GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A 9ct gold twist action tooth pick, spiralled shaft, S J Rose & son, Birmingham 1964, 6.6g gross

A 19th century mother of pearl and abalone canted rectangular cheroot case, hinged cover, veneered with lozenges engraved with flowering stems, 13...

A 19th century pony skin-mounted novelty vesta case, as a shoe, spring-loaded hinged cover set with striker, 8.5cm long, c. 1890; another, (2)

A 19th century silver-coloured metal-mounted 'numismatic' novelty vesta case, formed from a bisected Cartwheel tuppence, hinged cover, 4.5cm diam

A Dunhill novelty table lighter, The Light, as a book, morocco clad case, hinged cover enclosing a striking mechanism, 11cm long, c. 1930; Trench ...

A George III hair work memento mori miniature, woven with a Picturesque landscape, oval, 3.2cm wide, contemporary rose gold-coloured metal frame, ...

A George III shagreen spectacles case, hinged canted cover, silver coloured metal mount, 12.5cm long

A George V silver mounted leather chatelaine spectacles case, 16.5cm long, the pierced clip Birmingham 1915

A large Dupont cigarette lighter, grip-textured overall, hinged cover, 14cm long, no.2A0641

A Mont Blanc Turbo fountain pen and stylus pen, engine turned stainless steel barrels and tops, cased en suite with international guarantee, monog...

A set of six early 20th century reverse glass buttons, each with a pheasant, 1.5cm diam, cased

A Victorian brass rounded rectangular box-form novelty vesta case, as a satchel, hinged cover with faux stitching, embossed with a fox and inscrib...

A Victorian EPNS novelty vesta case, as a portrait bust of W.E. Gladstone, 5.5cm long

A Victorian silver mounted chestnut vesta case, hinged cover, shield shaped escutcheon, 5.5cm wide, Birmingham 1892

A Victorian silver novelty vesta case, set with a compass, hinged cover, striker to base, 5cm long, Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham 1898

A Victorian silver rounded rectangular vesta case, mounted with an enamel badge depicting a prancing horse and inscribed Rudiobus, 5cm long, Birm...

An Art Deco silver and shagreen rounded rectangular snuff box, hinged cover, gilt interior, 8.5cm wide, c.1930

An E.P.N.S novelty vesta case, as a cello, 7cm long

An E.P.N.S novelty vesta case, as Ally Sloper, 6cm long

An E.P.N.S novelty vesta case, as the head of Joseph Chamberlain, hinged cover, 5cm long

An early 20th century agate vesta case, hinged cover with striker, 5cm long; another (2)

An Edwardian E.P.N.S novelty toast rack, as a porter's trolley, spoked wheels, 19cm long, model no.2677, c.1910

An Edwardian silver combination vesta and sovereign case, hinged covers 6.5cm long, Birmingham 1906

An EPNS novelty vesta case, as Mr Punch, hinged cover, striker to base, 6cm long

Bear Baiting - a Victorian cast brass novelty so-to-bed, as a bear chained to a staff, his hinged head enclosing vesta compartment, 7.5cm high, c....

Cock Fighting - a 19th century French enamel canted rectangular snuff box, hinged cover painted with bantams in combat, the yellow base with flute...

Pens and Pencils - a 19th century silver coloured metal propelling pencil, in the Gothic taste, acanthus terminal set with an amethyst coloured st...

Pens and Pencils - a George VI silver yard-o-lead propelling pencil, 12cm long, London 1946; another, The Mascot, London 1945; other silver pencil...

Pens and Pencils - an Art Deco silver propelling pencil, THe Life-Long, engine turned shaft, 10cm long, c.1945; another, conforming; other silver ...

Pens and Pencils - an early 20th century silver plated advertising propelling pencil, inscribed Salsbury My Jeweller, 12cm long; others, etc (7)

Seals - a George IV yellow metal and jasper bloodstone seal fob, the matrix carved in relief with a lyre and palm and with the maxim: Peace and Ha...

