Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

222 An Edward VII novelty silver-mounted pink glass perfume bottle and stand, Sampson Mordan & Co Ltd, Chester, 1906 the cover modelled as an owl set with cabochon jewelled eyes, ovoid glass body, the stand cast as a nest, stamped .925, 35g all in, 5,3cm high (2) R5 000–7 000 223 An Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell-mounted inkwell, maker’s mark worn, London, double-struck date mark, probably 1909 the hinged cover mounted with tortoiseshell enclosed by a leaf-and-berry border and centred with piqué-work, the compressed circular body above a spreading conforming foot, loaded, lacking inkwell liner, 5cm high ; and a tortoiseshell and silver-mounted page turner, indistinctly marked, the reeded handle with an acanthus-leaf terminal, each side with a ribbon-tied vacant cartouche, 35cm long (2) R4 000–6 000 224 A pair of George V silver-gilt pierced pedestal baskets, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, 1912, retailed by Asprey, London each pierced body moulded in relief with swags of foliage and flowerheads, the rims with oak leaves and flowerheads, raised on a dome pedestal base, engraved with the retailer’s mark, 405g all in, 9,5cm high (2) R10 000–12 000 222 223 224 93