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A rare gold-mounted enamel snuff-boxPierre Theremin, St. Petersburg, 1795-1799, with Cyrillic mark 'AZ for unidentified essayercircular; lid, base and side enamelled in translucent royal blue over a guilloché reeded and sun-burst ground, the cover centred by an allegorical scene within finely chased gold border of laurel leaves, outline of the lid with chased gold border of palm leaves within narrow bands of white and dark blue, side of the lid decorated with chased geometric lines intertwined with emerald-green leafy garland in champlevé enamel; marked on interior of the base and lid diameter: 8.5cm (3 1/4in).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 COLLECTION OF SILVER SNUFF BOXES; including a Victorian plain rectangular snuff box, Birmingham c.1841, mark of Nathaniel Mills; together with two small snuff boxes, Birmingham c.1842, mark Edward Smith; and a another Victorian snuff box, London c.1869, mark of Charles Rawlings & William Summers, with silver gilt interior. (c.7 troy ozs all in)
A COLLECTION OF SILVER SNUFF BOXES, including a George III plain rectangular snuff box, London c.1811, mark of John Death; together with a bright cut example, Birmingham c.1808, mark of William Pugh; another shield shaped exampled engraved with initials, Birmingham c.1918 and a horn snuff box inlaid with silver coronet. (c.4 troy ozs excluding horn example)
A Continental tea caddy with cover marked 800, possibly German, of squat rectangular form, the edges clasped with a mask in a leaf and beaded border, the hinged cover with loop handle of similar decoration, raised on four ball and paw feet; together with a snuff box, modelled as a shoe; a scent bottle, a filigree basket, an inkwell and a hammerhead(Height: 14cm)
A collection of Russian boxes to include, a cigarette case with embossed decoration depicting a swimming swan, a snuff-box, with engraved decoration and a purse with scroll decoration; together with a German enamelled cigarette case, stamped 800; together with various stamp boxes stamped sterling and a plated cigarette case
A small late 19th or early 20th century Chinese cinnabar lacquer box with hinged cover decorated in high relief with an immortal standing on stylised clouds with green enameled interior and base, standing on four brass bracket feet, 10 cm w x 8 cm d x 5 cm high, late Qing period, to/w an early 20th century famille verte baluster vase painted with a battle scene in polychrome enamels on crackled ground, the base with brown four character Chenghua mark, 21.5 cm high, a millefleur polychrome ginger jar and cover with iron red six-character Qianlong mark, 13 cm, a 20th century famille rose ruby ground ginger jar and cover, 11 cm, a carved soapstone figure of a Buddhistic guardian lion, 18 cm, blue and white snuff bottle etc (box) Millefleur cover has broken into two pieces and been re-glued
A French enamelled box, 19th c, the lid pierced with a crown, painted with roses on a white ground, 43mm diam, an ivory snuff box, the lid carved with lovers in a cloister and a turned ivory snuff box and cover, the lid inset with a miniature fixe sous verre of a port scene, tortoiseshell lined, both 19th c (3) Enamel box - good condition. Carved ivory box - lid detached and damaged. Round box - miniature in poor condition, miniature and surrounding stamped metal frame detached
A French gold snuff box, all sides moire engine turned, 64mm l, maker's, charge and discharge marks, Paris 1756-62, 72.5g Provenance: Gerald Ellis (1872-1953) (Gentleman Usher or Extra Gentleman Usher to Kings Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Queen Elizabeth II) by whom given to the Honourable Rosemary Seymour, nee Scott-Ellis (1922-2017) of Thrumpton Hall, Nottingham; thence by descent to the present vendor Light wear but not noticeably worn nor significantly dented; lid closing tightly shut
A Continental silver mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, mid 18th c, of octagonal shape, the conforming lid inset with a hardstone cameo of the head of a classical youth, mother of pearl and silver pins, 70mm l Provenance: The Honourable Mary Anne Byron (1817-1885) of Thrumpton Hall, Nottingham; thence by descent to the present vendor Light overall wear, minor old crack on right shoulder of box; lacking several of the mother of pearl spots, the cameo slightly damaged
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-VENEERED BOX AND COVERLate 18th/early 19th centuryThe exterior carved in openwork relief with panels enclosing a profusion of flowering peony blooms issuing from leafy stems on a hatched pattern ground, the compartmented velvet-lined interior containing four mother-of-pearl rectangular boxes and hinged covers decorated with medallions depicting twin birds beside a quiver of arrows, on floral grounds, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) wide; together with a mother-of-pearl snuff box and cover, Qianlong, the cover finely enamelled with a European lady, 7.5cm (3in) wide. (6).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀晚期/十九世紀早期 嵌螺鈿鏤雕花鳥紋套盒 及清乾隆 畫琺瑯人像螺鈿鼻煙盒Typically the portraits set into these boxes depict actual subjects commissioned from leading miniaturists in Europe; see a related mother-of-pearl box and cover, circa 1775, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by C.Clunas, Chinese Export Art and Design, London, 1987, no.78.See a related gilt-bronze and glass 'European lady' circular snuff box and cover, circa 1750-1780, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 12.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX, of an engine turn design, set with a miniature painted ceramic portrait of a lady in a green hat, hallmarked 'Thomas William Dee' London 1882, fitted with a hinged fold over clasp, approximate dimensions 64.5mm x 41.8mm x 19.8mm, approximate gross weight 41.2 grams, 1.32ozt (Condition Report:- overall good condition, minor surface marks, slight dink to the top, opens and closes with ease)
A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX, engraved 'The Friend of Freedom' around a brown inset hard stone, the gilt interior with maker's mark Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, London 1806 (1807, Parliament passed The Slave Trade Act of 1807, it is possible the snuff box belonged to an abolotionist), length 6cm x width 3.2cm, 1.6ozt, 49.6 grams

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