BRISTOL RIOTS, 1831. An oak snuff box, c.1831, the lid with a documentary inscription confirming that the 'snuff box was made from part of an oak beam dug out of the RUINS of the Late Custom House in Bristol...' The inscription goes on to relate the events of the Bristol Riots in 1831 when a mob protested against the Reform Laws & set fire to the Custom House & property in Queen's Square, Bristol & elsewhere. Diameter 10cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
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SNUFF BOXES. A 19th century small, lacquered papier mache & pewter inlaid snuff box. Also, one other 19th century snuff box with scumbled painted surface. (Hinge damaged). Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
An early Victorian miniature tortoiseshell box of sarcophagus shape, on brass ball feet, 51mm l, a silver coloured metal strainer, an oval EPNS and blue stained agate inset oval snuff box, etc Tortoiseshell box lacking veneer to front and back of lid. Strainer dented. Other items mostly good
A George III engine turned silver gilt and inset bloodstone circular snuff box and cover, maker's mark rubbed,with embossed foliate border, London, 1808, 44mm, gross weight 47 grams.Some wear to the gilding in places and the decoration. Small dings and scratches to central gold panel. Minor scratches to the bloodstone in places,PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A 19th century Swiss gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff box,the lid inset with a gouache miniature of a lady within a landscape,9 x 6cm depth 2.5cmMiniature slightly undulating perhaps with some losses at the corners, glass a little dirty, chipping around the front and left base of the box, otherwise good, no sign of any signatures of stamps, number 086 scratched into the left side of the hinge.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 9 x 6cm depth 2.5cm
A BOX OF VINTAGE BUTTONS, BOXES, LIGHTERS, POCKET KNIVES AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid snuff box, a Parker 51 fountain pen, two Ronson lighters, nine pocket knives, a tin and box of vintage buttons and buckles, a Ministry of Food National Dried Milk tin, a rectangular tea caddy in need of restoration, etc (sd) (1 BOX)
A SILVER CIGARETTE BOX AND SNUFF BOX The cigarette box Cohen & Charles, London 1909; the snuff box with English import marks for H C Freeman Ltd, London 1928, the cover with damaged enamelled decoration of a woodland scene 5cm x 14.5cm x 12.5cm Condition: Signs of wear commensurate with age, wood liner to the interior of the cigarette box slightly damamged, and a dent to the exterior; snuff box significant wear to enamels Provenance: From the collection of Mr Frank Hickley and Mrs Pamela Hickley, OBE
A pair of antique oak shields, decorated with the arms of 'Katharine Parr' and 'Katharine Howard' respectively, each inscribed on old label verso, 15.5cm wide; together with a papier mache snuff box, the hinged lid decorated with Horatio Nelson; a brass heraldic shield decorated with the Maitland coat of arms, 9.5 x 7cm; and another item.
λ A George III ivory toothpick case, ribbed outer panels with a gold framed Souvenir and blue enamel plaque, width 8.5cm, together with a 19th Century ivory snuff box with simulated coin to the cover and a 19th Century ivory bottle stopper in the form of a robed regal gentleman wearing a crown (3)
A collectors' lot to include a cased set of cutthroat razors in a mahogany box with brass fittings, a pocket brass cased aneroid barometer with silvered dial, a hallmarked silver vesta initialled AGK, a pipe, a steel snuff box, four various cigarette boxes, two Victorian brass medals awarded by the Liverpool School Board in 1888 and 1889 for attendance and general good conduct within a leather box.
Various antique and vintage collectible boxes and tins, to include a George Bassett biscuit tin in the form of a workbox, for use as a money box, an antique rosewood tea caddy with inset mother of pearl (missing fitted interior), a stained pine slotted top money box, a pokerwork tea caddy, a black lacquered circular string box with enamelled blossoms and butterflies, a circular pokerwork flower topped box, a black lacquered Oriental-style snuff box and a pokerwork floral top glove box (8).
19th century silver/white white metal mounted snuff mull or horn snuff box, 1870Condition Report: General wear consistent with age and use, with many surface scratches to silver/white metal surface, with crazing and wear to the horn section of the snuff box (especially to the side not visible in the main photograph).
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