6181 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX OF ROUNDED RECTANGULAR FORM - THE HINGE COVER BRIGHT ENGRAVED - WELL MARKED FOR: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1796    32mm

6126 - A 'FINE & RARE' GEO.I. SNUFF BOX - RECTANGULAR FORM WITH CANTED CORNERS - THE COVER FINELY ENGRAVED WITH CLASSICAL SCROLLS 4 BIRDS & 2 BANDS WITH LINEAR DECORATION - ONE BEING, THE VERY WELL 'DISGUISED' HINGE - THE BASE INSCRIBED: 'EH' AND WELL MARKED FOR 'EDWARD HORNE' - LONDON 1725.

IT IS UNUSUAL TO FIND AN EXAMPLE, SO FULLY MARKED AND IN SUCH FINE CONDITION. 62mm x 45mm 46gms 

6121 - A 'RARE' & UNUSUAL - GEO.III. LONDON VINAIGRETTE - OF SIMPLE ROUND FORM, WHICH OPENS TO REVEAL A NICELY DETAILED GRILL - FINELY ENGRAVED WITH A THISTLE WITHIN A SWAGGED BORDER - BY THE RARELY ENCOUNTERED PARTNERSHIP OF: 'RICHARD LOCKWOOD & JOHN DOUGLAS ' - LONDON 1801. 27mm

(ALSO STRUCK WITH 2 SMALL FRENCH CONTROL MARKS)

6064 - A QUEEN ANNE PATCH BOX WITH 'BUST PORTRAIT' - MARKED TO THE BASE: 'MC' - THE MAKER UNASCRIBED. C1705. D.24mm

6004A - A GEO.III. SNUFF BOX OF CURVED FORM - THE COVERS & SIDES WITH CHEQUERED DETAIL - EACH OF THE COVERS CRESTED & BOTH WITH A FULL SET OF MARKS FOR: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1807. 68mm x 48mm x 15mm

RBC21 - A CHARMING GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE OF SMALL SIZE, WITH CURVED BASE & NICELY DECORATED COVER - THE GRILL WITH SIMPLE GEOMETRIC PIERCING BY: 'MATTHEW LINWOOD' - BIRMINGHAM 1806. 20mm

RBC16 - A CHARMING GEO.I. COMFIT OR PATCH BOX THE COVER SET WITH A DOMED AVENTURINE PANEL - UNMARKED - POSSIBLY SCOTTISH C1725 26mm x 20mm x 15mm (minor wear/losses to border)

5933 - A GEO.IV. SNUFF BOX WITH ENGINE TURNED COVERS & REEDED SIDES - BY: 'EDWARD SMITH' - BIRMINGHAM 1829. 68mm x 26mm x 14mm

RBC18 - A GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE IN 'FINE ORIGINAL' CONDITION - OF PLAIN FORM WITH DOMED COVER - THE LIGHTLY DOMED GRILL WITH SIMPLE PIERCING - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1799. 34mm x 24mm x 15mm

6021 - A SMALL SWIVEL ACTION BOX WITH FILIGREE COVERS & DECORATED SUSPENSE RING - THE SWING OUT CONTAINER WITH 4 PIERCED M.O.P. COUNTERS - UNMARKED PROBABLY EUROPEAN EARLY C19TH. 17mm

RBC14 - A GEO.III. 'EGG' SHAPED NUTMEG GRATER - DECORATED OVERALL WITH FLORAL SWAGS - BY: 'SAMUEL MERITON' - LONDON C1780. 42mm

6076 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE - DEEP RECTANGULAR SHAPE WITH APPLIED CAST BORDERS TO BOTH PANELS - THE COVER WITH A MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION & WITH ANOTHER TO THE INSIDE - THE GRILL VERY FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - BY: 'SIMPSON & SON' - BIRMINGHAM 1819. 44mm x 30mm x 15mm

6065 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX - A LITTLE LARGER THAN USUAL - THE COVER WITH A 'SHIELD & RIBBON' INSCRIBED: 'AS' - LIGHTLY GILDED INSIDE WITH BOTH PARTS MARKED FOR: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM C1795. D.32mm

