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Lot 135
NEEDLEWORK TOOLS. A GEORGE IV SCARLET MOROCCO LEATHER NECESSAIRE, C1825 the dark blue velvet fitted interior containing contemporary die stamped silver bucket shaped pin cushion and four later 19th c silver accessories comprising two thimbles, one inscribed FORGET ME NOT, scissors and sheath and a bodkin, box 15cm lAccessories in good condition, the box intended to hold two additional items, leather scuffed and worn, lid detached
Lot 594
A VICTORIAN DEAL, MAHOGANY AND TOOL ROSEWOOD CHEST, MID 19TH C with fitted interior containing 19th and early 20th c tools including plough, rebate, moulding and smoothing planes by various makers, plated brace, brass plumb bob, mitre and other squares, spirit levels, brass rule, saws, other tools and a boxed set of 43 specimen timbers, all labelled, by Lister & Co of East Greenwich, 58cm h; 56 x 90cmLong stored in a workshop and in good untouched condition. The top heavily scratched and worn
Lot 595
A VICTORIAN DEAL, OAK AND PAINTED TOOL CHEST, SECOND HALF 19TH C the underside of the lid painted with royal arms and inscribed Jos Thripp [sic] & Sons Coachmaker to her Majesty, the fitted interior containing 19th and early 20th c tools including plough, moulding, smoothing, panel and side fillister planes by various makers, router, mortice gauge mitre square, plated brace, augers, patterns, saws, mallet and stock of hand made nails in three compartments, 57cm h, 61 x 98cm, keyThe famous West End firm of coachbuilders was founded by John Thrupp in London in the mid 18th c and survived until 1967. In 1858 the firm under his successors Robert and Charles Joseph Thrupp merged with that of the coachbuilder George Maberly (1797-1883). Thrupp and Maberly were appointed Coachmakers to the Queen in 1885. There is no reason to suppose the painting of the Royal Arms and inscription is of significantly later date, notwithstanding the curious misspelling of Thripp for Thrupp and use of the old style name when the firm was trading as Thrupp and Maberly. It is in good, but unrestored, condition has been in the present cabinet makers ownership for many decades and it would therefore be reasonable to infer that the original owner was some highly skilled tradesman proud of his connection - whether journeyman or long time employee - of this most illustrious of British coachbuildersIn good original condition, stored for many years in a workshop, the exterior much encrusted with dirt and grim, knocks and scratches, the interior clean
Lot 180
A shell work sewing box and a blue velvet sewing box, both circa 1890, the shell work box of rectangular form the lid with colour print titled 'A Present From The Isle Of Wight' compartmentalised interior with pin cushion, the lid inscribed in ink 'Mary Ann CleaverÉ', 17.5cm x 11 x 6.5cm, and a blue velvet and gilt metal mounted, bag form sewing box, the interior with mirror and a selection of tools, 19cm (2)
Lot 182
Six sewing companions comprising an olive wood sewing 'basket' inlaid with thimble and other tools 21.5cm, a red velvet case with five tools and thimble, 17cm, a hussif, 13cm, a red cardboard sewing box with contents, 16.5cm, a book form leather ' Lady's Companion', 9.5cm and a plated metal 'cigarette case' with map of British Isles fitted as a sewing companion (6)
Lot 184
A mid Victorian burr yew wood sewing box of sarcophagal form, mother of pearl escutcheon and lid oval, wooden ring side handles, bracket style feet, the lid interior with ruched silk letter compartment over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in blue paper and silk, with a few tools and accessories, 32 x 25 x 18cm
Lot 190
A fine French etui with parcel-gilt silver tools, in red leather- covered case with incut corners, the cover gilt- tooled with chinoiseries including a pagoda, a child dancing on the back of an ostrich, a bridge with figures over lily pond, within a chain-link border, tooled to the underside with retailers stamp 'DREYFOUS - PARIS LONDON NEW YORK', the interior in ivory silk over a flush-fitted ivory velvet base with steel stiletto, scissors, bodkin and needle case all embossed and chased with white metal China figures in elaborate pagoda settings, and a gilt thimble having an arched foliate border, the stiletto cotton and needle-case insert each with boars head and diamond marks, for Paris, 14 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm
Lot 208
A mid 19th Century French sewing box for a child, of rectangular form in ivory paint, the lid with cut steel mounts and moulding, the interior in red silk, central tool card over a mirror base flanked by compartments for silk winders (four of six present), with pin cushion, brass thimble and sundry tools, 14 x 6 x 4cm.
