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Three Georgian silver dessert spoons and a white metal snuff box of oval shape with a patterned border and inscribed to base ''M.P. to M.W.''. (4)

A circular simulated wood box, the cover inset a painted plaque depicting figures taking snuff, 4.5in (11.4cm) dia.

A small collection of snuff boxes, including a treen shoe, three horn boxes, one with ivory and tortoiseshell cover, a mull, an agate set box, a silver coloured metal example, and a mahogany church collecting box, 10.75in (27.4cm) (8)

A late 18th/early 19th century oval snuff box,+ with a standaway hinge and an engraved border of floral scrolls around the border, the interior gilt, maker's mark only, M A [incuse] below a coronet, unascribed, c. 1700, 2.25in (5.6cm) wide, 1oz.

A mid 19th century snuff box of canted oblong form,+ with a Venetian scene engraved on the cover an engine turned bases, mark worn, probably Italian, c. 1850, 3in (7.5cm) wide, 1.5oz.

A Victorian snuff box of rounded oblong form (to fit the pocket),+ with a concealed hinge and cover and engine turned decoration with a scroll car???, engraved with a greyhound "MASTERSAM" and the name "William Eltringham" and containing an agate seal matrix depicting a greyhound and the initial "IC", the box by George Unite, Birmingham 1874, 3.4in (8.7cm) long, 3.25oz.

Four boxes including:+ a George I engraved snuff box with later inscription, a modern snuff box with gilt interior a George IV vinaigrette and a Victorian vinaigrette, mixed maker's and dates. (4)

A George III snuff box,+ of rounded oblong form, decorated all over with engine-turned, reeded decoration, gilt interior, by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1806, 3.2in (8cm) long, 2.75oz.

An early 19th century Russian ???? snuff box,+ of plain oblong form with rounded corners with a trophy of arms on the base and classical warriors on the cover Moscow c. 1820 (date mark partially worn) 3. 25in x 2.4in (8.2cm x 6cm) 3 oz.

A George III, gilt metal oval snuff box,+ with an agate set, hinged cover and chased decoration around the border and sides of the box, unmarked c. 1770, 3.25in (8.4cm) wide overall.

A mid 19th century colonial oblong snuff box,+ with a gilt interior and convex sides profusely decorated with chased floral and foliate motifs probably Indian c. 1845, 3in (7.4cm) long, 3oz.

A William IV oblong snuff box,+ with concave, engine-turned sides and flat base, the cover with raised floral borders and a plain central section inscribed "SENIOR CLASS 1889", the interior gilt, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1830, 3.3in (8.5cm) long, 4oz.

A late 18th century Staffordshire enamel rectangular table snuff box, decorated panels of flowers within magenta borders, moulded ogee sides, 3.5 ins, the hinged cover with hairline cracks. (See lot 188 for illustration)

An early 19th century figured walnut rectangular snuff box, having an inlaid hinged lid, 3.5 ins. (See lot 188 for illustration)

A Japanese Tortoiseshell Three-Tier Box, of rectangular section, with a hinged handle to the upper section issuing from a dragon carved boss, each shallow section connected to the next by hinged cantilever arms, opening at both the front and back, 11cm high over handle; An English Tortoiseshell and Gold Pique Bangle, composed of two C shape sections, striped decoration and linked by textile bands; A Japanese Inlaid Steel and Lacquered Vesta Case, decorated with birds and a landscape; and A Horn and Tortoiseshell Effect Rectangular Snuff Box, 19th century (4)

A Stobwasser Papier Mache Circular Snuff Box, the lid painted with a scene of a family group of three crouched beneath the branches of a tree, a city beyond, the base inscribed in red internally "14104 Stobwasser Fabrik", 9.5cm diameter (small scuffs and scratches)

A Mid 18th Century Snuff Box, of elliptical shape, the hinged lid with engraved ribbon tied bow and crest, the sides engraved to the base 'The gift of Lt Col Hedges to the 6th Reg 28th Jan 1785' with crest and engraved to the side, 'Huzza for the 6th Reg, Now Keep Glory, Seek Glory', maker's mark only 'RG', 8cm long, 2oz.