5980 - A GEO.III. CIRCULAR PATCH BOX - THE COVER NICELY DECORATED WITH BRIGHT-CUTTING & A VACANT SHIELD - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1798. 26mm

6023 - A 'RARE' GEO.I. 'BUST PORTRAIT' PATCH BOX - FLANKED 'G R' WITHIN A REEDED BORDER & MARKED TO THE BASE: 'H' ? C1720. 25mm

6024 - A CHARMING SMALL GEO.I. PATCH BOX - THE COVER ENGRAVED WITH A STYLISED ROSE - BOTH PARTS MARKED - BY: 'BENJAMIN COOPER' LONDON C1725. 17mm

5971 - A 'V. GOOD' GEO.III. OVAL PATCH BOX - THE COVER PARTICULARLY NICELY DECORATED - THE MAKERS MARK ONLY FOR: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM C1800. 25mm

£235

(THE ADDITIONAL MARKS OF 'STERLING' & 'SILVER', WERE ADDED TO THESE SMALL BOXES, LACKING FULL ASSAY, WHEN SOLD IN AMERICA)

RBC2 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH CHECKER BOARD DECORATION - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1804. D. 25mm

5897 - A GEO.III. CIRCULAR PATCH BOX WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED BORDER & INSCRIBED 'ES' - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1799 27mm

6020 - A DELIGHTFUL C19TH RUSSIAN MINIATURE BOX CONTAINING 5 TINY DICE - THE SLIDING COVER WITH A GOLD 'PIP' - A SUSPENSE RING & MARKED TO THE LID ONLY, '84' (875 STANDARD) C1880. 26mm

6018 - A CHARMING & SCARCE GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE - OF RADIATING SHELL SHAPE - THE GRILL FINELY DECORATED WITH A 'LEAF' - BY: 'MATTHEW LINWOOD' BIRMINGHAM 1806. 25mm

(AN EXAMPLE - THE SAME DATE, IS ILLUSTRATED BY: ERIC DELIEB IN, 'SILVER BOXES' PAGE 87)

6022 - A RARE GEO.I. 'BUST PORTRAIT' PATCH BOX - THE COVER DETAIL IN PARTICULARLY GOOD CONDITION & FLANKED 'G R' - BY: 'JOHN ALBRIGHT' LONDON C1720. 22mm

RBC22 - A CHARMING GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE OF SMALL SIZE, DECORATED AS A 'PURSE' - THE GRILL WITH SIMPLE GEOMETRIC PIERCING BY: 'LAWRENCE & CO' - BIRMINGHAM 1820. 20mm

5983 - A GEO.III.VINAIGRETTE OF SLIM FORM WITH CANTED CORNERS - THE COVERS NICELY DECORATED - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED WITH A FLORAL MOTIF - BY: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1815 40mm x 30mm

5981 - A PRETTY GEO.III. OVAL PATCH BOX - THE COVER DECORATED WITH A VACANT SHIELD - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1798 25mm

RBC01 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED DECORATION TO THE COVER - BY: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1792. 14mm

RBC3 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED DECORATION - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1800. D. 25mm

£190

RBC6 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH NICELY BRIGHT-CUT BORDER - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1804. D. 21mm

5982 - A VERY SCARCE - GEO.III. 'GAMING COUNTER' BOX - THE COVER WITH ROTATING POINTER & ENGRAVED '1 TO 10' - FULLY ASSAYED, NO MAKERS MARK BUT BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1798 28mm

(AN EXAMPLE WITH THE SAME DECORATION BUT WITH ROMAN NUMERALS, IS ILLUSTRATED IN 'INVESTING IN GEORGIAN SILVER' 'ERIC DELEIB' PAGE 117.)

