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Click here to subscribeAN EDWARDIAN NOVELTY MENU/PLACE CARD HOLDER by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1909, hollow stamped as a monkey with raised left arm, chased fur, crouching on a domed base, 1 3/4" high, together with a small oval snuff box, maker's mark indistinct, Birmingham 1798, wriggle and prick engraved with a vacant eliptical panel, 1 1/4" long (2) (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: Small dents to base of monkey, but no splits. End of hinged cover to box slightly uneven
Two papier mâché snuff boxes, 19th century, each with transfer printed panels, depicting a lady with a watering can, and figures, 9.2cm diameter and wideand three snuff boxes, one dated 1816, tortoise shell and horn, naively painted with 'Horse & Groom, Lea Bridge, 1816,' with initials, 8cm wide and,an oak box and a printed box, 7cm and 9cm (5)Provenance: The Collection of David and Sandy FullerCondition ReportCircular - with wear and rubbing to the base. Cracks visible to the inside of the lid. Knocks and wear.
A gentlemans rosewood travelling box, 19th century, with a mother-of-pearl escutcheon and plain plaque to the hinged cover, with a fitted interior, 25cm wide, a Chinese hardwood box, profusely carved, 31cm wide a small treen snuff box, inset with a medallion commemorating the Crystal Palace, 1851, worn, 6.5cm diameter, anda hardwood club, with incised bands, 52cm long (4)Condition ReportLoose escutcheon, inner silvering worn and lost.Chinese - fair.CP, 1851 - medallion worn. Clud fair.
A collection of silver tablewares and cutlery. Comprising a cased set of six coffee bean spoons in sterling silver; a set of sterling silver handled butter knives; a matched sterling silver cruet set of two pepperettes and a mustard pot; a pinch action snuff box (not functioning); a serving spoon; four dessert spoons; three tea spoons; and a silver bladed miniature fish knife. Lot also includes a cased set of dessert forks, unmarked and assessed as plated. Gross approximate weight of weighable items: 475 grams/15.27 OzT.
A Gold-Mounted Oliva Porphyria (Tent Olive) Shell Snuff Box, apparently unmarked, probably 18th century, the shell with typical triangular striations, the mounts with simple reeded border and thumbpiece, mounted with a three-lug stand-away hinge9cm wideSlight play in the hinge. The box closes toghtly. Shell free from cracks, chips and losses. Some minor dents and scratches to the mounts.
Two small cased silver sets - comprising a set of of six coffee bean spoons, Birmingham 1934; and a two-piece christening fork and spoon set, Sheffield 1937; together with a boxed silver napkin ring; a sterling silver salt spoon with Gothic style handle; an Indian white metal snuff box, 4.9 x 3.7 x 1.8cm; and a 9ct gold coffee bean pendant (a/f).
* Mixed silver. A silver snuff box by D. Bros, Birmingham, 1970, the textured body with vacant cartouche, foliate thumb piece and gilt interior, 58g, together with a novelty Victorian silver ashtray by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1898, modelled with a leaping fox over a bowl, the interior engraved ’S.K.C 15.3.99’, 176g, a novelty silver field mouse by Hancocks, London, 1990, 57g, decanter labels, pill box, cigarette box and other items QTY: (12)
* SIR NICHOLAS FAIRBAIRN QC (SCOTTISH 1933 - 1995), COTE D'AZUR oil on canvas, signed and dated 1958framedimage size 35cm x 40cm, overall size 42cm x 47cm Note: Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was a colourful, flamboyant and controversial figure in Scottish legal circles and on the UK political scene during the latter quarter of the 20th century. He was immensely popular among his constituents and was widely respected as a competent and diligent constituency MP. Fairbairn was the epitome of an eccentric in his attitudes, his sartorial style and in most other aspects of his working and personal life. While some disagreed with him, few if any, doubted his intelligence or wit. He was a brilliant QC and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1979. He always carried a silver miniature, working revolver on a chain attached to his belt. He was reputedly the only MP to use the House of Commons Parliamentary snuff box. Above all, Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was his own man. He amusingly, but typically, described himself in his final entry in Who's Who, as "Author, forester, painter, poet, TV and radio broadcaster, journalist, dress-designer, landscape gardener, bon viveur, raconteur and wit". His autobiography, A Life is Too Short, was published in 1987.
A contemporary Yves Saint Laurent jewel powder, of heart shape with blue jewels, 6cm x 6.5cm in fitted card box, shell purse Givenchy 8cm x 7.5cm, rectangular ribbed gilt metal stone mounted Christian Dior 8.5cm x 7cm in fitted and lined box, Christian Dior plain ribbed rectangular gilt metal compact, 7.5cm x 6.5cm and scalloped Volupte feather snuff box style compact, 8cm x 5.5cm (5)
A collection of mixed miniature silver and white metal items to include; a novelty Continental white metal violin shaped pill or snuff box, with embossed classical figural scenes, approx. 9.3cm long; a novelty Continental white metal shell shaped snuff box with hinged end and elaborate scrolled design, approx. 4.3cm wide; a matching Modern silver mustard pot with spoon, salt and pepper pots, all marked STERLING; a miniature white metal cottage, approx. 2.5cm wide; a miniature Birmingham silver hand mirror (dented); a small Chester silver pencil in case; a Birmingham silver thimble; a Modern silver thimble marked 925; a white metal pin tray with ribbed edging and of circular shape, marked 408B and star, approx. 8.2cm diameter; an 800 silver spoon with floral design; other white metal spoons; a Victorian 1887 half crown and other miniature silver / white metal items inc. abalone shell decorated pill box and thimble, and some half-silver English coins. (1 bag) Weighable Sterling silver approx. 62 grams (2ozt) Further details: tarnishing; wear, scratches etc.