A Neapolitan Tortoiseshell Pique Snuff Box, circa 1740, of lobed circular form, the lid inlaid with gold pique and iridescent mother of pearl with two ladies, a gentleman and servant boy greeted by a monk near a ruin with a tree, with engine turned waved detail to the sides and base, 8.5cm diameter; and A French Pressed Horn Oval Snuff Box, the lid decorated in low relief with figures drinking and smoking at a table, 10cm (both damaged) (2).

A Silver and Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1720, oval, the hinged lid inlaid in silver pique and iridescent mother of pearl with a Berainesque design of stylised sea shell, later replaced brass base, probably English, 8.2cm.

A 19th Century Tortoiseshell and Pique Inlaid Snuff Box, rectangular, with repeat star motifs to the lid and rectangular cartouche engraved with initials PJS, gilt metal mounts, 6cm wide; and An Early 19th Century Tortoiseshell Circular Snuff Box, the hinged lid with vacant circular cartouche and silvered metal mounts, 7cm diameter (hinge damaged) (2)

A Victorian horn vesta case, the hinged cover inset with bone and stained ivory in a geometric design, 8cm long; a Victorian horn rectangular snuff box, the hinged tortoiseshell cover pique decorated with silver coloured metal and tortoiseshell, 5cm long; a Victorian tortoiseshell rectangular thimble box, angular domed cover on four ball feet, 5cm long; a cold painted miniature bronze model of a cat (4)

A Victorian burr elm rectangular snuff box, the hinged lid with white metal presentation plaque 'a present to my father from D Macdonald, Easter 1864', the reverse impressed 'C. Stiven & Sons of Laurencekirk, box makers to her Majesty' and six other snuff boxes

A collection of treen comprising; a 19th century ebonised rectangular snuff box, the hinged lid printed with a shell, two vases, a leopard and two caryatids, a 19th century lignum candle holder, two 19th century circular burr elm snuff boxes, a 19th century horn snuff box, two rosewood and white metal snuff boxes and a 19th century burr elm and horn small snuff box

A collection of jewellery and boxes, comprising; a Victorian Scottish pebble bracelet, a similar shield shaped brooch set with foil-backed cabochons and with a registration design lozenge for 23rd February 1866 (lacking the centre stone), a coral round brooch, a gilt metal and oval shell cameo brooch depicting a classical female profile, a damaged micromosaic panel depicting a woman with a vase, a damaged jet locket enclosing a portrait miniature of a child, an early 20th century carved ivory, a mother of pearl and chrysoprase mounted round box, an agate mounted round box, and a Scottish horn snuff mull

An early 19th century south Staffordshire polychrome enamelled round snuff box decorated with neo-classical figures in landscapes, the interior with wrigglework (some small chips), 7.5cm diameter (3 in) and a silver and pale blue guilloche enamel round box, import marks for London 1919, 8cm (3.25in)

A group of small silver and a portrait miniature, comprising; a George III silver gilt propelling pocket knife engraved with matt panels, Birmingham 1972 by Mathew Linwood, 9 - 15cm (3.5 - 6 in), a rectangular snuff box, the cover with moulded border and a crest between initials 'E C', with a later added steel striker as a vesta/match case, London 1816 by John Death, 6.5cm (2.5 in), an oval foliate engraved small compact/patch box, Birmingham 1921 by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, 5.5cm (2.25 in), two inscribed ovoid decanter labels 'Sherry' and 'Gin', each chased with the Royal Coat of Arms to commemorate the Queens Silver Jubilee 1977, London 1977 by Roberts and Belk, and a portrait miniature on paper depicting a young lady in 18th century dress wearing a bonnet and a pearl choker (restored)

A George III rectangular snuff box, the cover with moulded border and a crest between initials 'E C', with a later added steel striker as a vesta/match case, London 1816 by John Death, 6.5cm (2.5 in), and an oval foliate engraved small compact, Birmingham 1921 by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, 5.5cm (2.25 in)

