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Antique Meissen cat head snuff box with gilt metal hinged lid - 5cm diameter x 6.8cm high ~ no obvious damage

A William IV silver gilt circular snuff box Thomas Whitehead, London, 1833, repoussé decorated with cottage in landscape, pull-off cover, 3 1/8in. (8cm.) diameter, weight 4.35 tr.oz.* Condition: Maker's marks on main and cover both rubbed, some loss of gilt, overall good.

A Chinese silver snuff box c.1900, of octagonal form, the hinged lid with a panel decorated in relief with scholars in a garden, the sides with smaller panels with flowers, birds and a butterfly, signed to base, 6 x 4.8cm., weight 2.3 tr.oz.* Condition: In good condition, with just one tiny ding to the edge of the lid, and no other faults. The lid closes crisply.

A French silver tastevin 20th century, with engraved name and spurious 1797 date; together with a Continental silver tot, with chased floral decoration; and a novelty silver snuff box, of book form, unmarked, 7.8cm. long, weight 5.35 tr.oz. (3)* Condition: The tastevin and snuff in good condition, with no faults. The tot has a very small crease just above the base.

A George III silver snuff box maker's mark indistinct, Birmingham, 1817, of rectangular form with reeded decoration, vacant cartouche, moulded front rim, opening to reveal gilt interior, 3 1/8in. (8cm.) wide, weight 3.3 tr.oz.* Condition: Some hallmarks rubbed and indistinct, otherwise good.

A Russian silver gilt and champlevé enamel oval snuff box maker's mark 'I.X', 1899-1916 Koloshnik 84 standard mark, Aleksandr Romanov or Anton Richter, 2 3/8in. (6cm.) wide, weight 1.75 tr.oz.* Condition: Enamel good, none missing, good.

A polished hardstone and white metal snuff box in an oriental style unmarked, of rectangular form, the hinged cover, having floral and foliate rim and sides, the main with figures in a garden setting and landscape, 3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) wide.* Condition: Both top and bottom stone plates good with no damage found, good.

A George III silver snuff box JS, probably John Shaw, Birmingham, 1818, rectangular cushion form, foliate chased borders, vacant cartouche, hinged cover opening to reveal gilt interior, 2¾in. (7cm.) wide, weight 2.7 tr.oz.* Condition: Nice condition, nothing to note.

An American silver snuff box by Gorham, of plain rectangular rounded form, stylised foliate chased borders, hinged cover, 3 1/8in. (8cm.) wide, weight 2.1 tr.oz.* Condition: Multiple dents to cover and base.

A Hanau silver snuff box of oval form, repoussé decorated to the hinged cover with a bear hunt, the side with repeating peach or similar, 4in. (10.2cm.) wide, weight 4.3 tr.oz.* Condition: Light surface wear only, good.

A Nathaniel Mills silver snuff box, together with two silver and mother of pearl folding knives and a thimble

Georgian hand carved novelty snuff box in the form of a sailor carved from a coquille nut (8.5cm high) - losses to 1 foot and repair on the other foot and the hinge is broken on the lid. T/W a miniature guitar with inlaid mother of pearl, missing 1 peg

Antique early 19thC snuff box with agate/ fossil stone panels with gilt metal mounts 5.2cm x 3cm x 2cm - 1 side panel cracked and gilding tarnished

George IV silver hallmarked snuff box by Thomas Newbold Birmingham 1825 with engraved decoration and initials to lid, 5.8cm x 3cm x1cm, 28g- Has slight dents and split to base

Victorian silver hallmarked snuff box Birmingham 1891 with profuse engraved decoration and vacant cartouche to top 6cm x 3.4cm 46g- No obvious damage

A George V silver snuff box, of shaped rectangular form, engraved with leaves and a vacant cartouche, Birmingham, 1908, Joseph Gloster, approximately 53 grams

A continental silver plated snuff box, decorated to the outside with a vacant cartouche, gilt interior, 7cm x 3.3cm x 1.6cm deep

A Kuba clothDemocratic Republic of the Congocut pile raffia,62cm x 44cm, a Kuba cloth, raffia, with applique and cowrie shells, 210cm long, a Berber blanket with supplementary weft and tie resist decoration, 160cm long, a Mbuti bark cloth, 62cm long, a Greek embroidered bag, 21cm high, a pair of wool mittens, two Nepal wool waistbands, 262cm and 372cm long, a fabric picture, two English face fire screen embroidered panels, two caps, a Mongolian embroidered snuff box cover and two floral embroidered strips.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection.

GEORGIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX, with lined and engine turned decoration and silver gilt interior, maker NM, Birmingham HM, possibly 1836, 6cm width, 44 grams

ANTIQUE OVAL ONYX SNUFF BOX, with yellow metal mounts, (tests as gold) with rising lid in fitted case, 8cm diameter

TORTOISESHELL, Victorian tortoiseshell card case; also horn and tortoiseshell snuff box and 2 other pieces

Fullt title: Two Chinese Canton enamel snuff boxes and covers, 18/19th C.Description: Dim.: 7,5 x 5 x 3 cm (the largest) Condition: (UV-checked)- Both presenting very well, with fresh colours.- Each box with a few small superficial chips and typical crazing lines throughout. ______________)- __________________

A Dutch silver snuff-box, de Leeuw den Bouter, Schoonhoven, 1973, oval, the hinged cover decorated in relief with a scene after the Night Watch by Rembrandt, 6.5cm wide, 40.52g

A GROUP OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE LACQUERED OBJECTS AND OTHERS19TH/20TH CENTURYIncluding: one lacquered snuff bottle, 8.7cm high; one lacquer circular box, 10cm diameter, etc. (10)Condition Report: Overall condition is reflected in estimate and that this is a mixed lot of objects. Variously with chips and losses, scratches, marks, signs of age and use overall, an item by item report is not available for this lotPlease see additional image for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

A pair of William IV silver forks, George Hardisty, Sheffield 1832, filled handles; silver three-piece condiments set; Art Nouveau silver-backed mirror; other silver-backed dressing table brushes; two white metal dinner forks, marked Shreve, Crump & Low Co, Sterling; American glass and white metal bottle coasters; Russian white metal snuff box; and other small silver and white metal items; total weighable 10.4oz.Qty: 1 box

AN OVAL HORN SNUFF BOX & COVER - 19th century, the cover carved with armorial crest, 10 x 8cms, square mahogany box, the cover with jade type mount, 7 x 12.5 x 12.5cms, an ebonised octagonal picture frame with applied jewel type decoration, 24.5 x 22cms, ETC

A good English enamel rectangular snuff box, late 18th/early 19th century, perhaps London, moulded with flutes and finely painted with flowers on a rich green ground, with elaborately turned gilt metal mounts, 6.2cm across.

A French Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War bone snuff box, early 19th century, modelled as an 18 gun ship, the one piece hull inset with metal cannon, the hinged lid formed as the main deck, inscribed SNUFF, 8.5cm long

A Russian cloisonne enamel snuff box, Moscow, 1908-1926, 6th Artel, 84 standard, of circular form, the body and hinged lid decorated with polychrome enamelled floral sprays against a pale green ground, approx. 5.5cm dia., gross weight approx. 2.7ozProvenance: The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot collection.Condition Report: The box is in good condition commensurate with age. Some scratching and nicking noted under magnification. Some minor losses and discolouration to the enamel but generally in good condition. Heavy tarnish to the silver. Hinge in good condition. Marks clear. Lid closes snugly and securely. 

An 18th century French silver gilt snuff box, stamped to the inside of lid and oval body with a crowned 'R', an indistinct maker's mark and a decharge mark, the hinged lid with central cartouche depicting birds among foliage framed by floral garlands, the sides and base chased with clusters of fruit and foliage bordered by reeded bands, 9.4cm long, 3.1cm high, approx. weight 3.9ozProvenance: Property from the Estate of the Rt. Hon. the Countess of Sutherland.Condition Report: Please refer to department for condition reportParis decharge mark 1781-1789? (Tardy p. 130). Poincon de maitre indistinct.

