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Lot 1185
A George III silver-mounted shell snuff box, marker's mark only RP, perhaps for Robert Preston of Chester, circa 1800,bright-cut decoration, the hinged cover inscribed 'May we never want Vigor when put to a pinch.', with an engraved crest and two initials surmounted by crowns, length 13.5cm. Provenance:A Private Collection.Purchased from Woolley and Wallis, 28 July 2004, lot 1677.
Lot 1039
A George III Irish provincial silver snuff box,maker's mark only, three times for John Warner, Cork, circa 1790,oval navette form, engraved scroll foliate borders, the hinged cover is engraved with initials within a wreathed cartouche, gilded interior, length 9.5cm, approx. weight 2.8oz.Provenance:A Private Collection.
Lot 1038
A William IV silver presentation snuff box, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1834, rectangular form, chased scroll foliate borders with engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover inscribed 'Frae James Carnegie Esq o'Northesk to the Rev Daniel McAfee as a small token o' friendship an esteem And as a testimony o' his social virtues varied talents & sound constitutional an' religious principles. Cork 14th July 1840.', with a gilded interior, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 5.6oz. Provenance:A Private Collection.Purchased from Christie's South Kensington 18 July 1988, lot 19.
Lot 1043
A Victorian silver presentation snuff box,by John Tongue, Birmingham 1841,rectangular form, foliate borders with engraved scrolling decoration, the hinged cover inscribed 'Presented to Mr John Garrison by the men in his employment Belfast 30th October 1845', with a gilded interior, length 7.6cm, approx. weight 3.4oz.Provenance:A Private Collection.Purchased from Sotheby's, London, 10 July 1990, lot 199.
Lot 1275
An 18th century Russian silver parcel-gilt silver snuff box, unmarked, circa 1775,circular form with reeded borders, the pull-off cover is set with a central gilt Russian Catherine II medal commemorating peace with The Ottoman Porte, diameter 9.4cm, approx. weight 11.2oz.Provenance:A Private Collection.Purchased from Christie's, New York, 28 April 1992, lot 79.
Lot 1121
A George III Irish silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, maker's mark only I.K, probably for James Kennedy, Dublin circa 1790,the mounts with reeded decoration, the hinged cover has engraved decoration and initials, plain thumb piece, length 7.5cm.Provenance:A Private Collection.Purchased from Sotheby's, Olympia, 16 May 2002, lot 315 (part).
Lot 1192
A George IV silver snuff box,by Thomas P. Prothero, London 1821,rectangular form, scroll foliate borders with engine-turned decoration to the sides and base, the hinged cover with a raised classical battle scene, possibly Alexander The Great at the Battle of Issus, with a fitted case, length 8.3cm, approx. weight 4.9oz.Provenance:A Private Collection.
Lot 318
George III silver snuff box of rectangular form, with engraved decoration and initial and silver gilt interior (Birmingham 1813) Joseph Willmore, together with another, with canted corners and silver gilt interior (Birmingham 1928) Charles Edward Turner and one other, white metal with fitted snuff rasp (apparently unmarked). George III snuff 4.8cm across. (3)
Lot 401
Three South Staffordshire enamel boxes, c.1780-1800, one an oval snuff box and printed with a portrait of Admiral Keppel, another a patch box printed and hand-coloured with a portrait titled 'The Duke of Clarence', the last an oval patch box inscribed 'Propitious may the Royal Union prove, Bless'd with peace, happiness and love', on a blue base, some damages, 7.5cm max. (3)Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, served during the Seven Years War, and later as First Lord of the Admiralty during the War of American Independence. Charges of misconduct were brought against him by Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser following the battle of Ushant, but following a court martial, Keppel was honourably acquitted. The portrait on this box is after a medal by T Lyng, struck in 1779 to commemorate his acquittal. The Duke of Clarence later became William IV. In 1791, Frederick the Duke of York and Albany married Frederica, Royal Princess of Prussia. Despite the fervent good wish expressed on this box, the marriage was not a happy one and ended within a few years.
Lot 1136
A Chinese cloisonné enamel oval tray with floral decoration, 28 x 17.5cm, a pair of hardstone bonsai trees in gilt metal cloisonné enamel pots, height 25cm, two cloisonné enamel lidded pots, a smaller cloisonné enamel snuff box, a cloisonné enamel napkin ring, a vase and two small cloisonné enamel thimbles, one modelled as a bird and one modelled as an owl (10).
Lot 1271
A white metal soup ladle, indistinct marks, a white metal teaspoon (marked '18'), a Moroccan white metal bangle, diameter 7cm, a hallmarked silver bangle, hallmarked silver lidded snuff box, a set of six white metal teaspoons (marked '90') and a quantity of silver jewellery, mainly necklaces and rings, combined approx 14ozt/437g.
Lot 1275
A large 19th century rounded rectangular treen snuff box, probably Scottish, integral hinge, the cover transfer printed with a bust length portrait of a lady, 12cm wide, c.1850; another, decorated in black and red penwork with bands of wrigglework, 9cm wide, c.1840; another, transfer printed with terrier dogs, There's Many a Slip Between Cup and Lip, 8cm wide; a Mauchline ware basket-form sewing box, twin covers, Lyme from Colway Hill, and From Charmouth Fields, 12.5cm wide, c.1880 (4)
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