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Click here to subscribeA Victorian presentation silver snuff box, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845, rectangular form, chased foliate scroll decoration, the hinged cover inscribed 'Prize Offered by Captain Sir A.C. Gibson Maitland Bart to the best turned out trooper in the Barnton Squadron R.M.L.Y.C while in quarters 1853, and gained by Sergeant John Clapperton', gilded interior, length 9.3cm, approx. weight 5oz.
A William IV silver-gilt snuff box, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1835, rectangular form, the cushioned sides and cover with heavily chased foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, the cover with a crest and motto, the base with engine-turned decoration, length 9.8cm, approx. weight 6.6oz.
A Victorian presentation silver snuff box, by Francis Marston, Birmingham 1865, rectangular form, chased foliate scroll decoration, the hinged cover inscribed 'Presented to Mr Hugh Mc Gregor, by his brother super-intendants, as a mark of esteem, on his retirement from the North Riding Constabulary, October 17th, 1865', gilded interior, length 8cm, approx. weight 3.6oz.
A GROUP OF NOVELTY ITEMS, to include an Art Deco style table lighter in the form of a hound, the base stamped 'AMW, copyright 1935, Art Metal Works Ltd' height 11.5cm (scratched, especially forehead), other table lighters in the form of a horse's head, a cannon, and a stein with handle in the form of a female nude, a figural match holder and snuff box (extensive damage), a novelty corkscrew, stopper and bottle opener set, etc (7) (Condition report: generally ok, sd and as stated)
Assorted silver including a pierced bowl, pair of dwarf candlesticks, four condiments(a.f.), cigarette box, lid, 19th century snuff box and vinaigrette, match sleeve oval pill box, oval pepperette with handle and modern pill box, together with five other items including a plated brush and a Georg Jensen sterling circular pill box, no. 233.
Continental silver snuff box, gilt lined interior, vacant circular cartouche with engraved buckle detailing to the hinged lid, engine turned decoration to the lid, body and base, hallmarks for Austria-Hungary, 800 grade silver, makers initials PH, length approx 7cmProvenance: from the private collection of Lynda Whiting (Brine)
Schnupftabakdose in Form eines Kriegsschiffes, Frankreich, um 1800 Mehrteilig gearbeitete, aufwendig aus Palmnuss geschnitzte Dose in Form eines Schiffes. Auf dem scharniergelagerten Klappdeckel durchbrochen geschnitztes Trophäenbündel mit sakralen Objekten. Länge 14 cm. A French snuff box in the shape of a warship, circa 1800 Mehrteilig gearbeitete, aufwendig aus Palmnuss geschnitzte Dose in Form eines Schiffes. Auf dem scharniergelagerten Klappdeckel durchbrochen geschnitztes Trophäenbündel mit sakralen Objekten. Länge 14 cm.
Schnupftabakdose in Form eines Schuhs, Frankreich, Paris, François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, 19. Jhdt. Ganzvergoldetes und graviertes Kupfer. Kleines Döschen in Form eines eleganten Rokoko-Schuhs. Applizierte Schleife verziert mit blauer und weißer Emaille. Rückseite mit kleinem Druckknopf, welcher die Dose mit Hilfe eines Federmechanismus öffnet. Unterseite am Absatz gestempelt "ALPH. GIROUX A PARIS". Emaille mit starken Fehlstellen, ansonsten leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Maße 3 x 9,5 x 3,5 cm. A fine French shoe-shaped snuff box, Paris, François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, 19th century All gold-plated and engraved copper. Small jar in the form of an elegant Rococo shoe with applied enamelled bow. On the back with a small push button which opens the can with the help of a spring mechanism. The heel stamped "ALPH. GIROUX A PARIS". Enamel with losses, gilding slightly rubbed. Dimensions 3 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm.
Gemischtes Asiatika-Konvolut, 15-tlg.: u.a.: 1 Feuerzeugtasche in Leder mit Metall- und Korallenbesatz, 1 Ring mit Koralle, 8 Snuffbottles, 1 Deckeldose, 1 Petschaft aus Speckstein, 1 Silberdose (49 g).| Mixed Asian convolute of 15-pcs: a.o.: 1 leather lighter bag with metal and coral, 1 ring with coral, 8 snuff bottles, 1 lidded box, 1 soapstone petschaft, 1 silver box (49 g).
Negretti & Zambra compass etc. - A Negretti & Zambra pocket compass in a silver plated case, diameter 3.5cm, a Swiss sterling silver engine turned folding watch, overall open width 7cm, on a silver plated watch chain, a lignum vitae circular box and cover, diameter 8.5cm, a silver baby brooch, two snuff boxes and a small collection of badges.
