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A 19th century paper mache hand painted snuff box. [9cm in length]

A 19th century paper mache hand painted snuff box. The lid depicts a lady feeding doves. [8cm in diameter]

An Antique paper mache hand painted snuff box. Depicts an elderly foreign gentleman. [8cm in length]

A 19th century Russian Paper mache snuff box. Designed with a hand painted lid depicting three horses pull a sledge in the snow. [7cm in diameter] stamped to the inside of the lid.

A Vintage paper mache Russian snuff box. Depicting three horses pulling a sleigh.

Fine Georgian silver snuff box hard stone panel to lid London silver hallmarks measures approx 5.5cm by 5cm and 1.8cm deep please see images for details

NAVY – BONHAM FAMILYPapers of Admiral Charles Wright Bonham (1817-1910), his sons Captain Thomas Parry Bonham (1873-1916) and Lt. Col. Charles Barnard Bonham, D.S.O. (1871-1943) of the Royal Engineers, and his grandson Lieutenant Henry Thomas Robert Bonham (1904-1940), comprising: 'Journal of a Passage/ from/ Hong-Kong to England in/ 1846./ In H.M. Steam Sloop Vixen/ by/ Lieut. C.W. Bonham', daily entries include notes on the weather and the wildlife ('...the ship was very uneasy and rolled very heavily...we have not seen a sail in a run of about three thousand miles... several albatross in sight... exchanged colours with an American ship...'), with stops at Cape Town, St. Helena ('...much sickness... the church is pretty, so is the governors house...'), and Ascension Island ('...the greatest heaps of cinders & lava... fever, madness, dirt, drunkenness & desolation...'), with two landscape profiles drawn in pencil, 37 pages, green cloth, 4to (230 x 178mm.), March to June and November to December 1846; with various family documents including some twenty commissions dating from 1840 to 1926 (one signed 'Edward R & I', C.W. Bonham's certificate on retirement in 1878 signed 'Hood'), reports and passing out certificates from the Royal Naval College, certificates of service, letters of appointment, C.B. Bonham's certificate awarding him the D.S.O. in 1918 (signed 'George R.I.'), various awards, pocket account books 1895-1909, press cuttings etc.; a collection of medals and ribbons belonging to C.B. Bonham including two for shooting and one for football, his Altipiani medal, 1918 and empty box for the D.S.O.; c.30 photographs of the family, school teams, ships' crews and various vessels; circular oak snuff box with inset silver roundel engraved 'Captn Bonham HMS Victory 1860', with painted inscription inside ('Turned from/ a floor timber/ of/ HMS Victory/ built 1765'), diameter 107mm.; further miscellaneous papers including printed maps, menus, Christmas cards etc.; contained in a metal trunk bearing the painted name 'Lt. Col. C. B. Bonham' (quantity)Footnotes:AN ARCHIVE REPRESENTING THREE GENERATIONS OF DISTINGUISHED NAVAL SERVICE.These papers reveal the story of a family who gave their lives to the armed forces. Admiral Charles Wright Bonham enjoyed a long and successful career in the Navy. His younger son, Thomas Parry Bonham was one of the navy's brightest prospects, passing first in the 1885 naval examinations with, according to a notice included in the lot, 'more than one hundred marks in excess of the highest number on record'. He specialised in torpedo work and, during the Great War, took command of the mine-laying squadron and became inspector of mine-sweeping vessels. In early 1916 he was appointed captain of the Black Prince, which sank in action at the Battle of Jutland on 1 June that year with the loss of all hands. Admiral Bonham's elder son, Charles Barnard Bonham graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, joined the Royal Engineers and, for his war service, was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. and the Italian Croce de Guerra. His grandsons also entered the Navy and were both killed in the Second World War. Henry Thomas Robert Bonham died from wounds received in action aboard HMS Fleetwood in June 1940. His brother Walter (see lot 149) saw action at the Battle of the River Plate and at Dunkirk before being killed in 1943.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Cornish interest - a William IV silver snuff box, Francis Clark, Birmingham 1834, rectangular with engine turned decoration, reeded sides and foliate thumbpiece, gilt interior, the lid inscribed 'Mary Williams St Agnes', 6.8cm. long, weight 2.25 tr.oz.

