Three rectangular bead work bags, comprising a gold ground floral decorated example with bead work draw string, 20 x 12.4cms, another worked with ...
Two rectangular bead work draw string bags, comprising a flower head and leaf scroll example within geometric borders and in vibrant colours, 27 x...
Six bags, comprising four geometric bead work examples, two with bead work handles, one draw string and one with clasp on chain, 23 x 12.5cms excl...
Two rectangular draw string bead work bags, both with bold geometric design and vibrant colouring, 30 x 19.5 and 23 x 17.5cms. (2)
An unusual lady's wallet of four blue silk compartments, within purple ribbon borders, the compartments inked in the style of bank notes 'One / Tw...
A small beadwork purse and another, the first executed in metallic beads with paste highlights the silver clasp chased with a basket of flowers an...
Six bags and purses, comprising a bead work decorated bag with circular metal concertina top and pierced hinged cover, 30cms including tassel, two...
Two late 18th / early 19th Century silk purses or wallets, comprising a quilted blue silk example with metallic thread edging, the interior with l...
A simple small Bristol card cross stitch sampler, worked with upper and lower case alphabets and numerals 1-5, dated 'March 14-81', 12 x 9.2cms. ...
An attractive sampler 'Elisabeth Dodge Aged 14 1839', worked with a verse flanked by trees and birds over a house within trees, crown, flowering p...
A fine gold mounted 18th Century steel chatelaine, the leaf scroll pierced steel mount with hook and enclosing a pierced oval gold panel over a bl...
Two skein holders, comprising a rectangular faded pink silk wallet form example, the interior with a folding silk skein holder, mounted on card, a...
Three hand painted wooden thread winders, comprising a Spa work star form example, each side with flowers and leaves, 5.2cms, and two multiple win...
Knitting, comprising a whitewood and black stained knitting needle case in the form of a furled umbrella, 32cms, a wood and brass knitting Nancy, ...
Five Chinese export cylinder form netting cases, all carved with birds, insects and dragons, comprising a tortoiseshell example with steel mounts,...
Knitting needle gauges and accessories, comprising a brass rectangular example 'Knitting Pin Gauge / Standard Wire Gauge - Registered No. 517815',...
A collection of ten cylinder form knitting needle cases, comprising an unusual wooden example in the form of a hammer, 24cms, another as a furled ...
Three knitting sticks, comprising a wooden goose wing example with incised initials 'EL', 22.5cms, another similar, chip to edge and split to base...
Three knitting sticks and a wool ball bowl, the knitting sticks of turned form, two of tapering form, the other probably for a child, stamped LH a...
Two sewing clamps, comprising a Dutch wooden example, the frame incorporating a circular mirror below a trough form pin cushion, the whole painted...
Four needle packet boxes, comprising a Georgian red leather example with sloping top and silver catch, 6.5cms, two red leather and gilt tooled boo...
Two card needle books, comprising a fine oval example with pierced border pattern enclosing a pressed paper panel to one side of a parrot perched ...
A Bristol card needle book, the rectangular cover inscribed in cross stitch 'Needles', within bead work borders, the back cover 'M. Asher', comple...
A card needle book in the form of a shoe, with ribbon borders and gilt foil embellishments, interior in brown silk with stitched border flannels, ...
A fine 18th Century needle book, the covers probably Spitafields, incorporating metallic thread and coloured silks to the flowering branches, meta...
Five needle cases, comprising a Palais Royal mother of pearl example with pansy motif, small hole to one side of cover above ferrule, 5.8cms, a bo...
Two needle packet boxes, comprising a dome top tortoiseshell example with diamond pattern pewter lines centred by a white metal tablet and raised ...
Two needle packet boxes, comprising a mother of pearl and abalone shell example on bone ball feet, original blue silk lining, 6.2cms, and another ...
A Georgian silver needle case, of oval section and tapering form worked with dots on a line ground within engraved borders, one side with vacant r...
A fine Mauchline ware slant top needle packet box, the front with a painted and penwork panel of fruit and leaves, the top with an insect on a flo...
