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Click here to subscribeA Spanish Silver-Gilt Snuff-Box, by Lopez, 20th Century, in the French 18th century style, oval and with foliage engraved border, 70mm wide, 2oz 14dwt, 84grMarked near rim with maker's mark and two further indistinct marks. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use.
A George III silver double ended snuff box, A George III silver double ended snuff box, Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, 1793, gross weight 0.55ozt.Overall condition good to fairDimensions - 9.2 x 1 x 0.7cmHinge divides two separate compartmentsLight, pinpoint dents to reverse and one side, elsewhere scratches in keeping with age and useShuts toHallmarks to both compartments and both lids, clear and legible
* Chinese silver necklace, early 20th century, the pierced foliate panel with bats, applied with a hardstone drop and two small rattles, the woven cord necklace with two further bells, 43 cm drop, together with a Tibetan silver box inset with an apple green jade disc and embossed dragons, 4.5 cm high x 7 x 8 cm, a small gilt metal snuff box, the enamel lid with a dragon chasing a pearl, 4 cm long plus an amber seal carved with monkeys, 3 cm QTY: (4)
William IV silver snuff box, hinged lid with foliate decoration with gilded interior, Birmingham 1834 Nathaniel Mills, length 7.5cm CONDITION REPORTThe snuff box is in very good, clean condition, good clear hallmarks. Gilt interior with abrasions, exterior all very good, engraved name to cover. weight 123 grams
A George III silver cushion shaped snuff box, hinged cover, gadroon border, the entire engraved linear decoration, hallmarked by Thomas Pibbs, Edwardian Robinson & James Phipps, London, 1812, approx 3.28 ozt (102 grams), 8cm x 5cm (1) Further details: wear to engraving commensurate of age and use
A mixed collection of Continental and other white metal possibly silver items to include; 1) A rectangular cigarette box with stylised border/rim, hinged lid opening to show wooden interior. 2) An 800 marked silver cigarette case with yellow metal relief initials to front, hinge opening and 800 marks to inside. 3) An 833 marked small simple designed circular pin tray with ribbed edging. 4) A Continental white metal beaker with embossed tree, fruit and bow design. 5) A circular lidded powder pot, with engraved Dog to top, possible Egyptian marks to underneath. 6) A rectangular snuff box with gilt interior and engraved design, also with engraved City scene to inside of lid and dated 1932-1934 Krakow - Barany. 7) A curved possibly Egyptian white metal hip flask with screw-able cover. 8) A possible Egyptian circular dish, ribbed border and "Wedding Anniversary" inscription to centre. Total Weight (excluding cigarette box): Approx. 1034 grams (33.2ozt) Further Details: Some tarnishing, general wear, etc.
A 19th century Swiss 'Turkish Market' gold and enamelled snuff boxunmarked Oval form, the cover with central reserve of The Bounties of Nature on a pink ground within a champlevé border with fleur-de-lys amongst scrolls on a turquoise ground, the side with typical wavy opening and a band of flowers, the base with a central reserve of summer flowers, length 7cm, weight 71.5gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century Swiss gold and enamelled snuff boxmaker's mark incuse CM, possibly Charles Magnin, and stamped '18K' Of curved rectangular form, the hinged cover featuring a central shaped-oval plaque painted with a polychrome enamelled scene of two traditionally dressed maidens resting within an Arcadian landscape, chased furling acanthus leaves, scrolling motifs and floral detail heightened by blue and white champlevé enamelling, the sides and base similarly decorated, all set against a delicate engine-turned ground, with a Carrington leather case, length 6.5cm, weight 45.8gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George IV silver-gilt double-lidded table snuff boxby Charles Rawlings, London 1825 Rectangular, the cover with central ovoid sprung panel opening to reveal painted scene on ivory of a shepherdess and courting swain, set on an engine-turned ground within a raised rocaille border, with similar thumbpiece, the engine-turned sides with reeded corners, length 9.7cm.Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). With non-transferable reference (SYA46459).