Mauchline Ware 33 144 A GROUP OF MAUCHLINE WARE SEWING ITEMS
LATE 19TH CENTURY comprising a Beeswax Holder, 2.5cm high; a Tape Measure, 5cm long; two Needle Folders; two Pin Cushions; another Measuring Tape; three further Needle Folders; a Darning Mushroom; two Pin Cushions; two Chalk boxes; a bottle‑shaped Thimble Case; two cylindrical Needle cases; and three further miscellaneous Boxes (21) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection
Note: Alex Wilson, a successful Scottish businessman, was an enthusiastic champion and collector of Mauchline Ware. In 1985 he joined the Burns Club of London, and was elected President in 1988, serving for two consecutive sessions; the only person to do so since the Second World War. He was also Chairman of the Caledonian Club and President of the Caledonian Society of London in the same year of 1991. His support of the Society’s charities, the Royal Caledonian Educational Trust and the Royal Scottish Corporation, was constant and wide ranging. He was Chairman of the Caledonian Club’s Burns Committee for many years and was an honorary member of the Mauchline Burns Club. Significantly he was also one of the early committee members of the Mauchline Ware Collectors Club. £300‑400
145 A GROUP OF SIX MAUCHLINE WARE SNUFF BOXES
LATE 19TH CENTURY to include six Snuff Boxes, two by Smith, Mauchline, depicting Burns’ Cottage and Monument, 7cm and 8cm across; two by Joseph, London, each inscribed POOR SMITH CAN’T FIND HIS MACHINE, 8 and 3.5cm across; a box by Steven, Cumnock inscribed PART OF THE HIGH CHURCH, GLASGOW, 7.5cm across; and an unmarked example painted with a washerwoman, 3.5cm diameter; eight Boxes, various sizes; and a Pin Cushion (15) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑500
146 A GROUP OF MAUCHLINE WARE NOVELTY ITEMS
LATE 19TH CENTURY including ten Moneyboxes, six Barrel‑Shaped Boxes, 7.5cm high; a Clock‑Shaped Box; and three Castellated Boxes; also a group of eight Glass Holders; three Beakers; two Boxes; a Tray; and a Pin Cushion (25) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑400
147 MISCELLANEOUS MAUCHLINE WARE NOVELTY AND DESK ITEMS
LATE 19TH CENTURY comprising three Book Marks, 10, 11 and 14cm long; a Letter Opener, 35cm long; a Brooch, 5.2cm across; a Stationary Rack, 17cm across; a ‘Cup and Saucer’ Inkwell; a Chamberstick and Snuffer; and a Sarcophagus Box (9) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑400
148 A COLLECTION OF MAUCHLINE WARE DESK ITEMS
LATE 19TH CENTURY comprising a String Holder, 7.5cm high; a Wall Mounted Timer, 20cm long; a Miniature Table, 7cm across; a Blotter; a Pen Tray; a Vesta; two Photo Frames; a Horseshoe Inkwell; a Notebook; a Watch Holder; and a Ring Box (11) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑400
149 A GROUP OF MAUCHLINE WARE BOOKS
LATE 19TH CENTURY including a Fern Ware example, and various transfer printed examples including Burns Cottage, Auld Brig O’ Doon etc (13) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑400
150 A GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS MAUCHLINE NOVELTY WARES
LATE 19TH CENTURY comprising a Plane, 11.5cm across; a Watch Stand; three Moneyboxes; a Cauldron‑Shaped String Box; and two further Boxes; two String Boxes, one in basket weave pattern; a Reel Box; seven Napkin Rings; a pail‑shaped Pin Cushion; and a Darning Mushroom (21) Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection £300‑400