5970 - A 'V. GOOD' GEO.I. SNUFF BOX WITH CANTED CORNERS - A DISGUISED HINGE & THE COVER VERY NICELY DECORATED - A CLEAR MAKERS MARK - PROBABLY FOR: 'ISAAC CORNAFLEAU' - LONDON C1720. 57mm x 43mm

(THE QUALITY OF DECORATION, SUPPORTS THE INFORMATION IN 'GRIMWADE' THAT: "HIS WORK IS RARE, MOSTLY OF SMALL DOMESTIC PIECES OF HIGH QUALITY")

5967 - A 'FINE' GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE OF GOOD GAUGE & SIZE - VERY NICELY DECORATED IN THE FORM OF A 'PURSE' - THE BASE INSCRIBED 'AMS' - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED WITH FLORAL DETAIL - BY: 'JOSEPH WILMORE' - BIRMINGHAM 1818. 35mm

5899 - A GEO.III. PATCH OR COUNTER BOX - NICELY ENGRAVED & WITH A RIBBED GIRDLE - CONTAINING 3 x M.O.P. NUMBERED COUNTERS - MAKERS MARK ONLY FOR: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM C1800. 23mm

4400 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.IV. SILVER-GILT VINAIGRETTE - THE ENGINE TURNED PANELS EACH WITH AN APPLIED CAST BORDER - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1825. 42x27x12mm

RBC5 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH VERY GOOD BRIGHT-CUT DECORATION - BY: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1794. D. 22mm

RBC8 - A GEO.III. COUNTER BOX - NICELY DECORATED TO THE COVER, SIDES & BASE - BY: 'THOMAS PHIPPS & EDWARD ROBINSON' - LONDON 1794. D. 28mm H. 14mm

RBC9 - A 'SCARCE' QUEEN ANNE 'BUST PORTRAIT' PATCH BOX - A CHARMING DATED INSCRIPTION TO THE BASE - BY: 'THOMAS KEDDER' - LONDON C1705. D. 23mm

RBC10 - A 'RARE' GEO.I. 'BUST PORTRAIT' PATCH BOX - THE BASE MARKED FOR: 'THOMAS KEDDER' - LONDON C1720. D. 21mm

RBC11 - A 'RARE' GEO.III. DOUBLE COMPARTMENT - FILIGREE COUNTER BOX IN FINE CONDITION & CONTAINING, 12 HALF GUINEA COPIES DATED 1790 - UNMARKED C1790. D. 24mm H. 22mm

5893 - A 'SUPERB' GEO.III. SILVER-GILT VINAIGRETTE WITH FINELY TEXTURED DETAIL & OF HEAVY GAUGE - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED WITH A FLOWERHEAD MOTIF - BY: 'JOHN REILLY' - LONDON 1810 37cm x 27cm X 17cm

5848 - A 'V.GOOD' WLM.IV. VINAIGRETTE - WITH REEDED SIDES & 'BASKET WEAVE' ENGINE TURNED PANELS - A VERY NICELY CAST & APPLIED FLORAL BORDER - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - BY: 'WILLIAM SIMPSON' - BIRMINGHAM 1832 44mm x 30mm X 10mm

5658 - A 'FINE' & SUBSTANTIAL WLM.IV. SNUFF BOX - ENGINE TURNED SIDES & BASE WITH CAST BORDERS - THE COVER WITH
A CENTRAL PANEL INSCRIBED: 'W' & WITH DEEP CAST & APPLIED FOLIATE SURROUND -
88x38x33mm & 162gms
BY: 'EDWARD SMITH' - BIRMINGHAM 1836

5896 - A 'SUPERB' EARLY VICTORIAN 'BOOK' VINAIGRETTE - ENGINE TURNED COVERS & WITH WELL DETAILED SPINE & BINDING - IN FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH A FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED GRILL - BY: 'TAYLOR & PERRY' - BIRMINGHAM 1841 40mm x 25mm

5900 - A GEO.III. PATCH OR COUNTER BOX - ENGRAVED DIAPER DECORATION & CONTAINING 4 x M.O.P. COUNTERS - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1801. 21mm

5846 - A 'V.GOOD' - EARLY VICTORIAN SNUFF BOX WITH APPLIED CAST BORDERS & ELABORATE SCROLLED DECORATION OVERALL - THE STEPPED BEVELLED COVER SET WITH A BLOODSTONE PANEL - BY: 'WHEELER & CRONIN' - BIRMINGHAM 1843. 80mm x 52mm x 28mm 150gms

