Objects of Virtu

A mid-19th century mahogany novelty shoe snuff box, the hinged lid inset with a carved bone portrait, inlaid in brass wire and dot decoration, length 16cm.

A 19th century tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl visiting card case, the cover inlaid in silver, length 9.5cm, together with a tortoiseshell oval box and cover, width 7cm.

An early 19th century Grand Tour souvenir lava rock specimen from Mount Vesuvius, impressed to both sides 'Lava Dei Vesuvio del 1 Aprile 1820', length 9.5cm.

An 18th century South Staffordshire enamel oval patch box, the lid decorated with a titled view of 'New Bridge Bath', width 4.6cm (faults), together with a 19th century papier-mâché snuff box and a folding pocket glass with opposing mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell sides.

An early 20th century French gilt metal and champlevé enamel dressing table tray, inset with a porcelain panel painted with two cherubs, width 21.5cm.

A pair of 19th century ormolu and Chinese porcelain tazzae, each finely enamelled top raised on a finely cast stand with four scroll supports and quatrefoil base, height 11cm.

A pair of 19th century mother-of-pearl and white metal lorgnettes, length 11cm, together with a pair of gilt metal spectacles, cased, and a shagreen cigarette case.

A late 18th/early 19th century papier-mâché circular snuff box, the lid with a titled scene of 'Badgers in the Back Slums', diameter 9cm, another papier-mâché snuff box, decorated with a print of an Arabian man, and a turned hardwood snuff box.

An 18th century silver mounted carnelian scent bottle of pear form, height 5.5cm, two 19th century gilt metal and hardstone rotating job seals, a small folding needlework prick and a miniature bone model of an iron.

A late 18th/early 19th century carved boxwood novelty figural snuff box, modelled in the form of Horatio Nelson, detailed with bicorn hat and cut steel buttons, the interior lined in tortoiseshell, length 11cm (lacking lid and one foot).

A group of eight mainly late 19th century cast bronze miniature models of animals, including an Austrian model of a seated cat, height 3.4cm, a standing cat, a horse and a robin.

A 17th/18th century polished steel key, probably Venetian, finely worked with a scrolling bow and a ring turned and faceted shaft, length 8.6cm.

A late Victorian porcelain scent bottle, finely modelled and painted to imitate an egg, fitted with a silver screw cap, Birmingham, indistinct hallmarks, length 3.5cm.

A group of five late 19th century Viennese cold painted cast bronze novelty figures, including the standing devil holding an 'A' board, inscribed 'A Merry Xmas, A Happy Newyear', height 2.8cm, a monkey playing a drum, two boys with a donkey, and a seated tabby cat.

An Edwardian silver bookmark, fitted with a magnifying lens, Chester 1908 by S. Mordan & Co, length 9cm, together with a tortoiseshell bookmark, a horn folding lens and a bone mounted propelling pencil by S. Mordan & Co.

A set of four 19th century French porcelain card game counters, each painted with a king and suit of cards, inscribed to reverse 'Simple', 'Double', 'Triple' and 'Quadruple', diameter 3.3cm, contained within their original card box.

A 19th century Dutch Delft pottery and metal mounted hexagonal box, width 7.8cm, a 19th century mother-of-pearl shell and gilt metal mounted nécessaire and a French gilt metal and glass bijouterie case.

A rare George III wind-out paper horse racing panorama, titled 'Going to Epsom Races', by Henry Alken, bearing partial paper label detailing 'A Ludicrious Amusement Consisting of Modern Costume, Characters, Dandies, Equipages and Horsemanship... 1819', the continuous strip mounted to a spindle and contained within a turned boxwood case with ring turned handle, the exterior with similar applied etching with aquatint, length of strip 453cm (some wear and faults).

A pair of William IV silver framed blue-tinted spectacles, Birmingham 1830 by Francis Clark, within their original red Morocco leather case.