A William IV silver snuff box, Birmingham, 1832, William Pugh, of rectangular form, with striated patterns to lid, sides and base and a floral scroll thumbpiece, the lid with applied cartouche engraved with initials opening to gilded interior, 5.5 x 9.1cm, approx. weight 6oz Condition Report: Good overall condition commensurate with age but some wear and damage noted. Some wear to decoration. Wear to engraved cartouche and probable previous erasure here too - nicked and dimpled. Splits to both front corners of lid. Some bruising to all corners. Lid opens and closes cleanly (but does not close snugly so falls open). Gilding slightly faded to interior. Hallmarks clear. Hinge in good condition. 

A Meissen porcelain silver-gilt mounted rectangular snuff-box and cover, c.1755-65, probably painted by Christian Friedrich Kühnel, each facet painted with huntsmen and huntswomen in landscape and river landscape vignettes, dressed in the yellow and blue hunting coats of Saxony and in green hunting coats, the cover interior with a further scene, the mount chased with flowers meandering around waved staves, 9.3cm wide overallProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics.Note: C.F. Kühnel was a specialist in hunting scenes and his style is confirmed by a documentary saucer which he signed and dated 1776 in the Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, see Ulrich Pietsch, Eighteenth-Century Meissen Porcelain Snuff-Boxes in H. Ottomeyer et al., Meissen Snuff Boxes of the Eighteenth Century, Munich, 2013, pp. 88-89, fig. IV.19.Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good order. On the underside of the base there is some very minor typical surface scratching to the clear glaze, particularly at the corners.  

A Meissen porcelain gilt-metal mounted rectangular snuff-box and cover, c.1740, the mount later, of bombé form, the ozier-moulded ground enriched in gilding, the cover interior finely painted with courtly figures in palace gardens, the mount with bands of up and down-turned leaves, 6.7cm wide overallProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics.Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good order. Some minor typical wear to the gilding of the basketweave pattern, particularly on the underside of the base and to the top of the cover. 

A Continental porcelain gilt-metal-mounted yellow-ground rectangular snuff box and cover, probably c.1770, the exterior painted en grisaille with putti playing, frolicking and teasing in parkland and pastoral vignettes, the cover interior painted in coloured enamels with two courtly ladies with finely dressed children in a river landscape with a distant town, the two-tone mount, possibly later, with an elaborate rococo floral thumbpiece, 9.7cm wide overallProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics, collection label no. 633 and Rudolf Weigang paper label.Photographs: © Christie's Images  Condition Report: There is some glaze scratching/abrasions to the yellow ground on the underside of the base of the box, particularly around the edges of the base and to the corners. These scratches are stained a brownish colour and would benefit from cleaning. There is some very minor wear to the yellow ground at the corners of the box. On the interior of the cover there is a very small flat glaze chip to the top left corner.

A German porcelain copper-gilt mounted oval snuff-box and cover, c.1765, the reeded mount contemporary, painted in purple camaïeu, the cover and underside with ships and boats by fortified harbours, the sides with landscape vignettes, the cover interior with a fortified harbour scene with a classical gate and a distant galleon, within scroll-moulded cartouches, the reeded mount contemporary, 8.5cm wide overallProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics.  Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good order. There is a pinhead-sized chip to the edge of the base at one end. On the interior of the cover there is a firing fault at the rim at one oclock, showing as a small black patch. There are one or two minute scratches to the enamel.

A German porcelain gilt-metal mounted snuff box and cover, possibly Meissen, probably 19th century, of bombé form, painted in the manner of B.G. Hauer, the gold-ground box reserved with five panels with merchants on quaysides with boats and cargo, the cover and cover interior with further scenes, the box interior richly gilt, 8.5cm wide overallProvenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics.Photographs: © Christie's ImagesCondition Report: Overall in good order. On the gilt interior, near the rim below the mount, there is a slightly indented area which is covered in gilding this probably dates from the time of manufacture. On the exterior of the cover there is a flake to the green enamels, above the rock, lower left side. 

