Objects of Virtu

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel canted rectangular snuff box, the lid painted with two figures, width 6cm, together with an 18th century South Staffordshire oval patch box, the lid painted with a gentleman watering a pot plant, length 5.5cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, the hinged lid finely decorated with Cupid and the Altar of Love, width 5.3cm, together with a Birmingham enamel circular snuff box, decorated with a harbour scene, diameter 5cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, the lid with inscription 'May Charms like thine Be ftill my Lot...', width 4.3cm, together with two other 18th century enamel boxes.

Two 18th century South Staffordshire enamel and silver circular patch boxes, each interior inset with steel mirror, diameter 2.8cm, together with two other 18th century Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, one inscribed 'A Trifle from Sidmouth'.

A group of three 18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch boxes, the lids all decorated with love birds, width 4.3cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel tape measure, diameter 1.8cm, two 18th century South Staffordshire enamel boxes and a thimble.

A Victorian walnut nécessaire, the interior fitted with a thimble, pair of scissors, pricker, needle and case, width 4cm.

A group of Halcyon Days enamel boxes, including a limited edition 'The Tercentenary of Jean Antoine Watteau' example, a music box example and four other porcelain boxes.

A collection of early/mid-20th century enamelled pin badges and brooches, one in the form of a bullet, inscribed 'Ypres', together with a silver mounted tortoiseshell dressing table box, width 14.5cm (faults).

After Walter Bosse - a modern Art Deco cast bronze miniature model of a piglet, length 2.6cm, together with two Butler & Peach cast bronze miniature models of an elephant and pig, boxed, and a group of four cast bronze limited edition models of pigs by Richard Cooper & Co, length of largest 8.5cm.

A Victorian papier-mâché and mother-of-pearl inlaid card case of shaped outline, length 11cm, together with a 19th century papier-mâché case, painted with a portrait of a lady (faults).

A large and impressive late 19th century gilt bronze novelty scent bottle case, modelled in the form of a beehive, the ropetwist effect body embellished with five bees, the hinged lid enclosing four cut glass bottles with gilt metal screw-off lids, width 17.3cm.

A 19th century Italian micromosaic oval plaque, finely worked with a scene of St Peter's Basilica, 4.3cm x 3.5cm.

An early 20th century Austrian cast bronze model of a seated collie, height 5.3cm, together with a 19th Continental pottery and gilt metal mounted trinket box, width 5.5cm.

A collection of various propelling pencils and dip pens, including two silver cased examples.

A late 19th century Russian cast bronze novelty inkwell or stamp box, finely modelled as a bear and cub, length 13cm.

A Yard-O-Lead silver cased propelling pencil with engine turned decoration, Birmingham 1973, with instructions and a case, together with a gold cased propelling pencil with scrolled decoration.

A late Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell page turner, the handle with a glazed compartment enclosing a watercolour of a salmon and fishing rod, the reverse inset with a ceramic 'Notes' pad, Chester by GY & Co, length 28cm (date letter rubbed and note pad cracked).

A late 19th century French silver filigree cylindrical gaming counter box, the top inset with a porcelain panel painted with a Jack of Clubs, containing four mother-of-pearl counters, diameter 3cm, together with a silver oval box, the lid inset with an Italian micromosaic panel depicting the Doge's Palace in Venice, width 4cm.