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A Medieval secular pewter badge of a popinjay, late 15th century, the bird facing left with finely detailed moulded feathers, with a long tail and short talons, a collar around its neck with chain attached with a suspension loop, length 43mm, height 32mm. £280-£320
Hammer Price: £240
A Tudor silver gilt hawking whistle, 16th century, constructed with a circular sectioned shaft having two bands of raised decoration, to a spherical sound chamber with engraved decoration including initials, conjoined A and V on one side and N to the opposite side, with applied circular sectioned wire of twisted design, forming a small suspension loop to the underside of the shaft, length 44.5mm. £6,000-£8,000
£6,000–£8,000
A Tudor diamond and enamel heart ring, 16th century, the heart-shaped bezel set with a triangular chiffre-cut diamond, with traces of turquoise blue enamel to the sides and back of the bezel, the slightly tapered shoulders and shank textured for enamel (now lacking), ring size approximately J. £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Two Tudor silver gilt dress fasteners, 16th century, the first with a lozenge-shaped plate with a border of collared pellets around a raised quatrefoil with domed centre, slider bar and tapering hook beneath, the second with rectangular lobed plate and double rosette to the centre, tapering hook below. (2) £80-£120
Hammer Price: £130
A late 16th century signet ring with griffin crest, the octagonal bezel bearing the crest of a griffin rampant, within a beaded border, to tapered shoulders and a flat band, with stamped maker’s mark to the underside of the bezel, possibly ‘IY’, ring size P-Q. £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,600
A 17th century scroll engraved band ring, the small band with foliate scroll engraved exterior, ring size I. £300-£500
Hammer Price: £420
A 17th century posy ring with later garnet set heart-shaped bezel, the plain band bearing italics inscription to the interior reading ‘Gods blessing be with me & thee’ and bearing maker’s mark ‘ED’, with a later applied heart-shaped bezel centred with a cabochon garnet, ring size L½. £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £800
An assortment of small silver items, including a figurine of a 17th century carousing courtier, stamped ‘BM’ for Berthold Muller and bearing import marks for Chester, 1899, a sovereign case, a pepper mill, a miniature baluster-shaped muffineer/spice pot, a penknife style fruit knife, a long handled caddy spoon, etc. £100-£120
Hammer Price: £110
A large collection of cut steel, silver and other buckles, comprising 21 pairs of shoe and breeches buckles of various designs, dating from 18th century onwards, together with four further single examples. £60-£80
Hammer Price: £150
A cased set of six cut-steel buttons, the round clusters buttons set with facetted cut steel, in a fitted red leather case, together with set of three matched Art Nouveau silver buttons of floral design, hallmarked for Chester, 1901 and London, 1901, all by John Percy King (trading as King & Sons), and a further pair of Art Nouveau buttons, depicting a female profile, stamped ‘Sterling’, ‘935’, cut steel button diameter 30mm. £60-£80
Hammer Price: £70
A silver miniature candlestick/taperstick, modelled as a composite column, by James Deakin & Son, hallmarked for Chester, 1903, together with a silver miniature chamberstick by the same maker, hallmarked for Chester, 1901, first height 54mm. £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
A silver novelty pin cushion in the form of an open canoe, bearing maker’s mark ‘S.I.Ltd’, hallmarked for Chester, 1897 together with an oval velvet lidded jewellery case within silver mount, by Nathan and Hayes, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1938, first length 13cm. £60-£100
Hammer Price: £65
A pair of Edwardian silver pin cushions, in the form of a pair of gentleman’s shoes, by S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd., hallmarked for Chester, 1909, (later added cushions), length 12.8cm. £200-£300
£200–£300
Three Georgian silver wine labels, comprising a pair for sherry and port, hallmarked for 1822, and another for sherry, hallmarked 1807, together with a further later example for port, hallmarked for 1837, two silver miniature wine funnels and a white metal topped cork. £120-£180
£120–£180
Three silver rectangular snuff boxes, all with hinged lids and engraved decoration, hallmarked for London, 1815, Daniel Hockley & Thomas Bosworth; London, 1824, possibly Thomas Peacock; and Birmingham, 1836, Thomas Shaw. £120-£200
Four silver snuff boxes, each of rectangular form with hinged lid and engraved decoration, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1814, William Pugh; Birmingham, 1814, J. Shaw; Birmingham, 1854, Edward Smith; and Birmingham 1901, William Thorneywork. £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
A small collection of gentleman’s accessories, comprising an engine-turned cigarette lighter, stamped ‘750’; a fancy-link Albertina, stamped ‘750’ and with gem set accents; a silver pill box, embossed with Titan’s ‘Venus and Cupid’, and another embossed with lilies; a silver vesta case and two gilt metal screwdriver fobs. £360-£460
Hammer Price: £1,100
A collection of assorted silver boxes, including snuff boxes, vesta cases, card cases, together with further silver plated, wooden and other examples. £200-£300
A late 19th/early 20th century gem set coin purse, probably American, the chain link purse with beaded fringe to the bottom, the mount with scroll engraved borders and foliate detail of rubies, sapphires and old single-cut diamonds to the front and foliate pieced detail to the reverse, bearing maker’s mark ‘S JM & Co, 9k’, with a chain link handle, width 13cm. £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £1,800
A pearl spaced chain necklace, the belcher-link chain spaced with pearls (untested), to a ring bolt clasp, suspending a pair of scroll engraved yellow precious metal lorgnettes, (pearls untested), chain length 90cm. £300-£400
Hammer Price: £440
A 9ct gold cigarette lighter, of rectangular form with hinged lid and engine-turned decoration all over, base stamped ‘9, 375’, dimensions 52.5 x 28 x 14mm. £200-£300
Hammer Price: £460
A stainless steel roller ball pen, by Cartier, with herringbone pattern decoration and cabochon blue glass accent to the lid, signed, in signed Cartier case and cardboard sleeve, with accompanying instruction booklet, length 14.3cm. £120-£200
A French enamelled novelty vesta case, the rectangular case with hinged lid, embossed throughout with star detail, the lid enamelled with a scene of an Edwardian lady wearing a black dress and hat, with white stockings, riding a penny-farthing bicycle, followed behind by a gentleman in a brown suit on a similar cycle, signed ‘L’attrapera?’, the interior of the lid similarly enamelled with the same lady and gentleman on the ground after their cycles have crashed, the lady now in a...
