Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Catalogue

Lot 249: Victory Babies Lithographed Tin Lid and a Collection of Sewing Notions and Curios

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

A collection of vintage and antique sewing tools and miscellaneous collectibles, including a rectangular black lacquer effect tin with a detachable green lithographed lid. The lid is decorated with a scene of children and is printed in gold with the text VICTORY BABIES UNEQUALLED. A circular trademark at the lower left bears the letters T F & CO within a wheel motif, surrounded by the word VICTORY. The group includes multiple pairs of steel embroidery scissors featuring ornate foliate handles, a white metal chatelaine style needle case of cylindrical form, and a carved bone? or celluloid? implement with a turned handle. Also present are a ring of iron skeleton keys, several loose keys, a small polychrome decorative figure, and a group of brass? drawer pulls cast in the form of bees with threaded screws. The lot is further accompanied by a collection of coins and tokens, notably a large gold coloured commemorative medal depicting St George and the Dragon with the inscriptions ST. GEORGE and VICTORIA.