sewing Auctions Prices | sewing Guide Prices (2024)

No Image

Sworders

Lot 1

An unusual American treadle sewing machine made by Wheeler and Wilson, MFC & Co, Bridgeport, Conn, USA, no. 1041341

No Image

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 1

A 19th century Rosewood and Harewood Musical Necessaire, of stylised sarcophagus form the concave hinged cover enclosing a fitted lift-out tray for sewing implements (missing), further enclosing the comb and cylinder musical movement, {16.5cm}

No Image

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 1

A Victorian Figured Walnut Games and Work Table, the rounded rectangular swivel top inlaid for chess, backgammon and cribbage, having a fitted sewing drawer to the frieze and workbag below, raised on four turned, knopped and tapered legs joined by an X stretcher, 71cm by 65cm by 42cm

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

Joseph De Groot, Dutch School 1828-1899 "A lady sewing in a cottage interior" watercolour, signed, 12 x 16.5"

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Tunbridge ware stick ware sewing clamp, with thinning red velvet pin-cushion and rosewood clamp, 3.5ins (90mm).

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Sarcophagus shaped red morocco sewing box, the fitted interior lined with green paper and engraved silk work panel of Alexander, with gilt metal lion mask ring handles and claw feet, 11 x 9ins (280 x 230mm).

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Sarcophagus shaped rosewood sewing box, the fitted interior lined with red silk, 9 x 7ins (230 x 180mm), and Souvenir marcasite studded mulberry wood vanity box, housing a mother of pearl thread cross, missing escutcheon plate & feet, 7.5 x 5ins (190 x 135mm) 2 items.

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Tunbridge ware Wise sarcophagus shaped satinwood sewing box, the top decorated with a tesserae moth within half square mosaic banding, the fitted interior lined with blue paper housing half square lidded box, a similar needle wallet and a stick ware book mark bead on bun feet, 9.5 x 7.5ins (240 x 190mm)

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Sarcophagus shaped sewing box, circa 1810, the top decorated with a print within vandyke banding, the fitted interior lined with green paper, with gilt metal lion mask ring handles and ball feet, 12 x 9ins (305 x 220mm)

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Tunbridge ware lozenge shaped sewing box, the maple box rectangular perspective cube lid with turned bone handle between triangular pin cushions, the sides with tesserae banding, 6.75 x 4ins (170 x 100mm)

No Image

Wright Manley

Lot 1

A Victorian inlaid rosewood sewing box, the rectangular hinged cover inset with a mother of pearl panel enclosing a detachable compartmentalised tray, 5 1/2 in. x 12in.

No Image

Loves Auction Rooms

Lot 1

An interesting Victorian treadle sewing machine, the mahogany twenty-one sided top with hinged cover revealing the machine, the steel bed engraved "The Britannia Mfg. Co., Colchester, England Manufactured on the Principle of the Wheeler and Wilson with Improvements Dated June 1st 1867, no. 2627", on a triangular cast metal base, 23 1/2" diameter (DI).

No Image

Willingham Auctions

Lot 1

Two Edwardian sewing machines

No Image

Ewbank Auctioneers

Lot 1

19th Century walnut sewing table of serpentine form, with one drawer and sliding bag on U-shaped support and fluted central column, flower and foliage carved quadruped base with foliage terminals, on casters, 34".

No Image

Ewbank Auctioneers

Lot 1

19th century walnut sewing box with rising top and fall flap enclosing two drawers, 13 1/2".

No Image

Ewbank Auctioneers

Lot 1

19th century burr walnut sewing box, the interior with lift-out tray, 11".

No Image

Sworders

Lot 1

A 'Bing' childs sewing machine, in the original box

No Image

Gorringes

Lot 1

A 19th century French leather cased scissors and thimble sewing set

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

A George III mahogany and boxwood strung work box, early 19th century, with drawer below and fitted green silk interior containing bone screw top boxes marked gold and silver, bobbin barrels, tatting and sewing implements, pin cushion, ivory clamps, boxwood clamps and reels, and a Blue John egg, swing side handles, 12" wide

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

An early Victorian rosewood and inlaid games table, mid 19th century, the rectangular fold-over top inlaid with a maple backgammon board over a fitted sewing drawer and bobbin well and raised on barleytwist legs and bar and scroll feet joined by a double barleytwist stretcher and on castors, 20" wide, 15" deep, 30" high

