Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Stationery

A Collection of Vintage Stationery Ephemera, an Egyptian Revival Style Metal Casket and Decorative Objects - This lot comprises an assortment of vintage writing-related ephemera and decorative items. Centring the collection is a retailer's nib display box for F. Soennecken, Bonn a/Rh., Germany, labelled as Bonna-Federn. The lid interior contains a colour-coded reference for nib sizes, including extra-fine, fine, and medium. Contents include original paper packets from Heintze & Blanckertz, Berlin, and a specific box for HARO glass nibs (Glasfedern) with the blue ball, intended for specialised glass-nib fountain pens. Also included is a rectangular copper-toned metal casket in the Egyptian Revival style, featuring embossed relief scenes of figures, chariots, and hieroglyphs, marked EGYPT to the lower right of the front panel. A boxed decorative plaque is present, displaying a silver-toned relief of the Great Wall of China in a satin-lined presentation case. The collection further contains two white porcelain pulley components, likely from an early 20th-century adjustable domestic lighting system, including a cone-shaped counterweight and a bowl-shaped fitting. Two small, bulbous cobalt blue bottles with matching stoppers complete the group.