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Click here to subscribeAn unusual Japanese black lacquer and pearl inlaid netting box, circa 1830, the lid with a view of a house by water with mountains beyond within floral and leaf spandrels, the sides scattered with flowers, the interior with folding cushion, turned uprights, bar and a few tools, 18.2 x 8.5 x 6cm
A rare shell work Palais Royal small format sewing box of rectangular form, the top and sides covered in variant shells within ebony borders, the lid with central steel handle, on steel ball form feet, the interior with a mirror lid panel over a silk squab revealing a flush fitted tray with embroidered pin cushion and fitted with four snowflake mother of pearl thread winders, needle case, bodkin, stiletto, tweezer/earspoon, steel scissors, and carved ivory thimble with gilt and enamel pansy motif, box 17.5 x 12 x 8cm
An exceptional Palais Royal musical sewing box with a full compliment of fittings, the box of scallop form in ebony the sides decorated with cut steel pins arranged in a repeating pattern, the lid inset with a mother of pearl shell carved in relief with Venus and Cupid in a chariot pulled by birds within an ebony border decorated with cut steel pins, raised on three turned mother of pearl feet with a gilt brass foot to the rear. The lid interior inset with a mirror within a border of material flowers over a conforming silk squab brightly embroidered with a basket of flowers within floral borders. The flush fitted ivory velvet tray with floral needlework pin cushion, a pair of mother of pearl snowflake winders in mirror base compartments, a needle case with reversible screw cover, a tambour hook lacking hook and slightly reduced, a bodkin, a letter knife with pansy motif, a seal with pansy motif, a cut glass scent bottle with gold screw cover, a pair of scissors each arm with pansy motif and pierced and carved with birds below fountains, the loops as snakes, a single blade folding knife, a stiletto with pansy motif, a thimble with pansy motif, a tambour hook and a needle case with pansy motif and surmounted by cupid holding a basket of flowers, s.d. to internal joint. The lower section fitted with an operative musical box movement with complete sectional comb, the movement signed 'Ham Alibert No 4356+++++++' and stamped 516. Box 23.5 x 21.5 x 10cm The box contains an air mail letter dated 1969 relating to the sending of 'beautiful box of mother of pearl with steel beads ....' Together with an enveloped detailing the box as a wedding present in 1854 See Groves (S) A History of Needlework Tools Plate 89 for a near identical box the only apparent variation being the arrangement of the tray
An English sewing companion, circa 1850, contained in a black leather rectangular tooled case, the lower section flush fitted with hexagonal silver tape measure with complete printed tape, three pairs of graduated steel scissors, silver pencil and thimble, bodkin and a folding knife, the upper section with six mother of pearl handled tools, the base stamped in gilt for Mappin Bros, London, 16.5cm
A rosewood and brass inlaid sewing box of sarcophagal form, circa 1835, the lid and front with cut brass floral panels and quarter bobbin mouldings, the lid cartouche initialled 'HHD', on turned bun feet, the interior with ruched silk panel within a gilt tooled leather frame over a lidded and compartmentalised tray with six variant mother of pearl reel holders, waxer emery and a few other tools, 29 x 21 x 15.5cm
A rosewood sewing box, circa 1840, of sarcophagus form inlaid to the top and front with mother of pearl flowers, and scrolling pewter lines, raised on four bun feet with ring side handles, the interior with ruched silk lid panel over a conforming compartmentalised tray, covered in floral gold lined paper with conforming silk lids and related fittings, with a set of six pierced and carved mother of pearl top reel holders, a similar waxer and tape, tape within, with a silver thimble, complete with key, 29 x 22.5 x 17.5cm
