Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
09-11 May 1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/566
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Uy cr i Second Day 24 957 \ An early 15th Century Pocket Calendar, on tiny sheets of vellum, Lk. 10 folded and endorsed with the names of the months, clipped ae together with a brass mount; anda Pendant Amulet formed of mca a nutmeg, mounted in silver os 9 ER allie 958. A set of four English silver Salt Cellars, on shell feet; London, Hennell & Son, 1764 4 259 A pair of English silver-mounted tortoiseshell Salvers, engraved with crest 9 260 | AN OBLONG TOILET CASE, of black wood with applied silver mounts, fae Ss] partly gilt, made by Mattheus Wallbaum of Augsburg; itscon- — . tents are complete, two ivory combs in silver-gilt mounts, knife, Healer, fork and spoon, bodkin, toothpick, tongue scraper, stiletto and brush ; in the lid a larger brush ; end of 16th Century ¥ 261 A SILVER CASKET WITH DOMED ‘OP, and cylindrical letter lock ; the top and sides engraved with Biblical and battle scenes; mounts and corner pilasters chased in relief and gilt; inside the cover are engraved the arms of the old Counts of Hohenzollern ; French, 16th Century [See ILLUSTRATION ]. 262 A CASKET OF SIMILAR DESIGN, but of wood covered with crimson velvet, set with shell cameos and imperial busts in silver-gilt ; the mounts silver-gilt and chased in relief; French, 16th Century *.* Caskets of this design are often used for mounting Limoges enamels. [See ILLUSTRATION ]. 263 <A Casket of wood, the whole surface covered with raised designs in gesso, the ground gilt, triumphs, ete. : /éalian, early 16th Century 264 <A Casket of cuirbouilli for a Book of Hours, with iron mounts ; scrolls and “Maria” in black letter twice repeated, early 16th Century ; and a small Casket, with elaborate lock, the whole surface formed of Gothic tracery 2 265 <A steel Casket, domed top, the whole surface covered with chascd arabesques in relief; Mrench, 16th Century 266 A steel Casket, oblong, entirely covered with etched designs, warriors, scrolls, ete.; German, early 17th Century | 267 <A steel Casket, domed top, the whole pierced in floral scrolls ; French, 17th Century 268 Asilver Casket, parcel-gilt, engraved with flowers ai.d with Gcthie cresting; on the lid the arms of Paradeyser of Carinthia, with the initials I.S.P.F.P.Z. M. and 1677 ; S. German, 17th Century
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