Jul 7 2010

A Silver and tortoiseshell trinket box

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A Silver and tortoiseshell trinket box.

Percys (Silver)
10th October 07


Nov 29 2009

A silver and tortoiseshell kidney-shaped jewellery box

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A silver and tortoiseshell kidney-shaped jewellery box,
by William Comyns, London 1911,
the cover inlaid with an Adamesque patera hung with a bell husk garland and musical trophies tied with a ribbon, with relief bell husk frame, plain sides, raised on four leaf capped legs, cream velvet lined interior, length 23cm.


Nov 29 2009

A circular silver & tortoiseshell trinket box

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A circular silver & tortoiseshell trinket box.

Percys

3/7/07


Nov 29 2009

A silver & tortoiseshell dressing table box

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A circular pique and overlaid silver & tortoiseshell dressing table box
Percys
7/07


Nov 29 2009

A silver & tortoiseshell jewel box

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A silver & tortoiseshell jewel box

Percys

3/7/07


Nov 29 2009

An Edward VII fan shaped tortoiseshell jewel box

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An Edward VII fan shaped jewel box the tortoiseshell inset lid inlaid in silver mother of pearl and abalone with flowers on three palmette feet 13cm wide by William Comyns & Sons
London 1906

Mellors & Kirk 28/06/07


Nov 29 2009

A Victorian silver dressing table box

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A late Victorian silver dressing table box, by William Comyns,
London 1900
Bonhams
Sale 14889 – Silver & Objects of Vertu including Card Cases.
Knightsbridge, 17 Apr 2007
Lot 133


Nov 29 2009

An Edwardian silver jewellery box

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An Edwardian silver ring/jewellery box, rectangular with canted angles, the cover embossed with irises, on tall slender supports issuing from ram’s masks and joined by stretchers, on hoof feet, London 1904 by William Comyns, 12cm wide

Auctioneer : Dreweatt Neate Bristol
Sale Date : 31 January 2006


Nov 28 2009

A novelty silver tobacco box in the form of a paint tin

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A silver tobacco box in the form of a paint tin,
William Comyns,
London, 1906

Sothebys (Amsterdam)
19-12-05


Nov 28 2009

A fine silver and tortoiseshell rectangular jewellery box

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A fine silver and tortoiseshell rectangular jewellery box, the hinged lid inlaid with pique work, a central rococo cartouche and sprays of flowers to the corners, the serpentine moulded border to a silver mount with thumbpiece, revealing a cream silk padded interior, on cast open scroll foliage feet to the corners 8in. (20cm.) wide.
Retailed by Z. Borraclough & Sons. Leeds. Maker William Comyns. London, 1912

Southern Counties Auctioneers
Lot 112 07-12-05