Fine antique lap desk with sewing items, in coromandel wood veneer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, abalone and brass. Hinged top and fold out lower section with a fitted interior of ebonized wood with the original tooled velvet writing slope, compartments for pens, inkwells with silver lids, sewing implements and thimbles (not included), thread/twine holders of mother-of-pearl and bone, a sleeve in the lid to store stationery and two additional divided compartments. Circa 1860...

This is a superb Victorian mahogany sewing box from the late-1800s. It features a rotating pincushion, eight thread spool holders and escutcheons to pull thread, a drawer, a pull out mirror and bone finials. Nicely made with light inlaid wood and bone (ivory?) finials and escutcheons. Sits on four ball feet. Measures about 7 inches wide, 5-1/4 inches deep and 7 inches tall to the top of the pincushion...

This is a gorgeous six-sided sewing box with red velvet lining. Beautifully decorated with inlaid mother-of-pearl and abalone shell and sitting on six MOP feet. Measures about 4 inches at its widest point and about 1 7/8 inches tall...

Cute little elephant pincushion made of solid silver by Ari D. Norman of London. Fully hallmarked with date code for 1986. Highly detailed. Blue felt holder...

Cute little elephant pincushion made of solid silver by Ari D. Norman of London. Fully hallmarked with date code for 1984. Highly detailed. Red felt pin holder...

This is a wonderful little Victorian antique sewing item. It is from the late 19th Century (1850-1890). The Pincushion is turned, hand carved and pierced. The cobalt blue velvet pincushion is hand sewn onto the vegetable ivory base...

Excellent chatelaine or watch chain with a large fob. It has a watch clip and a vest or buttonhole T-bar link. The fob has a space for a monogram on the bottom. Measures about 5 inches. Excellent condition...

Lovely chatelaine or watch chain with wonderful scrolling links. It has a fob on the end that is monogrammed RB. The clasp at the top has a spike in it so that it would attach nicely to a ribbon or scarf. Measures about 4 1/4 inches. Excellent condition...

Lovely darning egg made of a bright aqua blue glass from c1940...

Fantastic fashion magazine devoted to fabrics and fashion. Included are articles and advertising about fabrics, including fabric samples that are tipped onto the pages. Reporter Publications Incorporated, 1949. Paperback. Feature article and cover devoted to Vincent van Gogh, who was having an exhibition at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time. Other articles include: Textile Education; Lace; Nylon; Nature & Wool; Television; and more. 120 pages (11 x 14-1/2 inches) plus some inserts. B...

Nice compact brown leather folding sewing case with a handle and silk lining. The case has a couple of pouches, place for needle packets and thread winders and a place for tools. This case includes four German bone handled tools (awl, hook, needle case, pencil marker), a bodkin, a bone thread winder and an old, slightly rusted but sharp scissors. The textured leather case is marked “Germany”. Measures about 5-3/8 x 4 x 7/8 inches when closed and 10-5/8 inches when open. Generally in very goo...

Nice old roll-up sewing kit made of black leather and silk fabric inside. Includes a number of sewing tools and thread: 4 spools of thread on the brass spool holder; 2 needle packets; 1 each cards of buttons and snaps; 1 scissors by James Newsnap Sheffield; 1 each bone and steel knitting hooks; 1 small needle case; and 4 braids of thread. All of this is held in a wonderful old black leather roll-up case marked “Made in England”. The case has several pockets, places for implements, a couple o...

Excellent chatelaine or watch chain with a large fob. The fob has a space for a monogram on the bottom or back. This would also look nice as a pendant. Measures about 4 7/8 inches long and the mesh is about 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Wonderful piece for any Victorian jewelry or sewing collection....

WOW! Great little pincushion! It is an elephant made of pot metal and looks to have been silver plated. Brown felt holder. Marked on the belly: Germany Metal. Measures about 1-5/8 inches tall. Excellent condition, except for some loss of plating....

Nice old roll-up sewing kit made of brown leather and silk fabric inside by Cross. Includes a some needles and thread: 5 spools of thread on the spool holder; 3 needle packets; and 1 braid of thread. All of this is held in a wonderful old brown leather roll-up case marked “Cross”. The case has several pockets, places for implements, a couple of wool pin holders and a spool holder. Measures 6-1/2 inches wide and 11-1/4 inches long when rolled out completely. Very good condition, with very min...