A small collection of smoking paraphernalia and miscellany
14 Mar 2013 11:00 GMT Edinburgh
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A collection of smoking paraphernalia and miscellany
Comprising a 9ct gold lighter with applied initial 'G', by Dunhill, London 1948, three 9ct gold engine-turned vestas, one by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, length 45mm, London 1936, two by Garrard & Co. Ltd, both crested, length 54mm, London 1960, total weight of vestas 74g, two gold pencils by Samson Mordan & Co., one in 9ct gold retailed by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, engraved 'J.N.', length 72mm, weight 18g, London 1928, the other in 18ct gold, length 56mm, weight 11g, London 1909, and a pair of 9ct gold shirt collar stiffeners, by Asprey & Co. Ltd, length 53mm, weight 4g, London 1990, to original fitted case
Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:

    The crest to the vesta cases is that of Glendyne.

    The initial to the lighter and the initials to the pencil are those of John Nivison, 2nd Baron Glendyne, of Sanquhar.

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