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Click here to subscribeAN INTERESTING WILLIAM IV SILVER PRESENTATION GILT LINED SNUFF BOX, the lid having greyhounds within a floral cartouche in relief, engine turned sides and base, inscribed 'Hornby Coursing Meeting, 15 March 1838, Won By Blue Beard', Birmingham 1836, with 'E J' probably Edwin Jones maker's stamp, 2.7 troy ozs gross, 7.25 cms across
Fine early 18th Century pressed horn snuff box by John Obrisset of oval form and bearing the Arms of Sir Francis Drake, 10cm x 8cm, John Obrisset was an outstanding London engraver, He was the son of a Huguenot migr ivory carver who came to England from Dieppe, Obrisset lived at St Martin in the Fields and worked from Wheel Street, Spitalfields, He married in 1690 and, again, in 1717, Six patents of his are recorded - See: G B Hughes, "Obrisset and the horn snuffbox" in Country Life 12/02/1970, Drake was granted Arms in 1581, At the top, the worn words are "SIR FRANCIS DRAKE" and at the bottom, "JOHN OBRISSET FECIT 1712", Purchased at Christie's South Kensington 04/11/1998, Lot No 910
A George IV silver rectangular snuff box of reeded form, 2.75ins x 1.75ins x 0.75ins high, by Charles Rawlings, London 1825 (weight 2.65ozs), and a Victorian silver vinaigrette of shaped rectangular form, the gilt interior with pierced grill, the whole engraved with leafage, 1.5ins x 0.75ins, Birmingham 1884, engraved "Elma, Xmas 1886" (weight 0.5oz)
A William IV silver gilt rectangular snuff box, engraved with floral leaf and scroll ornament, the lid with intwined initials, 3ins x 0.75ins, by Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1833 (weight 1.2ozs), a George V silver mounted and ruby red glass cylindrical paperweight, 12ins overall, London 1922, and a small selection of other small collectors items
A good late 18th Century Dutch silver rectangular table snuff box, the lid engraved with a fleet at anchor, the base engraved with a battle engagement of two ships, and worded "Geregt. Van Capt. Oorthuis by Cadiz 30th May 81" the back engraved "Leeslag Vanden 5 Aug. 1781", 5.25ins x 2.125ins x 1.125ins high (weight 7.7ozs)Provenance: Collection of John N. Price Wood (1877-1962), born Wirksworth Hall, Derbyshire, and later at Henley Hall, Bitterley, Shropshire, who served in the 12th Lancers in the Boer War, and was author of "Travel & Sport in Turkestan", published 1910
An 18th Century silvery metal oval snuff box, the lid in pressed tortoise-shell with raised profile of Queen Anne (?), 3.25ins x 2.125ins, a George III silvery metal and mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with engraved panels, 2.875ins x 2ins x 1.125ins high, and a gilt brass and rock crystal oval snuff box with cabochon cut rock crystal top and base, 2.375ins x 1.875ins
Four silver cigarette cases and other silver collectables, three cigarette cases engine turned and one plain with monogram, hallmarked Chester 1907, 1928, Birmingham 1891, 1926, total weight approximately 14oz, a plain silver hip flask, 12cm, bayonet cap, hallmarked Sheffield 1892, 4oz, a rectangular engine turned snuff/pill box Birmingham 1913, 1.5oz, and a little pap boat with handle and inset with a 1745 coin, 0.75oz. (7)
19th Century Russian silver snuff box, the hinged cover having engraved decoration depicting an architectural view, the remainder with engraved stylised banding, full hallmarks indistinct but dated 1882, makers mark untraced, 7.5cm wide, 2.9oz approx Condition: Engraved decoration is a little worn to the underside, there is an engraved presentation inscription to the underside of the cover - **General condition consistent with age
A GERMAN GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, MAKER'S MARK MM, PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1830 oblong, the lid later mounted with a blue enamelled disc applied with a diamond-set (one a paste) Imperial crown, decorated to resemble a purse lid, with scroll foliage on a diaper ground and blue enamel ground borders, stamped 14 for fourteen carat gold 8.5cm long, 74gr all inDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜THREE TORTOISESHELL BOXES, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising: a rectangular snuff box in the form of a book, silver hinges, the cover applied circa 1800 with a cut-cornered rectangular gold plaque, early 18th century, 8cm long; a silver-sided snuff box, oblong, the base and hinged lid inset with tortoiseshell panels, the latter set (probably at a later date) with silver cut-outs representing a fox hunt, the box unmarked, circa 1720, 9.7cm wide; and an oval pot pourri box, the hinged lid carved and pierced with a foliate flourish, metal hinge, early 20th century, 9.1cm wideDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A BERLIN PORCELAIN SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1830 oval, painted all over with vignettes of figures occupied with riverine pursuits