A late 18th/early 18th century French gold snuff boxmarked for Paris 1798-1809, third standard, apparently no maker's mark Rectangular with canted corners, with rayed engine-turning within an engraved foliate border, the sides with linear decoration with paterae corners, the interior with various engraved mottos, length 7.6cm, weight 83.9gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18th century tortoiseshell and silver snuff boxunmarked Of oval form, silver-mounted tortoiseshell body, the hinged cover bearing an applied silver armorial for the 'CLUTTON' family, length 8.5cm.Footnotes:It is likely that the arms and motto refer to the CLUTTON family of Chorlton Hall, Cheshire. Although the family originate in Clutton, Cheshire, they were later of Nantwich Cheshire before settling at Chorlton near Malpas, Cheshire. Notably the arms were displayed by Thomas Charlton CLUTTON (1785-1863) without motto.The blazon (as shown): or, a chevron ermine cotised gules between three annulets sable The expected blazon: argent, a chevron ermine cotised sable between three annulets gulesMotto: MALO MORI QUAM FAEDARI - which translates to 'Death rather than dishonour'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV gold, silver and mother of pearl snuff boxwith the discharge mark of Julien Berthe, Paris 1750-56 The cover set with a mother of pearl panel with floral decoration heightened in gold piqué posé, silver-gilt sides with architectural scrolls, similar mother of pearl base, length 5.5cm, together with a late 18th / early 19th century mother of pearl and gold cage work snuff box, possibly Dutch, rectangular, the mother of pearl cover with chased gold edge-mounts, with gilt copper hinge and interior, the sides and base with similar decoration, length 6.3cm. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV vari-coloured gold and enamelled oval snuff boxJean-Joseph Barrière, Paris 1772, with the cow export discharge mark, further later French control marks and various incuse stamped numbers The cover with an applied central enamelled plaque of 'The Triumph of Love over Painting,' in an engraved gold frame within a chased yellow gold laurel leaf border surmounted by a mask head, flanked by panels of translucent grey enamel over wavy engine-turning, within a border of alternating turquoise enamelled ovolos and chased yellow gold fruiting vines, the rim with similar alternating ovolos and chased decoration, the sides with panels of grey enamel separated by elaborate pilasters of putti playing pipes and flutes above a ribbon-tied laurel band, similar decoration to the base, length 8cm, weight 182.8gms.Footnotes:Provenance The Fulford Collection, Christies, 23 June 1947, ex lot 120.Sir Michael Oppenheimer Collection, Jersey.Thence by descent to the present owners.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A highly unusual Louis XV vari-coloured gold, silver, steel, lacquer and tortoiseshell snuff boxLaurent Viardot, Paris 1762 Rectangular, the cover with an architectural capriccio depicting a curved staircase leading to a colonnaded terrace beside a ruined arch all amongst trees in unusual piqué posé and wirework of vari-coloured gold, silver and steel and lacquer, the sides with similar capriccio's of a ruined arch by a bridge with lacquer water running through, a fortified draw bridge, a rustic shelter and a well with reeded scroll and shell borders, the vari-coloured gold pierced scrolling and garland-hung thumbpiece on an entwined ribbon-chased hinge-mount opening to reveal the gold lining engraved with a Prince of Wales and Royal Garter, with later fitted case, length 8cm.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV gold, tortoiseshell and piqué-posé snuff boxLaurent Viardot, Paris 1762 Oval, the tortoiseshell cover decorated in vari-coloured gold and silver piqué-posé of a huntsman sitting by a tree with his hounds and his kill, with pierced shell and scroll border, with bow and bell husk thumbpiece above a shell and scroll-engraved hinge mount opening to reveal the gold-lined interior, the shell sides and base with sprays of piqué-posé flowers with a pierced shell and scroll border, length 9.4cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV gold and Japanese lacquer snuff boxmaker's mark poorly struck, almost certainly Pierre-François Drais, Paris 1771 Rectangular with canted corners, the cover set with a lacquer panel of chrysanthemums on a gold dust ground in a finely chased stiff-leaf gold hinged-mount with draped laurel to the sides and forming the thumbpiece, the sides with cut panels of Japanese lacquer depicting trees and mountains, with fluted pilaster mounts, the base with foliage on a gold dust ground, in later fitted case , length 4.6cm.Footnotes:Drais' mark is notoriously poor struck, Nocq includes several facsimiles all showing variances, see page 97, Henry Nocq, Le Poinçoins de Paris VOL II (Paris 1968). Japanese lacquer panels were highly coveted in late 18th century Paris, they were cut into panels to be fitted into exquisite gold snuff boxes. Literature: Previously attributed to Jean Ducrollay, Paris 1768, see plate 21A, Richard and Martin Norton, A History of Gold Boxes (London 1938).