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Click here to subscribeA George III South Staffordshire enamel rounded rectangular table snuff box, the hinged cover painted in polychrome and grey wash with a lady and her gallant in a landscape of ruins and trees, its interior painted in colourful polychrome with a society beauty adorned with ribbons, jewellery and a beauty spot, the sides and base with further figures and topography, 8.5cm wide, c.1775
A late 19th century Scottish novelty sycamore table snuff box, the hinged cover boldly carved in high-relief with a Highlander spearing a ferocious lion, his hound stands faithfully by his master's side, the base as a rural panorama with yokels, fence, trees and bee skeps, the sides as two wild cats, recumbent hound frieze, detailed with geometric motifs throughout, 18cm wide, c.1890
A Victorian rounded rectangular papier-mâché snuff box, the hinged cover painted with a 17th century couple of title examining a pictures, 7.5cm wide, c.1860; a Russian rounded rectangular papier-mâché snuff box, the push-cover painted with a folk princess in traditional dress in a glade, flanked by trees, indistinct script, red interior, the sides with gilt meandering tendrils, 7.5cm wide, late 19th/early 20th century (2)
A George III silver snuff box, maker I.B possibly Joseph Biggs, London, 1814: initialled, of curved outline with floral engraved decoration, 7cm. wide, together with an Edward VII silver card case, maker Crisford & Norris Ltd, Birmingham, 1901, with embossed decoration of a stag on a rocky outcrop, 10cm. high, total weight of silver 3.70ozs.
A silver trinket box with tortoiseshell inlaid cover, 9cm diameter,hallmarked Chester 1817, a similar 6cm box on three feet, a 9cm snuff box with metal bust of a male inlaid to cover, silver handled button hook and shoe horn, small pencil, large open face pocket watch with black dial in a metal case, small metal case with miniature doll inside.
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF SILVER AND SILVER PLATED CURIOS, including a Burmese card case, a pair of Indian salt cauldrons, a silver top clear glass scent bottle, a pair of 18th/19th century shoe buckles, two late 19th century corkscrews, four large apostle spoons, an old Sheffield plate cylindrical vase, a French white metal snuff box, etc.
A late 18th / early 19th Century pressed maple drum-form snuff box, the cover depicting in relief three phrenology skulls with legend CRANOLOGIE DE DOCTEUR UA GALL, the base bearing a key to the skulls and legend SYSTEME DES ORGANES CEREBR AUX DU DOCTEUR GALL, the interior tortoiseshell lined, 8.5 cm
An early 18th Century tortoiseshell snuff box, rectangular with canted corners, the hinged lid decorated with yellow metal (tested as gold) and mother-of-pearl inlay with gold pique work, depicting musicians and a dog in a landscape with castle, a smaller vignette to the base, 55 mm x 80 mm, (some losses, hinges a/f)
Two Victorian snuff boxes, cased set of fish knives and forks - missing one knife, large silver plated serving lid, hallmarked silver paperweight, early 20th Century wine coasters, antler carving set and miscellanea in one box Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
A rare 17th / 18thC German lead snuff box/case, the lid in moulded relief with a boar above a lion, cross swords and axe within a beaded and studded border; the underside in relief with a long sword, the interior mould in relief with knight in chain mail with pike, and the base having a lattice work design and central indistinct script
A Georgian tortoiseshell etui case, an early Victorian hallmarked silver etui case, Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1846 (both lacking contents), a Victorian brass circular snuff box with hinged lid inscribed 'W.H. Hayes, 1875', a tortoiseshell bodied and ivory bladed aide memoir (af) and a Dunhill textured rectangular lighter (5).
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