Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

293 Three Victorian and Edward VII silver vesta cases, various makers, 1898-1907 comprising: Joseph Gloster, Birmingham, 1907, circular, with a vacant cartouche against a bright-cut engraved foliate ground, with ring attachment, 20g, 4,5cm diameter; another, William Neale and Son, Sheffield, 1898, rectangular, with a central cartouche engraved with the initials ‘CHS’, the whole engraved with scrolling foliage, with ring attachment, 29,3g, 5cm long; and another, William M Hayes, Birmingham, 1905, with a vacant rectangular reserve enclosed by an engine-turned ground with a foliate border, with ring attachment, 28,7g, 5,5cmwide (3) R300 – 500 294 A silver salt cellar in the form of a pig, possibly Hanau, with import mark for London, Samuel Boyce Landeck, Sheffield, 1901 with hinged cover to the pig’s back and salt holes to the pig’s rear, 26,5g, 5,4cm long; a silver salt cellar in the shape of a parasol raised on a pair of geta , with removable base, stamped Sterling, 21,4g, 9cm long; a propelling pencil, Samuel Mordan, stamped with the date ‘July 6 1840’, in the form of a pistol; and two further examples, one in the form of a champagne bottle (5) R1 500 – 2 000 295 A collection of Edward VII silver calling card cases, 1902-1909 comprising: William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Birmingham, 1902, bright-cut engraved with scrolling foliage with a fan-shaped vacant cartouche to the bottom left corner, 35,9g, 8,4cmwide; another, Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham, 1905, 43,7g, 8,3cm wide; another, George Unite and Sons, Birmingham, 1909, engine-turned, with a circular reserve engraved with the initials ‘DY’, 54,6g, 8,3cmwide; and another, William Neale, Chester, 1902, bright-cut engraved with scrolling foliage, with a circular reserve engraved with initials ‘MC’, 43,7g, 8,2cmwide (4) R900 – 1 200 296 An Edwardian silver novelty pen wipe and two Edwardian silver pin cushions in the shape of chicks, Sampson Mordan and Co Ltd, 1905-1909 the pen wipe, Chester, 1909, mounted on four felt discs, 6,6g all in, 2,7cm high; a silver pin cushion, Chester, 1907, 55,2g all in, 5cm high; and another, Sheffield, 1905, 26,4g all in, 4cm high (3) R2 000 – 2 500 297 A George V silver double sovereign case, E J Houlston, Birmingham, 1910 oval, with a vacant cartouche, the whole engraved with scrolling foliage, with ring attachment, 24,3g, 5,5cmwide; an Edward VII silver sovereign case, Aaron Lufkin Dennison, Birmingham, 1903, circular, with a vacant reserve against a hammered ground, with ring attachment, 22g, 3,2cm diameter; and another, William Adams Ltd, Birmingham, 1906, engraved with a vacant reserve against a foliate ground, 15,7g, 3,2cm diameter (3) R1 200 – 1 500 298 Six silver book marks, various shapes, makers and dates 1912-1998 two trowel-shaped, one with owl-shaped handle, 31,5g all in (6) R1 500 – 2 000 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 263-298 116