Lot 213
An unusual needlework exercise portraying a group of sewing tools, probably French, circa 1830, housed in a circular wooden box covered in coloured paper, the 'tools' comprising bodkin, needle case, scissors and stiletto, and needlecase executed from and on a bed of cottons, bound, stitched, painted and with remnants of sequins, set within a floral paper border within a border of needlework three dimensional flowers and a ribbon border, 20.5cm. diameter, 6cm. high with a modern protective cardboard lid.
Lot 23
A good early 19th painted Tunbridge ware sewing compendium in the form of a Brighton Pavilion tower in three sections, the lower section painted with eight pairs of double doors below arches on a stepped circular base, internally fitted with ring painted tools comprising a tape measure, a cylinder needle case, a waxer thimble and a reel, the centre section with green painted platform below a dome unscrewing to reveal a pin cushion, 22.5cm high
Lot 235
An attractive mid Victorian rosewood sewing box by Woolfield inlaid in pearl and brass of rectangular form, the front and lid inlaid with flowers and leaf scrolls, the lid interior with decorative silk panel with internal printed label for 'S Woodfield; Manufacturers of Desks, Dressing Cases and C, 28, Buchanan Street, Glasgow', over a lidded and compartmentalised tray with seven mother of pearl flower top reels, a similar waxer, emery and tape measure, a silver thimble, mother of pearl letter knife, a gilt 'souvenir' pin cushion and a tool card with tools, a further label within the tray, with key, 31.5 x 23 x 12.5cm
Lot 236
A mid Victorian papier Mache sewing box of rectangular form the black ground decorated in gilt, the base and lid with shaped borders, the lid with a raised oval painted with lily of the valley the front with further flowers and leaves. The interior with ruched purple silk panel over a lidded and compartmentalised tray In silver paper and purple silk with a fitted set of five engraved top mother of pearl reels on bone bases labelled for 'I and W Taylor', matching tape measure and waxer, a silver thimble and a tool card with five tools, 31 x 23 x 12cm
Lot 239
An early Victorian papier mache rectangular sewing box of small size, the lid and sides painted all over with continuous river landscapes the lid incorporating a ruined castle, the lid interior with printed and plain silk panel, the confirming lidded and compartmentalised tray with a set of five decorative mother of pearl top reels, a silver thimble and three tools, the internal edges of the box with gilt scrolls, 20.5 x 14 x 7cm
Lot 245
An attractive mid-Victorian coromandel wood rectangular sewing box, the front and lid inlaid in floral cut and engraved mother of pearl and abalone within geometric inlaid borders, the lid with ruched silk letter panel within a tooled border, over a blue silk and silver foil compartmentalised tray with six slightly variant mother of pearl top reels, four inward curving silk winders, two silver thimbles and sundry tools, with a key, 30.5 x 22 x 14cm
Lot 246
A mid 19th Century ivory etui by Lund of London, the rectangular curved corner case engraved to one corner 'Madeleine', the flush fitted double interior with engraved gilt pencil, three tortoiseshell handled tools, a silver thimble and two replacement pairs of steel scissors, engraved gilt catch and hinge, stamped 'Lund Maker 56/57, Cornhill, London', 13 x 5.5cm
Lot 247
A Georgian mahogany sewing box with a comprehensive selection of ivory fittings, the rectangular box with banded edges and a drawer to the front, the interior with blue silk lid lining over a conforming compartmentalised base. The ivory fittings including gold/silver ivory bead jars, an ivory shuttle, 14.5cm, ivory tambour hook, two ivory clamps, an ivory knitting Nancy, four cotton barrels, a multiple reel, a lucet and other pieces, the front compartment fitted with a netting cylinder, the drawer containing various wooden netting tools and gauges, ivory side and drawer handles, 31 x 21 x 12cm
Lot 268
A rosewood and brass inlaid sewing box of sarcophagal form, circa 1835, the lid and front with cut brass floral panels and quarter bobbin mouldings, the lid cartouche initialled 'HHD', on turned bun feet, the interior with ruched silk panel within a gilt tooled leather frame over a lidded and compartmentalised tray with six variant mother of pearl reel holders, waxer emery and a few other tools, 29 x 21 x 15.5cm
Lot 272