An Avery brass needle packet case 'Alexandra', floral covers, four compartment interior ornamented with domes of flowers, 5cms sq. ...
A French silver gilt needle case, of hexagonal section and tapering form, neatly engraved below cushion top, marks to upstand, 6.2cms.
Seven needle cases and two needle packet cases, comprising three wooden cylinder needle cases, largest 10cms, a vegetable ivory acorn example, thr...
A fine Scottish slant top needle packet box, of trapezoid section, the slant painted with a game cock, the body in a basket weave pattern in green...
A red leather wallet form needle case, of rectangular form titled in gilt 'Royal Improved Needles Ne - Plus Ultra / Manufactured by Reading and Tu...
A red leather and gilt tooled rectangular needle packet box, the canted lid rising to a panel inscribed 'Needles', near mint, 4.9cms wide. ...
Two book form red leather needle packet boxes, one with gilt tooled spine and covers one titled 'Needles', black dot on gilt papers, 4.6cms wide, ...
Three leather needle packet boxes, comprising a black leather slant top example stamped in gilt 'Superior Needles / Joseph Rodgers and Son Sheffie...
Three cardboard rectangular needle packet boxes, comprising a white and gold example, the lid with cut and raised decoration of a flower labelled ...
A collection of bodkins, comprising a scarce English silver plain fish form bodkin with makers mark only of Joseph Taylor of Birmingham circa 1814...
A plain steel scissor case with scissors, the case late 18th Century, hinged double dome cover, the whole embellished with an outer double line an...
A pair of silver mounted scissors complete with silver sheath, steel tapering blades marked with crossed keys, silver arms with unidentifiable mar...
A good example of a late 18th Century silver filigree thimble/tape measure/scent bottle, the screw base thimble with filigree frieze and vacant ov...
Two mother of pearl and abalone shell thimble boxes, comprising an octagonal example 4cms high, and another of rectangular form with pitched lid, ...
Five thimble cases, each with thimble comprising an ebony and vegetable ivory egg in cup, 7cms, a brass egg with internal needle case, a wooden ac...
A 9ct gold thimble by Charles Horner, Chester 1922, 4.42grms.
Two modern Meissen porcelain floral decorated thimbles, both with crossed swords mark, one internally inscribed 500/1996, the other 010110/57, one...
Six silver thimbles, comprising two finger guards with engraved borders, three stone tops, and an early 19th Century steel top, last in case. ...
Two thimble cases, comprising a cast soft metal example in the form of a pug's head with glass eyes on black painted circular base, complete with ...
A Norwegian silver and enamel thimble by Marius Hammer, with blue enamel wave border over white enamel dots, moonstone top, internal apex marks '9...
A Norwegian silver and enamel thimble by Marius Hammer, stone top, the frieze in blue enamel triangles over white dots, internal apex mark '930S' ...
Seventeen various thimble compendiums, including two modern wooden examples. (17)
A brass nanny brooch, with curved rectangular spangle, complete with needle case and reel, stamped 'DRGM 268036', 4.7cms.
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising a horn tatting shuttle one side with floral pearl inlay, wire and metal dots, 7.2cms, a bone combination needle bo...
A mixed lot, sewing and knitting, comprising a 'Peacock' bell form knitting pin gauge, 7cms, a Viyella drum gauge / counter, little children, 4cms...
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising two ebonised egg form darners both with silver handles stamped 'Sterling', largest 16cms, an English silver handle...
A miniature bone model of a spinning wheel, possibly French Napoleonic prisoner of war work, raised on three turned legs united by treadle, pierce...
A 20th Century Naples porcelain figure of a young girl seated in a chair stitching the button to a skirt, a pannier of sewing accessories by her f...
An opaque glass egg form hand cooler, probably German, painted with a lake and mountains within a border of colourful flowers, 6cms.
A mixed lot, sewing, comprising eight pairs of scissors including a silver handled pair, 11.3cms, various pin cases and holders including toilet p...
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