Stuart Memorabilia. A rare 18th century Jacobite giltmetal and painted circular snuff box with concealed miniature, English or Scottish, the slightly domed lid flat chased with a border of scrolls and foliage in a milled bezel, hinged to reveal a miniature of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), painted in oil on tin, the sides and underside painted with the Stuart tartan, 7.5cm diam, mid 18th c (see illustrations) ++ The gilding on the lid mostly worn off, the miniature in good condition with peripheral flaking, not affecting the portrait, the painted tartan decoration to the sides and underside of the box largely worn away, the interior of the box rather rusty and worn into a hole at 3 o'clock but a rare and evocative genuine contemporary 18th c object made for a Jacobite sympathiser and rare. The painted portrait, a particularly charming naive version of a familiar image
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Napoleon. An unusual French pressed tortoiseshell commemorative snuff box in the form of a cocked hat, the lid with Napoleon's tomb before rays beneath the arched inscription TOMEBEAU DE NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS A L'HOTEL DES INVALIDES, with integral hinge, inlaid in ivory and wire with the revolutionary cockade, 8cm w, early 19th c (see illustration) ++ In fine condition with very slight wear, no breaks, cracks or restoration
A George III silver octagonal bright cut vinaigrette, with plain grille, 2.5cm diam, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, probably 1799; a Scottish George IV silver tartan-engraved snuff box, the lid with a contemporary named tablet , 7.6 x 4.2cm, by P Cunningham & Son, Edinburgh 1823 (2) ++ One fine condition, the other with faults
A Victorian turned ivory glove powderer, 15cm h; a silver snuff box, foliate engraved, Birmingham 1903; a Victorian papier mâché spectacles case, inlaid with mother of pearl chips; a Victorian Britannia metal snuff box (4) ++ The lot in good condition except for the Britannia metal snuff box which has worn decoration
A Russian silver and niello snuff box, the lid engraved with Flora and Cupid, the underside and ends with buildings in geometric borders, 8.5 x 4.8cm, cyrillic maker's and 84 standard marks, assay master N Dubrovin, Moscow 1835 (see illustration) ++ A well made example of average or above average gauge and in fine condition with very little signs of wear, the marks practically as struck, free from repairs or damage
An early 19th Century French mother of pearl and gilt metal mounted Snuff Box, of circular form, the pull-off cover centred with a three quarter painted enamel portrait of a young lady, within concentric bands to a panelled body and base, engraved with trophies, to a tortoiseshell lined interior, (slight A/F), diam 2 ¼”
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS CIRCULAR NELSON COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF BOX the lid with portrait inscribed 'Admiral Lord Nelson born 29th Sept 1758', over body with octagonal cartouches, decorated with patriotic and maritime motifs on a reeded ground, with inscription to base and marked 'M & P Fecit', 5.5cm diameter.
A George IV Snuff Box of rectangular baluster form, the hinged lid set with an applied border depicting the Masonic symbols centred with the all seeing eye, to a plain centre bearing the inscription 'Presented by the members of the Lodge of Candour no 422 New Delph to brother Charles Harrop PM for his indefatigable excursions in the cause of Freemasonry', to a floral embossed body with engine turned decorated base and gilt interior, width 3 3/4"
A Victorian snuff box, with marks for Birmingham 1859, maker Edward Smith, of shaped rectangular outline, engraved with strapwork style scrolls, the hinged cover with foliate thumb-piece and inscribed initial A beneath a crown, with gilt interior 9.2cm x 6cm x 2.2cm, 5oz. Provenance: The Property of Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott DCVO
An early Victorian snuff box, with marks for Birmingham 1849, maker's mark F&Co, of shaped oval outline, variously bright engraved within a foliate scroll border, with central vacant cartouche and scroll cast thumb-piece; together with a card case applied with mother of pearl panels (2) 6.5cm x 3.7cm and 8cm x 11cm
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