A small collection of various silver collectables etc, comprising of an Edwardian heart shaped pin cushion / jewellery box by Marples & Co, Birmingham, 1901; a silver and enamel cigarette or cheroot case by John Millward Banks, Chester, 1921, the front cover depicting grouse hunting (a/f); a part cased set of four Victorian triangular silver plated napkin rings, registered diamond mark for 1880, with engraved floral decoration, inscribed; a cylindrical white glass dressing table pot with embossed white metal lid; a French silver .950 (1838-1873) rectangular engined turned snuff box, inscribed initials to hinged cover, 3¼in. (8.4cm.) wide. (quantity)

A 19th Century circular papier mache snuff box, the lid decorated with a portrait of a bearded gentleman, 4in. (10.2cm.) diameter, together with a horn snuff box and two others. (2)

A rummage tray of vintage and antique collectables, comprising of travelling inkwells; pipe shaped smokers knife; picnic knife and fork set; compasses; travelling cup container fashioned as compass / pocket watch; wax jack; Japanese Meiji period gold lacquer miniature chest of drawers; brass snuff box fashioned as a book; two silver and enamel trinket boxes (a/f); miniature books, purses and aide memoire; engraved brass letter clip with three graduated miniature paintings; collection of miniature seals of varying forms; Victorian brass pillar postal scales, polished steel lorgnettes, folding glasses etc. (quantity)

Mixed collectables, including a pin cushion and a damaged Georgian shoe form snuff box. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Three antique boxes. Including a treen box with central reverse painted floral design glass plaque and faux tortoiseshell inside, a pokerwork wooden box with view of 'The rocks at Freshwater' and a bohemian ruby cut to clear patch mirrored camphor glass patch/snuff box. H.3 W.7 D.7cm

A George IV shaped oval snuff box, engine turned, gilt interior, the cover inscribed Presented by the Executive of John Shaw Esq to F Clarke Esq, Nov 1827, 9cm wide, C R, London 1823, fitted case, 3.4oz

An early 20th century silver rounded rectangular snuff box, hinged cover embossed with figures of the court playing blind man's buff, the side with frolicking putti, 9cm wide, import marks for Berthold Muller, Chester 1905

A Louis XV silver-gilt snuff box, makers mark indistinct, 1744/45, cartouche-shaped box with wavy outlines and slightly receding base, the cover and base chased and engraved with intertwined diagonal parallel branches of scrolling foliage with flowers on a matted ground, the sides with canted corners similarly engraved with scrolls and shellwork, reeded rims with incorporated slightly raised wavy thumbpiece 3¼in. (83mm.) wide 3⅝oz. (106gr.) Provenance: Property from the estate of the late Betty, Lady GrantchesterAnonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 May 2001, lot 22.  Condition Report: Marks obscuredHinge is tightLight rubbing to the gildingCover sits wellLight scratches and wear commensurate with age and useCondition Report Disclaimer

A Victorian Tubridge-ware turned & ebonised wood flat round box, the screw-off lid decorated with flowers, 2?” diam., by T. Barton (late Nye); a Mauchlin ware yellow-ground flat rectangular card case; a 19th century brass navette-shaped snuff box with engraved initials A. P.; a 19th century silk-covered circular box with wax picture to the lid (perished), & an olive-wood flat round box, 3” diam.

A late 18th century tortoiseshell-lined drum-shaped snuff box with lacquered exterior, the lid inset oval en-grissaile miniature painting of a harbour scene; 2½” diam.

Chinese jadeite snuff bottle, plain shouldered form, 6.5cm; a Chinese peach-shaped snuff bottle; white metal green glass scent bottle; small bronzed figure Paderaic, in a brown leather jewellery box.

Victorian silver snuff box, Edward Smith, Birmingham 1852, oblong shape with serpentine outlines, engine-turned decoration, 6cm x 4cm.

Silver plated snuff box, the lid cast with a shooting scene, 11cm, other metalware, brass, etc.

A Regency style giltwood and composite overmantel mirror, late 19th century, decorated with lion drawn chariots to the frieze, above three bevelled mirror plates, 4ft 2in. x 2ft 10in.CONDITION: - figure with ball feet - rubbed from polishing, height 18cm- other figure, height 16cm- finial height 9cm- snuff box - rubbed and dented from use, width 13cm

A good William IV 18ct gold rectangular snuff box by John Linnet, London, 1833, with engraved crest and bright cut engraved foliate scroll decoration on a textured background, 77mm, 145 grams, with interior inscription to the lid ' Presented by the Officers of the 48th Regt. to James O'Keeffe Esq. late paymaster of the Regt. as a token of friendship and esteem'.CONDITION: Some very minor surface scratches to the lid interior and the hinge pin is protruding slightly at one end, otherwise in overall very good condition. Hallmarks clear but with some rubbing to '18'.

