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Click here to subscribeA French rosewood etui, circa 1870, the case of axe head form with boxwood lid rectangle and boxwood line borders. The silk and red velvet flush fitted interior with fancy silver needle case, stiletto, and steel bladed scissors with elaborate silver arms and loops, replacement worn and holed silver thimble, 12.7 x 7cms max. From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
Two silver cylinder form sewing compendiums, the first decorated with masks, oval cartouches, and flower garlands and containing a three division reel and needle case, the cylinder stamped to base 'Sterling' the reel '926', 6.5cms, and a plain example housing a three division reel and needle case with matched silver thimble, the case Birmingham 1907 by Henry Clifford Davis, 6.5cms. (2) From a Distinguished UK Collection
A limited edition silver thimble and crown cover commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the thimble engraved 'EIIR 1952 1977', the crown in silver gilt and set with garnets, London 1977 with Jubilee head, makers mark Timothy P. Clayton. This was a private edition of 200 designed by Jennifer Young.
Buttons - hard stone and lithograph, comprising a set of seven plain polished stone, 1.7cms, a set of five agate with silver boss centres, 1.5cms, a silver mounted pair, 2.2cms, another pair with stud backs, 3.5cms, a set of three portrait lithographs, 3.2cms, another pair, 1.6cms, six with dogs heads, two of cricketers, and one of a golfer, 1.3cms.
A pair of English silver stork form ribbon scissors, each circular loop resting on a bird's foot, the stork's body containing a child, a snake or eel entwined around the bird's neck, English hallmarks struck to interior of one loop, anchor and lion passant only decipherable, 8cms. From the collection of the late Sue Read
Treen - fourteen items, comprising a 19th Century ladle, handle loose in aperture, 27cms, a hardwood priest, 14.5cms, a drum striker?, 23cms, two gavels, a butter stamp, a wooden plane with curved base, 11cms, a transfer decorated match box holder, 8.2cms, a cods bottle opener, a small silver rim bowl, 5cms, two pastry jiggers, a bone apple corer, and a rosewood oval hand mirror in shaped frame with pierced handle, 24cms. (14) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
Eight small silver and other white metal pieces, comprising a model of a vintage motor car stamped 'Italy 925', 2.5cms, an unmarked trowel form book mark with agate handle, 7.5cms, a small scent flask decorated with a fairy, apparently unmarked, 3.2cms, a hallmarked perfume funnel, a Queens Regiment sweetheart brooch, and three thimbles, two with hallmarks. (8)
Five thimbles in cases and a damaged 17/18th Century silver bodkin, comprising a celluloid acorn case with silver thimble, another in plain celluloid case, a silver thimble in basket weave lidded case, a white metal thimble in gilt egg form case on chain, a silver thimble in pierced vegetable ivory case, the case with Stanhope (A Memory of Minehead, Dunster - six views), and a damaged silver bodkin with floral and other decoration lacking slot and eye. (6) From the collection of Roy Farmer
Three pin cushions and emery, comprising a bone disc form example brightly painted with flowers and bird, 3.4cms, another in pink silk with embroidery and beadwork flowers, 4.5cms, a silver wire basket, 4cms high, and a strawberry emery, 3cms. (4) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
Treen - five pieces, comprising a 19th Century or earlier fruitwood master salt, flared bowl on short stem and turned base, 8cms dia., 7.5cms high, two small turned hardwood cups, 8.7 and 6.5cms high, an 18th Century lignum vitae dipping cup, with cut border silver mount, 4.5cms dia., and a well patinated circular lidded box with hatched band, 7cms dia. (5) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
An 18th Century silver filigree combination thimble/tape measure and scent bottle, the filigree thimble with vacant oval cartouche screwing over a faceted glass tapering scent bottle (stopper lacking and small chip to rim), the tape measure base in conforming filigree and with cartouche, the domed filigree base with hanging loop, printed tape commencing at 6ins, 5.2cms. From a Distinguished UK Collection
A mixed lot, comprising an Edwardian leather belt with silver plated buckle and mounts, a small mother of pearl purse, 4cms, a similar octagonal box, 5cms, a diamond pattern mother of pearl hinge top card case, 10cms, a floral engraved mother of pearl napkin ring, a similar cut corner floral plaque, 5.2cms, two mother of pearl pin dishes, a pin cushion formed from an animal hoof, 11cms, travelling inkwell, two glass pens, an old Sheffield plate snuff spoon, an oriental pierced and carved nut, a metal skirt lifter, and a metal turret form pepper. (14) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
A French ebony etui of rectangular cushion form, circa 1880, the lid in tortoiseshell with central brass and lac motif within brass line border. The pale green velvet and silk flush fitted interior with floral engraved silver gilt needle case, engraved border thimble with monogrammed shield, steel bladed scissors with engraved silver gilt arms and loops, engraved silver bodkin and stiletto, point lacking, 11.5 x 6.5cms. From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
A fine coromandel wood and inlaid sewing box with fittings, circa 1860, of rectangular form, the front and lid inlaid with engraved cut brass, mother of pearl and abalone shell. The well fitted interior with ruched silk lid panel within gilt tooled cloth frame over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in matching green cloth and fancy colour printed paper, with a set of seven mother of pearl top reel holders, a silver thimble and silver thimble guard, mother of pearl top waxer, tape measure and emery, and a tool mount with five various tools, the lock stamped 'J. Hayward and Son - Prize Medal 1851', box 30.5 x 22.5 x 13cms.
