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Click here to subscribeA GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX by Joseph Ash I, London 1810, baluster rectangular, the flush hinged cover with presentation inscription, gilded to interior. 6.8cm by 4.6cm, 2.6 troy ouncesInscription to cover reads: 'PRESENTED / TO / B. J. Marshall Esqr. / BY THE / BUTCHERS OF SUNDERLAND, / AS A / TOKEN OF ESTEEM / FOR HIS / MERITORIOUS CONDUCT / IN DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS.'
An Edward VII Silver Rectangular Snuff Box, an Oval Tobacco Box and a Cigarette Box, the snuff box by George Unite, Birmingham, 1911, of shaped outline, the lid engraved with presentation inscription dated March 1913, 2.5ins x 1.625ins x .5ins, the tobacco box by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham, 1904, engraved "Will", to lid, 3.5ins x 2.5ins, the cigarette box, Birmingham, 1927, engraved with initials to lid, 3.25ins x 3.5ins, combined weighable silver 4.4ozs
A Walnut Shoe-Pattern Pocket Snuff Box, 19th Century, with a flower, leaf, heart and trailing all over design outlined in brass piqué, 5.5ins, an unusual hardwood boot-pattern box (when the slide is drawn out a curved wood element with pin emerges from the interior of the box to prick the opener), 4ins wide, and three other boot-pattern snuff boxes, various Note: A handwritten label to the interior of the 'pricking' box states - "Made by a Boer War POW on Bermuda Camp. The spike is to represent guerilla warfare".
Arts & Crafts rare cylindrical glass biscuit barrel with a star cut base and silver plated mounts by Hukin & Heath, the hinged cover with monogram automatically rises by lowering the handle, Patent No. 5518, Rd. No. 3563843, and also 1 14493, H.12.2cm, overall 20.1cm; Dutch plated circular snuff box, tea and coffee set and 4 other items
Early 19th century Napoleonic circular papier mache snuff box, the lid decorated with central circular reserve depicting dual bust portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie-Louise in neoclassical style surrounded by text reading 'NAPOLEON Ier, L'EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS N� le 15 A�ut 1769 - MARIE LOUISE IMPERATRICE N� le 12 Xbre 1791', D9cm
TWO 18th CENTURY ENAMEL BOXES, comprising South Staffordshire rectangular snuff box, painted with rustic playing flute to a seated lady, other vignettes of lovers in arcadian landscapes, 8.5cm w; and oval patch box, the lid painted with grieving maiden with anchor, inset with mirror, 4.2cm w (2)Comments: both damaged with cracks & chips, one with old discoloured restoration.GROUP OF ASSORTED POTTERY, comprising Majolica jar and cover, the foot inscribed 'Theriaca', continental pineapple form majolica teapot, Staffordshire bone china ink stand and cover, Prattware pot lid, Copeland Spode Italian tyg inscribe 'Auld Lang Syne', and Edward VII commemorative porcelain plate (6)
ASSORTED JEWELLERY & COLLECTABLES comprising carved cameo brooch, yellow metal brooch frame, yellow metal dress brooch, wooden snuff box with plaque engraved 'Royal George Sunk 1782 Raised 1839', pill boxes, mother of pearl seal, enamel egg box (9)Provenance: private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen Office
Victoria silver snuff box, of oblong form with shaped edges, engraved with personal inscription to the hinged cover, and foliate decoration to cover, sides and base, opening to reveal a gilt interior, hallmarked Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1855, L8.5cm, approximate weight 2.66 ozt (82.7 grams)Condition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches and nicks.Some wear to personal inscription.Lower front edge with two small holes.Interior gilding with some wear.Hallmarks clear and legible.
George III silver snuff box, of rectangular form with reeded decoration throughout, the hinged cover opening to reveal a gilt interior with engraved monogram to underside of cover, hallmarked William Pugh, Birmingham 1814, W5cm, approximate weight 1.05 ozt (32.8 grams)Condition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches, nicks and pitting.Some compression to underside.Hallmarks with some wear, but legible.
George III silver snuff box, of rectangular form with foliate engraved panel to hinged cover and underside of body, opening to reveal a gilt interior, hallmarked London 1813, makers mark I.B, W6.5cm, approximate 1.86 ozt (57.6 grams)Condition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches and nicks.A number of knocks, particularly around sides, and some slight compression.Some slight wear to gilt interior.Hallmarks clear and legible.
