Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

40 88 An Edward VII silver double stamp box, William Devenport, Birmingham, 1903 trough-shaped, with single compartment, on ball feet, 39g all in, 2,3cm high, 6cmwide ; and a single stamp example, Sydney & Co, Birmingham, 1907, the hinged frame engraved with foliate motifs, on ball feet, repairs, 15,5g all in, 2cm high, 2,8cmwide R3 500–4 000 89 Two silver envelope stamp cases, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham, 1904 and 1914 in sizes, one with double compartment, the other with a single compartment, with ring attachments 13,3g all in, the larger 4,2cmwide (2) R900–1 200 90 An Edward VII silver envelope double stamp case, Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1904 the whole engraved with scrolling foliage, the reverse with a vacant reserve, with ring attachment, 8,3g, 4cmwide ; and a George V silver single envelope stamp case, Albert Ernest Jenkins, 1910, engraved with vine leaves, with a vacant shield-shaped cartouche to the reverse, with ring attachment, 3,8g, 2,8cmwide (2) R2 500–3 000 91 An Edward VII silver flat double stamp case, Ahronsberg Brothers, Birmingham, circa 1904 the cover with engine-turned bands and a vacant cartouche, with ‘jewelled’ thumbpiece, 18,3g, 5cm wide ; and a silver single stamp case, 925, the hinged cover with c-scroll decoration to the border, with ring attachment, 10g, 2,7cmwide (2) R2 000–2 500 92 A silver flat double compartment case, foreign the cover engraved with flowers and a vacant reserve, with thumbpiece, 18,25g, 5,2cmwide ; and an Edward VII silver single stamp case, William Vale & Sons, Birmingham, 1906, the whole moulded with vine leaves against a basket-weave ground, the front with a vacant reserve, 2,1g, 2,2cmwide (2) R2 500–3 000 93 A silver single envelope stamp case, stamped 925, with import marks for Birmingham, 1906 bright-cut engraved with foliage, with ring attachment, 6,1g, approximately 2,8cmwide ; and a double envelope example, stamped 925, similarly engraved with a vacant circular reserve to the reverse, with ring attachment , 15,1g, approximately 4,8cmwide (2) R1 500–2 000 94 A silver envelope double stamp case, stamped 925 the reverse with circular detail, with ring attachment, 13,5g, 4,2cmwide; and a single stamp example, Birmingham, 1907, with ring attachment, 4,5g, 3cmwide (2) R900–1 200 95 An Edward VII silver double stamp box, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, 112 Regent St. W., London, 1905 the hinged rectangular glazed cover enclosing two silver-gilt sloped divisions, on a spreading foot, 56,5g all in, 3,1cm high, 6,5cmwide ; and a silver double compartment stamp box, Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1912, with sloped glazed hinged cover, 59,2g all in, 2,8cm high, 5,2cmwide (2) R6 500–8 000 96 An Edward VII silver inkwell with stamp compartment, Birmingham, 1905, Rd 472287 the hinged cover with hinged stamp compartment, with later glass liner, on a spreading circular foot, loaded, 5,5cm high, 12,7cm diameter R3 500–4 000 97 An Edward VII silver-mounted glass inkwell, double stamp and pen holder, John Grinsell & Sons, Birmingham, 1905 rectangular, with two hinged silver-mounted compartments and pen depression, with star-cut base, 5,5cm high, 7cmwide ; and an Edward VII silver-mounted glass double stamp holder in the form of a book, Grey & Co, Birmingham, 1908, the hinged cover engraved with the word ‘Stamps’, 2,5cm high, 5cmwide (2) R6 500–8 000 98 An Edward VII silver envelope double stamp holder paperweight, London, 1906 the envelope with gilt interior, on a hinged support set to a circular stand moulded in relief with a reeded and floral motif, loaded, 4,5cm high ; and an Edward VII silver-mounted walnut stamp case in the form of a writing box, Robert Pringle & Sons, Chester, 1905, the cover moulded with flowers and branches, the interior with sloped leather-lined compartments, set to a stepped moulded base, 4,8cm high (2) R3 500–4 000 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 64-133