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XVI vari-coloured gold snuff boxJean-Louis Desir, Paris 1776 The cover with a central panel of rustic trophies within a stiff leaf and flowerhead frame and border, the sides and base with similar panels with trophies of music and love, length 6.8cm, weight 103.7gms.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 18th/early 19th century jasper, gold and enamelled snuff boxunmarked Rectangular with canted corners, the cover and base carved from pale beige petrified wood with chased gold hinge mount with translucent green flowerhead and bell husk decoration, length 7.2cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A mid-18th century German diamond-set porphyry and gold mounted snuff boxwith later French eagle's head control markCircular, the cover with centrally mounted old-fashioned rose-cut diamonds on a radial spiralling fluted ground, with reeded gold hinge-mount, the bombé sides with carved stylised foliate decoration, diameter 6.5cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III silver snuff boxSamuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1809 Curved rectangular form, flush hinged lid with thumbpiece, opening to reveal a gilt interior, embossed to the whole with vacant leaf sprigs against a striped ground; in addition a George IV silver snuff box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827, rectangular, the hinged cover with floral thumbpiece opening to reveal a gilt interior, a shield cartouche inscribed 'PRESENTED TO Andrew Reid M.D. BY A FRIEND, 12 June 1839', the whole with lattice-work engine turned decoration and moulded rims, and finally a Victorian silver snuff box, Edward Smith, Birmingham 1863, curved rectangular with canted corners, hinged cover with moulded rim and thumbpiece opening to reveal a gilt interior, a vacant cartouche to the top, the whole with embossed scrolling ornament, height 3.5cm, length 9cm, weight 12oz. (3)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French silver musical snuff boxCharles-Jules Bunel, Paris circa 1821, stamped Paris 1st standard and moyenne garantie Deep rectangular form, a hinged cover opened by an applied scrolling thumbpiece, the interior featuring a stepped platform which covers a wind-up musical movement, winding hole to underside of base (no key), two control buttons to the front, the whole engine turned; in addition a German 18th century silver snuff box, Joseph Ade, Schwäbisch Gmünd circa 1750, rectangular form, the cover hinged and raised with tapering corners, featuring embossed shell decoration against a matted ground and moulded rims, the base simply engraved with a flower; a George III silver mounted mother-of-pearl snuff box, unmarked, wavy rectangular form, a pull-off cover with engine-turned mother-of-pearl to all sides, silver mounted edges and finally a large continental silver mounted agate snuff box, unmarked, octagonal with hinged cover, gilt interior, silver mounted agate with moulded floral and foliate borders. (4)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III silver and parcel-gilt snuff boxJohn Linnet and William Atkinson, London 1810 Rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover with an applied perforated leaf-scroll on an oval reserve, surrounded by high relief laurel leaves, on a fish-scale engine-turned ground with foliate border, opening via a thumbpiece to reveal a gilt interior, the whole with moulded rims; in addition a large George III silver snuff box, Thomas and James Phipps II, London 1815, rectangular, hinged lid with gilt interior, engine-turned with vacant cartouche, and finally a late William IV silver snuff box, Thomas Edwards, London 1837, rectangular, a flush hinged cover featuring a circular cartouche with engraved armorial, a full-length moulded floral thumbpiece, gilt interior, the whole engine-turned, weight 13oz. (3)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of silver snuff boxes and other itemsvarious makers and dates Comprising: a silver snuff box, Charles Boyton, London circa 1830, oval form, hinged cover, with wrigglework and bright-cut decoration featuring various landscapes in ovals; a small German vinaigrette, Wurtzberg circa 1740, circular, perforated pull off cover, on three ball feet; a Georgian silver mounted tortoiseshell box, unmarked, heart-shaped, hinged silver cover, tortoiseshell base; an 18th century filigree cachou box, unmarked, circular, pull off cover; a silver filigree novelty box, unmarked, mandolin shaped, hinged cover; a silver filigree and enamel box, unmarked, circular form, silver-gilt with coloured enamelled flowers to the hinged cover; a white metal and mother-of-pearl snuff box with pen-knife, unmarked; a Welsh white metal miner's snuff box, unmarked, curved oval form, bright cut decoration, brass hinged, inscribed 'DAVID KENT. PENDEVIN PLACE. ABERAMAN.' . (8)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of seven George III and IV silver and silver-gilt vinaigrettes and boxesvarious maker's and dates Comprising five vinaigrettes, all of typical rectangular form, various sizes and hinged, gilt interiors, one with polished tortoiseshell cover, William Rudkins, London 