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Click here to subscribeAn Austrian silver and enamel snuff box, Vienna, the rectangular green enamel box depicting a landscape in a black and white ‘dot’ surround with brown enamel linear decoration between, Austrian assay mark, indistinct maker’s mark, UK import mark for 1913, sponsor’s mark ‘RB’, dimensions 8.3 x 6cm. £300-£500 --- Diana guarantee mark in use between 1872-1922. See: Jan Divis, Guide to Silver Marks of the World, page 121.
Edinburgh Angling Club: a silver presentation snuff box by Nathaniel Mills, the lid engraved with a creel, rod, nets and a landed salmon, the remaining surfaces engine-turned and with applied foliate thumbpiece, with gilt interior, maker’s mark, Birmingham 1847, contained in contemporary morocco leather case, dimensions 6 x 8.5cm. £600-£800 --- The interior engraved with black letter inscription ‘To David Wilkie Esqr from The Edinburgh Angling Club’. Condition Report The outer case with jeweller’s address to the inside silk for Mackay & Chisholm, 49 North Bridge, Edinburgh, within a garter. Snuff box - lid with slight rubbing to engraved surface decoration. Case - small loss of leather around the swivel catch. Weight 119.5gm.
A 19th century circular snuff box with Victorian and later jewellery, a rose metal 6.85mm wide three bar gatelink bracelet, padlock fastener and safety chain, marked 9ct, 16cm; a Victorian garnet and seed pearl openwork brooch, marked 9ct, with safety chain; a yellow metal treble clef style pin, marked 15ct; a pair of yellow metal cufflinks, plain polished oval faces with engraved initials, marked 9K; a rose metal fob watch, case marked 585, base metal inner case, stem wind movement, watch is running at present time although no guarantee is given; and other vintage jewellery; in a 19th century circular snuff box with portrait of a young woman to the lid, inside marked La Jeune Epouse, 9.5cm; total gross weight of items marked 15ct and 585 - 20.9g; total gross weight of items marked 9Ct and 9K - 15.4g.
Printing blocks; dominos; cribbage board; trinket boxes; Victorian hardwood pocket watch stand, c.1870; a Victorian papier mache rounded rectangular snuff box, 7.5cm wide, c.1870; a bronze corpus Christie; Parkinson Original Royal Doncaster Butter-Scotch tin, 19cm long; other tins; a rectangular mirror, with Stickers for Simple Minds, Japan, Heaven 17
An early 18th century silver mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, oval with a ‘stand-away’ hinge and piqué-work decoration on the cover, unmarked 1710-1730; together with a miniature book of Common Prayer; and a miniature book of religious text and quotations, one for each day of the year, the box 7cms long. (3)
An early 18th century oval silver snuff box with a ‘stand-away- hinge and a flat base, the low-domed cover engraved with a gentleman in the rushes with a gun and dog, about to take aim at flighting ducks, gilt interior, maker’s mark only, ‘A.L’ (in a circular punch with two devices), unascribed, 1710-1730, 8.8cms long – 2.3oz.
A George III silver-gilt snuff box, rectangular with rounded corners and engine-turned decoration on the sides and base, the cover decorated in relief with a gentleman firing his gun whilst standing in a river with his dog, bordered by shells, scrolls and rushes, by John Linnit and William Atkinson, London 1813, 7.7cms long – 4.95oz.
An early Victorian silver snuffbox, rectangular with engine turning and reeded sides, inscribed ‘Will Wallace, presented by the…1838’, gilt interior, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1837; an Italian silver model of a vintage car; two modern gilt-metal and enamel boxes; and a Victorian plated vesta/sovereign case, monogrammed, the snuff box 6.5cms long - 3.7oz weighable silver.
A Victorian silver snuff box, of shaped oblong outline with engine turned decoration, the cartouche inscribed ‘The Rev I. McQ from D. A. Murchison’, gilt interior, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1850-1860 (date letter unclear); together with a silver snuff box of similar form, gilt interior, by T. H. Hazlewood, Birmingham 1908, each one 7.3cms long – 4.2oz. (2)
A 19th century Portuguese silver snuff box of shaped rectangular outline decorated with reserves of engine turning, bordered by scrollwork, the base engraved with a castle by a river with a bridge, the cover with a small gold cartouche, inscribed ‘Eve’ gilt interior, by either Joao Reis or Joao Romas, Oporto 1850-60, 9.2cms long – 3.95oz.
Boxes: two Victorian silver snuff boxes, a Japanese silver cachou box with engraving; a silver vesta case, inscribed; an Elizabeth II silver box with gold thumbpiece; an embossed silver toilet box; a silver cigarette case, initialled; two tortoiseshell card cases; a burrwood cigarette box; a silver go-to-bed matchbox cover; and a brass sovereign case, the latter 3.2cms diameter – 13.7oz weighable silver. (13)
Miscellaneous boxes: a Victorian mounted silver inkwell, with a sprung cover and leather-clad body, initialled ‘R A G’, maker’s mark worn, London 1863; a George III silver snuff box, curved to fit the pocket, gilt interior, by Josph Taylor, Birmingham 1808; a silver dressing table box with embossed decoration, rounded ends and crimped borders, gilt interior, by Stoked and Ireland Ltd., London 1895; a silver folding card case with engine turned decoration, initialled ‘DN’; a plated, two colour sovereign case; and a plated box with a decorative hinge, the latter 7.5cms long – 3.1oz weighable silver. (6)
A rare George III silver 'thumbhole' snuff box with twin compartments, a flush hinge, and gilt interiors, one cover engraved with a coat of arms, crest, and the motto 'PAX ET LOYRIA', the other inscribed 'SAMUEL BAINS 1809' by Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson, London 1785-90 (date letter inaccessible), 10cms long – 3.1oz.