A collection of small silver, comprising; an oval trinket box on four feet, Birmingham 1911, 6.5cm (2.5 in), a George III rectangular vinaigrette with reeded covers and a grille pierced and engraved with flowers and a vase, Birmingham 1810 by John Shaw, 4cm (1.5 in), an oblong engine turned snuff box, Birmingham 1915, 6.5cm (2.5 in), a part foliate engraved vesta/match case, 1906, a hexagonal napkin ring, 1947, a William IV fiddle pattern sauce ladle with initials, Exeter 1835 by W R Sobey, a salt spoon, and an apostle ended coffee spoon.

A Continental table snuff box, of shaped rectangular bombe form and embossed with panels of figures in tavern scenes after Teniers, import marks for John George Smith, London 1900, 9cm (3.6 in)

A Victorian rectangular snuff box with shaped and foliate engraved sides and base and a leaf and scroll chased hinged cover with inscription Edward Terru from his beloved wife', Birmingham 1853 by David Pettifer, 8cm (3.25 in), 125g

A George IV rectangular snuff box, engine turned with floral chased borders and concave reeded sides and engraved initials 'TV', Birmingham 1827 by Thomas Shaw, 6.5cm (2.5 in)

A Victorian silver oblong snuff box with flush hinged cover engine turned and engraved with foliate scrolls and a presentation inscription dated 1853, Birmingham 1851 by Yapp & Woodward, 8cm (3.25 in)

A group of four George III and later silver snuff boxes, comprising; a reeded box with beveled edges, the flush hinged cover with a crest, Birmingham 1790 by William Pugh, 7.25cm (3 in), an engine turned box with concave sides and a floral chased thumb-piece, 1825 by William Simpson, 7.5cm (3 in), a similar box with reeded sides, 'T Sifsens(?) Inn Dec'r 1835', 1832 by Thomas Shaw, 8cm (3.25 in) and a late Victorian rectangular box the hinged cover embossed with figures by a water trough in 18th century style, 1898 by T H Hazelwood & Co, 5.5cm long (2.25 in)

A George IV rectangular snuff box with concave sides and engraved with a border of flowers, Birmingham 1830 by Nathaniel Mills, 5.5cm (2.25 in), and an engine turned rectangular vinaigrette of shaped outline with concave sides and a foliate scroll grille, 1845 by Edward Smith, 4cm (1.5 in)

AN EARLY VICTORIAN RECTANGULAR SILVER SNUFF BOX, the hinged lid with a foliate oval cartouche lid, Birmingham 1845, 2.75ins x 1.5ins, approximately 2oz.

Victorian carved fruitwood snuff box in the form of a shoe, circa 1850, the sliding cover and stud inlays in bone and mother of pearl, 7cm

An ornate 19th Century silver coloured tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl inlaid snuff box, oval the cover decorated with a shell and scroll design.

A white metal (tests silver) and agate snuff box, engraved with crest 'Lord Murray', 5cm long

A Regency tortoiseshell and agate snuff box, both sides inset with rectangular canted edge, agate panels and gilt slips, 8 x 5.5cms.

A Georgian mother of pearl and white metal snuff box, the cover inset with agate stone panel, 8cms diameter.

A tortoiseshell portrait snuff box with two-colour gold mounts maker's mark apparently I or JLC, charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre, Paris, 1769 navette form, the lid inset with a contemporary miniature of a lady with swept back powdered hair, French School, the ground striped in red gold within corded borders width 9.2cm, 3 5/8in

A rare German enamel snuff box made for the British market, Berlin, circa 1759 circular, the lid celebrating Sir Edward Hawke's naval victory over the French in Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, the inscription enclosing a simulated coat of arms with the British lion and unicorn supporters holding a shield with the reversed French fleur-de-lis within the motto: perfidia eversa and above a banner inscribed: W. Pitt Ausp. Geo. II Pr. M., the sides with palms surrounding the names, commanders and dates of previous British victories in the Seven Years' War, the base with a martial trophy and the interior of the lid with a profile portrait of George II, scrolled silver mounts diameter 7.5cm, 3in

