A Victorian silver chatelaine, London 1889, maker William Comyns & Sons, the pierced figural and scroll decorated body with nine hanging chains terminating in a sliding combination button hook/pencil/cigar piercer, stamp case, vesta case, pin cushion, another vesta case, thimble holder, aide memoire, button hook, penknife and scissor scabbard, various dates and makers, total weight 8oz
A Victorian silver needle case with scroll, cherub and bird scene in excellent condition with only minor age related wear.
Fully hallmarked on both pieces with William Comyns & Sons, London 1898
It is 14 cm long and weighs approximately 25 grams
A Victorian silver chatalaine,
by William Comyns, London 1888,
pierced with figures, cherubs and foliate scroll decoration, with five hanging chains, a pin, wheel, a scent bottle, a pencil and a cased pair of scissors, different dates and makers,approx. weight 5.5oz.
A good Victorian HM silver chatelaine with seven attachments, comprising a pencil in the form of an owl, a tape measure in the form of a hexagonal lantern, a purse, a folding knife & buttonhook, a scent phial, an egg-shaped thimble & reel etui, and a whistle, William Comyns, London 1892, 13.9ins. (35.3cms.)
A Victorian silver chatelaine by William Comyns & Sons Ltd., the top cast with putti masks and gryphons, the whole hung with seven cast chains with scissors in a sheath, a pen knife, a bodkin case and a smelling salts horn, three of these pieces matching; the scissors sheath by another maker. London 1889
A silver chatelaine, hallmarked London 1893, William Comyns.
The pieced suspension handle with figure in 18th century costume hung with mask decorated links with silver whistle inscribed John, propelling pencil, folding knife, aide memoir and magnifier and miniature psalm book.
A cast silver chatelaine embossed with a figure and scythe, suspending Scissors, aide memoire, retractable pencil and a penknife.
London 1901. Weight 122gms
Halls Fine Art
Shrewsbury
Lot 32
28/4/2004