1802, the inner grille pierced with 'AMITIE'; one wholly gilded, John Shaw, Birmingham 1820, engine-turned exterior with cast floral border, central cartouche inscribed 'Souvenir', a pierced foliate inner grille; another embellished with floral prick-dot decoration, Thomas Newbold, Birmingham 1819, again with inner pierced floral and foliate grille; one of pendant form, John Bettridge, Birmingham 1825, engine turned exterior with rectangular central cartouche inscribed 'HMJ', ring attachment, to the interior a pierced scrolling foliate grille, and the final vinaigrette, Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1839, a diamond pattern engine-turned exterior, central rectangular cartouche inscribed 'MWB', with pierced floral and foliate grille; in addition a silver counter box, Thomas Cumming, Cork 1780, circular form with pull off cover and finally a silver snuff box, Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1811, rectangular curved form, prick dot decoration to exterior with an integral hinged cover, a thumbpiece to one end opening upwards, weight total 4.3oz. (7)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Charles II silver mounted sea bean snuff boxSimon Romney, London circa 1680 A sea bean mounted with hand-cut silver strapwork, the edges shaped and naively engraved, the silver cover hinged and secured via a hook and vertical ring, inscribed 'IE'97', together with a silver mounted carved mother-of-pearl snuff box, possibly Dutch early 19th century, unmarked, boat shaped, a mother-of-pearl body featuring Neptune with his trident and a nude woman to the hinged cover, opened by a shell button to reveal a lead lined interior, an internal silver disc inscribed 'Sahagun Dec' 21 1808', the exterior with applied silver scrolling mounts, the sides carved with cherubs playing horns with wave-like scrolls, a silver keel beneath. (2)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.The interior of the mother-of-pearl snuff box cites the following - The Battle of Sahagún, 21 December 1808. This refers to a cavalry clash at Sahagún, Spain, in which the British 15th Light Dragoons (Hussars) defeated two regiments of French cavalry during the Corunna Campaign of the Peninsular War. Losses to one of the French regiments were so heavy that it was subsequently disbanded. The action marked the final phase of the British army's advance into the interior of Spain, before they began their harrowing retreat to the coast and ultimate evacuation by sea. This was some kind of commemorative snuff box, possibly given to honour someone involved in the battle.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of Georgian silver mounted cowrie shell and hardstone boxesvarious makers and dates Comprising: a cowrie shell snuff box, unmarked circa 1780, natural shell with hinged silver base; a large cowrie shell snuff box, unmarked circa 1780, natural shell with hinged silver base inscribed 'Geo. Brown' plus a cowrie shell, unmarked, with integral pewter whistle; in addition a possibly Georgian silver mounted bloodstone box, unmarked, oval, and finally two Georgian gilt metal mounted agate boxes, both unmarked, oval, with hinged covers. (6)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XVI vari-coloured gold snuff boxmaker's mark slightly unclear possibly Charles-Alexandre Boillerot, Paris 1779 Oval form, decorated with engine-turning imitating moiré silk within an applied scrolling foliate border, the sides with similar decoration interrupted by medallions of musical trophies, length 6.6cm, weight 87.7gms.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III silver-gilt mounted agate snuff boxSamuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1813 Rectangular form with canted corners, the hinged cover inset with bevelled edge polished agate, a thumbpiece to the front, opening to reveal a gilt interior, height 2.5cm, length 8.5cm.Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A William IV silver and silver-gilt snuff boxEdward Smith, Birmingham 1836 Of rectangular form, the hinged cover adorned with high relief cast shell, floral and scroll motifs within reeded decoration, the inner surface area engine-turned, a plain-polished rectangular cartouche to the centre, opening to reveal a gilt interior, the inscription to the inner cover 'Presented to Richard Shaw Esquire by Robert Higgin and his Children as a Mark of their Esteem', the exterior with moulded shell borders, engine-turned sides and base, height 3cm, length 9cm, weight 5.25oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An unusual Chinese silver book-form snuff boxmaker's mark M K, Canton, circa 1860-90, The front 'cover' initialled J.T, length 2.9cm, together with an unmarked vinaigrette lacking grille, probably Chinese, the cover initialled J.T, length 5.4cm, a George I silver and pudding stone cartouche-shaped snuff box, London 1740, a silver snuff box, London 1823, two silver vinaigrettes, Birmingham 1813 and 1844, two further vinaigrettes lacking grilles, length 3cm, a French silver snuff box and a pot, stamped 800, diameter 5cm. (10)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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