An Early 19th Century Indian Ivory and Bone Veneered Miniature Secretaire, "The Randle Cabinet", circa 1860, containing numerous heirlooms and curiosities, mainly collected by Captain James E Randle, the upper panelled section with small door, over a fall front enclosing an interior with upper long drawer, two long and two short drawers, the central drawer enclosing hidden drawers, faced with foliate engraved panels framing pierced panels enclosing birds and animals, upon bracket feet, {38cm high}; the contents briefly including an ivory purse with reverse painting on glass mount, coachman's and servant's buttons, a purse fashioned from a walnut, a Mauchline "Clacton on Sea" ruler, a brass penner containing an inscription "Taken from backpack of Russian soldier at Alma", lead bullets picked up by whilst in the Crimea, five Chinese carved and pierced peach stones, a woolwork evening purse etc
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A 9ct Gold Purse Watch, signed Rolex, Edward, 1928, the 15 jewel lever movement signed "Rolex Prima", timed to six positions, bi-metallic compensation balance, gilt coloured dial with Arabic numerals, rectangular case with a sliding action and engraved to the borders and bow, case, movement and dial signed, {Glasgow import marks for 1928, 44mm long, 22mm wide}.
A lady's Swiss 18ct gold and perspex round purse watch, the gold dial with a perspex chapter with black Arabic quarters and baton numerals and breguet style hands, perspex double-sided case with gold bezels and winding crown, import marks for Glasgow 1938, Swiss 17 jewel movement, original rose crown
Movado, Chronometre Ermeto, a stainless steel purse watch, circa 1950, 1234 293, with leather mounted side-to-wind covers, the silvered dial with polished centre and satinised surround, raised gilt Arabic numerals and gilt hands, stainless steel case, Movado 15 jewel movement, 4 adjusts, with split bi-metallic balance and overcoil balance spring, together with a chain and a Swiss gold cased open face keyless fob watch, stamped '14K'
Rolex, a silver cased folding purse watch, circa 1928, ref; 63549, the silvered dial with skeleton Arabic numerals and hands, square three-piece inner case in an engine-turned slide and tilt outer case with foliate scroll borders, Rolex 15 jewel movement, case, dial and movement signed (lacking the minute hand and the glass, movement in need of attention)
An early 19th Century Staffordshire pottery group - "The Sailor's Return" - The sailor greeting his sweetheart with a purse and box labelled "Dollars", on octagonal base, 9.25ins high (slightly chipped and enamel flaking in places), and one other Staffordshire pottery figure of a couple in fashionable dress, with bocage to background, 6. 5ins high (cracked and repaired)
A Victorian mother-of-pearl rectangular card case, the front engraved with bold leaf scroll and floral ornament, 4.25ins x 2.75ins, one other Victorian mother-of-pearl card case inlaid with lozenge shaped panels, 4ins x 3ins, a Victorian horn and tortoiseshell lidded oval snuff box, 2.75ins x 1.25ins, a plain Victorian horn oval snuff box, 3.25ins x 2ins, a Victorian tortoiseshell and gilt brass mounted purse of shaped outline, and two other snuff boxes, various
A Victorian papier mache and ebonised work box, the lid and front inset with papier mache panels painted with hussars bade farewell by young women inscribed Going to Camp, the front with a landscape, the interior lined in azure blue and gilt paper and ivory silk, containing a quantity of contemporary ivory and bone needlework tools and other items (details at mellorsandkirk.com, or please enquire), 31 x 22cm. A particularly well preserved and somewhat unusual example, with no serious faults, damage or restoration. The extensive contents including mother o'pearl silk winders, carved bone and cut steel buttons, other Victorian buttons in part sets, mother o'pearl tape measure, bone tape measure, mother o'pearl buttons, gilt metal purse mounts, pictorial card and other needle boxes, bone and pique pin cushion, turned ivory needle case, 3 further mother o'pearl pin cushions, Chinese mother o'pearl counters, Victorian costume jewellery and parts, mother o'pearl/bone bobbins, vegetable ivory thimble cases and tape measure, two tunbridge work book shaped needle cases, carved and turned bone tape measure and various other related items
A Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Workbox, the lid with foliate cartouche within pewter string frame punctuated by mother of pearl roundels, internally with compartmented lift-out tray, a catch on the rim releasing a fascia slim writing slope drawer, (30. 5cm wide); containing an assortment of 19th century sewing accessories and items, briefly including a Stanhope tape measure, a root ivory acorn shape bodkin case, a papier mache spectacle case, a purse, a shoe shape pin cushion, a bone snow flake pin cases, croquet hooks
A pair of lady's Victorian mother-of-pearl opera glasses with telescopic handle by Stewart Dawson &Co Ltd, Regent Street, London; an early 19th century floral decorated mother-of-pearl toothpick box, with original mirror, enclosing two tortoiseshell toothpicks, 3.375in long; and a Victorian tortoiseshell silver pique purse, 3in x 2in. (3)
Four Royal Worcester vases, comprising: a quatrefoil section purse vase painted by Kitty Blake with fruiting blackberry, 8cm high, printed puce mark, date code for 1930; an ovoid vase painted by Kitty Blake with primrose, 7.5cm high, printed puce mark, date code for 1937; and two other vases painted with roses, printed green marks, first quarter 19th century
Four items of fruit decorated Royal Worcester, comprising: a quatrefoil section purse vase painted by Harry Ayrton, printed puce mark, date code for 1931; an ovoid vase painted by William Bagnall, printed puce mark, date code for 1929; and a pair of later plates with gilt gadrooned rims, painted by John Freeman and D. Shinnie, printed black marks, 15cm diameter
A silver framed evening purse, maker's mark indistinct, London 1916, the art nouveau style frame inset with tortoiseshell panels below a suspension chain with finger ring, 12cm together with another rectangular example by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1918, the oval section body engine turned, below a suspension chain with finger ring, 12.5cm (2)
A silver evening purse by John Rose, Birmingham 1909, of bombe shape, the body embossed with scrolls around a shield shape cartouche, 9cm; another evening purse by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1915, bombe shape with engine turned decoration, 8.5cm and another smaller by E J Houlston, Birmingham 1917, plain, 6.5cm (3)
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