surrounded by moulded gilt and lilac scrolls, interior lid covered with a portrait of Frederick the Great, gilded interior base 8cm longProvenance: Sotheby's, London, 21 April, 1998, lot 125Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜A SMALL TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1815 of curved oblong form, the hinged lid applied in gold with an alert fox in low relief, 5cm long; together with the following tortoiseshell boxes: a patch box and cover, circular, silver sides, the tortoiseshell panels with silver piqué placé scrolls and foliage, the interior with (cracked) mirror, English, circa 1770, 4cm diameter; a snuff box, curved oblong, the engine-turned hinged lid with gold thumbpiece and circular cartouche, English, circa 1820, 5.1cm long; and a small counter box with four counters, circular, decorated with silver piqué, probably English, circa 1800 (4)Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, PARIS, CIRCA 1760 oval, with gold and silver piqué of a bouquet of flowers, the underside with a flowerhead, with gold hinge and engraved shaped thumbpiece 6cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, EDME SAMSON & CIE, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY oval, in Louis XVI taste, the lid painted en plein with an oval panel depicting Venus and Cupid, the ground in bright translucent blue over a wavy engine-turned ground, the borders chased with garlands and flowers, the sides divided by columns, silver-gilt interior, Emile Samson maker's and boar's head guarantee marks 8cm long Samson of Paris, as well as producing contemporary wares, were renowned for their high quality copies of earlier European and Oriental ceramics and enamel; items which sometimes came to be thought of as the real things. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜A TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY NEAPOLITAN, CIRCA 1740 charouche-shaped with applied gold hinges, the lid and underside decorated in gold piqué posé and piqué point with formal borders of scrolls, foliage and grotesques enclosing vignettes, the lid with an erotic bedroom scene of a reluctant lover fleeing from a lady in deshabille perched on the four-poster and tearing at his shirt, the underside with a resting traveller 7.8cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF BOX, JEAN-CHARLES-SIMPHORIEN DUBOS, PARIS, 1762 oval, chased, the lid with a sleeping dog in the middle of an architectural garden, the base with a further architectural garden, the sides with fruit and flower garlands hanging from pilasters over a reeded ground, the rim signed 'Garand aParis', maker's, date letter, and Jean-Jacques Prévost (1762-1768) charge and discharge marks 6cm long, 77.8gr Provenance: probably retailed by the 'marchand-orfevre' Jean-François Garand (admitted as a goldsmith 1748 - died 1778) at 35/36 Pont Notre Dame, Paris; latterly the Hoffenreich Collection of Snuff Boxes, Vienna. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜A TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, FRENCH, CIRCA 1800 circular, the detachable lid decorated in three colour gold and silver piqué posé with a cock and hen in a rural setting, gilt metal ('doublé') interior 7.7cm diameterDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED LACQUER SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1820 plain circular, the hinged lid applied with a chased gilt-metal crest (a stag statant guardant) 9.3cm diameterDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
AN ENAMEL SNUFF BOX WITH FRENCH SILVER MARKS, MID 18TH CENTURY rectangular, painted with fluvial subjects within puce scrolling borders on a white ground, discharge mark of Antoine Lechaudel, Paris, probably 1748/49 8.3cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
A MEISSEN SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1750-60 oval, moulded with scrolls and flower sprigs surrounding 'Bataillenmalerei' and other military subject vignettes after Rugendas, the interior lid covered with a similarly painted scene, with reeded silver-gilt rim mounts 7.8cm long Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 21 November 2000, lot 54 Many of the scenes on the box were probably taken from prints by or after Georg Philipp Rugendas I (1766-1742). A similarly moulded oval snuff box is illustrated by Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Collection of 18th Century Porcelain Boxes, Amsterdam, 1988, No.167.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
˜A GOLD-MOUNTED BLOND TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, CONTINENTAL, CIRCA 1730 oblong, applied moulded border and hinge, the lid decorated in piqué placé with two doves weaving a heart within a formal border, the underside similarly decorated with two small lovebirds 6.7cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
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