A carved ivory phallus snuff box/container, the stopper with an inlaid white metal plaque marked 'Snuff', 17cm

A silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1939, 106g, a papier mache snuff box, two plated snuff boxes and a coin holder, coin holder a/f

A SELECTION OF ASSORTED CONTINENTAL SILVER ITEMS, to include an oval double handled dish, a tea strainer with a decorative bowl and a windmill handle, two spoons with a floral decorative bowl and twist floral handle, a decorative rectangular snuff box and a long handled decorative pickle fork, all with Continental controls marks for .833 Netherlands, approximate gross weight 251.2 grams, 8.07ozt

A SELECTION OF SILVER AND WHITE METAL ITEMS, to include a pair of Edwardian salts each with a wavy rim, raised on three cabriole legs, hallmarked 'William Hutton & Sons Ltd' Sheffield 1908, an oval floral and scroll embossed dish hallmarked 'W. I. Broadway & Co', Birmingham 1990, a circular pierced dish with a decorative foliate and shell design, engraved monogram, hallmarked Birmingham, a vesta with an engraved foliate design, engraved monogram, striker to the base, hallmarked Birmingham, two silver salts, a silver snuff box hallmarked Birmingham, approximate gross weight 135.4 grams, 4.35ozt, together with a white metal retractable cocktail stirrer, stamped 'Silver' 4.1 grams

Regency papier mache snuff box, with star design to the rectangular box, a red interior, 9.5cm wide

* SIR NICHOLAS FAIRBAIRN (SCOTTISH 1933 - 1995), SEPTEMBER SUNSET mixed media on paper, signed and dated 1971 52cm x 78cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Label verso: King Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Note: Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was a colourful, flamboyant and controversial figure in Scottish legal circles and on the UK political scene during the latter quarter of the 20th century. He was immensely popular among his constituents and was widely respected as a competent and diligent constituency MP. Fairbairn was the epitome of an eccentric in his attitudes, his sartorial style and in most other aspects of his working and personal life. While some disagreed with him, few if any, doubted his intelligence or wit. He was a brilliant QC and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1979. He always carried a silver miniature, working revolver on a chain attached to his belt. He was reputedly the only MP to use the House of Commons Parliamentary snuff box. Above all, Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was his own man. He amusingly, but typically, described himself in his final entry in Who's Who, as "Author, forester, painter, poet, TV and radio broadcaster, journalist, dress-designer, landscape gardener, bon viveur, raconteur and wit". His autobiography, A Life is Too Short, was published in 1987.

* SIR NICHOLAS FAIRBAIRN (SCOTTISH 1933 - 1995), LAKE POWELL pastel on paper, signed 23cm x 33cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Label verso: William Hardie Limited, Glasgow. Note 1: Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is a major vacation spot visited by approximately two million people every year. It is the second largest man-made reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, storing 24,322,000 acre feet of water when full. Note: Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was a colourful, flamboyant and controversial figure in Scottish legal circles and on the UK political scene during the latter quarter of the 20th century. He was immensely popular among his constituents and was widely respected as a competent and diligent constituency MP. Fairbairn was the epitome of an eccentric in his attitudes, his sartorial style and in most other aspects of his working and personal life. While some disagreed with him, few if any, doubted his intelligence or wit. He was a brilliant QC and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1979. He always carried a silver miniature, working revolver on a chain attached to his belt. He was reputedly the only MP to use the House of Commons Parliamentary snuff box. Above all, Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was his own man. He amusingly, but typically, described himself in his final entry in Who's Who, as "Author, forester, painter, poet, TV and radio broadcaster, journalist, dress-designer, landscape gardener, bon viveur, raconteur and wit". His autobiography, A Life is Too Short, was published in 1987.

A Mother of Pearl inlaid rosewood book form box, and a 19th century shoe form snuff box (each with minor damages)

An early 19th Century pocket snuff box fabricated from a polished hoof, the lid bearing an engraved white metal plaque, 8 cm

A 19th Century inlaid burr wood pocket snuff box, its interior lined in faux tortoiseshell, 9.5 cm

Victorian electroplate pocket snuff or tobacco box, bearing the engraved inscription "W Dixon, The Car, Retford

A Georgian two-colour yellow metal pocket snuff box, of oval section, the lid and base finely engine-turned in a tartan-like diaper pattern and framed by an applied guilloche flattened double-helical frame in a contrasting pale yellow metal, the side bearing conforming panels divided by symbolic architectural paterae each in the form of a temple enclosing a flaming heart, its pediment incorporating a skull, tested as gold, 6 cm x 4 cm x 2.5 cm, 64.2 g

A Horses Hoof snuff box with brass mount (Engraved Kate 1885 -1902)

A GEORGE III SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, white metal mounted with hinged lid, engraved inscription 'Bell, McDon', 9cmCondition report: some cracks to shell, some in excess of 1” long at either point.  Metal worn but ok, hinge good.

