OBJETS DE VERTU & COLLECTABLES
This term usually means items with no real practical use, but created and appreciated simply as something beautiful. Nowadays many antiques are made redundant by modern technology or fashions so formerly useful everyday items can become something worth collecting and displaying in its own right; its craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal every bit as worthwhile. Nothing is ever really redundant when you can give it a new life.
EARLY 19TH CENTURY HORN SNUFF BOX WITH TORTOISESHELL VENEERED LID
A classic early 19th century snuff box made from horn which has a tortoiseshell veneered lid which has sustained a little damage to the corner, but otherwise in great condition. 3.25" (8cm) wide. £28
BEAUTIFUL FAUX TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH METAL AND ABALONE INLAID LID
This is such a pretty snuff box with a decorative metal and abalone shell inlaid motif on the lid. I am not completely convinced that it is real tortoiseshell so selling as faux - possibly an early celluloid from very late 19th to early 20th century. Excellent overall condition and very decorative. 3.75" (9.5cm) wide. £38
QUALITY SILVER PLATED COLLAPSIBLE STIRRUP CUP IN LEATHER CASE
An ideal gentleman's travel accessory for when you need a snifter on the go! A collapsible silver plated travel cup in its own leather case which would have been a great stirrup cup for a day out riding or hunting. The case has a lovely worn patina and some faded initials so perhaps it was originally a beloved gift. £28
BEAUTIFUL SILVER PLATED ART NOUVEAU PILL BOX WITH INTERNAL MIRROR
An unbelievably pretty silver plated pill box which has a loop at the top so could have been used as a pendant or on a chatelaine by the lady of the house. With gorgeous Art Nouveau styled flowers and foliage and an internal mirror. Wonderful condition. £45
SMALL PAPIER MACHE SNUFF BOX WITH PAINTED DETAIL TO LID
A small and discreet papier mache lacquered snuff box with painted detail to the lid. In excellent overall condition and small enough for the pocket! 2.75" (7cm) wide. £17
VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE SNUFF BOX WITH WORN PICTORIAL LID
A charming piece of Victoriana, with the wear you'd associate with having been used on a daily basis. Often these painted or printed lids were of slightly more...risqué depictions - but this one seems to be of a more religious topic so perhaps its owner was a man of good moral fibre. Who knows? £15
19TH CENTURY PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PAINTED AND GILT BOX
Papier-mâché was a huge design craze particularly in the late 19th century when even chairs could be made from it and lacquered for strength. This charming little box is a lovely nod to the style, beautifully decorated in subtle mellow colours with gold accents. What a charmer for any dressing table or sideboard. 4.5" across. £15
CHARMING ART DECO CIVIC PEWTER VASE
Civic Pewter were a leading English pewter company from the 1920s onwards and their quality is always reliable. This gorgeously stylised Art Deco vase stands at just 5” tall and should fit even the tiniest of modern homes! I suspect two of the feet have been reattached at some point as it stands infinitesimally uneven! £28
CHROMIUM PLATED ART DECO MACHINE DECORATED CIGARETTE BOX - 1920
This would have been an gift - maybe for a retirement - or a promotional item, as it is inscribed "Baxter Bros 1920 Ltd". It has light tarnish and a small stain on the lid but the interior is in good clean condition.
4.5" wide x 3.5 deep x 1.2" high
£28
1920S STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
This is a classy piece of Art Deco if ever there was one. Hallmarked for Birmingham 1925 and with makers mark for J. Gloster Ltd, it sports machine decoration very much in the style of the period and has a cartouche with initials. It can hardly have been used as it’s in superb condition with only one small dent, the interior is lined in tortoiseshell and has expanding clips to hold cigarettes, business cards, notes or anything else you fancy. £32
EDWARDIAN STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
This is a lovely piece of Edwardian silver, hallmarked for Birmingham 1909 with beautiful floral chased detail. It’s the slightly fatter shape of the earlier cigarette cases, than their later 20th century counterparts, with an honestly worn gilded interior where you can see nice crisp hallmarks. £40
EARLY 20TH CENTURY ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY SOUVENIR MATCHBOOK CASE
The RMSPC was bought out by Royal Mail Lines in 1932 so these lovely souvenirs come from the early decades of the 20th century - the glory days of transatlantic steam travel! Silver plated and in good order, the crest is readable but a little faded. You can still keep those paper matchbooks in here and look super swish when you strike a match! £28
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MODERN/VINTAGE CHROME PLATED CIGARETTE CASES
These are more modern made and therefore chrome plated but it better condition than you’d find in antique cases. Which makes them good for gifts or for shop dressing! £17 each
EPNS EDWARDIAN/1920S CIGARETTE CASE
This little case has seen some use in its life, judging by the tobacco stains which have cleaned up quite a bit, and the wearing to the lovely floral chasing on the lid. Once someone’s daily companion, whose will it be next? £25
SILVER PLATED MACHINE DECORATED CIGARETTE CASE
Likely from the 1930s or a little later, this had that rare thing: an empty cartouche! It has some wear, a small dent to the lid and sadly a broken stretcher on the interior. With a little love and care it could be brought back to life and presented to someone with initials to put in that cartouche! £22
