Lot 235 , Ten assorted 19th century needle cases

Ten assorted 19th century needle cases including Mauchlineware, embossed leather and carved ivory
Estimate £120-180

-pierced and embossed carved example with central floral motif, the reverse embroidered CK? - rather grubby with wear between the ribbons and denting to the central pierced back panel, lacks original clasp fitting, three cloth leaves inside, height 9cm
- Mauchlineware example decorated with East High Street, Forfar - puce silk interior a little scuffed, inscribed verso sold by N. Laing, Forfar, width 7.5cm
- treen example with hand tinted photographic print decoration views of cottages within parkland, possibly Palais Royale, internally embossed pink card and four cloth leaves - scuffed to the outside and varnish discoloured, stained internally, width 8.5cm
- embossed leather example - catch held in place with a pencil stamped sterling silver, slight rubbing to the gilding and more rubbing to the central floral back panel, watered pink silk within with four tatty cloth leaves, 8.5cm
- tortoiseshell example with gilt foliate engraved mounts and watered pink silk interior - two cloth leaves, light wear to metal rim, 6cm
- pierced ivory book shaped example with faded pink silk interior and four pink rimmed now rather tatty cloth leaves, 4cm
- relief carved ivory example with watered pink silk interior - lacks pin or pen for clasp, otherwise good, 6cm
- book shaped pierced ivory example with faded blue silk interior and four blue rimmed tatty cloth leaves, 6cm
- engraved and black stained book shaped example with concave edge, monogrammed HWC - ivory good, white silk binding a little tatty, has a compartment at each end and four tatty cloth leaves, 6cm
- plain treen example with paper label inscribed Lavaugeira, white / slash blue ribbon binding and clasp, two cloth leaves internally - a little dirty, 6.75cm




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Sold for £220