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A Victorian Scottish silver snuff box of rectangular form with raised floral edge, engine turned top and coronet, the interior with gilt decoration inscribed 'Presented to the Ward Room Mess Channel Squadron flagship from Lieutenant C.S. Hickley Majestic 1895-1897, Atlantic Fleet 1.3.05, No.510', Edinburgh, 1838, James Nasmyth, 6 ozs, 8.75 cms x 5.75 cms.
A George III silver snuff box by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1816, rectangular and engraved overall with fruiting vine, the cover inscribed ‘JA to JH’, 6cm (2.25in) long; together with a small silver cartouche shaped snuff box by M J Jessop, Birmingham 1900, 4.5cm (1.75in) long, 72.3g (2.3oz) (2)
An early Victorian silver ‘Reform’ table snuff box by Thomas Edwards, London 1837, the engine turned cover with embossed floral border above engraved inscriptions ‘Vote by Ballot’, ‘Reform’ and ‘Extension of Suffrage’, the interior inscribed ‘Presented to Frederic Villiers Esq by his Friends the Inhabitants of Canterbury in Approbation of his Conduct in Supporting Reform and Purity of Election September 1837’, the sides and base with engine turned decoration, 10cm (4 in) wide, 315g (10 oz)
A 19th century Colonial silver and fossil ivory snuff box, the fossil ivory top applied with a temple scene with chased foliate scroll borders, each side of fossil ivory with engraved mounts and an ivory base, 8cm x 5.5cm Fossil ivory is found mostly in Siberia around the Lena River, and other rivers that drain into the Arctic Ocean. It is the semi fossilized remains of ancient elephant or ‘woolly mammoth’ (elephas primigenius) tusks, which were frozen during the pleistocene era, 200,000 years ago.
A George III snuff box, with marks for London 1813, maker's mark I.B, of rounded rectangular form, initialled; a table cigarette box, London 1901, by Charles Asprey & George Asprey, crested; another, Edinburgh 1936, by Hamilton & Inches, with engine turned cover; a similar smaller cigarette box, a matched cigarette case and similar plated Dunhill lighter, each inscribed CECIL (6)
A late Victorian mounted leather travelling inkwell, with marks for London 1901, maker Charles Asprey & George Asprey, of rectangular outline with hinged cover, crested; an oval trinket box, Birmingham 1913, the mounted tortoiseshell cover with pique decoration, raised on four bracket feet; a larger similar trinket box; a crested snuff box; a mounted glass jar and an engine turned christening mug, various dates and makers; together with an electroplated circular box with cover (7)
An Edwardian mounted glass hip flask, with marks for London 1904, maker Charles Asprey and George Asprey, of plain form, initialled; another mounted glass hip flask, Sheffield 1920, part snakeskin covered; an oval snuff box, Birmingham 1902, initialled; a small Dutch silver shaped oval box with hinged covers; together with a German silver snuff box, stamped 800 (5)
A mixed lot comprising a good late 19th Century combination Snuff Box and Pocket Knife with three folding implements and a Mother of Pearl covered Snuff compartment, together with a three bladed Mother of Pearl handled Pocket Knife, both in leather cases, together with a third small folding Pocket Knife (3)
A mixed lot comprising: An Old Sheffield plated Snuff Box, of hinged rectangular form, the lid set with a George III brass Token; Together with a papier-mâché Snuff Box, of rectangular form, with hinged lid and simulated tortoiseshell cover, and a small boxwood Pill Box, of rectangular form, with hinged lid, (3)
An early 19th century silver gilt table snuff box. London 1820, makers mark unclear, possible JI or JL, the lion marks over-stamped Law, of rectangular form, the hinged lid with raised decoration depicting a street vendor, the base engraved Law & Son Dublin, weight 5.5oz 3.75in (9.5cm) wide, 2in (5cm) deep.
A George IV silver snuff box. London 1824, maker IJ, of rectangular form, the hinged lid with raised oblong panel depicting four classical figures, opening to reveal a gilt interior, the inside of lid with later presentation inscription 'From JW to WJ 1881', the lid, base and waisted sides with engine turned decoration, weight 3.5oz 3in (7.5cm) wide.
A silver 'castle top' snuff box. Birmingham 1837, maker Nathaniel Mills, of rectangular form, the hinged lid with chased decoration depicting a view of Abbotsford, opening to reveal a gilt interior, the waisted sides, front, back and base with engine turned tartan-style decoration, base also with vacant cartouche, weight 2oz 2.25in (6cm) wide.
An 18th century Scottish provincial silver snuff box. Tain circa 1760, maker Hugh Ross (circa 1740-83) of oval form, the hinged lid with bright cut decoration, the top and base with reeded edge, weight 3.5oz 2.75in (7cm) wide 2.5in (6cm) high. * Tain is a coastal town situated 40 miles north of Inverness. Scottish provincial snuff boxes are quite scarce and Hugh Ross is one of the earliest recorded silversmiths from this town.

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