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Snuff — Recreations & Pursuits - Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Auction House:
| Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 19 |
| Lots with images: | 19 |
| Prices available: | 19 |
Category:
Snuff
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Y A George III tortoiseshell snuff box with portrait medallion by Richard Cosway (1742-1821), the gentleman wearing a blue coat, his hair powdered, and set into a waisted gold mounted and lined box, the oval mount and thumbpiece of chased design, 2.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Two ivory snuff boxes, late 18th century the circular box with an inset miniature of a naval officer in regalia and medals, tortoiseshell interior; the rectangular box, probably French stained pink and intricately etched with cherubs to the exterior and a… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of five silver mounted horn snuff mulls, Scottish, 18th/19th century, one with an ornately embossed stone set lid, one with a Scottish thistle motif, two of box form, 12.5 cm x 11 cm largest snuff mull | *** |  |
| *** | Recumbent monk, circa 1750 a Saint-Cloud snuff box in the form of a recumbent monk, circa 1750 decorated with Kakiemon flowers, silver mounts 5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Three English silver vinaigrettes and a snuff box, circa 1830 and later each vinaigrette with a pierced foliate decorated gilt wash interior grill the largest 4 cm long, total weight 20gm | *** |  |
| *** | A French enamel snuff box, probably Limoges, 19th century the rectangular cover decorated with a scene of courtesans and companions in a classical interior 2.5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A collection six various snuff boxes and snuff mulls, 18th century and later comprising two horn snuff mulls, a hinged oval wooden box inscribed 'Eliz Sillitoe, 1782', a circular copper embossed box, a pewter mounted circular box and jasper chamfered… | *** |  |
| *** | An Austrian malachite inlaid and enamelled silver gilt card and snuff box, circa 1880, the dual hinged cover finely chased and gilt throughout with a central enamel oval picture of three figures, gilt wash interior and marked 800, 9 cm long, 6 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A George III sterling silver table snuff box by William Eaton, London, 1811, with a grapevine decorated top, engraved to the gilt washed interior 'A tribute of gratitude and friendship from J. Bathe, to Mr. G. Blaxland', 2.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted tortoiseshell and silver pique snuff box, English, 18th century, 2 cm high, 8 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A silver novelty snuff mull in the form of a fish, with red paste gemstones for eyes, fully hinged fishtail, 19 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of enamel and silver snuff boxes, including one with engine turned detail and gilded interior, a powder compact with mirror, a cherub box and one other | *** |  |
| *** | Two horn snuff mulls, English, 18th/19th century, comprising a ribbed table snuff box with a rose gold banding and shield to the hinged lid, and a brass mounted polished horn box, the polished horn box 5 cm wide, 10 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of rare colonial carved coquilla nut figural snuff boxes, Dutch, 18th century one carved as a cleric wearing a long robe; the other as a European gentleman wearing a long coat with mother of pearl buttons the largest 8 cm high, 3 cm wide.… | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted boar tusk snuff box together with a small silver enamelled figure of a pig 6 cm length snuff box | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of silver and sterling snuff boxes and vesta cases, comprising five pieces including an enamelled snuff box, vesta case makers mark; William hair Haseler, Birmingham, 1910, shield form snuff box; Albert Ernest Jenkins, Birmingham, 1909 | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt brass mounted agate snuff box, 19th century 6 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A small collection of brass and iron ware, comprising a Kempthorne miners lamp, a Pitt & Co Melbourne plaque, an Adelaide to Darwin railway iron memento, an Aboriginal figure paperweight and a small snuff box, the miners lamp 19 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An agate snuff box, 19th century, 3.5 cm high | *** |  |