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Lot 1173
A humorous hand-made puzzle Snuff Box fashioned from Mahogany in the form of a coffin, the swivel lid with brass plate revealing an inscription `You`re a tricky chap take a pinch of snuff then find the little stiff un`, a further lid removing to reveal an inscription `Now find my brother`, a miniature drawer with tiny brass drop-ring handle containing a tiny carved whitewood erotic figure of a gent, 3 3/16`` long overall, 7/8`` wide, 1 3/16`` high
Lot 172
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1825 Cover with eagle flying over a town, base with perched eagles flanking an urn of flowers, sides checkered at front and back; also a parcel-gilt silver and niello snuff box, mark of OB (Cyrillic), Moscow, circa 1830, cover depicting Falconet's equestrian statue of Peter the Great, sides with architectural views, base with military trophies, gilt interior 2 3/8 in. long (6 cm.) and 2½ in. long (6.5 cm.) respectively 3¼ oz. (101 gm.) (2) View on Christie's.com
Lot 173
A GROUP OF THREE RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFF BOXES, VARIOUS DATES AND MAKERS, 19TH CENTURY Comprising:- one with flautist serenading a lady, base with architectural view, mark of OB (Cyrillic), Moscow, 1836, another with incurved cover depicting an officer in plumed bicorne hat in role of Good Samaritan, having stepped from his troika to help a man lying on the ground, base with architectural view with boat in foreground, mark of Ivan Kaltykov, Moscow, circa 1825, and a third with Samson wrestling with a lion, base with two sailing craft, sides with architectural views, mark of I.O (Cyrillic), Moscow, 1821 Largest box 3¾ in. long (9.7 cm.) 9 oz. (279 gm.) (3) View on Christie's.com
Lot 215
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL SNUFF BOX MARK OF DMITRIY NIKOLAYEV, MOSCOW, 1908/17 Cover and sides with foliate scrolls in red, white, mauve, apple-green and three shades of blue within turquoise blue bead borders, edge of cover with alternate green and white triangles on dark blue ground, richly gilt interior 2 3/8 in. long (6 cm.) View on Christie's.com
Lot 314
A QUEEN ANNE TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER SNUFF BOX, of oval outline, the tortoiseshell lid pressed with a coronation bust of the Queen in full Garter Robes from a medal by John Obrisset, taken from the portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, with a two-lugged stand away hinge, c. 1710, 8cms x 6.5cms. See illustration N.B. John Obrisset was a Huguenot medalist, snuff box maker and worker in horn and tortoiseshell. See Eric Delieb `Silver Boxes`, pg 43 pl.91
Lot 346
A GEORGE IV SILVER COMBINED SNUFF BOX VINAIGRETTE BY WM. ELEY, rectangular, of engine turned decoration with cartouche initialled `CS` and floral thumbpiece, the silver gilt interior having a floral pierced grill with small hinged cover flanked by fixed panels, London 1822, 4cms wide. See illustration
Lot 374
A William IV silver snuff box, probably by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1834, of rectangular shape, the sides reeded between foliate scrolled edges, the base and cover engine turned, gilt lined, inscribed `Rev`d F Palmer to Rev`d W M Williams 1842`, the inside cover inscribed `John Williams`, 6.75 x 4.25cm, 2.7oz
Lot 1318
A Japanese lacquer gilt decorated box and stand, Meiji period, painted with leaves and foliage, tray with butterflies, width 28.5 cm, a portrait miniature inlaid brass snuff box, painted with a portrat of a young lady, width 9 cm, a cased la France Reconnaissante 1914-1918 medal, decorated with figural scene, width 7 cm, a gilt metal chain, length 43 cm, (4).
Lot 428
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX MARK OF VASILY RUKAVINSHNIKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1880 With scrolling foliage in green, red, white and three shades of blue around a central flower-head, turquoise blue bead borders; also a Russian silver-gilt and shaded cloisonné enamel napkin ring, Moscow, 1896-1908, decorated with polychrome birds and butterfly amongst foliage on a white ground 2¾ in. (7 cm.) long (2) View on Christie's.com
Lot 342
A collection of objects of vertu, including: an ivory and gold pique navette shape toothpick case, early 19th century; a tortoiseshell and horn oblong snuff box, mid 19th century; a mother of pearl inlaid wooden box, with a note stating purchased in Mosul and from Damascus and a small clay tablet taken from a grave in Nejef in 1918; and other items
Lot 355
A quantity of silver and silver coloured boxes, comprising: a George III snuff box by John Shaw, Birmingham 1806; a Victorian snuff box by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1843; another Birmingham 1829; an oval box, import marked for Birmingham 1907, decorated in the rococo style; a Dutch box; three other small boxes; a needle case and a miniature thimble/charm, 228g (7.3 oz) gross
Lot 577
A French porcelaneous Mennecy-style snuff-box and hinged cover, modelled as a cat with kittens, the cover painted with roses and other flowers, 5.5cm in length, script ‘F’ mark, late 19th century (see illustration on website) See W.B. Honey, French Porcelain of the 18th Century, pl. 50, G, for an example of the Mennecy original in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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