SOLD…..Tartan Ware visiting card case. Coilsfield House. c 1840

SOLD…..Tartan Ware visiting card case. Coilsfield House. c 1840A fine tartan ware card case with a painted view of Coilsfield ,South Ayrshire referred to by Robert Burns as the Castle of Mongomery. The image is taken from a known print of the later house circa 1840. The green, black and yellow tartan design is untitled. The lid hinges at the top and has a thin strip of green velvet applied to the back. The hinge itself is wooden. In excellent condition one small blemish on the back showing as a black mark. 9. 5 x

fine steel stiletto / awl which could have been used as a parchment pricker in the making bobbin lace

An unusual and attractive Chester hallmarked silver thimble

8 x 5 x 2 inches

The gilded cap screws on and has a cork lining

A very finely wrought steel buckle which was probably attached to a leather belt

The pearl is in good condition with no damage and the blade is the full length and has a good snap to it

In excellent condition- there is a little minor damage to the top corner where the lid slides in ( see last two photos ) so the lid is now a little loose when fitted unless it is pushed right up to the opposite side

It is in very good condition with only the occasional tiny bit of enamel lacking

The 45 gaming pieces are carved from mutton bone into various shapes including a bird and a trumpet plus a few are painted

now starts at about 3 inches

An unusual Victorian purse made of red leather with an expanding brass clasp

A long netted miser's purse in red and fawn with plentiful steel beading