A Collection of Memorabilia relating to family of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore, and Edward Whalley

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Lot 49, 26 Mar 19

A gold memorial ring, early 18th century, the glazed painted portrait depicting a cleric, wearing surplus, white bands and black stole, with full bottomed wig, mounted within gadrooned closed back setting, to plain gold D-section shank, ring head length 10.5mm, ring size M. £500-£700

Sold for £750

Lot 316, 26 Mar 19

Two small enamel boxes, both of rectangular form with hinged lids, decorated with white enamel, painted floral detail and printed and painted scenes of figures in landscapes, one box containing a small paper note reading ‘This box was given to my mother when a little child, by D. Johnson, 1784, Theo Whalley’, box dimensions 40 x 33 x 26mm. £100-£150

Sold for £240

Lot 317, 26 Mar 19

A small group of three small enamel boxes, all decorated with blue enamel with polychrome enamel hinged lids, one decorated with a scene of two doves amid flowers, another depicting a shipwrecked man within the motto ‘A present from Salisbury’, the third reading ‘Have communion with few, be familiar with one, deal justly with all, speak evil of none’, together with later porcelain example. £100-£150

Sold for £120

Lot 318, 26 Mar 19

A Georgian silver vinaigrette, of rectangular form with hinged lid and chased foliate and floral borders, lid inscribed ‘Theodosia’, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1818 and bearing maker’s mark ‘IT’, dimensions 29 x 21 x 8.5mm. £60-£80

Sold for £110

Lot 319, 26 Mar 19

A small group of 18th and 19th century letters, invitations and visiting cards, including invitations for various balls and ‘smart parties’ addressed to Theodosia Whalley and others, in an embroidered silk wallet, together with a sheet of hand written verse by Bishop Thomas Percy, with watercolour and appliqué floral motif verso, a lock of Bishop Percy’s hair and a sheet of hieroglyph/code text, etc. £40-£60

Sold for £850

Lot 320, 26 Mar 19

A late 17th century tortoiseshell tobacco box, the oval box with pricked initials ‘CM’ and date ‘1699’ to the lid, with squeeze action opening, with white metal hinge to the exterior, length 9.1cm. £80-£120

Sold for £90

Lot 321, 26 Mar 19

A white metal basket modelled as a fishing creel, of wirework construction, the hinged lid with gilt decorated carrying handle, and with similarly decorated catch fastener, raised on four gilt swivel paw feet, length 12cm x height 7cm (excluding handle). £80-£120

Sold for £140

Lot 322, 26 Mar 19

A 19th century rectangular polished horn snuff box, metal mounted, with hinged lid, the interior tortoiseshell lined, length 9.5cm. £40-£60

Sold for £40

Lot 323, 26 Mar 19

A Georgian ivory and bone alphabet counter set, circa 1800, the cylindrical case with crosshatching to the top and bottom discs, and edged with fine wirework threading, the internal screw off cover revealing 26 circular counters each engraved with a letter of the alphabet, with incised capital letters to one side, and lower case letters to the obverse, diameter of counters 3.8cm, height of cylindrical box 7.5cm. £150-£200

Sold for £280

Lot 324, 26 Mar 19

A collection of 18th/19th century assorted boxes and other items, including various small white metal boxes, a painted wooden box, a tortoiseshell purse, a gilt metal and enamel chatelaine, etc. £100-£150