Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Miscellaneous Antiques


An Assortment of Miscellaneous Antiques and Collectables to include a Mappin and Webb Sterling Silver Mounted Cigar Case, a Horn Snuff Mull, and a Parker Duofold Fountain Pen - A diverse group of antiques, jewellery, and personal effects comprising: A sterling silver-mounted crocodile skin cigar case, the silver collar bearing hallmarks for Birmingham, 1906, with maker's mark GN, likely for George Neilson. The interior is gold-stamped for Mappin and Webb, 2 Queen Victoria Street, London. A Scottish horn snuff mull of curved form with white metal mounts. The hinged lid is engraved with the proverb: WHA WADNA BE A FREEN AT A PINCH IS NO WORTH A SNUFF. A sterling silver and hardstone bar brooch featuring two square-cut carnelian or red agate stones on a foliate cast bar, stamped STERLING to the reverse. Contained within a fitted case for Kendal and Dent, Chronometer Makers to the Admiralty, 106 Cheapside, London. A vintage Parker Duofold fountain pen in marbled pearl and black celluloid, the nib stamped PARKER DUOFOLD 14ct PEN N. A gent's Rotary gold-plated quartz wristwatch with a square black dial and date aperture at 12 o'clock, the case back stamped 5 MICRONS ELECTRO GOLD PLATED. Together with a ladies' Bulova gold-plated wristwatch on an expanding bracelet, the case back bearing the date code M5 for 1965. A British artillery fuse nose cone, stamped No 199 - II - 10/38, dating it to October 1938. The item features a label applied with the text ONE OF OURS, likely serving as a commemorative piece or trench art. A silver-plated octagonal-bodied coffee pot in the George II style, featuring a side-mounted turned wooden handle. The body bears a worn and illegible maker's mark. The lot also includes a Japanese hanko name seal kit in a decorative travel case, a gold-plated cuff bracelet engraved with the initials H.E.R., and a miniature antique shoe.