A superb grey/blue silk velvet bohça, or wrap. Bohças were used to wrap and transport objects, often for things to take to the hammam, and the more sumptous ones, such as this, were used at weddings to wrap the gifts. It is made of beautifully fine silk velvet in a delicious colour with very fine gold thread/gilt embroidery and a gold fringe. In excellent condition it is backed in a fine blue grey cotton.

An Anglo Indian carved lacquer nutmeg box c1860. This charming object is finely carved with hunting scenes and a band of shells around the lid. The box unscrews into four separate pieces and is in good condition. Nutmeg was still comparitively expensive at this point and kept in special containers of fine workmanship such as this.

A superb William and Mary engraved silver porringer, marks for London 1694. There is a makers mark "HB" which is a recorded mark from the period. Also the initials S & L and the date 1749 which one would presume was the date the piece was given to someone, perhaps the S & L of the engraved initials? In wonderful condition a rare and beautiful piece of English silver.

A silver English nutmeg grater and canister c 1740. Nutmeg was incredibly expensive in the 18th century and was kept in secure items such as this to safe guard it. In 1760, the price of nutmeg in London was 85 to 90 shillings per pound, a price kept artificially high by the Dutch voluntarily burning full warehouses of nutmegs in Amsterdam. This piece is unmarked which was quite common amongst smaller items in England at the time.

A large sterling silver soup ladle hallmarked Dublin 1829.

A late Roman period hand blown glass perfume flask. Glass blowing was developed in the Roman Empire in the 1st century and very quickly glass became a mass produced and inexpensive household material for all maner of objects, replacing earlier, more costly techniques. Many such items were used as funery objects containing perfumes, oils or wine for the afterlife. This is a pale green glass flask with much beautiful surface iridescence due to burial; the minerals in the glass slowly decompose over time when burried causing the beautiful surface patterns seen here. Such a small object would most likely have contained perfumed oil as a burial offering.

A beautiful gilt metal and agate jewel box resting on agate ball feet. In perfect condition with wonderful striations to the agate, c1880.

late Roman period hand blown glass perfume flask. Glass blowing was developed in the Roman Empire in the 1st century and very quickly glass became a mass produced and inexpensive household material for all maner of objects, replacing earlier, more costly techniques. Many such items were used as funery objects containing perfumes, oils or wine for the afterlife. This is an iridescent glass flask with much added surface iridescence due to burial; the minerals in the glass slowly decompose over time when burried causing the beautiful patterns seen here. Such a small object would most likely have contained perfumed oil as a burial offering. Interesting to compare this beautiful tiny object with the Tiffany favrile salt dish we have in the glass section here. Tiffany drew on many sources of inspiration, Roman glass being one.

A superb French sulphide of Napoléon in an ormolu and marble stand c1805. An extremely difficult process which involved the cameo being suspended in blown glass.

A Scottish pewter plate with the initials I M E engraved on the rim c1780.