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y Ф* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century German gold and champlevé enamel snuff boxmaker's mark F&O, the '18K' stamp erased, Hanau Curved-rectangular form, the cover with a central panel of architectural ruins on a blue ground within linear and stiff leaf decoration, the base with a panels of linear decoration within an enamel border, length 9cm, weight 91gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian silver snuff boxEdward Barnett, Birmingham 1848 Shaped-rectangular form, with hinged cover centred by a vacant cartouche, an applied moustache thumbpiece opening to reveal a gilt interior, the exterior engine-turned with scrolls, foliage, vertical lines and various repeating motifs, plain polished juxtaposed against a matt ground, length 8.5cm, weight 5oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 18th century Swiss vari-coloured gold snuff boxmaker's mark incuse crowned C. (H?), Geneva circa 1790 Oval, the cover with central chased panel with Trophies of Love within a ribbon and flowerhead frame on linear engine-turned ground with pellet and scroll decoration within a chased foliate and floral border, the sides with panels of elaborate wavy engine-turning separated by vase pilasters, in later Garrard's case, length 8.2cm, weight 96gms.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian silver card caseby Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1839 Engraved with game birds amongst scrolls, length 10cm, together with an unmarked 18th century silver snuff box, the cover with a relief depiction of classical figures and a silver relief-decorated trinket box, imported Chester 1901. (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century vari-coloured gold snuff boxmarks unknown, probably Hanau, stamped 14 Rectangular form, the hinged cover centred by a lemon gold oval embossed in high and low relief with a cornucopia surrounded by intricate leaves and flowers in multi-coloured golds, flanked by rose gold engine turning and corners with floral sprigs, the sides and base with alternating linear and patera engine turned panels, length 8cm, weight 83.4gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 19th century Swiss gold and enamelled snuff boxby Rémond, Lamy & Cie, Geneva circa 1801-1804 Rectangular with canted corners, the cover set with a centrally mounted enamel plaque painted with fishermen and washer women in a mountainous lakeland setting, within a stiff leaf chased border on a chequered linear and pellet engine-turned ground within an arched Greek-key and stiff leaf champlevé enamel border, the sides with similar panels of engine-turning with lozenges centred by pelleted flowerheads within blue and white enamel borders, the canted corners with acanthus pilasters, base with similar decoration, length 8cm, weight total 93gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An unusual unmarked gold and enamelled casket-form snuff boxpossibly Hanau, circa 1815 Rectangular, the curved cover with central chased panel featuring martial trophies set on a painted enamel ground of sapphire blue fruits on a black ground, within white enamel stringing and a chased stiff leaf border, weight 115gms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Austrian silver-gilt and guilloche enamel snuff boxmaker's mark unknown 'SK', stamped twice with Austrian local production mark 1922, standard 935 Shaped-rectangular form, the whole in silver-gilt, with hinged cover edged in a white enamel band and blue enamel fret border, centred by a pierced oval featuring chased flowers in a blue enamel basket, orange sunburst guilloche to the back front and sides, length 8cm, weight 4oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV silver and gold-mounted snuff boxby Charles le Bastier, Paris 1762-68 Rectangular, the cover and sides chased with floral sprays on a matted ground within a dentil border, the edges with gold mounts and wavy engraving, length 7.6cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV gold and Japanese lacquer snuff boxmaker's mark poorly struck, almost certainly Pierre-François Drais, Paris 1771 Rectangular with canted corners, the cover set with a lacquer panel of chrysanthemums on a gold dust ground in a finely chased stiff-leaf gold hinged-mount with draped laurel to the sides and forming the thumbpiece, the sides with cut panels of Japanese lacquer depicting trees and mountains, with fluted pilaster mounts, the base with foliage on a gold dust ground, in later fitted case, length 4.6cm.Footnotes:Drais' mark is notoriously poor struck, Nocq includes several facsimiles all showing variances, see page 97, Henry Nocq, Le Poinçoins de Paris VOL II (Paris 1968). Japanese lacquer panels were highly coveted in late 18th century Paris, they were cut into panels to be fitted into exquisite gold snuff boxes. Literature: Previously attributed to Jean Ducrollay, Paris 1768, see plate 21A, Richard and Martin Norton, A History of Gold Boxes (London 1938).