NEEDLEWORK

A "Lady's Companion" of book form, of richly inlaid polychrome leather, gilt-enriched, fitted with aide memoire, pencil, needlecase, thimble, stiletto, etc, Victorian, 90mm high

A  red morocco needlecase of pocket book form, with gilt-tooled decoration, the reverse applied with a polychrome lithograph of a lady, French, mid 19th-century, 70mm long

An early Victorian papier mâché needlecase, painted in polchrome with full-blown roses to the front and Lily-of-the-Valley to the reverse, 64mm long

An unmarked high-carat gold thimble, in a red morocco case, early 19th century, 31mm high, (overall)

A rare mother-of-pearl thimble with gilt-metal rim, 19th century, 30mm high

A rare pair of late 18th-century Cumbrian knitted silk ball pincushions, by Sarah and Eliza Barnfather, dated 1792, 50mm diameter

A silver thimble with floral chasing and key-fret border, hallmarked Birmingham, 1897, maker W.J.H. 

A silver thimble with floral chasing and plain border, hallmarked Birmingham, 1893, maker J.F. 

A silver thimble, inscribed "PENRITH" in relief,  and " THE SPA " (incuse), Birmingham, 1930, maker H.C. & S, (Size 17), in a Victorian Mauchline "Prince Charlie" tartanware case,35mm long 

A Victorian steel thimble holder, velvet lined, with swing handle and ring for attachment to a chatelaine, 42mm' (overall)

A silver thimble with wriggle-work decoration, Chester, 1908, maker Charles Horner, in a Mauchline ware sycamore case having a transfer print of "THE LADIES' COLLEGE, CHELTENHAM

A Victorian turned vegetable-ivory thimble and needle holder of acorn form, with silver thimble, partly chased with foliate scrollwork, 53mm long, (overall)

A Victorian turned vegetable-ivory and bone tape-measure holder of barrel form, with 36-inch tape, the winder having a Stanhope viewer of Liverpool landmark buildings including "The Town Hall", "The Exchange", "Wellington Column", "Custom House", "Walker Art Gallery", and "Saiors'Home", Made in France by C.R. & CO of London, 43mm high

A French gold-mounted ivory needle case with star and florette inlays and applied die-stamped bindings, early 19th century,92mm long