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A George III silver vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1808, shaped rectangular form, canted corners, engraved decoration, engraved with an initial, plus a George III vinaigrette, of plain rectangular form, canted corners, Birmingham 1799, maker`s mark T.W incuse, approx. total weight 0.9oz. (2)
A George III silver mounted tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl snuff box, unmarked circa 1800, oval form, mother-of-pearl cover and base, the cover with engraved decoration and an armorial, tortoiseshell sides, length 8.5cm. The crest, shield and motto are those recorded for Phillips.
A Victorian silver sewing etui / vinaigrette, by Thomas Johnson, London 1869, egg form, the hinged top opens to reveal a vinaigrette with a pierced scroll grille, the main body opens to reveal an egg shaped tape measure and needle holders, with a hinged loop and ring attachment, length 4.5cm, approx. weight 1.5oz.
A small collection of three silver scent bottles, comprising: one modelled as a Christmas cracker, the exterior cracker opens to reveal a small silver mounted scent bottle, Birmingham 1910, the outer cracker with a registration mark, length 10cm, plus a silver mounted green glass scent bottle and another scent bottle. (3)
By Cartier, a nine carat gold cigarette case, maker`s mark of J. Cartier, London 1945, rectangular form, with bands of engine-turned decoration, in a later fitted Cartier case, the hinged cover with an inscribed silver plaque `LIEUTENANT B.C.G. PLACE V.C, D.S.C, R.N FROM THE BUILDERS OF X.7 VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LTD`, length 12.3cm, approx. weight 207g. On 22nd September 1943 Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place, aged 22, carried out a successful attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, which had been bombarding Allied forces in Norway. After repeated attempts to destroy the ship; Place, Commanding Midget Submarine X.7, and with a second submarine commanded by Donald Cameron, travelled 1000 miles from their base, negotiated mine-fields, dodge nets, gun defenses and enemy listening posts to the waters of Kafjord. Having survived the German defenses, they managed to lay mines around the ship and causing such extensive damage that it 7 months to repair. The citation read "... The courage, endurance and utter contempt for danger in the immediate face of the enemy shown by Lieutenants Place and Cameron during this determined and successful attack were supreme."
An early Victorian silver castle-top snuff box, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1838, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the keep at Windsor castle, the sides and base with engraved tartan decoration, the underside inscribed, ` Presented to S. M. Brunker 15th K.H. by his brother N.C Officers, May 27th, 1845,` the interior with a later presentation inscription, length 7.6cm, approx. weight 3.5oz.
A George III personal silver mounted tortoiseshell dental scaling set / tooth pick box, circa 1780, oval navette form, the hinged cover set with a mirror, the interior with four compartments, two of which have tortoiseshell covers, bright-cut borders, with two steel implements, length 10.5cm.
A silver and enamel match box cover, maker`s mark worn, London 1931, rectangular form, enamelled with the burgee of Bembridge Sailing Club, plus a silver and enamel napkin ring, by Deakin and Francis, Birmingham 1929, enamelled with the burgee of a Scottish club, in a fitted case. (2)
Boer War interest, a late-Victorian silver and enamel vesta case, by Saunders and Shepherd, Birmingham 1899, rectangular form, the front enamelled with the scene of a wounded soldier carrying his gun, repair to enamel, also engraved `copyright`, the reverse initialled, length 5cm, approx. weight 1.2oz. This type of vesta case normally has `A Gentleman in Kharki` written under the soldier. This comes for a line in the Rudyad Kipling poem, `The Absent Minded Beggar`.
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