Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

38 80 An Edward VII silver triple stamp box, John Edward Wilmot, Birmingham, 1901 the sloping hinged cover engraved with the word ‘Stamps’ enclosed by flowerheads and a gadrooned border, the interior with wooden compartments, on a conforming rectangular base, 61,5g all in, 2,2cm high, 9cmwide R4 500–5 000 81 An Edward VII silver pocket single stamp case, Saunders & Shephard, Birmingham, 1901 rectangular, engraved with a cell diaper pattern enclosing a circular vacant reserve to the front, the interior with spring-loaded compartment, with ring attachment, 13,6g all in, 2,5cmwide ; and a George V double stamp case, J & W, Birmingham, 1920, rectangular, with linear design and pivot-hinged interior sleeve, ring attachment, 23,1g, 2,5cmwide (2) R2 500–3 000 82 An Edward VII silver pocket stamp case, Samuel M Levi, Birmingham, 1901 rectangular, the hinged case with gilt interior, 66,5g, 8,1cmwide ; and another, Birmingham, 1904, the front engraved with initials, with leather interior, 39,4g all in, 4,5cmwide (2) R2 500–3 000 83 An Edward VII silver vesta, sovereign, stamp and locket case, EJ Trevitt & Sons, Chester, 1901 with three hinged compartments, gilt interior, with ring attachment, 39,3g, 3cmwide ; and a Victorian silver-plated combination vesta case, Patent No 4709, the front with hinged stamp and sovereign holder, the hinged cover enclosing propelling pencil and tooth, with ring attachment, 7cm long (2) R4 500–5 000 * 84 An Edward VII silver-mounted glass triple stamp box, John Grinsell & Sons, London, 1901 the shaped rectangular hinged cover enamelled in black with the word ‘Stamps’, 3cm high, 10,5cmwide ; and a tortoiseshell and silver- plate-mounted triple stamp box, Birmingham, 1910, the hinged cover set with a panel of tortoiseshell and embossed in silver with the word ‘Stamps’, with blue enamel thumbpiece, 3,2cm high, 8cmwide (2) R4 500–5 000 85 An Edward VII silver double compartment stamp box, A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham, 1902 trough-shaped, with gilt interior, on ball feet, 48,8g all in, 2,5cm high, 6cmwide ; and another, Birmingham, 1907, similar, damaged, 22,1g all in, 2cm high, 5,4cmwide R2 500–3 000 86 An Edward VII silver double stamp box, Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1902 rectangular, the hinged cover engraved with the word ‘Stamps’, with sloped wooden compartments, 88,6g all in, 3,1cm high, 6,8cm wide ; and an Edward VII silver-mounted glass moistener, Arthur Willmore Pennington, Birmingham, 1903, the silver mount pierced with leaf and shell motifs, with star-cut base and detachable frosted roller, 4,5cm high, 8,5cm wide (2) R5 500–7 000 87 An Edward VII silver stamp and sovereign case, EJ Houlston, Birmingham, 1902 oblong, with ring attachment and fixed stamp compartment, 32,3g, 6,3cmwide ; and another, Robert Chandler, Birmingham, 1904, the body engraved with acanthus leaves enclosing a vacant shield-shaped reserve, the stamp compartment similiarly engraved, with ring attachment, mechanism faulty, 43,4g, 7cmwide (2) R1 500–2 000 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 64-133