Three 19th Century shuttles comprising a tortoiseshell example each side inlaid in gold and coloured metals with an engraved oval within a border of florets, one side with old rivetted repair, 9.2cm, a horn shuttle inlaid to one side with mother of pearl flowers and leaves with wire branches, 7.2cm and a small mother of pearl shuttle, 5.3cm (3)
A good early 19th Century Dutch spool knave, the reel with bone shaft and turned mother of pearl roundel ends, the scroll work frame to a swivel and shell mounted belt hook, hall marked marked with an O below a crown, a bird in a shield, the makers mark IR and an H and initialled 'MM', 14cm x 9.5cm wide
An unusual early 19th Century Anglo Indian ivory sewing clamp with ring painted decoration, the rectangular clamp mounted with a clenched fist with carved pearl cuff holding a torchere, surmounted by a rod with two adjustable collars, two crenelated collars and two pearl ruff form rings below a turned finial, lacking point, 30cm high
Two needlebooks comprising a 19th Century ivory example the cover with branches and insects highlighted in gilt, the red silk interior with needle packets and two thread winders, stiletto closure, 8cm, and a French mother of pearl example the cover carved with a fisherman in relief, 6.4 x 4.4cm (2)
Four needle cases comprising a Palais Royal style mother of pearl example of rectangular section, 8cm, a carved bone example as a fish the ball terminal with Stanhope (six views - A Souvenir of Rhyl), 9cm, another as a fish in carved wood and horn, split to latter section, 10cm, and a split and coloured straw work example, the pointed ends with bone finials, 10.5cm (4)
Four pairs of attractive 19th Century scissors comprising a steel pair the file cut arms mounted with gold florets, 8.5cm, a steel pair by West with gilded file cut loops, 11.5cm, a steel pair with tooled leather sheath, 12.5cm, and a pair with scroll carved mother of pearl arms below oval loops, one blade mount lacking, 6.8cm (4)
A mixed lot - sewing comprising a 19th Century carved ivory reversible stiletto, 8cm, a bone lucet, 10cm, a mother of pearl handled folding knife with reduced blade, 7cm, a Chinese carved ivory sewing clamp, adapted, 10cm, a 19th Century carved ivory Chinese netting case, base section only, 11.5cm, a card and paper cover book of sample designs including 'The Crystal Palace Exhibition 1851, 7.5cm, a vegetable ivory circular box with three counters and a brass thimble (8)
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a seven-piece Dutch sewing companion in rectangular leatherette case, 18.5cm, a three-section wooden cylinder form sewing companion with tools, 11cm, a wooden darning egg in alternate woods, 8cm, and a composite, pearl gilt and alabaster thimble stand, 10cm (4)
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a mother of pearl pin dish and thimble stand modelled as a sailing boat, 8cm, three tambour hooks, a 19th Century Indian ivory crochet hook surmounted by elephant and mahout, 13cm, a steel tweezer/earspoon, two steel stilettos, ribbon threader and needle case and two bone bodkins probably French Prisoner of war work (12)
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising a Mauchline ware needle book (photographic - Rhyl), 9 x 5.5cm, a bone combination tape measure/pin cushion, lacking tape and with small crack, a French ivory cylinder form bodkin case, a/f, 14cm,a mother of pearl emery, a pair of ivory tweezers and an ivory ear or opium spoon, 5.7cm (6)
A mixed lot - sewing - 19th Century ivory and bone, comprising an Indian ivory crochet hook with bird finial, 19cm, two ivory barrel form boxes, a bird form thimble holder, an ivory shuttle, 5.2cm, and thimble in barrel, a pomander, a ribbon threader, a reversible stiletto with burnt circle decoration, and a selection of bone and mother of pearl macramŽ fish in roll with work in progress (qty)
A good mother of pearl and gilt metal mounted Palais Royal diary/notelet the cover with gold shield cartouche and engraved 'Recverdo' with gilt metal mask spandrils, the reverse inset with gilt metal and enamel oval pansy motif, pencil closure, interior with printed title page Souvenir and dated 1818 'A Paris Chez Le Fuel Relr Libraire, Rue St. Jacques, No. 54' with a page for each month with circular figural panel, 9.5 x 6cm
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