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Recreations & Pursuits — Shapiro Auctioneers

$21,600
Paul De Lamerie George II Sterling Silver Snuff Box, London 1738…
$9,600
Two Colour Gold and Vernis Martin Snuff Box Mathieu Philippe, c…
$4,560
Doublé Snuffbox, maker's mark illegible, Paris, 1819-1838 furth…
$4,080
Dunhill Aquarium Cigarette Lighter








Auction House: Shapiro Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded: 43
Lots with images: 43
Prices available: 43
Category: Recreations & Pursuits




Lot Description Price Image
*** Paul De Lamerie George II Sterling Silver Snuff Box, London 1738 the rectangular hinged top, centred by a full armorial cresting with rounded corners above applied strap work hinges, length 14 cm weight 414 cm ***
*** Two Colour Gold and Vernis Martin Snuff Box Mathieu Philippe, charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prévost, Paris, 1762 rectangular, decorated overall with bright cut rolled gold with flower and lattice design, each side centred with a lacquer vignette of figures toiling by a harbour, width 8 cm, 150gms ***
*** Doublé Snuffbox, maker's mark illegible, Paris, 1819-1838 further struck: 26e for gold quantity rectangular, the lid and base decorated with stars and moons, the sides with horizontal ribbing and floral borders, width 8.8 cm, weight 110gms ***
*** Dunhill Aquarium Cigarette Lighter ***
*** Gilded figural inkwell, in, the form of a globe, resting on four prone lions, and a square stepped base, the base embossed with, the words 'The British Empire Exhibition 1924', silver marks to, the base, 'The Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Co. Ltd, London' stamped to, the underside, original case ***
*** Palais Royale Inkstand, Early 20th Century, French the square inkwell with lion finial above scrolling gilt-metal cagework mounts, enclosing four carved shell cameos, on a square alabaster and gilt-metal stand, with four shackled negro slaves linked by chain applied to each corner, on four bulbous feet, height 17 cm ***
*** 19th Century European Boulle Desk Standish of rectangular form, fitted with twin original glass ink bottles, flanking a lidded pen stand, leading to a well inlaid with a figural cartouche ,featuring Classical figures on a raised platform, under a pair of floral swags, and a shallow long drawer, all resting on bracket feet, the whole decorated with tendril scrolls, length 37 cm ***
*** Chinese carved ivory chess set, all pieces hand carved with artist signature to, the base of major pieces, fitted box which extends to become, the board. Width 30 cm. Length 61 cm. Height 13 cm ***
*** Large Enamel Necessaire, Late 18th Century, Staffordshire of tapering form, painted with figures by a lakeside palace, a courting couple and floral bouquets, reserved against a pink ground with raised white and gilt ornament, gilt-metal mounts, the interior with five various implements including a fruit knife with steel blade, an ivory notelet, a pencil and a folding ruler, some implements missing, (some minor damage to enamel), height 10 cm ***
*** 19th Century Silver Cigarette Box, Russsian of square form, modelled with initials, three signatures and an enamelled lizard. Provenance: Baron Arthur Gustav Stauff, St Petersburg thence by descent ***
*** 19th Century Stained Oak Smokers Companion, English, c1880 modelled in the form of an open railway cart, fitted with a vesta in the form of a trunk and twin sterling silver pipe cleaners in the form of milk pails length 14 cm. Provenance: J. B. Hawkins Antiques, Moss Vale, Nsw Private Collection, Nsw ***
*** Two Colour Gold Etui A Cire, Early 19th Century, French makers mark stamped to interior, of oval cylindrical shape, decorated with columns of laurel leaf and beading, length 11.8 cm, 45gms ***
*** Austro-Hungarian Enamel And Silver-Gilt Cigarette Case, Early 20th Century rectangular, with later import Soviet marks, the lid enamelled in monochrome with a view of houses by a lake, with gilt highlights, the sides and base enamelled overall with black crescents on an opaque white ground, with silver-gilt thumbpiece, width 9 cm ***
*** Edwardian Gold Cigarette Case, c 1910 of rectangular form, centred with an paste set armorial cresting, in an oval cartouche amid profusely chased foliage, length 7.75 cm (Note Lacking some stones) ***
*** Engraved gold snuff box, the lid depicting a village scene, the base of ribbed design ***
*** Late 19th Century Black and Slate and Bronze Desk Standish, c1890, modelled with a central downcast figure of a man on a rocky outcrop, flanked by serpent mounted inkwells, leading to a deep well on the rectangular stand, length 39 cm ***

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