Objects of Virtu

An early 20th century Fabergé silver gilt, two-colour gold and blue enamelled buckle of slightly curved lozenge form, the front with light blue guilloché enamelled decoration, applied with four two-colour gold floral and foliate motifs, struck with various marks including, Cyrillic maker's mark, 'H.W' workmaster's mark of Henrik Wigström and '88' standard kokoshnik mark, length 6.8cm, width 4.2cm, weight 39.7g, within its original Fabergé holly case. Note: accompanied by a handwritten card stating that the buckle was given by the Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia as a golf prize in 1907.

A 9ct gold mounted pocket knife, Birmingham 1962 by Cohen & Charles, length 7cm.

A gold cased hexagonal slide-action dip pen/pencil with scroll engraved decoration and a bloodstone set terminal, presentation inscribed and dated '15th Augst 1907', closed length 9.5cm.

An early 20th century silver gilt desk seal, the handle cast as a pheasant, the circular matrix engraved with a crest, length 4cm, within a red Morocco leather case.

An early 20th century white metal and brass novelty propelling pencil in the form of a hunting horn, detailed 'Swaine-Brigg London', length 9.5cm.

A 19th century tortoiseshell cylindrical box, the removable lid inset with a glazed portrait miniature of a lady, diameter 2.8cm, together with an early 19th century gilt metal and hardstone vinaigrette, width 2.8cm. Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A mid-18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, the hinged lid painted with a riverside house and inscribed 'A Gift of a Friend', width 4cm.

A 19th century banded agate pocket seal of faceted cut form with vacant matrix, length 5.8cm.

A George III pressed tortoiseshell circular snuff box, the hinged lid inset with a hunt button, diameter 7.5cm.

A 19th century Russian papier-mâché vesta case of rectangular form, painted with a portrait of two gentlemen, length 6.5cm, together with another similar oval vesta case, length 6.5cm, both bearing gilt marks to interior.

An early 20th century Russian papier-mâché circular box and cover, painted with a half-length portrait of the Zsar, diameter 7cm, together with two Russian papier-mâché eggs, both painted with religious scenes.

A 19th century Russian silver novelty model of a ewer, 84 zolotnik, the elongated neck fitted with a Stanhope lens, marks to handle, height 8cm.

A late 18th/19th century Scottish horn snuff mull, the hinged lid with nickel mounted thistle motif and collar, the body modelled as a foot, length 8cm.

A 19th century pressed tortoiseshell novelty snuff box in the form of a bicorn hat, the hinged lid decorated in relief with Napoleon Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole, width 7.5cm.

Two mid-18th century South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, both lids inscribed with verse and inset with mirrors to the interior, width 4cm.

A late 18th/early 19th century shagreen and white metal mounted spectacles case, the interior containing a pair of tortoiseshell and white metal spectacles, length of case 12.5cm, together with another pair of tortoiseshell spectacles, within a leather case.

A 19th century gilt metal mounted posy holder with an enamelled handle, painted with flowers, length 16cm.

A 19th century Chinese Canton carved tortoiseshell cylindrical games counter box, containing a set of eight counters, diameter 4cm, together with a similar Canton tortoiseshell bodkin case, length 16cm, and a group of mainly 19th century Chinese carved bone characters and other ornamentation.

A small group of Tunbridge ware items, comprising a novelty pin cushion in the form of a teapot, height 4.3cm, a circular weight, a pin cushion and a needle case.