Objects of Virtu

A 9ct gold propelling pencil case, fitted with a suspension ring, London 1922 by Sampson Mordan & Co, weight 16.5g, length 7.4cm (lacking pencil).

A mid-18th century Continental enamel and gilt metal mounted double-ended snuff box of waisted form, the two lids and sides painted with classical figures, camels and trees, width 8cm (surface wear and faults).

A 19th century half-length portrait miniature of a lady, watercolour on ivory, 3.7cm x 3.1cm, mounted within a gold frame with brooch fitting, together with another 19th century portrait miniature within a gold mount. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A set of three silver gilt cased whist marker propelling pencils, each with a coloured enamel band to the top, London 1910, cased (some faults), together with a pair of 19th century tortoiseshell lorgnettes.

A group of five late 19th and early 20th century enamelled shoe buckles, two gilt metal and paste inset boxes, a leather purse and an aide-mémoire.

A mixed group of objects of virtu, including a Mauchline ware tape measure, two Victorian vegetable ivory boxes and a micromosaic box.

A collection of mainly 19th and early 20th century desk and pocket seals, including two early 20th century gilt metal examples and a later example with amethyst hardstone handle.

A late 19th century gilt metal and mother-of-pearl bridal posy holder with foliate conical top and carved handle, length 10.5cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel nutmeg grater of egg form, the screw lid inscribed 'Remember the Giver', length 4.5cm (some faults).

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, the lid painted with a raised portrait of a lady, width 5.5cm, a similar enamel scent bottle case and an 18th century beadwork-covered étui of egg form, the interior fitted with a miniature book, titled 'Le Petit Diablotin' (all with faults).

An early 19th century gilt metal fob seal with vacant cornelian matrix, length 3.7cm, another smaller fob seal, a 19th century hardstone inset pocket watch key and a padlock charm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel bird bonbonnière, modelled as a small yellow bird, the hinged lid with painted floral spray, height 4cm (some faults).

An 18th century South Staffordshire gilt metal and enamel étui, the exterior finely painted with figures and animals within classical ruin landscapes, on a blue ground, the interior fitted with various accoutrements, length 9.5cm.

A 19th century French Palais-Royal gilt metal mounted mother-of-pearl aide-mémoire, the front inscribed 'Souvenir' and bearing the Palais-Royal blue pansy mark, length 5.8cm (lacking pencil).

An 18th century Staffordshire enamel scent bottle, both sides painted with Continental harbour scenes on a blue ground, fitted with a gilt metal collar and pierced foliate stopper, height 8.8cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel and gilt metal needlecase, painted with floral reserves on a blue ground, length 11cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel cylindrical scent bottle with gilt metal top and screw-off bird finial, height 4cm, together with another 18th century South Staffordshire enamel scent bottle container, the interior with glass bottle, height 5.5cm.

A 19th century French silver filigree and porcelain mounted pin cushion of book form, length 6cm, together with two papier-mâché snuff boxes, a hardstone inset box and a tortoiseshell casket.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière, modelled in the form of a spaniel recumbent upon a pink cushion, the hinged lid with floral spray and inset mirror, length 4cm (some faults).