottery plates decorated in the antique style, one of Willow design depicting a man stealing another man's Guinness and the other in a Sunderland lustre style finish ' O lovely Guinness, O Guinness my love, What a wonderful Guinness you are', both approx 20cm dia.
A three stone diamond ring, the central stone approx. 1.02ct, the two stones either side approx. 0.62ct and 0.55ct, yellow gold band and setting unmarked, gross wt. 3.5g, size O. Condition - central stone appears colourless and no inclusions visible with naked eye nor 10x loupe, the stones either side with minor inclusions visible with 10x loupe only.
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