A Victorian mounted leather sewing etui,
£520
Auction: 26 May 2005 at 13:00 BST
Description
with marks for London, no date letter, maker Henry William Dee, also inscribed Ortner & Houle, 3 St James's St, of tapered rounded rectangular form, with applied monogram and push button fastener, the royal blue velvet and taffeta fitted interior containing bodkins, a ribbon threader, a needle case and thread reels, the whole suspended from two belcher link chains, also suspending an acorn shaped thimble case, London 1869, same maker, with hinged cover and gilt interior, containing a white metal thimble
Dimensions
Lengths: etui 9.5cm; thimble case 3.5cm