A group of brass, copper and silver desk articles

including a glass, metal and wood magnifying glass; a Dutch engraved brass and copper tobacco box dated 1757; a George III silver meat skewer by Peter, Anne and William Bateman, London, 1802; a magnifying glass in the form of a question mark stamped Made in Italy for Rosenfeld; a brass mortar bearing the date ANNO 1673; a silver-plated heart-shaped paperweight; a Chinese cloisonné box; a large brass key; a pair of 19th century patinated bronze candlesticks, one lacking a nozzle; a circular barometer retailed by E. B. Meyerowitz, New York-London-Paris; a cast-bronze mortar; giltwood letters C and W; and a burrwood cigarette box.  15 pieces.