Bidspirit auction | Lot of assorted antique gold

Lot of assorted antique gold sewing implements in tortoiseshell box - A 19th-century tortoiseshell spoon box filled with assorted sewing tools: an antique 14-carat (585/1000) yellow gold and steel pair of scissors, engraved with dot engraving and marked with an old oak leaf on the sheath. An antique 19th-century 14-carat (585/1000) yellow gold needle case, engraved with floral motifs, marked on the inside with an animal head and indistinct maker's mark ('HP'?), tax mark 1831, a 14-carat (585/1000) yellow gold needle, engraved, marked on the top with tax mark 1831, a 20th-century 14-carat (585/1000) pin, with floral motifs, unmarked, two 14-carat (585/1000) holders for slide pencils (incomplete), column-shaped, with tax mark 1831, a 19th-century 14-carat (585/1000) engraved thread winder, a gilt thread winder and two 14-carat (585/1000) yellow gold awls, one marked with tax mark 1831. Dimensions: Needle length 5.2 cm Condition: Various conditions. Spoon case dull on top; small crack by the hinge on the reverse. Weight: Sewing scissors excluding sheath 5.4 grams; sheath 1.1 grams; needle case 3.7 grams; needle 1.3 grams; two propelling-pencil holders 3.5 grams combined; small pen 8.5 grams; thread winder 1.5 grams; awls 3.8 grams. All objects bearing a tax mark have been tested.