A RARE AND SIGNED GILT-SPLASHED ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL, JUE, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. Superbly cast, with a characteristic pair of short posts on the mouth rim dividing the elongated pouring mouth and an exaggerated lip, decorated around the exterior of the cylindrical receptacle with taotie-masks against leiwen-ground and divided by vertical flanges, one side with a loop-handle emerging from an animal-head, all raised on three long tapered legs, decorated overall with characteristic gilt splashes. The base carved with a six-character seal script mark.Inscriptions: To base, 'Boshen zuo Baoyi' (Boshen made this precious yi).Provenance: The Property of a Gentleman. Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 771. The Collection of Hedda and Lutz Franz, Hong Kong, acquired from the above. The silk box with an old label from the Christie's sale. Hedda and Lutz Franz, who met in Hong Kong in 1979, have spent over forty years assembling a spectacular collection of Chinese art, at first focusing on snuff bottles and eventually branching out into scholar's objects and paintings, as well as Japanese inro and Kilim carpets. The couple has worked closely together with their friend and advisor, Hugh Moss, and have published five books on their collection, entitled Franz Art, with one book, Franz Art Jade, winning a Silver award at the 2011 Gold Ink Awards in Chicago.Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and casting irregularities, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches. Fine natural patina overall.Weight: 948.7 g Dimensions: Height 21.5 cmWith a fine velvet-padded silk storage box. (2)The base is inscribed in archaic script with Boshen zuo Baoyi, 'Boshen made this precious yi'. Yi may be translated as a cup or libation vessel. It is interesting to note that not only the form and decoration were copied in reverence to archaism, but the inscription had been taken directly from characters inscribed on late Shang/early Zhou dynasty vessels. The name Boshen appears to be unrecorded.Bronze vessels of this type were valued by the literati class in China for their reverence to archaism, and those bearing an epigraphic inscription were considered even more precious. Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, page 184, quote Ulrich Hausmann saying, “Archaic bronzes and their inscriptions, the subject of centuries of epigraphic and stylistic studies by literary men and artists, became inseparable; so much so that since that time scholars writing characters have seen at the back of their minds the image of ancient bronze vessels whose rubbings they had carefully studied. ...what could be more fitting than to embellish one's studio with subtle allusions to the magnificent past, or to furnish the ancestral altar with vessels expressing the continuation of their inheritance.”Literature comparison: Compare a near identical gold-splashed censer, bearing the same five-character archaic inscription, illustrated by Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 161. A further gold-splashed jue is illustrated in Egan Mews, 'Gold-splashed Bronzes in the collection of Mr. Randolph Berens', Connoisseur, November, 1915, p. 144, and a pair, bearing the same inscription as the present example, was included in the exhibition The Minor Arts of China, Spink & Son, London, 1987, cat. no. 77.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 139 Price: HKD 524,000 or approx. EUR 85,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt-splashed bronze censer, jue, signed Boshen, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Note that this jue bears the same mark as the present lot and is of similar size (21 cm). This jue is also the one illustrated by Gerard Tsang and Hugh Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 161Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2013, lot 3591 Price: HKD 600,000 or approx. EUR 94,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare gilt-splashed archaistic wine vessel, jue, late Ming dynasty, 17th centuryExpert remark: Note that this jue bears the same mark as the present lot and is of similar size (22 cm).明末清初罕見灑金饕餮紋銅爵中國，十七至十八世紀。灑金地，爵杯仿先秦禮器爵所製，作圜底杯式，流部扁寬，角略長而尖，流角相對，處於同一高度；口沿設一對扁柱狀帽頭，腹中部弦紋圍成的帶狀開光內，以雲雷紋為地，飾饕餮紋，器物雄渾莊重。底承三棱狀足，踞地沉穩。整器包漿均潤厚潤。 由於字數限制，完整中文敘述請至www.zacke.at查看。
Collection of four vesta cases comprising of: a silver gilt example with engine turned decoration and monogram, bearing marks for Robert Chandler, Birmingham, 1924, 4.5cm overall, 33g approx overall, a white metal vesta case with mother of pearl inset panel, rubbed marks to the inside rim, 5.5cm overall, 47g approx overall, a silver snuff box with snap lid, bearing marks for Howard James, Birmingham, 1890, 4.5cm, 35g approx overall, and one other silver case with blue guilloche enamel lid, bearing marks for William Neale & Son, Birmingham, 1937, 6cm overall, 44g approx overall (4)Overall scratches, marks and signs of wear. Mother of pearl panel example with very small dents.
Group of miscellaneous itemscomprising of: a silver vesta case, bearing marks for London, 1917, 5cm overall, 38g approx overall, a continental white metal snuff box, stamped 830 with other marks, 5.5cm overall, 43g approx overall, a engraved brass box, decorated with flowers, 6cm overall, a Chinese cutlery set and a cased pair of brass and enamel scroll weights, each measure 19.5cm x 3cm (5)At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.
A modern quartz 65mm silver faced strut clock, Birmingham 1997; a seed pearl stick pin in original box named Flinn & Co. Coventry; rolled gold cufflinks and tie bars, a small black papier mache snuff box, 30mm; a cased silver "Yard-O-Led" propelling pencil; a Parker Slimfold fountain pen with black barrel; a Parker "17" fountain pen with burgundy barrel and box; a Henry 3rd silver "long cross" penny; a Victoria 1901 silver Maundy twopence; a Victoria 1900 silver Crown; souvenir medallion "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 Compliments of Keystone Watch Co."; etc
A William IV silver castle top snuff box by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1833, the cover depicting Dryburgh Abbey in high relief with a scroll and foliate border, the cover also displays the title of the scene in the bottom left hand corner, the sides and base engine turned with initial plate to underside engraved Neil MacLaren, 70x45x18cm, gilded interior, 3.3oz. Dryburgh is a ruined abbey beside the river Tweed between Melrose and Kelso.
A tray of small silver and plated collectables, two silver and mother-of-pearl fruit knives, Sheffield 1928 and 1898 and a similar button hook, Sheffield 1900; two silver-plated vesta match cases, one in the form of a book; a pierced silver napkin ring; metal snuff box; magnifying lens; two mother-of-pearl salt spoons, plated ladle, sifting spoon etc; a box of "Cowrie Shell Counters", a wooden darning mushroom, a quantity of old lace, bead and sequin panel and an infants dress.
Dutch silver gilt snuff box, 19th Century, shaped and worked with figures within a classical landscape, indistinctly marked, 7cm x 5.5cm; also a Victorian double ended scent bottle, with unmarked gilt caps, 12.5cm; and another scent bottle with salts container at the opposing end, unmarked gilt caps, 8.5cm (3)
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