A collection of boxes and trinkets, including an imitation jadeite bonsai, a gilt bronze matchbox, a mother of pearl cigarette case and a cloisonne tree, the bonsai 17 cm high
Boxed three piece Niello smoker's set including lidded cigarette box, match box cover, and ashtray. Unmarked, but possibly from Hyderabad, the Indian centre for the art of Niello
Three Oriental brass vesta cases, Japanese and possibly Chinese, circa 1900, all relief decorated and depicting cranes in a water garden, a figure beside a fence, and a rooster with a chick
Good Chinese decorated cloisonne cigarette box blossom decorated lidded cigarette box, with decoration to lid, and all 4 sides, length 10 cm approx ; together with matching cloisonne matchbox cover.
sterling silver vesta case fluted spiral form, together with an unmarked oval pill box, the lid decorated with a cherub, and an Eastern square shaped snuff box
A late 19C-early 20C copper match safe, Japan, Figural Daruma, one of the seven Gods of Good Fortune, 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm. Provenance: The Yogi Japanese Match Safe Collection
A silver (900) Chinese exportware matchbox case, enamel crest for Shanghai Municipal Council, Wt 37 grams
Rare Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vesta case, by Namikawa Yasayuki, signed Kyoto Namikawa under cover), of elliptical form, decorated with foliate frieze on a turquoise ground, between stylised black and green floral borders, with gilt hinged…