Objects of Virtu

A modern Limoges porcelain trinket box in the form of a bird, length 8cm, another French porcelain and gilt metal mounted trinket box and two other porcelain boxes.

A group of five late 20th century Russian papier-mâché boxes, including one finely painted with a troika snow scene, bearing signature, width 15.5cm.

A group of eight late 20th century Russian papier-mâché boxes, mostly bearing signatures, length of largest 18.5cm, together with a Russian painted metal box and two reference books.

A group of seven late 20th century Russian papier-mâché boxes, the hand-painted lids bearing inscriptions and signatures, width of largest 13.5cm, together with two reference books.

A late 20th century Russian hand-painted wooden matryoshka nesting doll, bearing signature to underside, height 20cm, together with a late 20th century Russian papier-mâché box and cover, height 12cm.

An unusual late 19th century gilt metal telescopic pocket opera glass, the front bezel chased with foliage, diameter 3.3cm.

A Victorian brass snuff box of curved oval form, the hinged lid engraved 'G. Roope H.M.S. Indefatigable', length 10cm.

A Victorian papier-mâché rectangular snuff box, the lid painted with a portrait of a young lady, length 9.7cm, together with two smaller papier-mâché snuff boxes, both painted with military figures.

An early 19th century horn and tortoiseshell rectangular snuff box, width 8.2cm, a treen snuff box of clog form, a late George III tin snuff box and a Victorian papier-mâché snuff box.

A late 19th century French gilt metal and champlevé enamel jewellery casket, diameter 7cm, together with another smaller example.

A late 18th century French vernis Martin circular snuff box, the corner painted with a couple on a red crosshatched ground, diameter 8cm, together with another similar box, painted with doves, diameter 5cm.

A 19th century papier-mâché circular snuff box, the cover painted with a man counting money, diameter 11cm, together with three other 19th century papier-mâché snuff boxes.

An early Victorian mother-of-pearl and silver folding fruit knife and fork, the grips finely carved with Prince of Wales feather plumes, hallmarked Sheffield 1842 by Ashforth & Harthorn, unfolded length 15cm.