585 |
Guild of Handicraft. An Edward VII silver letter opener, set with a chrysoprase, 8.5cm l, mark of The Guild of Handicraft Ltd, London 1906 £100-150 | Typical light scratches consistent with age but in very good overall condition | Nil |
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300 |
| 586 | Crime. Lord William Russell's snuff box, the French pressed burr maple box lined in gold and with chased thumbpiece, the lid mounted with a cabochon in a gold rosette, the underside stained, 8.5cm diam, early 19th c; with a broadside - THE TRIAL CONFESSION AND EXECUTION OF F.B. COURVOISIER for the MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL, woodcut illustrations [London:] Paul & Co, 7 Dials, 65 x 41cm [1840] framed; Bridges (Y) Two Studies in Crime, two copies, 1959; three other books on the Russell family (7) Literature: Bridges (Y), Two Studies in Crime, 1959, illus plt 2. Lord William Russell (1767-1840) was murdered by his 23 year old Swiss valet Francois Benjamin Courvoisier at his house, 14 Norfolk Street, Mayfair on the night of 6 May 1840. The motive was robbery. The victim was the uncle of the Duke of Bedford and also of Lord John Russell, Secretary of State for the Colonies and subsequently Prime Minister. Within hours of the discovery of the crime Prince Albert informed Queen Victoria of Russell's apparent suicide at which she was very shocked. Later the same day Lord John Russell informed the Queen in person of his uncle's murder. The present snuff box was discovered beneath the bloodstained pillow of Lord William's bed. The murderer was soon apprehended and hanged. A MACABRE MEMENTO OF ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS MURDERS IN THE ANNALS OF 19TH CENTURY CRIMINOLOGY. £600-800 | In fine condition with a light straight line scratch on the lid | Nil |
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1700 |
| 587 | A Victorian silver double sovereign and half sovereign case, of plain oblong design, the lid engraved G W Mumford, Liverpool 1899, 7 x 4cm, by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1898 £100-150 | In fine condition | Nil |
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350 |
| 590 | A William IV silver vinaigrette, engine turned and with engraved grille, 3.5 x 2.5cm, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1834 £150-200 | In excellent condition, no damage or restoration the marks good | Nil |
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190 |
| 591 | Six English and North American silver-mounted and silver-overlaid glass scent bottles, of cylindrical, oval, dimpled or bottle shape, 8.5 x 14cm h, variously marked or unmarked, all c1900 £100-200 | General light wear, one glass stopper damaged | Nil |
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140 |
| 592 | Two Victorian and one Edward VII silver scent bottles, die stamped with arabesques or reeding, 7.5-12cm h, all Birmingham, by J Grinsell & Sons and J H Wynn, 1888, 1900 and 1903 £120-160 | In good condition with light wear | Nil |
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220 |
| 593 | An Edward VII silver spherical scent bottle and cover, embossed with flowers and rocaille, 11cm h, by J H Wynn, Birmingham 1905; a silver-mounted glass square scent bottle in silver openwork stand, by S Blanckensee & Son Ltd, Birmingham 1925 (2) £100-150 | The first with some light localised wear on the relief decoration but in basically good condition. The second in good condition | Nil |
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270 |
| 594 | An Edward VII silver die stamped scent bottle-holder; a Dutch silver electrotype scent bottle decorated with putti and two silver scent flasks, heart or tear shaped, 5-8cm h, the first by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1902 £150-200 | The lot in good condition | Nil |
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190 |
| 595 | A George III silver bright cut scent bottle case; a Victorian silver mounted blue cased and silvered glass scent bottle and two French silver scent bottles, one parcel gilt, 4-8.5cm h, the first by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1800 £100-200 | The glass scent bottle with a small hole on one side. The other items in good condition | Nil |
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240 |
| 596 | Three Victorian silver cylindrical scent bottles, two engraved with arabesques, the third with naturalistic foliage, one with an openwork band, 5.5-8cm h, all Birmingham, one maker R&M, presumably Robinson & McKewan, Horton & Allday and G E Walton, 1876, 1889 and 1899 £100-200 | All in good condition, the cap of the bottle with the pierced decoration with a very slight split | Nil |
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280 |
| 597 | Two Victorian silver scent bottles, of square or hexagonal shape, the first engraved with a dragon, wyvern, griffin and cockatrice, the second embossed with panels of flowers, 8cm h, both Birmingham, by Horton & Allday or Hilliard & Thomason, 1890 and 1896, the second cased £100-150 | Both in fine condition, the hexagonal cased example with a pin pricked size hole on the cap immediately above the hinge | Nil |
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150 |
| 598 | Ten English and foreign silver scent bottles, of varied shape and design, with engraved, pierced, die stamped or repoussé decoration, 9.5cm h, various makers, some unmarked, all c1900 £150-200 | In generally fine condition | Nil |
