Jul 18 2012

A 9 carat gold & pique blond tortoiseshell box

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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


Feb 9 2012

A Cut Glass, Silver & Pique Inlaid Trinket Box

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A Webb Rock Crystal Cut Glass, Silver & Pique Inlaid Trinket Box.

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Ebay
9/2/12


Nov 30 2011

An Edwardian tortoiseshell and gilt mantel clock

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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


Sep 5 2009

A Tortoiseshell Inkstand with Pique Decoration

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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


Sep 4 2009

A Jewellery Casket

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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.


Sep 4 2009

A Set of Tortoiseshell Menu Holders

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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