An unusually short bone bobbin cut with a church window. Mid 19thc.

An unusually short bone bobbin cut with a church window. Mid 19thc.An unusually short bone lace bobbin dyed green, with a spiral of gold foil, inlaid spots of pewter and cut with a single empty window. 9cm long including the spangle 7cm without. In excellent condition no damage. Stock no. LM49

A sewing basket of exceptional quality made of wicker work with an ormolu mount decorated with flowers and swags and a fixed ormolu handle

Miller 24 Old Fish Street who advertised 'Satin Medallion Pin Cushions a most fashionable and elegant article priced at 1 shilling'

An unusual silver thimble with bright cut decoration above two band of further decoration plus a wavy edged rim

They are squatter than usual at 3cm in height

A 19th century mutton bone lace bobbin inscribed with a motto- 'Marry me Quick and Love Me Dear'

A Georgian painted and beaded pin cushion pin suck with early coil head pins

The spindles used for turning the inner reels on the barrels are shorter than usual probably owing to damage although they may have been deliberately cut down to fit in a box as they are all the same height

There is also a suspension ring

15cm long overall with the screw section in the position in the photos

faint silver mark on the rim- possibly French but certainly Continental

An engraved silver bodkin case made at the beginning of the 19th century circa 1815

French 19thc