Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

245 A tortoiseshell and silver-mounted piqué snuff box, 19th century rectangular with rounded corners, the cover inlaid with scrolling foliage enclosed by rectangular borders, repair, 7,8cmwide ; and a Victorian tortoiseshell and silver-mounted box, circular, the cover applied with Apollo and four winged horses enclosed by a pair of bands moulded with shell, foliage and scrollwork, reeded rim, raised on a circular base, losses, 6,8cm diameter (2) R5 000 - 7 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 246 A Victorian tortoiseshell and silver- mounted box, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1898 cylindrical, the cover set with piqué work depicting garlands, trumpets, bows and flowerheads, enclosed by a pierced rim and moulded leaf border, raised on a conforming base, minor losses, 10cm high ; an Edward VII silver and tortoiseshell-mounted box, William Comyns & Sons, London, 1907, circular, the cover set with a tortoiseshell panel with silver piqué work depicting garlands, lyres, bows and flowerheads, enclosed by a moulded leaf-and-berry border, dents, 9,5cm diameter ; an Edwardian tortoiseshell pin tray, oval, with indented sides, the centre with piqué work depicting garlands, a lyre, and ribbon-tied bows, cracks to the tortoiseshell, 11cmwide ; and a George V silver and tortoiseshell-mounted jewellery casket, Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham, 1917, demi-lune with canted sides, the hinged cover set with a tortoiseshell panel decorated with silver piqué work depicting ribbon-tied garlands suspending a medallion with bows and flowerheads, the rim moulded with an egg-and-dart border, raised on four cabriole legs, fitted with a beige velvet interior, the two back feet with dents, 5cm high, 12,5cmwide (4) R8 000 - 10 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 247 A George V tortoiseshell and silver- mounted box, Grey & Co, Chester, 1910 rectangular, the hinged cover and sides with silver mounts, shaped thumbpiece, raised on ball feet, dents to feet, 8,6cm high ; and another, similar but smaller, Grey & Co, Chester, 1913, damage, 7,3cm high (2) R6 000 - 8 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 248 A George V miniature silver and tortoiseshell box, Levy & Salaman, Birmingham, 1913 circular, the cover set with a tortoiseshell panel decorated with silver piqué work depicting garlands of flowers and linework, dents, 3,2cm diameter ; a tortoiseshell box, 19th century, rectangular, the hinged cover with piqué work depicting scrolling foliage enclosed by a rectangular border, cracks, 5,5cmwide ; and a tortoiseshell inlaid scent bottle case, 19th century, rectangular with cut corners, the hinged cover with foliate piqué work and silver rim, the sides with silver piqué work depicting an oval cartouche engraved CMZ enclosed by scrolls and star and rope-twist border, lacking closing button, 4,2cm high (3) R5 000 - 7 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 249 A George V silver and tortoiseshell- mounted jewellery box, marks indistinct, possibly Birmingham, 1925 circular, the hinged cover inset with tortoiseshell, with in-curved border enclosing a velvet-lined interior, dents, 5,7cmdiameter ; a George V tortoiseshell box, London, 1913, rectangular, the hinged cover with rounded corners, chip, 8,6cmwide ; and a tortoiseshell box, early 20th century, oval, repair, 11cmwide (3) R5 000 - 7 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 245 246 247 248 249 79