Jul
18
2012

An Edwardian 9 carat gold mounted blond tortoiseshell box, by William Comyns, London 1908, oval form, plain mounts, the hinged cover inlaid with pique decoration and mother-of-pearl, length 8.8cm
Lot 993,
Wooley and Wallis
18/07/12
1 comment | tags: Box, gold, Pique, Tortoiseshell | posted in Boxes & Jewellery Caskets, COMYNS SILVER
Feb
9
2012

A Webb Rock Crystal Cut Glass, Silver & Pique Inlaid Trinket Box.
toctobid
Ebay
9/2/12
1 comment | tags: Cut Glass, Pique, silver, Trinket Box, Webb Rock Crystal | posted in Boxes & Jewellery Caskets, COMYNS SILVER, Rock Crystal Glass
Nov
30
2011

An Edwardian tortoiseshell and gilt mantel clock
W Comyns, London 1904, the tortoiseshell case with inlaid rose gold and mother of pearl flower and with intertwined silver gilt borders raised on open scroll bracket feet.
13cm high
Lot 397
Lyon & Turnbull
30/11/11
1 comment | tags: clock, mantel clock, Pique, Tortoiseshell | posted in Clocks, COMYNS SILVER
Sep
5
2009

A tortoiseshell inkstand on four bracket feet of curved galleried form.
The perimiter outlined with overlaid ropework tendrils in cast silver.The whole inlaid with a Pique decoration in Gold,Silver,Mother of Pearl and abalone.
Featuring a cornucopea,the basket inlaid with gold,the flowers MoP and abalone and the foiliage and sinuos stems in silver. The square glass bottles engraved with flower and swag motifs. The hinged pique lids inlaid with MOP flowers and silver sinuous stems,with square silver holders.
LONDON HM 1907
Width 12inches. Bottles 1,75 inches sq
Nicholas Shaw Antiques.Olympia. 18/11/97
1 comment | tags: Inkstand, Pique, Tortoiseshell | posted in COMYNS SILVER, Desk & Stationary
Sep
4
2009

A square shaped silver and tortoiseshell Jewellery Casket, the pique lid inlaid with mother of pearl and silver on four scrolling feet.
London HM 1906.
1 comment | tags: Jewellery Casket, Pique, Tortoiseshell | posted in Boxes & Jewellery Caskets, COMYNS SILVER
Sep
4
2009

Six Silver Pique Tortoiseshell menu holders on oval form, inlaid with medallions garlands and pendant in original case. Stamped A5437 Height 1.5 inches. London HM 1913. Sothebys Lot 95 29/5/95
1 comment | tags: Menu Holders, Pique, Tortoiseshell | posted in COMYNS SILVER, Menu Holders