Sport - Local Interest - a George V 9ct gold and enamel football medal and fob, Derbyshire Football Association, Div[ision] Cup Winners, 1923 - 24...

Château de Nivelle 2000 Bordeaux, magnum, 12%, 3l, label legible but with scuffs and minor losses, level at shoulder, seals intact; Premier de Lic...

Talister Scotch Whisky, Distilled 1971, 70% proof, 75cl, labels good, level above shoulder; Old Mull Fine Scotch Whisky, 70% proof, 75cl, labels g...

A 19th century German toleware rounded rectangular table tobacco box, hinged cover painted with figures promenading in the grounds of a country ho...

A 19th century mahogany novelty snuff box, as a shoe, sliding cover, 8.5cm long

A 19th century oak novelty snuff box, as a shoe, sliding cover, 10cm long, c.1850

A 19th century oak novelty snuff box, carved as shoe, hinged cover, 9.5cm long, c. 1850; another, pewter, (2)

A 19th century papier mache novelty snuff box, as a shoe, hinged cover with inset mother of pearl cartouche, 10.5cm long, c.1860

A George III papier mâché circular table snuff box, the push-fitting cover decorated with a smiling caricatured face, 11cm diam, c.1820

A German World War I military brass tobacco box, the hinged cover set with a roundel inscribed Gott Mit Uns, 10cm wide, c.1914

A 19th century silver-mounted exotic hardwood gentleman's walking stick, the globular silver pommel cast with a garland of oak leaves on a oeil de...

A Black Forest walking cane handle, carved as an alert Alsatian, silver ferule, malacca shaft, 90cm long overall

A Victorian gilt-metal mounted gentleman's walking cane, curved horn handle, malacca shaft, 91cm long overall, c. 1880; others, similar (3)

A pair of Indian silver vases, chased with scrolling foliage centred by vacant shield shaped cartouches, 16.5cm high, c.1880

A silver novelty vesta case, as the Devil, hinged spring loaded cover, push-button to nose, 4.5cm long, marked 925

A Victorian silver-mounted travelling barometer case, pierced and embossed with flowers, leafy C-scrolls and trellis, 11.5cm high, Birmingham 1898...

An American silver rectangular box, the cover embossed with a man smoking a pipe, inscribed 1914 - 1941, To Harry and Ella, 8.5cm long, marked Ste...

An Edwardian silver and enamel rounded rectangular vesta case, decorated in polychrome with the arms and motto of the Borough of Bolton, Lancashir...

An Elizabeth II silver mounted clear glass globular match striker/table vesta, 6.5cm high, London 2002; others, similar, 2002 and 2003 (3)

Local History - Sport - Billiards - a George V silver presentation shield, inscribed Derby Institutes Association Billiards Championship, "B" Divi...

A 19th century Chinese monochrome ovoid vase, 37cm high, mounted as a table lamp; another (2)

A Chinese bronze censer, cast as a horse, lift-off saddle cover, 9cm high, 12.5cm wide, Qing dyansty, late 19th century

A Chinese bronze ding tripod censer and cover, cast in relief with a figure, deer, a bird and the Three Friends of Winter, temple lion finial, mas...

A Chinese bronze study, the head of Buddha, 31cm high, 20th century

A Chinese carved giltwood and lacquered rectangular panel, carved in relief with emaciated elders, sages, Buddhistic monks and further figures, pr...

A Chinese celadon fluted baluster vase, lotus-shaped rim, 19.5cm high, 19th century

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer shaped circular armorial charger, printed in gilt with crest and motto Do Right and Fear Not, the border with a bold fe...

A Chinese dark patinated bronze gu-shaped beaker vase, cast and applied with temple lions and blossoming prunus, on a ground of diapers, 14cm high...

A Chinese dark patinated bronze incense burner, faux rivetted borders, masks to sides, the feet cast as monkeys, 9.5cm wide, six character mark