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Click here to subscribeA MOTHER-OF-PEARL, SILVER-GILT AND HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY LOW COUNTRIES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER cartouche-shaped, the lid set with a mother-of-pearl panel finely carved with grotesques in low relief in the manner of Jean Berain (1640-1711) with Europa and the Bull at the centre surrounded by birds, putti, urns, canopies, Caesar profiles and other motifs, circa 1720, the later base of subtly striated honey-coloured hardstone 7.7cm wide
TWO SILVER SALVERS, WESTERN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY each with chased and repousse decoration, the larger with fluted cavetto, the smaller with scalloped rim, 31.7, 30.4cm diam., together with An Octagonal Silver Box, Sri Lanka, circa 1900, the lid and sides decorated with animals and mythical figures amidst scrolling foliage, 5cm high; 14cm max. diam. (3) Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired 1960-72 in India and Sri Lanka by the vendor while working in development assistance.
A SILVER AMULET BOX, TIBET, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY of oval form, with scrolling repoussé decoration, set with central carnelian in brass mount, 3.7 x 4.8 x 6cm; together with an Inlaid Silver Amulet Box (gau), Tibet, circa 18th century, parcel gilt silver, with copper back plate, of octagonal form, the central panel with repoussé foliate design around an inlaid carnelian, surrounded by a border of turquoise inlay, flanked by triple loops inlaid with turquoises, 6.7 x 5.2cm (2) Provenance: Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-66 in Nepal by the vendor while working in development assistance.
A HUNGARIAN GILT COPPER SOUVENIR TOBACCO BOX, HERRENGRUND, DATED 1745 oval, the sides engraved with the inscription '1745 Eysen Wahr ich . Kupfer bin ich . Goldt und Silber zirt mich . Knaster trag ich.' (I used to be iron . I am copper now . Gold and Silver cover me . Tobacco I carry), the hinged lid chased with a stag hunting scene with equestrian figures, hounds and trees at sunset, silver hinge and thumbpiece 12.5cm wide The inscription refers to the method of obtaining copper in the Herrengrund mines. The local water had a high concentration of copper sulphate and iron scraps were placed in hollows where the water collected and reacted with the sulphate to precipitate copper from the solution. The copper either settled as a sludge or formed a crust over the surface of the iron. This gave rise to the legend that the water had mysterious, if not magical properties and the consequent production of various souvenirs, such as tumbler cups and boxes.
AN AMERICAN SILVER CIGARETTE BOX, GOLDMAN SILVERSMITHS CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1941 rectangular, the lid applied with a helm wheel below enamelled burgees of the New York Yacht Club, the Seawanhaka Yacht Club and another, lid interior engraved W.M.D. FROM J.S.D. JR. DEC. 22, 1941, stamped STERLING 13cm wide, 427gr including enamel and cedar lining to base
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG LADY, BY AIMEE PERLET (ACTIVE 1798-1854), CIRCA 1815 wearing a straw hat adorned with black ostrich plumes, an ochre dress and a cashmere shawl, on ivory, signed, gilt-metal mount, set in a contemporary French poudre d'ecaille snuff box with silver-gilt mounts and lining oval 8.8cm, box 10.1cm diameter
A SILVER TIMEPIECE SNUFF BOX, MID 18TH CENTURY the unmarked box probably German, cartouche shaped, double lidded, the main lid covering the snuff compartment, the top lid opening to reveal the English watch with silver dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minute indicators, the verge fusée movement with square baluster pillars, dial and movement signed Decharmes, London, with later key 7.2cm wide
Bailiwick of Jersey, proof and other coins, mainly boxed: 1972 Royal wedding silver set of 4 coins in box; two 1066-1966 proof crowns in plastic wallets with case of issue; 4 coin base metal proof set 1066-1966 issue in case (2); 1977 Jubilee proof crown in case of issue (2) &1981 unc. commemorative £1 coin in wallet of issue, another silver proof, 1966 unc. crown imn case of issue (3) and in plastic wallet (7).
Medals, Order of St. John Service Medal, 1937, awarded to Sgt. Armstrong, Kimberley Railway Division, South Africa, straight bar suspension in silver, original ribbon, pin and case as issued, 20th century typed auction label [lot] 2381 [...]; WW1, British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service 1914-1918, original ribbon, pin and box as issued (unnamed) [2]
Boxes and Objects - a 19th century rectangular ebonised frame, acorn cresting, loop suspension, 8.5cm x 10.5cm; a small Victorian glass jug; a 19th century silver-plated and mother-of-pearl folding fruit knife, leather case en suite; pen knives (2); gilt metal mounted Pakistani onyx rounded rectangular cigarette box; ceramic conical inkwell; wallets (3); watches (3); dice; Mansfield Co-operative Society Ltd Share Book; further ephemera; 19th century fragmentary carving; treen; etc
A SILVER MOUNTED SHAGREEN SPY CLASS BY WATKINS LONDON, C1780 the red leather draw tube tooled in gold WATKINS LONDON, the rim engraved with contemporary inscription ANNA MARIA CELIA HUNT, 4cm diam, in the original shagreen box and cover ++Small chip on edge of lens, otherwise excellent original condition
An Iraqi silver and niello cigarette box, unmarked, circa 1920, cover depicting a bridge over the Tigris, sides with views of traditional Arab sailing craft, camels and palm trees, the body wood-lined and with wood base, the cover solid, 16.8 cm. long A couple of tiny dings to left hand edge of cover otherwise good, good clear niello decoration
A silver and guilloche enamel cigarette box, import marks Glasgow 1926, of canted rectangular form, 8cm wide and a circular box with white and mauve guilloche enamel decoration, dated inside '5th Aug 1912' Condition Report: Lot 353:Cig case - Small dent to green enamel near centre. Wear to other side - engine turning. General condition fair, in line with age and usage.Circular box - Losses to enamel below hinge. Continental silver marks to rim of cover.
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