Various Makers

19th Century and later

Comprising:



- A painted tin plate novelty money box
- A pair of bronze greyhounds with an ebonised plinth
- A Chinese silvered metal and enamel stag
- A Sino-Tibetan engraved horn snuff box
- A Parian model of a recumbent dog
- A framed photograph of a St Bernard
- A cast brass ink well in the form of a recumbent dog
- A Perspex desk weight inset with a commemorative Ritz gambling chip to the value of £5
- An enamelled Winter Olympics car badge dated 1936
- An enamelled Intelligence Corps card badge by J. R. Gaunt of London
- A gilt-metal desk weight in the form of a Shakespearean figure
- A brass vesta case with an intaglio of a dog's head
- A silvered metal dachshund on a brass stand
- A carved labradorite hedgehog with inset red hardstone eyes
- A small silvered metal dolphin engraved 'with love FA x 25.12.87'
- A cast bronze dogs head
- A carved horn cane handle in the form of a dogs head
- A small cast metal figure of a cat
- A cold painted metal model of a rabbit, loss
- A carved rock crystal model of a recumbent dog
- A silver taperstick in the form of a man, London, 1910
- Two small cast-metal models of cats
- A painted metal model of a dog standing on its hind legs
- A carved hardstone dog on its hind legs
- A small composite model of dog

Tin Plate Novelty Box: Losses to paint notably on the mouth but in working order. Greyhounds: Generally good, these may have been part of a larger object. Associated plinth with losses to ebonised detail. Enamel Stag: This unusual object with losses to the antlers, muzzle, his rear and each leg. Snuff Box Modern: Condition good. Parian Dog: With chips to the plinth base. This piece is tired with ingrained dirt. Photograph: Generally good. Ink Well: good condition, lacking liner. Perspex Weight: Surface scratches. Olympic Badge: Surface scratches as to be expected. IC Card badge: Very Good. Gilt Metal Desk Weight: Some tarnish, old marks and scratches and some discolouration. Vesta Case: Brass case with dents, marks, tarnishing and wear. Silvered Dachshund: Nice quality would benefit from clean. Hedgehog: Generally very good, some very minor chips. Dolphin: Good. Dogs Head: Rubbing to extremities. Cane Handle: Badly chipped to the collar. Cat: Good condition. Rabbit: Large loss to one ear. Rock Crystal Dog: Good condition. Silver Taperstick: Generally good, dirt to top hat. Model Cats: Dents, losses and marks. Hardstone Dog: Good. Composite Dog: With numerous rubbings, old marks and losses to extremities.
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