27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
  Lot 4149
 

4149

A 19th Century Maroon Leather Concertina Sewing Case with leather handle attached with brass...

A 19th Century Maroon Leather Concertina Sewing Case with leather handle attached with brass loops on the outer lid, the base fitted inside with red silk, the lid interior with ruby velvet, a leather strap formed to hold various small needlework tools, and a metal thimble. Approx. 5.3/8 inches or 13cm by 2.75 inches or 7cm by 1 inch or 2.5cm (excluding the handle). Together with a dark green leather fitted case, the leather resembling reptile skin, opening to reveal a lid lined in bright green, containing various hooks, and a base lined in pleated pale green silk, with the addition of an acid green panel of velvet, this being fitted, and holding a silver metal thimble and various other sewing tools, in this case silver metal scissors, darning needles, and two stilettos with turned bone handles ( different designs of carving). Incomplete; an empty acid green velvet sewing box with brass metal carrying handle, brass metal catch, the interior in padded cream silk. The lid is fitted to take various sizes of needlework tools, the back panel with a mirror, and the front cavity is void for the storage of work in progress; a pair of bone glove stretchers (4)

Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £100


 

. the boxes are in good order, the tools have been used, and not in matching sets.

 


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