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Egyptian inspired silver-gilt and enamel 'Sphinx' snuff boxmaker's mark unknown 'A&K', incuse stamped STERLING 935 and numbered 9-21794 Rectangular form, the hinged cover gently curved and centred by a rectangular polychrome enamelled Egyptian desert scene featuring the Sphinx and pyramids in the background, figures on camels in the foreground, the border with chased gilt repeating Egyptian motifs against a blue enamel ground, the sides and base in plain blue, length 8.5cm, weight 4oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 19th century Swiss gold and enamelled musical snuff boxby Joly, Chenevard & Jouvet, Geneva circa 1815Rectangular, the cover chased with a central octagonal panel depicting musical trophies including a lute, a French horn and a harp beside a vase, heightened and framed with blue enamel on an engine-turned ground of waves and quatrefoils within a border of vases, ribbons, and acanthus with paterae spandrels, the sides with similar wavy and quatrefoil panels separated by lozenge quatrefoil pilasters, the 55mm cylinder musical movement playing two airs on a sectional steel comb of 52 teeth, length 8cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A penny operated tobacco box, 24cm wide, another and two small brass snuff boxes, (4) CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A Continental silver .930 standard trinket box, import marks for London 1897, the cover decorated a hunting scene, 9cm wide, a pair of bonbon dishes, Birmingham 1899, two teaspoons with saluki head terminals, a visiting card case, a snuff box and a small basket weave pill box, gross weight approximately 440g CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A 19th Century wooden snuff box, the cover decorated with the armorial and crest of the Earl of Northesk, 10cm diameter and another snuff box of curved rectangular form with inset circular plaque engraved 'Vigilant', 10cm x 6cm CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
two horn snuff boxes, a lacquer snuff box, a carved tortoiseshell snuff box, a gilt-metal magnifier, a tortoiseshell magnifier, a bone snuff box, a travelling fork & knife, a gilt-metal caddy spoon (initialled), two boxes simulating tortoiseshell and a small mounted porcelain pin dish decorated with the Queen's Westminster Rifle Volunteers emblem in the centre, London 1906; the travelling fork & knife 6" (15.2cm) long; (12). *CR All pieces with wear & mixed conditions, some with losses & damages. Please contact Connor for further information connor.swanwick@lawrences.co.uk.
comprising of two papier mache snuff boxes, a wall pocket, a mother-of-pearl card case, a mounted tortoiseshell compact, a Staffordshire enamel patch box, a mounted glass scent bottle, a brass seal, a pencil, a mounted stamps case, a cased folding fruit knife and two other boxes; the card case 4" (10.1cm) long (lot). *CR All pieces with wear & in mixed conditions Please contact Connor for further information connor.swanwick@lawrences.co.uk.
an oval patch box with portrait and inscribed "Laughter" (4cm), another inscribed "May Plenty & Peace And Commerce Increase" (4cm) a snuff box, the cover with courting couple (5.75cm), a floral and pink enamel box (3.75cm diameter) and a porcelain box inscribed "A Present From Bath" (5cm) (5). *CR All pieces with wear & in mixed conditions Please contact Connor for further information connor.swanwick@lawrences.co.uk.
with reeded decoration, gilt interior, initialled, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1813, together with a George V vesta case, with engine-turned decoration and a snap-shut cover, by Deakin & Francis Ltd, Birmingham 1912 and a Victorian vesta case with engraved decoration, by T.H Hazelwood & Co, Birmingham 1893; the snuff box 2.4" (6cm) long; 3.5ozt (3). *CR All three with wear, some bumps to the corners/ edges, all with their own issues but none bad. Please contact Connor for further information connor.swanwick@lawrences.co.uk.
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