An mid-18th century continental silver and niello work snuff box, with two interior comportments and concealed hinges giving access to the contents via the front and rear panels, the rectangular body with chiselled wavy borders separating each panel from the adjacent one, the whole decorated with stag hunting scenes through landscapes with flora fauna and architectural follies, unmarked, probably French, circa 1750, 9cms long – 6.3oz.
Antique horn and nickel overlaid snuff box bearing a bust of John Obrisset to the cover, 2.5cm high and 10cm wide.CONDITION REPORT: The portrait has moderate wear on the highlights, not silver, but nickel. There is one minor crack in the tortoiseshell side, otherwise in good condition for its age.
A PARCEL OF LATE 19th AND EARLY 20th CENTURY CHINESE SILVER AND WHITE METAL, comprising an oval snuff box repoussé decorated with chrysanthemums, stamped to base with mark for Luen Wo of Shanghai, an early 20th century rectangular pen tray, with a pierced and engraved gallery of dragons, on four feet, the centre with presentation inscription “From Mamma 12th Sept 1905”, stamped CS with character mark, two circular napkin rings, one with bamboo decoration, the other with relief character marks, both with engraved cartouches, a matched four piece dressing table set with repoussé chrysanthemum decoration, various marks, both brushes loose from mounts, a similar button hook and four various coffee spoons, gross weight of weighable items 509.2 grams (13)
19th/20th century Chinese ceramics to include a pair of blue and white Chinese vases, circular seal box and cover and a snuff bottle with stopper, largest 9.5cm in diameter (6) Condition - mostly good First image, left to right - structurally good; some wear to gilded neckrim; stopper may be a replacement. Bowl good. Barrel three small chips to neckrim; crack downward from neckrim, approx. 1cm; cover good. Shallow covered dish minor nick to neckrim; cover with hairline crack, approx. 2cm. One of the pair serpent at neck chipped; other good.
A Late 19th Century Tin, painted with a pastoral scene of figures and a horse passing an inn, a 19th century carved wooden snuff box decorated in high relief with the Babe Poseidon Riding a Shell, a Georgian ship form tortoiseshell snuff box with white metal mounts, two small mountainous oils dated (19)30, etc
George III silver snuff box, of oblong form with reeded decoration and traces of gilding to the exterior, the hinged cover opening to reveal a gilt interior, hallmarked London 1802, makers mark worn and indistinct, W8.5cmCondition Report:Approximate weight 83.6 grams (2.69 ozt) General wear commensurate with age and use, including scratches and nicks. Slight knock to underside. Gilding to exterior worn. Hallmarks clear and legible, with the exception of makers mark which is partly worn.
A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX, MAKER'S MARK INDECIPHERABLE, LONDON, 1819 rounded rectangular, with banded reeding, initialled thumbpiece and gilt interior, 5.7cm long; together with a Victorian silver snuff box, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1853, oblong, engine turned around a vacant foliate cartouche, gilt interior, 7.8cm long (2)
A VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX FITTED WITH A CYLINDER MUSIC MECHANISM, BOX PERHAPS THOMAS WISE, LONDON, 1838 rectangular, engine-turned and with vacant shield, applied foliate rim, gilt interior apparently later fitted with a Swiss two air cylinder music movement, with key, maker's mark '•TW', 10cm long
A WILLIAM IV SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1835 oblong, the lid engraved with a presentation inscription surrounded by an applied floral border on matted ground, the bulged sides with a similar border and acanthus to the corners, engine-turned base, gilt interior, 9.5cm long, 189gThe inscription reads: Presented to William Butt Esqr., Solicitor, by the reformers of Ryde, Brading & Neighbourhood as a testimonial of their approbation of his zeal and ability in addressing their claims at the Revising Barristers Court for the County of the Isle of Wight. Held at Ryde on the 5 & 6th Oct. 1835.
A VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, GEORGE UNITE, BIRMINGHAM, 1877 shaped rectangular, the lid with presentation inscription in an oval cartouche surrounded by engraved flowers and foliage, the sides and base with panels of similar engraving, gilt interior, 10cm long, 178gThe inscription reads: Presented to H.W. Hayward as a mark of esteem and regard by the staff of the Refreshment Department of the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. A parting gift.
A WILLIAM IV SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX, NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1833 rectangular, the lid set with a medal of cattle and horses surrounded by the legend 'BOLTON CATTLE FAIR SOCIETY / ESTABLISHED A.D. 1832' on an engine-turned ground surrounded by a band of foliage and scrolls on a matted ground, the bulged sides with further cattle and horses and farm scenes, engine turned base, gilt interior with presentation inscription, 9.5cm long, 232gThe inscription reads: Presented by the members of the Bolton Cattle Fair Society to James Knowles Esqr., Honorary Secretary, as a mark of their esteem and respect for his disinterested exertions, April 9th, 1834.
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