160 lots located at Hailsham. Closing Sunday 26th July from 6pm.
Lot 7:
Description
A diverse group of antiques, jewellery, and personal effects comprising:
A sterling silver-mounted crocodile skin cigar case, the silver collar bearing hallmarks for Birmingham, 1906, with maker’s mark GN, likely for George Neilson. The interior is gold-stamped for Mappin and Webb, 2 Queen Victoria Street, London.
A Scottish horn snuff mull of curved form with white metal mounts. The hinged lid is engraved with the proverb: WHA WADNA BE A FREEN AT A PINCH IS NO WORTH A SNUFF.
A sterling silver and hardstone bar brooch featuring two square-cut carnelian or red agate stones on a foliate cast bar, stamped STERLING to the reverse. Contained within a fitted case for Kendal and Dent, Chronometer Makers to the Admiralty, 106 Cheapside, London.
A vintage Parker Duofold fountain pen in marbled pearl and black celluloid, the nib stamped PARKER DUOFOLD 14ct PEN N.
A gent’s Rotary gold-plated quartz wristwatch with a square black dial and date aperture at 12 o’clock, the case back stamped 5 MICRONS ELECTRO GOLD PLATED. Together with a ladies’ Bulova gold-plated wristwatch on an expanding bracelet, the case back bearing the date code M5 for 1965.
A British artillery fuse nose cone, stamped No 199 – II – 10/38, dating it to October 1938. The item features a label applied with the text ONE OF OURS, likely serving as a commemorative piece or trench art.
A silver-plated octagonal-bodied coffee pot in the George II style, featuring a side-mounted turned wooden handle. The body bears a worn and illegible maker’s mark.
The lot also includes a Japanese hanko name seal kit in a decorative travel case, a gold-plated cuff bracelet engraved with the initials H.E.R., and a miniature antique shoe.
Condition report:
The crocodile cigar case shows significant wear with heavy peeling and losses to the leather edges. The silver-plated coffee pot is heavily tarnished with considerable wear to the plating, exposing the base metal. The Rotary and Bulova watches exhibit surface scratches to the crystals and wear to the gold plating. The fountain pen shows general age-related wear. The artillery fuse and snuff mull appear in good stable condition. The shoe is heavily aged and worn. All items show signs of age and use consistent with their nature.
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