Shagreen cigar box

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Shagreen cigar box Of rectangular form, the hinged cover opening to reveal a fitted timber interior, the base in green leather, maker's mark to base Calloys of Mount Street Mayfair, 28.0 x 20.0 x 11.5cm. Footnotes: Provenance From the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE Sotheby's Australia March 2015 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y R Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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Shagreen cigar box

Lot 0134

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The John Laws CBE Collection: The Library

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Two shagreen and sterling silver boxes (2)

Fendi | leather writing folio: Fendi | leather writing folio rectangular crocodile leather with gilt metal hinges, revealing a writing surface and leather sleeve, singed Fendi Roma made in Italy, vero croccodillo, measuring 53.5 x

Fendi | leather writing folio

S.T. Dupont | Fine limited edition 'Olympio New York 5th Avenue' fountain pen: S.T. Dupont | Fine limited edition 'Olympio New York 5th Avenue' fountain pen Model: Olympio New York 5th Avenue, Limited Edition No. 0591 of 1929. Cap/Barrel/Clip: Gilded filigree and engraved

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Montblanc | 'Voltaire' limited edition 'Writers Series' fountain pen: Montblanc | 'Voltaire' limited edition 'Writers Series' fountain pen Model: Writer's Series, Voltaire, Limited Edition No. 19033 / 20,000 Cap/Barrel/Clip: Black resin with vermeil cap top, rings and

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Cartier | Two 'Diabolo' writing instruments: Cartier | Two 'Diabolo' writing instruments Comprising ballpoint and rollerball pens. The black lacquered pens set with a blue resin cabochon, signed 'Cartier', clip stamped 'C', numbered,

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Cartier | 'Pasha de Cartier' fountain pens: Cartier | 'Pasha de Cartier' fountain pens circa 1989 Blue lacquer body to a gilt fluted cap, encircled around the top by the Cartier trinity rings in three hues of gold, surmounted by a blue

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Faber Castell | Graf von Faber Castell Pen of the Year fountain pen: Faber Castell | Graf von Faber Castell Pen of the Year fountain pen 2012 Model: Graf von Faber Castell Pen of the Year 2012 Cap/Barrel/Clip: 24ct gold leaf over wetland oak pen barrel embedded in

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A Grand Tour Roman marble sandal-clad foot fragment, After the Antique, 18th century: A Grand Tour Roman marble sandal-clad foot fragment, After the Antique, 18th century in white marble, carved with integral base, straps and detailed sole, length: 25.0cm. For further information on

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Two South Italian pottery vessels including an oinochoe and dish jug height: 20.5cm, dish width...: Two South Italian pottery vessels including an oinochoe and dish jug height: 20.5cm, dish width: 18.0cm, Two South Italian pottery vessels including an Gnathian ware oinochoe and an Apulian dish,

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An Egyptian alabaster bowl New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C. height: 6.5cm, width: 14.5cm: An Egyptian alabaster bowl New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C. height: 6.5cm, width: 14.5cm Footnotes: Acquired through Brian Moore and John Paradee, Sydney, in 1990. Accompanied by the original handwritten

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An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience shabti Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. height: 13.5cm: An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience shabti Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. height: 13.5cm Footnotes: Provenance: John S. Laws (1935-2025) collection formed before 1980, likely acquired in the

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Two pairs of marble lions likely Indian, height: 13.0 - 14.0cm 4: Two pairs of marble lions likely Indian, on integral stands, height: 13.0 - 14.0cm 4 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit

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Easton Press | Dorling Kindersley World Atlas and The New York Times Page One: 1851-2002: Easton Press | Dorling Kindersley World Atlas and The New York Times Page One: 1851-2002 large format, leather bound with gilt lettering, silk endleaves, 38.0 x 27.0cm For further information on this

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Easton Press | World War II, 6 volume complete set,: Easton Press | World War II, 6 volume complete set, leather bound with watered silk endleaves, edges gilt, all with John Laws bookplates, For further information on this lot please visit

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Eugene Von Guerard 1811-1901: A German Romantic in the Antipodes, Candice Bruce and others,: Eugene Von Guerard 1811-1901: A German Romantic in the Antipodes, Candice Bruce and others, Published by Alister Taylor Publishers, Martinborough, New Zealand, 1982 Limited edition, number 133 of 500

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John Gould | Birds of Australia Lansdowne Facsimile Edition, eight volumes, printed 1975: John Gould | Birds of Australia Lansdowne Facsimile Edition, eight volumes, printed 1975 Elephant folio. Original full calf binding (bound by P.L. Marsh) as issued. Gilt with full-page colour plates,

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Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, Lansdowne Press, four volumes,: Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, Lansdowne Press, four volumes, including Banjo Paterson Singer of the Bush, Complete Works 1885-1900 and Song of the Pen, Complete Works 1901 - 1941 Henry Lawson A

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