Objects of Virtu

A pair of late 19th century French opaline blue glass scent bottles with overlaid gilt metal scrolls and inset with floral painted porcelain plaques, the hinged lids inset with engraved mother-of-pearl, height 14.5cm.

A 19th century clear glass and gilt metal scent bottle, the foliate chased lid above a teardrop shaped body, length 11.2cm.

A mixed group of mainly 20th century glass scent bottles and two Eastern silver scent flasks.

A group of five glass and silver scent bottles, including a late Victorian green glass example, the silver screw-off lid embossed with a shepherdess and dog, Chester 1900.

A late 18th century enamel and mother-of-pearl circular snuff box with gilt metal mounts and painted landscape scene, diameter 6cm, together with an early 19th century French card and reverse printed glass snuff box, diameter 6.5cm.

A small group of items, including a silver inlaid steel box, a brass snuff box, two clay pipes and a tortoiseshell model of a mandolin.

A 19th century snuff box, the hinged lid inset with a glazed compartment enclosing an enamelled Masonic panel, width 7.6cm, an 18th century Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, two other boxes and an 'Unwin Brothers' advertising page turner.

An early 20th century French powder compact and matching lipstick, cased, together with four colourless paste set buckles and a two-piece buckle.

An early 19th century gilt metal and carnelian inset fob seal, the matrix engraved with a coat of arms, width 2.5cm.

A George III gold mounted oval portrait miniature on ivory, depicting a head and shoulders portrait of a young lady, within a foliate chased border, 4.7cm x 4cm. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A 19th century French Palais-Royal gilt metal mounted sewing nécessaire, formed as two books, detailed to the front ‘Souvenir’, the lid interior fitted with a mirror, the mostly mother-of-pearl fittings comprising a needle case, a thimble, a pair of scissors, a needle work spike, a glass scent bottle, a cotton threader and two needles, the majority bearing the enamelled pansy mark, length of case 10.5cm.

A pair of impressive early 19th century papier-mâché Stobwasser snuff boxes of substantial size, finely painted with portraits of 'William IV King of Great Britain' and 'Adelaide Queen of Great Britain', both titled in red to the interior of the lids and detailed 'Stobwasser Fabrik in Braunschweig' to the interior of the bases, the 'Adelaide' box and lid with matching numbers '167', the 'William IV' box with matched numbers '197' and '186', diameter 14cm.

A mid-20th century McMurdo 'Aquarium' table lighter, similar to those made by Dunhill, the single curve-end lucite casing enclosing three fish, maker's mark to underside, width 9cm (missing one side section of lucite).

A Victorian 18ct gold mounted multiple function folding knife, including a pair of scissors, a nail file and two knives, detailed 'Butler', London 1883, length 4.5cm.

A 9ct gold mounted twin-bladed folding pocket knife by S. Mordan & Co, length 7.8cm.

A Victorian gold cased and bloodstone slide-action pencil, the seal terminal crest engraved, detailed 'S. Mordan & Co Makers', length 9.5cm.

An early 20th century Austrian cold painted bronze figure group of a mother and child, height 4cm, together with a similar figure group of two children, another miniature of a child and three wax seal impressions.

A Victorian silver propelling pencil with engraved foliate scrolls and chalcedony terminal, together with a Sampson Mordan & Co silver propelling pencil with engine turned decoration, London 1890 (folding penknife blade broken), and two other silver mounted pencils.

A Dunhill gilt metal pocket lighter with textured finish, length 7cm, another Dunhill lighter, a Dunhill fountain pen and two Parker gold plated fountain pens.