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320 |
| 599 | A French silver scissors case, with engraved borders of foliage, 9.5cm h, maker's mark only, IA, a pellat between, a crown above, c1700 £800-1200 | In fine condition | Nil |
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| 600 | A German silver gilt oval snuff box, the repoussé lid with Venus and Cupid, the sides encircled by foliage, the base chased with a sea monster, 6.5 x 4.5cm, apparently unmarked, c1700 £800-1200 | In fine condition, not restored | Nil |
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| 601 | A George II silver heart shaped nutmeg grater, the lid engraved with a flower, name PHEBE [sic] SOLOMON and 1736, the date altered to read '1696', the hinged base engraved with a tulip between the initials 'IL', the sides with two moulded bands, 2.4cm h; 4cm long (overall), marked on lid and base, maker's mark only, by Thomas Kendrick of London, c1736 Kendrick entered his only mark, as a Smallworker in October 1731. His shop was at "Water Lane, Fleet Street, over against ye Black Lion" (Grimwade 2822). £800-1200 | Tiny old solder repaired split to the tip of the hinged base and typical light old scratches and shallow dents but an excellent example considering its early date and the thin gauge of metal employed in the construction | Nil |
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1400 |
| 602 | A French gold mounted glass scent bottle, of tapered form with engraved and pierced shoulder and flared cap, 10cm h, control mark, mid 19th c £150-200 | In good condition | Nil |
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| 603 | A Victorian silver novelty spirit bottle shaped vesta case, with engraved shoulder and die stamped with basketwork to the lower part, 5.2cm h, maker's mark poorly struck, Birmingham 1888 £200-300 | In good condition | Nil |
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| 604 | An Arts & Crafts Movement enamel plaque by Edith Dawson, with a portrait of a lady beneath a heart and star device centring the date 1895, the initials EBD below, 9 x 4.5cm Provenance: The Fine Art Society Ltd, London. £100-150 | In fine condition | Nil |
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350 |
| 605 | An English silver-mounted tortoiseshell oval tobacco box, the slightly domed, scallop shell shaped lid applied with a silver repoussé bust of King Charles I, 9.5 x 7.5cm, unmarked, early 18th c, leather case £250-350 | The lid and box with a crack from the hinge, the silver bust possibly associated and slightly worn with a tiny hole on the nose | Nil |
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260 |
| 605A | Gold Coins. UK 2005 Britannia Gold Proof Four-Coin set, cased | Nil |
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690 | |
| 605B | Gold Coin. UK 2006 HM Queen Elizabeth II Fiftieth Birthday Gold Proof Crown, cased | Nil |
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460 | |
| 605C | Platinum. HRH Prince of Wales' marriage 2005 Royal Mint commemorative medal, cased (50gms) | Nil |
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| 606 | Coins. The Ancient World: The Holy Land, 'widows mites', all ticketed (12); base metal concoctions of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy; Roman 2nd and 3rd centuries, mainly concoctions (6) £80-120 | ++ | Nil |
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80 |
| 607 | Coins. Mexico, Eight Reales, Pillar Dollar, 1741, recovered from the Wreck of the St Germain off Mauritius, usual water damage, Fine £40-60 | ++++ | Nil |
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80 |
| 608 | Coins. Silver Token Coinage, Nottinghamshire D2, D4, both better than Extremely Fine (2) £30-40 | ++ | Nil |
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80 |
| 609 | Coins. United States of America, Silver Dollars, 1878 CC good VF, 1881 'O', 'S', 83 'O', 86, 87, mostly better than Extremely Fine, the first rare (6) £50-80 | ++ | Nil |
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200 |
| 610 | French School, 18th century, style of - A Lady, in blue drapery with flowers in her left hand, ivory, oval, 10 x 7.5cm £150-200 | In apparently good condition, unexamined out of the frame | Nil |
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| 611 | After Raffaello Sanzio called Raphael - Self Portrait, ivory, oval, 6 x 5 cm, ebonised frame £100-150 | In good condition | Nil |
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| 612 | Kathleen Boyle (fl 1904-1908) - Mrs Cowley, bust length in a white dress and pearl necklace, signed, ivory, oval, 7.5 x 6cm, papier mâché frame The sitter, Harriot Emma Cowley was the daughter of Benjamin Christian Esq of Tinwell, Rutland and wife of Samuel Norman Cowley Esqr of Heathfield, Addington, Surrey, 1804. £200-250 | In fine condition | Nil |
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613 |
English School, early 19th century - A Young Woman with curly black hair in a white empire style dress before sky, ivory, oval, 7.5 x 6cm, unframed, fixed in silk lined scarlet morocco case £300-400 | In good condition, the case slightly warped preventing closure, the miniature free from damage or restoration. The glass which protects the miniature with a flat under chip visible in the illustration. |
Nil |
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400 |
