Lot 912
914 A FITTED GREEN LEATHER TRAVELLING VANITY CASE by Drew & Sons, Piccadilly Circus, London W., the case fitted with ivory brushes, mirrors, accessories and a quantity of silver mounted bottles, the silver hallmarked for London 1899
912 A GEORGE III SCROLLED PAPERWORK TEA CADDY of elongated octagonal form, all over decorated with gilt and coloured scrolled paper, the front with crossed foliate branches against a green ground, the side panels with leaf forms against blue, the interior with a satinwood lid with turned ivory handle, on gilt metal ball feet, 6¼" wide. See illustration
Provenance: Christie's Auction of Cowdray Park, held on 13th-15th September 2011, Lot 829, where this item was recorded as being part of the property being brought down from Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire, the Pearson's house, North of the border.
Provenance: The collection of the marine artist Cavendish Morton
£300-600
915 A LOUIS XIV STYLE GILT METAL AND BOULE-WORK DESK STAND, the top fitted with twin ink wells and a pen well and a central broad well with scrolling boule-work decoration, the sides with all over conforming scrolling engraved brass work on gilt metal feet, 15" wide
£1,000-1,500
913 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH 'SUSSE FERES' DRESSING BOX, the rectangular lid with gilt metal border and a band of boule-work inlay, the interior with a fitted mirror and tray, the lock stamped 'Susse Feres a Paris', 13" wide
£300-500 120
£200-400