An oval enamel snuff box, Birmingham, circa 1765 painted with the chariot of Apollo, gilt-metal mounts and foot rim, 7cm, 2in; and a rectangular Bilston enamel snuff box lid, circa 1765, painted with pastoral subjects on a white ground, later porcelain base en suite, 7.5cm, 3in, both with restoration

An 18ct gold snuff box, Louis-Franaois Tronquoy, Paris, post-1838 3e titre, circa 1850 rectangular with gently waisted sides, lozenge engine-turned within engraved flower and leafbound borders, the lid centre with blank cartouche, applied scroll thumbpiece width 8cm, 3 1/8in

A decorative enamel and parcel-gilt metal snuff box, mid 20th century in French early 20th century taste, enamelled in translucent blue over wavy engine-turning, the lid applied with a paste-set cipher between ribbon-tied swags, basket-weave base width 9.2cm, 3 5/8in

Two silver snuff boxes, Edward Smith and John Shaw, Birmingham, 1832/18 engine turned; viniagrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1845; 3 vestas, pill box, spirit flask and two other boxes

A George III snuff box; a Regency snuff box; and a Chinese export nutmeg grater William Parker, 1799, Henry Tipper, 1813, both London and Leechong, Canton, early 19th century former with three compartments and tamper, 1813 example plain rectangular with hinged cover, nutmeg grater with hinged cover and base former 9cm, 3in long, 146gr, 4oz 14dwt

A George III silver book form snuff box and a nutmeg grater, Samuel Pemerton, Birmingham, 1800 and 1802 a vinaigrette, Lawrence & Co., Birmingham, 1819 and two trowel form book marks, Birmingham, 1900 and 1926 3cm-8cm, 1-3in long

A Scottish silver-gilt and amber snuff box, maker's mark DS probably for David Smellie, Edinburgh, 1814 reeded body with amber set cover, applied vesta to base 6.5cm, 2in wide

A DUTCH SILVER SNUFF BOX, BRIGHT CUT FLORAL ENGRAVING MARKS RUBBED, C. 1864.

A Continental silver snuff box of rectangular shape, centrally engraved with initials with a lanibrequin and trefoil border, the main cast with flower heads, 2 x 3.25inches.

An oval Victorian silver snuff box with engined and scrolling decoration, vacant cartouche to top cover, Birmingham 1847.

A 19th century Stobwasser papier mache painted snuff box, the lid bearing a portrait of William IV, the reverse of the lid inscribed 'William IV King of Great Britain', the base inscribed 'Stobwasser .... 444', (the base with damage), 10cm diameter

A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX of cartouche shape, silver gilt sides with bright cut engraved borders and brown agate cover and base, 2.5in.(6.25cm.)

A VICTORIAN SNUFF BOX Rectangular with finely engraved engine turned panels, and presentation inscription. By Edward Shaw, Birmingham, 1851, 3.25in. (8.5cm.)

A GEORGE IV SNUFF BOX Plain rectangular, the cover engraved with a coat of arms. By George Fenwick, Edinburgh, 1820, 2.75in.(7cm.)

A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX Rectangular with engine turned decoration, Birmingham, 1806, 2.5in. (6.25cm.)

A GEORGE IV VINAIGRETTE Rectangular, with cast border. By Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1826, 1in.(2.5cm.), and a Victorian snuff box, curved rectangular with engraving by George Unite, Birmingham, 1897, 1.75in.(4.5cm.) (2)

A SNUFF BOX Of tortoiseshell and silver, oval, the cover inlaid with figures drinking, early 18th Century, 3.25in.(8.25cm.) (incomplete)

A SILVER AND NIELLO PILL BOX, CIRCA 1910 A tortoiseshell and gold snuff box, and a pair of tortoiseshell and gilt metal lorgnettes (3)