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318 316 A CHINESE SILVER SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY rectangular, the lid centred by an initialled shield surrounded by figures amidst foliage in relief on a matted ground, the base in floral relief, applied with a broad leaf and patera rim, interior showing traces of gilding 6.8cm wide
318 A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL SOUVENIR CHEROOT CASE, CIRCA 1889 oblong, inlaid with a view of the Eiffel Tower and a Montgolfière, with scarlet silk lining and vesta striker 14.5cm long
£300-500
319 SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL, ENGLISH, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising: a small pill or powder box, embossed, the hinged lid with silver and tortoiseshell, 6.5cm, The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London, 1906; a similar ring box, on three feet, 5cm diameter, Charles Boyton & Son Ltd, Birmingham, 1913; a glass smelling salts bottle with silver mounts and silver and tortoiseshell hinged cover, complete with stopper, 8cm high, maker’s mark rubbed, London, 1910; and a silver-mounted tortoiseshell-covered cigarette box, square, cedar lined, 10.5cm wide, unmarked, circa 1895 (4)
317 A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX, EARLY 19TH CENTURY rectangular, the hinged lid inset with a die-stamped gilt-copper cliché depicting Christ’s entry into Jerusalem impressed ‘MOREL F’ 8.9cm long £100-150
£180-220
£150-200 320 A VICTORIAN SILVER TRINKET BOX, WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS, LONDON, 1897 rectangular, richly die-stamped with a profusion of scrolls, flowers, foliage, cherubs and masks, also engraved ‘Trixie’, 15.8cm long; and the following miscellaneous silver toilet table items: a cylindrical toilet box and cover, similarly embossed and engraved, 7.5cm high, the Goldsmiths & Silversmith Co, London, 1896; a hair-pin box, the hinged cover embossed with winged cherubs’ heads, 10.2cm long, William Neale & Son, Chester, 1900; a smelling salts bottle, embossed, screw-on cover, glass interior, 7.5cm high, maker’s mark JHW, Birmingham, 1900; and a nail buffer and stand, decorated with aquamarine enamel, 13.4cm long, Adie Brothers, Birmingham, 1928 the first three items 411gr (13oz) (5) £200-250
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321 AN ITALIAN CAMEO CARVED EMPEROR HELMET SHELL, PROBABLY TORRE DEL GRECO, CIRCA 1900 carved with a relief roundel of Erato the muse of lyric and love poetry surrounded by floral sprays, base drilled 17cm high excluding later stand £150-250
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