5847 - A 'FINE' - EARLY VICTORIAN PARCEL GILT VINAIGRETTE - THE COVER WITH A 2 COLOUR LATTICE DECORATION & APPLIED CAST FLORAL BORDER - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - IN ORIGINAL FITTED CASE - BY: 'NATHANIEL MILLS' - BIRMINGHAM 1837 37mm x 25mm X 10mm

5825 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.III. SNUFF BOX OF HEAVY GAUGE WITH ENGINE TURNED DECORATION AND AN APPLIED TABLET ENGRAVED WITH A HOUND - BY: 'HENRY CHAWNER' - LONDON 1814. 83mm x 52mm x 20Mm 130gms

5826 - A GEO.III. PATCH BOX WITH BRIGHT ENGRAVED COVER & FULLY MARKED FOR: 'SAMUEL PEMBERTON' - BIRMINGHAM 1790.

5827 - A 'SCARCE' QUEEN ANNE PATCH BOX WITH A FINE BUST PORTRAIT TO THE COVER - THE BASE WITH A NAIVE INSCRIPTION: 'MH 1735' -THE MAKERS MARK PARTLY OBSCURED 'T?' C1703 (THESE LITTLE PORTRAIT BOXES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CORONATION SOUVENIRS)

5719 - AN EARLY VICTORIAN SNUFF BOX OF 'SHOOTING INTEREST' THE COVER INSCRIBED: 'LEITH - SHOOTING CLUB - 2ND PRIZE GAINED BY: 'ALEXr HENRY' - 1847' A TABLET TO THE UNDERSIDE INSCRIBED: 'GAINED 5 TIMES' - BY: 'FRANCIS CLARK' - BIRMINGHAM 1839. 80x45x16mm
(ALEX HENRY DESIGNED A VERSION OF THE FALLING BLOCK RIFLE WHICH ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESS IN THE 1870'S)

5822 - A 'FINE' GEO.II. CARTOUCH SHAPE SNUFF BOX WITH CHARMING ROCOCO DECORATION TO THE COVER - BY: 'WILLIAM HUTCHINSON C1740 70mm x 55mm 48gm

794 - A CHARMING GEO.iii. VINAIGRETTE OF CUSHION SHAPE WITH RIBBED COVERS - THE CAST GRILL FINELY DETAILED WITH A RUNNING STAG AMIDST TREES - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1815. 28mm X 20mm X 12mm

5808 - A 'FINE & SCARCE' - GEO.III.VINAIGRETTE OF CURVED RECTANGULAR OUTLINE, SUPERBLY DECORATED AS INTERWOVEN LATTICEWORK - THE CHARMING GRILL PIERCED & ENGRAVED WITH SIMPLE FLOWERS - BY: 'PETER, ANNE & WILLIAM BATEMAN' - LONDON 1804. 44mm x 25mm x 14mm

5746 - A GEO.IV.VINAIGRETTE.- THE COVERS NICELY ENGRAVED & WITH DOT PRICKED BORDERS - THE GRILL FINELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - BY: 'JOHN BETTRIDGE' - BIRMINGHAM 1827

5631 - A 'FINE & RARE' DBL SIDED GEO.III.GOLD WATCH CASE VINAIGRETTE WITH CAST FLORAL SURROUND & TWO ENGINE TURNED COVERS - BENEATH ONE, A VERY PRETTY PIERCED GRILL - THE OTHER REVEALING A PLAIT OF HAIR BEHIND GLASS - UNMARKED C1820

5795 - A GEO.III. VINAIGRETTE OF SLIM RECTANGULAR FORM WITH RECESSED HINGE - THE STEPPED COVER WITH GOOD BRIGHT-CUT DETAIL - THE GRILL NICELY PIERCED & ENGRAVED - BY: 'SIMPSON & SON' - BIRMINGHAM 1817. 36mm x 23mm x 6mm

5793 - A 'V.GOOD' GEO.III. 'HYDRANT' NUTMEG GRATER WITH SCREW OFF COVERS - BRIGHT-CUT DECORATION - DOT PRICKED BORDERS & A VACANT SHIELD CARTOUCH - BY: 'JOSEPH TAYLOR' - BIRMINGHAM 1798. 35mm