An early 20th Century Italian etui, the rectangular case covered in grained leather, the silk and velvet interior with a printed label 'Dco CravanzolaÉ.Roma', with six silver mounted tools mostly decorated with flowers in the Art Nouveau style comprising, disc form pin cushion, stiletto, bodkin, thimble, scissors and needle case, 15.5cm
Lot 274
An early 20th Century continental sewing companion the case with curved front and covered in grey paper, the yellow silk and velvet interior with silver tools comprising disc form pin cushion, bodkin, needle case, stiletto, crochet hook, thimble and two pairs of graduated steel scissors, 19 x 15cm
Lot 552
A mixed lot - sewing - comprising three hand painted paper skein holders, various netting tools and gauges, macramŽ fish, ivory lucet, fringing fork, Chinese mother of pearl gaming counters, fancy brass needle case, seam knife and stiletto, a colour chart for embroidery threads and other pieces (qty)
Lot 563
Seven sewing companions comprising an embroidered hussif of roll form incorporating skein holders, tool divisions, flannel, pocket, and a bolster for reels with pin cushion and emery, 20cm wide, a reel bag, two plush velvet companions with tools, a leather wallet form example and two others (7)
Lot 446
A Group Of Reloading Tools For Percussion Rifles All 19th CenturyComprising two brass bullet moulds and a mould for explosive heads, each hinged together with original cord bindings and leather-covered terminals, each numbered '4728' for a Purdey 26-bore percussion d.b. rifle (sold 19 June 1852), together with their serial numbered hollow-point tool with swelling wooden handle; two brass bullet moulds each with swelling wooden handle, one stamped 'Whitworth Manchester 62', 'F. 440 C470' and '530G', the other retaining its hollow-point tool with swelling wooden handle; another bullet mould with blued steel head and swelling handles, and detachable sprue-cutter en suite; a brass hollow-point tool stamped 'James Dixon & Sons' over '1144N 20', and with turned swelling wooden handle; two powder-measures each with wooden handle and sprung cut-off lever, calibrated for 4¼ and 3½ to 4½ Drams respectively, the former retaining much of its lacquered case-hardened finish; a case-hardened .450 combined case-crimping and decapping tool; a pot of ''The Motty' Rifle Paste.'; and a 20-bore nickel cartridge extracting tool stamped 'G. & J.W. Hawksley' (13)
Lot 445
A Group Of Accessories Mostly Relating To Antique FirearmsMostly 19th CenturyComprising a circular white-metal percussion cap dispenser, stamped on the threaded lid 'Sykes' and 'M' within borders of ropework, and with integral ring for suspension, a rare brass nipple-primer, stamped 'G. & J.W. Hawksley', and with suspension ring; another of white-metal (whistle missing); a brass bullet mould for casting conical bullets, one arm stamped '360'; a revolver mould for casting two conical bullets, the sprue-cutter stamped 'No. 90'; another, similar and stamped 'Tranter's Patent'; a steel bullet mould for casting conical bullets, one arm engraved 'WD' (for William Davis) and stamped '470'; another for conical bullets, engraved 'WD' and stamped 'Improved No. 32'; two others each for pistols and for conical bullets, one with integral barrel-wrench; and two brass revolver moulds each for casting conical and spherical bullets, one stamped 'Colts Patent'; thirteen various turnscrew and nipple-keys, each with wooden handle and including two brass-mounted double-ended examples, and two each for Smith's Patent 'Imperial' caps, the flattened swelling figured handles each retaining its original pricker; four combination tools (two incomplete), the first with detachable turned head stamped with maker's mark 'IW', probably 18th century, the second of T-shape and with threaded brass caps for spare percussion nipples (threaded pricker missing); an iron turnscrew comprising a three-bladed head with threaded pricker and integral turned hammer-head or pipe tamper; seven various ramrods for pistols and revolvers; five double-ended shot-chargers, one of brass; four patch-cutters; two steel oil bottles; two steel barrel-wrenches for turn-off pistols; a mainspring clamp (small fracture) retaining much of its case-hardening; a turned circular figured wooden patchbox; a large quantity of conical and spherical lead bullets; and a bag of assorted flints; together with a large group of related items including a WWI period tubular steel cosh with knurled handle and four sprung retractable fin-shaped blades along both sides, gutta-percha head (damaged), and suspension loop, and a various leather straps: all in a pigskin suitcase (a lot)
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