A charming collection of three decorative snuff boxes, each uniquely crafted with ornate silver accents and intricate detailing. The set includes one box with a translucent amber-hued body, another with a striking beaded turquoise exterior adorned with inlaid gemstones, and a third featuring a silver-toned metal body. Each piece is topped with a finely detailed floral-patterned silver lid and a matching base, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship. These exquisite snuff boxes serve as both functional and decorative collectibles, perfect for display or use.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 2.5"HCondition: Age related wear.
MUNNINGS ALFRED: (1878-1959) English painter, a member of the Newlyn School from 1912-14, and regarded as one of the finest painters of horses. A good collection of A.Ls.S. (5; one a brief illustrated message on a postcard), a T.L.S., five original pencil drawings, and a few pieces of printed ephemera. The autograph and typed letters signed Alfred Munnings, A. J. Munnings, and with his initials AJ, twelve pages (total), 4to and smaller, various places (Dedham, Essex & Withypool, Somerset), early to mid-1940s, to various correspondents including the portrait painter Maurice Codner. Munnings states, in part, ´I am not sure about the Tissot, as I told that secretary to remove the pictures if the raids started & they should have done so. How awful, that lovely [painting?] which nobody really cared for & which as Lutyens said was ruined by the overlighting of the chandeliers. What a hateful lot of buggers used that room.....& what a disagreable rascañ that Drysdale was wo stood in the way of everything. Damn him, what a pity he wasn´t in the drawing room when the bomb fell. My place in Chelsea has had it - windows out & all glass in frames broken......Winston in chair first dinner. Next Thursday Lord Gort in chair & they all give Winston a snuff box´ (to Maurice Codner, 30th September 1940, accompanied by the original envelope), ´I can´t tell you how glad I was to see that good notice of your work in The Times on Friday. You couldn´t want better and who ever the present (sic; President) is he is a more sane fellow than the last & I find him very good. Far better than the other old blighter - well - I was glad I read it out to Violet who never cares much about critics, & she was delighted. I´ve always seen you gradually gaining & burrowing in. You´re as undefeatable as the Hun. And to think you´re doing this in spite of the bombs & with only one eye......I´ve just written a line to Oswald Birley, poor fellow......I´m losing the will to work´ (to Maurice Codner, 4th November 1941, in pencil), ´What a pity that you could not remain at such a stage of brilliance for the rest of your natural life - or unnatural life, or whatever your present existence may be - Can´t you buy up a quantity of that same sherry & consume at intervals & go on flying through the air like a blazing comet?......Hunting all over England should be stopped. That´s my opinion. People who go wouldn´t if the hounds didn´t. Absolute not. Have you had time to go & see the exhibition of under 20 guinea pictures yet at Trafalgar Square? If not, go & let me know......You & I should go & stay at Bradley Farm up in the woods & hills near here for a month & live on cream & stuff & work.....trees galore & stone buildings & the rest & when it rained we´d do masterpieces indoors - big sitting rooms......write again my lad of wax - any f - g lately?´ (to Maurice Codner, n.d. [c. September 1942], in pencil), ´One day I´ll be round there. On Exmoor now, Army took my house at Dedham´ (to A. R. Blundell, 22nd March 1944), ´The man who did that plate of an old poplar tree is [a] great artist. If you can do such a thing as that although it is uncared for by the crowd is someone to be reckoned with. If only you could [do] an oil like that & as well!! It is superb. I saw it in Emmons´ house at Flatford Mill & looked & looked [at] it again having seen it in the R.A. It is equal to anything of its kind I know´ (to Blundell, 3rd January 1946; actually 1947), the postcard featuring an ink drawing by Munnings of a skier lying face down in the snow, with a mountain, trees and sun in the background, wishing the recipient a Happy Easter and hand addressed by Munnings to Mr. and Mrs. John Napper, April 1956. Together with five original pencil sketches by Munnings, one signed in full, three with initials, and one unsigned, the largest measuring approximately 20.5 x 16.5 cm, the majority depicting horses and one of a cow feeding her calves. All are matted and framed. Also including a small collection of ephemera etc. including printed illustrated 8vo booklets advertising new signed artist´s proofs of the works Going to the Meet, The Whip and A Little Piece of England, a catalogue for a Loan Collection of Pictures by Alfred Munnings exhibited at the Art Galleries of the Norwich Castle Museum, August - September 1928, etc. One letter with some tears and staining (only FR), generally G to about VG, Sml Qty.
A mixed lot to include a French carved bone Stanhope, 19th century tortoiseshell snuff box with pewter and mother of pearl inlay, silver gilt medal inscribed 'National Federation of Women Teachers E L Lovermark President 1908-9' converted to a brooch, and other items Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request
A collection of jewellery and watches including Seiko automatic, Precimax automatic, silver curb link bracelet, two silver buckle rings, 9ct back and front locket, pewter snuff box, section of 18k gold ring (2.2g), 9ct gold wedding band (4g), broken 9ct gold signet ring (1.2g), 9ct gold chain (2.7g), etc
A late 19th Century silver snuff box, engraved decoration, hallmarked Birmingham, 1899 together with four late 19th/ early 20th Century silver vesta cases, two plain, one with initials and one engraved, two hallmarked Chester, 1901 (Charles Cooke) and William Neale, 1895; one William Neale, Sheffield, 1897 and Birminham, 1913, approx 5.44 ozt (168.4 grams) [5]
A pair of mid 19th century German composition old Chelsea and Greenwich Pensioners, one old soldier in red coat with tricorne hat with peg-leg and walking stick, snuff box in waistcoat pocket and the other with bald head smoking cigar in blue uniform with amputated arm, both seated on twig seats and with hole in hand to hold object, one on textured wooden base —8in. (20cm.) high (some crazing and ageing, on missing base)