ALEXANDER J. STRACHAN, A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX, basket weave chased decoration, gilded interior, London 1802, 7cm, 57g, together with; a Victorian silver gilt handled folding pocket knife, a retractable pencil with stone set end, and a pair of folding Lorgnettes

NATHANIEL MILLS, AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX, engine turned decoration, the hinged cover engraved with an armorial coat of arms, gilded interior, inscribed 'Molyneux Fletcher 1897', Birmingham 1847, 8.5cm x 6cm, 138gCondition report – A few scratches commensurate with age and use, good order, hinge operative, crisp quality engraving, interior gilding good, hallmarks clear, no dents, splits, or repairs.

TRADITIONAL WELSH BRASS MINERS' TOBACCO OR SNUFF BOX, named to Gwilym Rees, Bedw Field, Cymmer, Porth and dated 1903 Condition Report: on end dented, back dented. moderately worn.

Dip pens and nibs, Gillette razor in case, horn beaker, snuff and stamp box, novelty antique man "go to bed"! Vesta?, WW2 medals, etc.

A 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver engine turned hinge lidded snuff box, town identification letter P for Prague and with indistinct date 186?, maker AS, width 9cm, weight 80.7g approx.

George III rose gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, the lid with a rectangular tablet with inscription Mr Quintin Bone, Mains of Kirkmichael 1808, width 7.5cm

18th century burr walnut and tortoiseshell lined snuff box, the hinged cover carved with classical figures, masks, dolphins, shells and scrolling foliage, 8cm wide,

A silver vesta case and a plated snuff box.

Dead Sea Stone carved disc inscribed Pierre de la Mer Morte, 19th century snuff box with inset silver plaque, early candle snuffer, small brass figures etc - Condition Report

19th century horn and tortoiseshell snuff box, small Japanese gilded dish relief decorated with a Crane, two 19th century Mother-of-Pearl gaming counters, small desk seal, small mesh coin purse, 19th century Canton carved needle case Stanhope and miscellanea in one box - Condition Report

George IV rectangular silver snuff box, with engine turned decoration and gilded interior, maker Clark & Smith, Birmingham 1824, 3" x 1.5", 2oz t

Victorian rectangular silver snuff box, with engine turned decoration, maker Francis Clark, Birmingham 1843, 3" x 1.5"; together with another by Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1865, 3" x 1.5", 3.3oz t total (2)

George III Scottish silver snuff box, bearing monogram 'PB to FL' to cover and gilded interior, maker Richard Haxton, Edinburgh 1819, 2.75" x 2", 2.6oz t

Victorian rectangular silver snuff box, with engraved scrolling decoration around a vacant cartouche, gilded interior, maker Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850, 3" x 1.75", 2.3oz t

Edward VII silver snuff box, maker Joseph Gloster Ltd. Birmingham 1907, 2" x 1.25", 1.2oz t

A small bronze door knocker in form of a kneeling tradesmen, old snuff box in the form of shoe; malachite frog; meerschaum part smokers pipe, miniature frame, etc

A jewellery box containing a selection of various costume jewellery, cheroot holder, miniature lacquered snuff box, silver spoon, etc

A 19th Century lacquered oval snuff box, small table box with mineral decorated lid and a selection of pocket watch movements, etc

George V silver hip flask, by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield 1923, 8 cm wide, together with a silver table snuff box and a silver bonbon dish with pierced gallery, 14 cm wide, 12.2 oz. (380 gr.) (3)

Victorian silver snuff box, by Frederick Marson, Birmingham 1870, chased with stylised scrolls, the cover with personal engraving, 9 cm wide, 4.9 oz. (152 gr.), together with a George VI silver table cigarette box, by Padgett & Braham Ltd, London 1958, 17 cm wide, (2)

Beautiful Seriesware tobacco jar with green rim on top and creme colored top that reads TOBACCO. The jar features 3 different scenes, one is The Watch, One is The Snuff Box and One is a giant - sitting atop a castle wall with many people looking up to him. The interior of the jar reads: The Searching of Gulliver In Lilliput. Royal Doulton backstamp. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 9"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonProvenance: David Bearman Collection

A Continental silver, tortoiseshell and pique shaped rectangular snuff box, hinged cover inlaid with leafy scrolls centred by a basket of flowers. the sides engraved with further scrolling foliage, 8cm wide, 19th century

A George III agate mounted silver-gilt rectangular snuff box, hinged cover centred by a canted reserve, on a ground of diapers, the base with bright-cut and wrigglework border, 8cm wide, maker's mark *S only, c.1805