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Vintage desk biro holder, featuring a rectangular nickel silver base (approx 15.5x7cm) with a biro in a holder at one side and on the opposite side is an eagle with outspread wings landing on a log; also an antique fan ring dish featuring a reclining lady holding a large open fan, cast in white metal (approx 16x12cm). The first has the base with spotty oxidation and needs polishing, otherwise fine; the second needs cleaning, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Blood Letting knives, a pair of vintage blood letting knives with timber handles, for use on horses or humans, the short blades stamped, 'Velos/No 551/Made/in/England', together with original sharpener. Fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Tobacco Cutter, a vintage metal and timber tool by McMillan of Sheffield, metal back plate marked, 'W A (mostly illegible) Tyzack & Co'. Well aged, nearly fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Vintage bookends, a pair of matching brass bookends featuring an Arabian with a rifle raised above his head and mounted on a rearing horse (approx size 12x13.5cm). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
USA, Boyd's Galvanic Battery Medicinal Amulet, patented Jan. 17 1878, 14 different metal shapes mounted in a circular metal ring, claimed to cure all known diseases (Rulau NY 33). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Emergency Survival Tool, a vintage multi tool axe hammer in cast metal with timber coated metal handle. Fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Veterinary fleam, a nineteenth century blood letting knife in brass with three steel blades, each blade stamped with details but only one legible and it reads, 'No 6/Norfolk St/Sheffield'. The blades pitted, otherwise good.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Lorgnette, vintage spring loaded folding reading glasses in rolled gold frames. Some scratches on the glass, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Vintage Flock 25 toy cork pop pistol, (approx size 11x6cm), in black metal, made in Germany, in working order. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Miscellaneous items, includes a pair of cased small binoculars and inscribed on the steel linkage band is, 'From/My dear Mother/Dec 25, 1885.'; prize medal in silver, on one side is inscribed, 'Milton/C.C. (Cricket Club)/C.D' and on the opposite side, 'R.D.C.L/B/Division/1898'; lapel badge (18mm) in gilt and enamel featuring the Cross of Lorraine; The Institute Of Engineers Australia, lapel badge (18.5mm) in gilt and enamel; a Red Cross tinnie badge; various stick-pin badges (6); a British Flag badge (20x17mm) in gilt and enamel, by G&E Rodd, Melb; a pink gemstone (about 3cts), with chipping; various other items (6); ribbon featuring Belgium national colours (approx L 3.15 metres x W 6cm) (some tears); also a khaki webbing military style belt with coloured embroidery on outside, this severely damaged, and a Great Britain George II halfpenny, 1735 (S.3717) (very worn). Poor - good very fine. (21)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Vintage telephone, probably Belgium c1940s, with copper base with fold-over carry handle, bakelite handset, with four short rubber legs on base (Wt excluding handset 1.635kg); also wax match pressed tin container with lift up lid and on lid and four sides various depictions including, 'Bell & Black/15 Bow Lane/Cheapside/London', on the base is the striker. The handset with some damage to speaking end and cord not connected to phone base, centrepiece missing from dial, otherwise fine; the match tin with oxidation under lid and toning to body, otherwise good. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Tableware, set of 9 glasses with ornate metal holders; set of 6 desert spoons with ornate handles, in a Bronze Table Ware Mariners' Shop wooden storage box; electric Russian samovar. Some glasses have lost the decorative band; samovar has corrosion spotting, good. (3)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Smoking pipes, includes African Native's head clay bowl with plastic and stainless steel stem, broken at end but broken section included with lot; another with turban headed man clay bowl with plastic stem; another turban headed man clay bowl with plastic and stainless steel stem; tobacco storage horn with hinged-lid with handcrafted brass decoration around the lid and brass ring around the top of container; another horn tobacco storage container with hinged-lid with similar handcrafted silver decoration around the lid and with silver ring around the top of the container, this inscribed, 'Alex Ingles', and on the horn is a silver heart inscribed, 'P I'. The second last with chip in edge of lid and lid does not close properly, the last lid also does not close properly, the pipes all used with black stains around bowl and one with crack at one side, otherwise fine. (5)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20