A group of 8 snuff boxes and various snuff spoons, including a silver snuff box, and some silver spoons, and a small silver paper letter opener. One of the snuff boxes in bone, two ceramic, two pewter, one steel and one wooden, the silver items with a total weight of 67.8 gramsAll on used condition, two of the spoons in need of repair.

A small collection of silver plate consisting of oval meat platters with gadrooned edges; a small quantity of cutlery; etc; together with a walking stick with white metal finial in the form of a snuff boxSome wear, marks, dents and scratches overall due to age and use.

Silver snuff box inscription date 1905 Weight 80g hinge A/F

A collection of Bakelite smoking related items, including four nesting ash trays, a car fitting ash tray; three other ash trays; a cigarette box; two cigarette cases; two cigar cases; a match holder; snuff box etc.

A small group of collectable silver including a repousse bonbon dish, 13.5cm, cigarette case, silver cream jug and sugar bowl, butter shell, vesta case, match sleeve, two apostle teaspoons and a George III curved silver snuff box, William Parker, London, 1806, together with a Persian? white metal card case and a pair of plated sugar tongs.

A BOX OF ASSORTED COSTUME JEWELLERY, to include various imitation pearl necklaces, a boxed ceramic flower brooch, a small white metal snuff box, various brooches, paste set necklaces, non-pierced earrings, bangles, spectacle frames, etc

A box of webbing, white metal snuff box, matchbox cover and other.

Early Egyptian theme papier mache snuff box decorated to lid with image of the Sphinx, (length 9cm approx).

Good Chinese crystal snuff bottle & archer's ring including: a crystal snuff bottle, with decorative coral stopper, (height 8cm approx); together with a crystal archer's ring, dragon decorated; both in a fitted wood presentation box.

A horn beaker with initials to the base, papier mache snuff box and a hardstone carving

An 18th century barrel form salt box and a plain Georgian screw top treen pounce or snuff box.

An early 19thc Scottish white metal mounted snuff box with thistle engraved hinge and centre plaque with initials JM, inscription to front, James Mearns 1816, mount loose to top, (8cm x 4cm)

A silver and enamel snuff box, silver bladed mother-of-pearl handled fruit knife, inlaid wood box, Art Nouveau style frame, monocular, two magnifying glasses and sugar bag. 

A Lot of Chinese antiques and collectables to include Cinnabar and Cloisonné lidded box, Long smoking pipe, Lacquered and hand painted lidded dish, Two perfume/ snuff bottles and compass.

A selection of collectables to include Jerusalem- Flowers of the holy land pressed flowers book, Melrose Abbey Mauchline ware stamp box, Two Bryant & May's Royal Wax Vesta cases in the shape of post boxes- 4 in total. Antique miniature banjo, Two antique Whist markers, Ammonite Fossil, Wooden Snuff box fitted with a silver Charles II coin, Brass Military style box and Antique brown bottle with stopper.

T. SIMMONDS IMPROVED SOVEREIGN BALANCE in original box and horn snuff box (2).

A CIRCULAR CHINESE TORTOISESHELL BOX AND COVER, carved with dragons and four various horn snuff boxes. (6).

A SILVER NIELLO SNUFF BOX, boats and buildings, 3ins long and a 19th CENTURY SWEDISH SNUFF BOX, 3.25ins long. (2).

A SMALL DUTCH SILVER REEDED CIRCULAR SNUFF BOX. 1.75ins diameter.

A SILVER PLATED SKULL SNUFF BOX. 1.75ins

An antique oak snuff box with inset engraved copper plaque 'Relic of Royal George sunk 1782 raised 1840'

Early 19th century silver snuff box with engine turned decoration and floral rim by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, date letter rubbed, 7.5cm long, 91g.

Elizabeth II silver table lighter in the form of an Aladdin's lamp by Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham, 1956, 12cm long, 98g gross, also a white metal snuff box, marks rubbed, 5.5cm long, 38g. (2)

A 19th century oval table snuff box embossed with a profile portrait of Cromwell. Height 5.5cm width 10cm depth 7.5cm.There are some small dents to the sides and light scratching expected with age, no marks to the bottom. The lid fits well.