A rare silver miniature sewing companion for a doll of pail form, blue velvet infill with unmarked silver scissors, needle case with engraved tapering top and ball finial, and a thimble, the pail marked for Birmingham 1906 by Walker and Hall, the thimble Birmingham 1906 by James Fenton, pail 2.7cms high including handle, 2.8cms max. dia.
A silver pin cushion, scissor, thimble and tape compendium, the circular base incorporating a steel tape measure by 'J. Rabone and Sons, Birmingham', the heart shaped pin cushion with thimble ring and matched silver thimble and mounted with a scissor mount with steel bladed silver handled scissors. The base hallmarked for Birmingham 1908 by Arthur Willmore Pennington and stamped with Pat. and Rd., 6cms dia. at base, 12.5cms high. From a Distinguished UK Collection
A mixed lot - sewing, comprising a Tyrolean standing needle case carved with fruiting vine, 11.5cms, a similar cylinder needle case, 9cms, four hallmarked silver thimbles, a Dorcas and a glass millefiori top thimble, a cardboard three fold needle packet case 'The Pocket Needle Case', 8.5 x 5cms closed, and two paper envelope form needle packet cases. (11)
A fine late 17th Century silver gilt mace form needle and thimble case, finely decorated with leaf scrolls, flowers and strap work, the cylinder needle case with hinged cover and catch, the vase form thimble case with hinged cover and catch, hanging loop lacking, 9.7cms. From a Distinguished UK Collection
A fine 18th Century needle book, the grey ground cloth worked with silver wire with stags below an oak branch flanked by a church and a further church or house, tasselled flap, the interior in cream silk with two pockets each painted with a rural scene and with two red felt needle flannels with silver wire embroidered borders between paper sheets one dated May 1768, 8 x 6cms closed. From a Connoisseur's Collection
Buttons - silver and EPNS, comprising a set of four silver pierced with flower head and leaves in blue and green enamel, makers mark only 'R.P.', 2.5cms, a set of five silver buttons depicting cherubs, Birmingham 1908 by Henry Charles Freeman, 3cms, and a set of six in EPNS depicting a maiden playing a lyre, makers mark 'S and Co.', 2.2cms. (15)
An unusual oak sewing box of rectangular form, circa 1890, cushion form lid, white metal side carrying handles and escutcheon (latter detached and loose in box). The lid interior in green silk and velvet with needle packet compartments and central 'bag', over a flush fitted velvet tray with three matching graduated pairs of steel scissors and a larger pair, five mother of pearl handled tools, a similar folding blade knife, thimble, small folding corkscrew, silver pencil, silver tooth pick, and an engraved hexagonal silver tape measure with slightly reduced printed tape, with key, 26 x 18.5 x 10.5cms. From the collection of Enid Riley Part 5
An ebony sewing box, well fitted, of rectangular form, circa 1840, the front and lid inlaid with floral and other panels of cut mother of pearl. The lid interior in watered silk with ribbon trellis and steel pins, the conforming lidded and compartmentalised tray with a set of four mother of pearl top reels, a matching waxer and tape measure, the latter with complete inked tape, a silver thimble with engraved border, a pair of steel winding clamps, and two mother of pearl handled tools, silk in lower section well worn to tray level, with key, small splits to lid veneer, 27.5 x 19.5 x 10.2cms. From the collection of Enid Riley Part 5
An attractive silver cased time piece, the rectangular case raised on four ball feet and decorated with flowers and leaf scrolls below a swing carrying handle, the circular enamel dial with French 8 day movement, the case hallmarked for London 1908, by Finnigans Ltd and with oval stamp, 11cms high with handle up x 6 x 4.5cms.
Buttons and matching brooches, comprising a set of six sterling silver buttons with three matching brooches decorated in twin colour enamels, in leatherette rectangular case, 8.5 x 7cms, another set of three buttons and a brooch in floral enamel, in oval tooled leather case, 7cms, and another set of three buttons and a brooch in enamel with pearl centres, in a heart shaped leather case, 5.5cms. (3)
A mixed lot - sewing, comprising plush covered sewing companion with tools, 17cms, a plated brass netting clamp with pin cushion, 15cms, wooden egg, leather skein holder, two fancy slider crochet hooks, silver bodkin, wooden thimble acorn, pair of bone knitting needle protectors, button end waxer, five thimbles, two mother of pearl top reels, a similar waxer, a 19th Century boxwood lucet, 10cms, and another old split repaired. (20) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
An attractive continental silver filigree and enamel chatelaine mount, the hook to a shield form filigree panel set with a rectangular coloured enamel plaque of a woman waist length holding a snake, possibly Cleopatra, indistinct mark to suspension loop, late 18th/early 19th Century, 6.5 x 3.8cms.
Beadwork, comprising a blue and silver flapper belt with tassel ends, 168cms, a basket 9cms high, a wall mounting watch holder, 20cms, a Grecian key belt, 146cms including ribbon ends, a native American purse, separated, 9cms, two small purses with minor losses, a knitted and beadwork purse, 12cms, and six other pieces including a long necklace with inscription dated 1841 with some loss. (14) From the collection of Hilbre Marriott
Three knitting needle holders, comprising an English silver sliding example the heart shaped ends engraved 'Evie 1915', London 1914 by Stuart Clifford and Co., 14.8cms closed, a continental silver example of sliding type in the form of arrows inscribed to each feather 'FurDJCH', 17.5cms, and a white metal sliding example with conical ends, 20cms. (3) From the collection of the late Sue Read
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