Sep 6 2009

A Silver & Tortoiseshell Watch Holder

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A Silver & tortoiseshell Watch holder decorated with ā€œCā€ scrolls and foliage with Silver scroll easel back.
London Hm 1894
Lot 25
Bonhams19/9/00


Sep 6 2009

A boxed set of silver mounted tortoiseshell menu holders

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A boxed set of silver mounted tortoiseshell menu holders of square shape. Pique decorated with game birds.
Marked on bases A5384
London Hm 1913
Phillips (Edinburgh)
6/00


Sep 6 2009

A tortoiseshell single bottle inkstand

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A Silver mounted & inlaid tortoiseshell single bottle inkstand with gallery sides and laurel leaf borders inlaid medallions and swags and silver bracket feet,the square inkbottle etched with ribbon tied floral garlands the hinged cover inlaid with a lyre and a horn.
London Hm 1903
22.3 cm long
Lot 22 Phillips BSt
28/1/ 2000


Sep 6 2009

A capstan shaped tortoiseshell inkwell

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A capstan shaped tortoiseshell inkwell with a silver base and four ball feet.The lid with gourd finial.
Numbers on base: 7757
London Hm 1911
Lot 379 Phillips 7/12/99


Sep 6 2009

A Tortoiseshell flower vase

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A silver mounted Tortoiseshell flower vase of flaring conical form.Plain silver mounts to top and bottom.
London Hm 1910. 6.5ā€ high Rd No 538860 stamped on Rim
Lot 80 Finan &Co,Mere,Wilts 9/10/99


Sep 6 2009

A Tortoiseshell Clock

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A balloon shaped, silver mounted tortoiseshell clock,with an arched surmount, reeded borders and panelled sides,the front face with a circular white enamelled dial,flanked by inlaid scrollwork above an applied oval relief of classical figures.
London Hm 1914
18.5 cm high.
Christies Sk Lot 63 21/9/1999.


Sep 6 2009

A tortoiseshell trinket box

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An oval trinket box with an inlaid tortoiseshell top and a border of repeating floral drops.
17.5 cms wide
London Hm 1911
Lor 8 Christies(sk) 2/6/99.


Sep 6 2009

A silver mounted tortoiseshell trinket box

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A silver mounted tortoiseshell trinket box of octagonal form,the hinged cover inlaid with pique work,panelled sides,with retailers mark for Vickery Regent St.
LondonHm 1913.
Bonhams Lot 34 9/3/99.


Sep 6 2009

A silver mounted tortoiseshell mantle clock

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A silver mounted and tortoiseshell mantle clock of upright rectangular arched form with inlaid pique decoration, hinged cast silver scroll form carrying handle ,with a shell terminal. London HM 1911. Ht 22.5cm.
Bonhams 20/10/98. Lot 68


Sep 6 2009

A Tortoiseshell Stationary Box

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A Tortoiseshell and silver mounted leather Stationary Box with a pique decoration of a basket of flowers surrounded by C scrolls and foiliate motifs, with a silver husk border.

Lawrences Crewkerne
21/5/98