Null Lot comprising two circular tortoiseshell snuffboxes, the lid decorated wit…

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Lot comprising two circular tortoiseshell snuffboxes, the lid decorated with a miniature on paper depicting a portrait of a man for one, and a portrait of Mme de Fleury signed D.V.S. for the other. (accidents) Diameter: 7.6 cm

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Lot comprising two circular tortoiseshell snuffboxes, the lid decorated with a miniature on paper depicting a portrait of a man for one, and a portrait of Mme de Fleury signed D.V.S. for the other. (accidents) Diameter: 7.6 cm

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Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

λ A mixed lot, comprising silver items: a late-18th/early-19th century silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, unmarked, circa 1800, oval form, engraved borders, the cover with initials, plus a Victorian sewing compendium, by Henry Dee, London 1875, egg form, the hinge cover opens to reveal a cotton reel, a 15-carat thimble and holes for pins, a circular dish, a tobacco box, a dressing table box, two lockets, a fox, and a shoehorn, plus an enamel needle case, a pocket barometer by Negretti and Zambra, plus another by Dixey and Sons, and another, all cased, and a gilt metal posy holder set agate panels and with a chain and finger ring, approx. weighable 11oz, approx. weight of gold 4.2g. (qty)

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

A mixed lot of silver vertu items, comprising: a George III snuff box, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1818, a Victorian snuff box, width 6.7cm, two Victorian vesta cases, a thimble and a decanter label, total approx. weight 5.1oz. (6)

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

A set of two circular snuffboxes. It includes : - A tortoiseshell snuffbox decorated with a gouache depicting the halt of an elegant gathering in the taste of the 18th century, signed "Cuitess François (?)" (scratches) - Circa 1900 - Diam.: 8 cm - A praline box in cardboard and embossed paper, with brass crimps, decorated with an enhanced engraving depicting an elegant woman in front of a full-length mirror (dents, oxidations, small missing parts) - Circa 1840 - Diam. : 7 cm

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Lot of display items including: -small turned wooden barrel with dice. small Louis XVI-style circular box. heart-shaped tortoiseshell box. 800/1000 silver-mounted brush. -cigarette-lighter. -two paper clips. -scientific measuring instrument.

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