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Lot 83
An Edwardian silver rectangular snuff box, the hinge lid embossed with a man on horseback accompanied by three figures with a church beyond, above scroll decorated sides, Chester 1904 by Nathan & Hayes, together with a late Victorian silver heart shaped box, the hinge lid embossed with a mask within flowers above cherub and scroll decorated sides, import mark London 1897, and an albertine, fitted with a T-bar and swivel.
Lot 755
An enamelled silver circular pill box, the hinged lid embossed with a Chinese dragon against a pale blue ground, the sides with flowers and foliage, together with an enamelled rectangular snuff box, probably 19th Century, the hinged lid decorated with `The Vicar and Mose` above a pale green base, and an oval Russian papier-mâché box and cover.
Lot 763
A Continental porcelain rectangular trinket box, late 19th Century, the hinged lid painted with a floral spray within gilt scroll framing, the sides with floral sprigs, underglaze blue mark to base, together with two other probably French porcelain snuff or trinket boxes, and a Dresden floral encrusted porcelain box and cover.
Lot 462
Gloucester Election Petition silver snuff box, rectangular inscribed "Gloucester Election Petition 1873 "Dismissed with costs" London 1873 (together with a collection of newspaper cuttings from the period) The Gloucester Election Petition of 1873 The City of Gloucester was renowned for bribery and corruption in nineteenth century elections. Unsuccessful candidates for the two seat borough routinely petitioned against the winners on grounds of `illegal practices`. In the 1873 bye-election, William Killigrew Wait, a Bristol corn merchant with interests in Gloucester, stood for the Conservatives and defeated the local Liberal leader: another corn merchant - Thomas Robinson. The failure of the petition commemorated on this snuff box, came about because, unsurprisingly, neither those who paid bribes, nor those who received them, were prepared to admit it ! However, corruption in Gloucester elections was so blatant and rife that a Royal Commission concluded in 1880 that the city was the most corrupt of seven constituencies it investigated and it proposed that parliamentary representation should be removed altogether. Eventually, in 1885, Gloucester was reduced to one MP. Allegations of significant corruption in Gloucester elections persisted, however, and were still being made at the 1910 General Election.
Lot 353
Six 19th century treen or ivory items, comprising: a treen circular box, probably French, the cover carved with twin hearts pierced by crossed arrows beneath a coronet within scroll foliage, 11.5cm diameter; a box formed from a gourd, probably English, foil lined and with a brass hinge and lock, 9.5cm high; a black papier mache circular snuff box, the cover painted with two topers in a tavern after a Dutch Old Master, 9cm diameter; a French ivory circular snuff box, the cover inset with a scene of a couple in an amorous embrace, tortoiseshell lined, 8cm diameter (cover detached); an ivory and steel scent corkscrew; and a tortoiseshell and inlaid wallet, leather lined
Lot 260
A collection of objets de vertus including silver snuff box of plain rectangular form with gilt washed interior, silver pill box with embossed circular lid, miniature turned ivory cup and ball game, two 20th Century cold painted bronze figures of pugs, four various mother of pearl counters and two stanhopes
Lot 278
A Victorian silver snuff box of rectangular form, the top with panel decorated with flowers enclosing the inscription "Thos Knight 1876" opening to reveal a gilt washed interior over feather banded sides, the base with Gothic style foliate engraved decoration (by George Unite, Birmingham, 1875), 5.7 cm x 3 cm, 1.7 oz (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 114
A continental 19th century yellow metal and mother of pearl snuff box in the form of a book, the `covers` of mother of pearl panels with engraved and yellow metal mounted borders, the spine heavily embossed with flower and fruit decoration, 6.8cm high For details of the condition of this lot please contact the auctioneer.
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