An Edwardian silver novelty bulldog vesta case, the square polished case embossed to one corner with a detail of a bulldog wearing a collar, maker’s mark for Henry Matthews, hallmarked for Birmingham 1906, with suspensory loop, width 52mm. £160-£180
A carved bone serpent bracelet, the articulated bracelet composed of graduated overlapping carved bone links, strung on elastic thread, total bracelet length 29cm. £50-£60
Hammer Price: £75
Of literary interest: A dagger, carried on stage by the actor William Charles Macready and later presented to his close friend Charles Dickens, the flattened diamond section blade frost-etched with intricate floral strap work and sprays of oak leaves around presentation inscription reading “This dagger worn in the play of Philip Van Artevelde, by William Macready, was given by him on his retirement from the stage, to his friend Charles Dickens, Feby 26th 1851”; the hilt having a straight...
Hammer Price: £600
An Italian uniface glass intaglio depicting Commodus, after Cavino, ‘m commodvs antoninvs avg pivs brit’ (retrograde), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust à dexter, diameter 51mm. £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
A uniface intaglio depicting Mary Queen of Scots, 1817, by S. Henning, after J. Primavera, ‘maria stovvar regi scoti angli’ (retrograde), bust à sinister, signed in left field, mounted within a brass ring, to plain suspensory loop, diameter 68mm. £80-£100
Royal interest: A George III turned wood circular portrait box and cover, commemorating the monarch’s 80th birthday, the lid bearing his profile portrait, within the legend ‘AD 1818. Geo III Born 4 June 1738. Ascendd the Throne Oct 25 1760’ (sic), diameter 62.5mm. £60-£80
Hammer Price: £140
An 18th century ivory snuff box, of oval waisted form with hinged lid, white precious metal mounted, with oval plaque to the lid inscribed ‘.. Reid, 1730’, height 56mm. £200-£300
Hammer Price: £200
A French 19th century bronze desk seal modelled as Voltaire, by Ferdinand Barbedienne, the bust modelled after Jean Antoine Houdon, to socle base, with intaglio monogram, signed ‘F. BARBEDIENNE’ to the reverse, height 8.6cm. £200-£300
A George II oval horn snuff box, the lid gilded, with image of the monarch on horseback, together with a 19th century oval plaster cameo of a gentleman in profile, in a red leather case, snuff box measures 62 x 51 x 22mm. £60-£80
Hammer Price: £340
A pair of 19th century portraits of Napoleon I, oil on ivory, bare head right and laureate head left, set in brass rings with glass front, within square black frames, dimensions 127 x 125mm, together with a lithograph portrait depicting Napoleon as Caesar, set in brass ring, in round black frame, diameter 129mm. £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
A 19th century circular portrait miniature, oil on ivory, unsigned, depicting the head and shoulders of Marshal Davout, unsigned, in gilt-bronze frame, with suspensory loop to the reverse, glass front and fabric back, dimensions 80 x 64mm. £100-£120
£100–£120
A small portrait of Napoleon I, by H. Vernet, oil on ivory, signed, the oval panel within an ivory mounted frame, glass front, dimensions of frame 140 x 108mm. £150-£180
A lady’s diamond set wristwatch, by Longines, the signed cream oblong dial with a small ring of applied dart hour markers to the centre, signed jewelled movement, the case signed ‘Longines-Wittnauer’ and stamped ‘14k’, the bezel spaced either side with claw set single-cut diamonds, to a mesh-link bracelet strap with signed wrapover clasp, dial width 17mm. £400-£600
Hammer Price: £700
An 18ct gold Ruban lady’s wristwatch, by Hermès, the signed white dial with applied gilt Roman numerals, quartz movement, reverse of case signed, numbered ‘RU3.270’ and ‘827272E’ and bearing European convention mark, the polished stepped bezel with crossed ribbon details, to an open-link bracelet strap with matched crossed ribbon details, to signed double deployant clasp, dial diameter 18.5mm. £2,600-£3,000
£2,600–£3,000
An 18ct gold Clipper lady’s calendar wristwatch, by Hermès, the signed circular cream dial with black Arabic numerals and date aperture at numeral 3, quartz movement, case signed to the reverse and numbered ‘1033866’, with polished studded bezel, to open track-link bracelet, deployant clasp signed, numbered ‘3726’ and bearing European convention mark, dial diameter 17.5mm. £2,600-£3,000
A lady’s stainless steel and gold Santos wristwatch, by Cartier, the signed white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, automatic movement, in steel and gilt case with screwhead details to the bezel, reverse signed ‘Cartier, AC 9.80, OR 0.750, Automatique, 090769310’, to a track-link bracelet strap with signed deployant clasp, with a Cartier red suede pouch, dial diameter 18mm. £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
A stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatch, by Tag Heuer, the signed silvered dial with luminous hour markers and hands, including centre sweep seconds hand, and date aperture at 3 o’clock, signed automatic movement, the case signed and numbered ‘W 2116-0’ and ‘ML8805’, with unidirectional rotating calibrated bezel, to steel track-link bracelet with signed adjustable clasp, dial diameter 26mm. £100-£150
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