A collection of Victorian? and vintage brass decorative items. The assembly includes a spirit kettle of bulbous form featuring elaborate floral repoussé decoration and a wicker or cord? wrapped swing handle with a turned wooden finial. A cast brass twin oval picture frame is joined by a central hinge and topped with ribbon and bow motifs. A rectangular matchbox holder? / wall plaque? is embossed with a galleon at sea within a decorative border. Further items include two table bells—one modelled as a lady in a crinoline dress—a cast elephant figurine, and a cylindrical tea caddy with a pull-off lid. The body of the caddy is engraved with the script ‘Fine? Tea’. Smoking accessories comprise a hammered rectangular ashtray and a circular dish with cigarette rests. The lot is completed by a pierced brass bowl, small lidded pots, a circular tray with an embossed eighteenth-century? figure, and a long-handled candle snuffer? / crumb scoop?.
Weight: Approximately 5 kg.
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