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Lot 616
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. T.L.S., with his initial W, and with holograph subscription, one page, 8vo, Hyde Park Gate, London, 5th December 1959, to [Norman] Brook. Churchill announces 'I have been admiring the beautiful and original silver box which you gave me for my Birthday' and thanks his correspondent for their kind thought. Churchill further adds a holograph sentence at the conclusion, 'I treasure it greatly'. Annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand at the foot of the page indicating that the gift was a snuff box made by the Birmingham silversmiths Thropp & Taylor in 1810. VG £600-900Norman Brook (1902-1967) 1st Baron Normanbrook. British Civil Servant who served as Cabinet Secretary 1947-62 and head of the Home Civil Service 1956-62. Brook was one of the twelve pallbearers at Churchill's funeral in 1965.
Lot 508
Masonic Jewels, The Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, a highly important Georgian solid oval silver Jewel, by Hester Bateman, the Grand Master, in hat and robe, stands before his throne with arch behind, two attendants to left, another right, legend on border around, UNANIMITY . IS . THE . STRENGTH . OF . SOCIETY, maker’s mark HB (Hester Bateman’s first mark of 1761-1771) and lion, wt. 38.72gms., 71 x 65mm., the maker’s mark slightly mis-struck, good very fine with light tone and exceedingly rare Perhaps a Grand Master’s Jewel. Unusually for Hester Bateman, the Jewel has been made by casting. However the single Jewel by Bateman in the collection of the United Grand Lodge of England, has a cast centre – a radiant sun. It is probable that it was the centrepiece of a larger jewel and would have been surrounded with a scrolled border with a loop for suspension and even possibly glazed. The Museum also possesses an exceedingly rare Chelsea enamel snuff box of the same period with the same image and motto on its lid. The image appears again in a dinner invitation of the Babylonian Lodge dated 1750. The cataloguers can find no further examples. The Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks was established in London c. 1723 as a society to promote the ‘innocent mirth of good fellowship’, and went on to flourish between the 1770s and the 1820s. Hester Bateman (1708–1794), the much-praised silversmith, is recorded as making a small number of Masonic jewels.
Lot 448
A Victorian Vesta / cigarillo caseHWD, London 1875, retailed by Cooper of St James, of rounded form, rounded end with a hinged section terminal vesta with hinged striker, the main body with two holes, a small hinged side cover with cog, engraved inscription to the body dated 1880, together with a small French oval snuff box, indistinct marks, simple engraved decoration, loop handleVesta length: 92mm
Lot 389
A collection of silverto include a quaich, Wakeley and Wheeler London 1908; a cased set of twin ashtrays and match box cover Birmingham 1938; a hipflask with pull off cup/ cover, Chester 1901; a table cigarette box with engine turned decoration and applied hunting scene London 1939; together with an ashtray and small snuff box (qty)Weighable silver: 20.54oz
Lot 406
A William IV silver and a Victorian silver-gilt snuff-boxJoseph Willmore, Birmingham 1835, the rectangular box with hunting scene to the hinged cover, cast foliate border, the sides and base engine turned, engraved cartouche to the base, gilt interior, the other box by Edward Shaw, Birmingham 1840, of slight rounded rectangular form, allover engine turned decoration, engraved cartouche to the hinged cover, gilt interior (2)Widths: 80mm, 79mm, weight (2): 7.7oz
Lot 407
A George III silver gilt presentation table snuff boxAlexander J Strachan, London 1807, the hinged rectangular lid with an inset oval painted panel of a group of gentlemen in a library examining a document, stylised foliate spandrels, threaded border, the sides with palmette border and decorated base, the gilt interior with presentation inscriptionWidth: 9.6cm, gross weight: 7.8ozThe inscription reads 'Presented to Thos Heather Jun esq 10 February 1830, ..... father to Mr John Vanman of Portsea.... brother Alfred October 39th 1841'
Lot 638
A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1790oval, double lidded with central flush hinge, covered with diaperwork bright-cut engraving, one lid with an oval cartouche containing the crest of Bagot of Blithfield9.5cm longProvenance: The Barons Bagot of Bagot’s Bromley, probably William Bagot, 1st Baron (1728-1798) or his son, also William, 2nd Baron (1773-1856); thence by family descent.
Lot 640
A SILVER SNUFF BOX, MAKER’S MARK ?a, LONDON, CIRCA 1710oval, the lid engraved ‘Susa Page / Bradninch / 1741’ above leafy fronds, with stand-away hinge, the underside engraved with marriage triangle initials ‘P / J x S / 1725’, Britannia standard rubbed marks, incuse mark WA to interior base rim7.5cm longThe Susannah Page of the lid is most likely to have been the daughter of John and Susannah Page, whose initials appear on the underside of the box and who were probably married in 1725. Certainly their daughter was baptised at Upton Pyne, near Bradninch, on 2 April 1726.
Lot 651
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX, MAKER’S MARK GG IN CYRILLIC, ASSAY MASTER NIKOLAI DUBROVIN, MOSCOW, 1838rectangular, the hinged lid with a cityscape, the base similarly decorated with a bridge over a river between buildings, the sides with various houses, gilt interior, 875 standard7.5cm wide
Lot 448
A 19th century Chinese Canton tortoiseshell snuff box, profusely carved with figural landscapes in relief to both sides, with further landscape and floral carving to sides, diameter approx 9.7cm. CONDITION REPORT There are some chips and losses to the edges, also a crack to the wooden liner of the lower section. General wear commensurate with age throughout.
Lot 534
A 19th century unmarked gold mounted tortoiseshell snuff boxThe hinged cover inset with a watercolour depicting cupid and possibly Psyche; together with a 19th century white metal mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, worked as a book. The former indistinctly signed. 7.5 cm and 5.5 cm wide respectively. (2) CONDITION REPORTS: The former generally good with expected wear, latter with loose cover and associated slight losses.
Lot 405
An early 20th Century rectangular Continental porcelain snuff box, the lid enamelled in colours with "Leda and the Swan", the interior lid with "Diana and Cupid", the sides with raised gilt decoration, the base with a gilt swan within a shaped cartouche and with metal mounts, 3.5ins x 2.75ins x 1.5ins high
Lot 252
A continental white metal snuff box, scalloped edge, 55mm wide, gilded interior, a white metal scroll engraved and engine turned cigarette case marked 900-, embellished with yellow and white metal detail and two raised motifs each set with a rose cut diamond in a black enamel frame, overall 10cm x 7.5cm, gross weight of two items 5.25oz. (2)
Lot 008
All are 20th century with various images and one comes with a box. The snuff bottle with a man, shown on each side, is missing its lid. Dimensions are: Largest - 3 1/2" tall, 2 1/2" wide, 1 3/4" deep. All measurements are approximate. Condition: The snuff bottle depicting horses is cracked on the side. Good. Other bottles are very fine - excellent. Provenance: From the estate of Eleanor & Rudy Vallee.
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