Collectors’ Items, Works of Art and Light Fittings

A George III mahogany and walnut writing box with boxwood stringing and crossbanded borders, the hinged lid enclosing an arrangement of lidded and hinged compartments, the front inlaid with dummy drawers and fitted with a pull-out writing slope, width 41cm (some faults and repairs).

A William IV figured mahogany and brass bound artist's box by R. Ackermann 'Superfine and Permanent Watercolour Manufacturer', the hinged lid with large printed maker's label, the interior with watercolour blocks, alabaster mixing tablet and ceramic palette, width 34cm.

A George III mahogany artist's box by Reeves & Inwood, the hinged lid inlaid with a conch shell and crossbanded in satin birch, the interior bearing printed maker's label and fitted with watercolour blocks, width 36.3cm.

An Edwardian mahogany cased artist's box by Winsor & Newton, the maker's label detailed 'Colours & Materials for Heraldic Blazoning', the interior fitted with paint pots, mixing palette, boxwood rule and parallel rule.

A fine late Victorian burr walnut and brass bound architect's drawing case by Lawrence & Mayo of London, the hinged lid inset with a plaque, detailed 'T.I. Jackson 1878', the interior with three lift-out trays fitted with nickel and ivory drawing instruments, the spring-loaded drawer enclosing a set of watercolour blocks and ceramic palette, width 37cm. Provenance: Christie's Sale 9456, 17th October 2000, Los Angeles, Lot 57. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A late Victorian mahogany cased artist's box by J. Hancock & Son, the hinged lid enclosing a glazed sample palette, detailed 'Diglis Ceramic Art Colour Works Worcester' and a set of glass bottled colours, all bearing detailed labels, width 31cm.

An early Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid artist's box by Ackermann & Co, the interior bearing printed maker's label and fitted with watercolour blocks, marble palette and dishes, width 37.5cm.

An early 20th century mahogany cased artist's box by Reeves & Sons, 113 Cheapside, London, the interior fitted with watercolour blocks, ceramic mixing dish and wooden palette, width 31.5cm.

An early Victorian rosewood cased artist's box by James Newman of 24 Soho Square, the hinged lid inset with an embossed leather maker's label, the interior fitted with watercolours, mixing dish and ceramic palette, width 27.5cm.

A fine Regency rosewood and penwork Tunbridge ware writing, sewing and artist's box, the hinged lid with a print of a mother and child within penwork borders of palmettes, the main interior with hinged writing surface, the two sides fitted with drawers, one side fitted with watercolour blocks and marble mixing dish, the other with sewing instruments, width 38cm.

A group of twenty 19th and early 20th century ink erasers of various designs, including silver-handled examples, together with a pocket seal.

A Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy with overall metal stringing, the shaped front above a flared apron, the interior with twin lidded compartments, width 20cm. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy with overall metal stringing, the domed lid with patinated copper ball finial, the interior with twin lidded compartments, width 16cm. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A 19th century Russian papier-mâché tea canister, the interior of the lid bearing printed maker's transfer, one side painted with three figures at a table, height 19cm, width 11cm.

A Victorian Tunbridge ware rosewood tea caddy, the hinged lid with a mosaic of two mice within a geometric border, the interior with twin lidded compartments, width 21cm.

A Victorian Tunbridge ware rectangular box by Edmund Nye, the hinged lid with an inlaid view of Eridge Castle within a mosaic border, the underside bearing partial paper maker's label, width 26.5cm.

A late Victorian Tunbridge ware rectangular ring box by Thomas Barton, the hinged lid with a mosaic rose spray, the underside bearing maker's stamp, width 9cm, together with a Victorian Tunbridge ware 'One Penny' stamp box, width 3.8cm.

An early 20th century Austrian cold painted cast bronze model of a boxer dog, length 7cm, together with a similar bronze of a horse, height 8cm.

A pair of 19th century carved oak wall masks, one modelled wearing a mitre style hat, height 10cm.