No Image

Willingham Auctions

Lot 1

An oak sewing box with carved decoration and barleytwist legs

No Image

Willingham Auctions

Lot 1

A Singer treadle sewing machine stand

No Image

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Dumfries

Lot 1

A circular reel box for three cottons from Kirkwall Cathedral and another of egg shape, also a sewing kit of cylindrical form Dunkeld Cathedral. (3)

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

Wilcox & Gibbs C-frame sewing machine in original carry case

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

Lot 1

19th century walnut & German bandware sewing box, housing silver & crimson silk divided tray, 12"

No Image

David Duggleby Scarborough

Lot 1

A Victorian rosewood pedestal sewing table, the inverted bow front top with hinged lifting cover revealing eight lidded compartments above a shaped bag, on 'S' scroll supports, the ring turned and lobed column on trefoil base with scroll feet, 48cm x 40cm (19" x 15.75")

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN WALNUT CIRCULAR SEWING TABLE with fitted interior, tapering column and tripod base with carved decoration, 18 "diameter.

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

An ebony gilt metal mounted and scarlet boulle work table, 19th century, the shaped rectangular top revealing a velvet lined and mirrored interior of plated and engraved bobbins, a scent bottle, sewing implements, finger guard surrounded by five lidded compartments, the central tray detachable, raised on a shaped apron over a sliding bobbin well, and raised on gilt metal mounted slender cabriole legs and sabots and castors, some strap work lifting or missing, 24" wide, 16" deep, 28.5" high

No Image

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Edinburgh

Lot 1

Unusual box in the form of a purdonium also a paper knife with inscription and another of Burns Cottage and a sewing box of rectangular form fitted with items and a decorated needlecase. (4)

No Image

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Edinburgh

Lot 1

Clark and Co, Anchor Mills, Paisley, sewing box of cylindrical form the cover with spinning mechanism, the fitted interior with cotton reels and thimble, 10cm.

No Image

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Edinburgh

Lot 1

Sewing kit contained in a cylindrical box from Abbotsford, a reel holder in the form of a bottle, the cover revealing a needle case from Alnmouth. (2)

No Image

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Edinburgh

Lot 1

Stuart tartanware travelling sewing case, silk and leather fitted interior, the case of envelope form with a French scissor type, clasp mechanism.

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A REGENCY PEN WORK SEWING BOX with fitted interior enclosed by hinged rising lid decorated a pastoral scene with lion head ring handles and claw feet, 8"wide.

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN FIGURED WALNUT AND MARQUETRY INLAID COMPENDIUM TABLE with backgammon and chess board, fitted sewing drawer and wool box on turned column and stretcher support termingating in scroll feet and ceramic castors, 27"wide.

No Image

Sworders

Lot 1

Various sewing items, comprising a mauchline ware needle case, an ivory table clamp, a vegetable ivory needle case and pin cushion, a penknife in the shape of a ladies shoe and an iron shaped tape measure (6)

No Image

David Duggleby Scarborough

Lot 1

A Victorian walnut sewing table, the octagonal lifting top with fitted interior, faceted tapering column with carved and turned support, three carved and moulded outsplayed cabriole legs, 44cm (17. 75" diameter)

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD SEWING BOX with mother of pearl inlay, 10" across, a smaller rosewood workbox with original interior and a Victorian walnut perfume bottle box (3)

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD SEWING TABLE with lift up top enclosing an original fitted interior on four barley twist supports and cross stretchers with scroll feet, 24" across

No Image

Dreweatt Neate Donnington Priory Salerooms

Lot 1

A 19th-century German sewing machine, with scroll moulded cast-iron base on four corner feet, the base and frame japanned with gilt foliate decoration, the work table bearing serial number 63731, overall length 28.7cm

No Image

Anthemion Auctions

Lot 1

A childs tin plate sewing machine, with transfer decoration

No Image

Anthemion Auctions

Lot 1

A Marx record player, a Telson traveling iron, a Vulcan junior childs sewing machine, etc

No Image

Anthemion Auctions

Lot 1

A satin walnut reel box, transfer decorated to the top with an infant, together with another reel box lacquer decorated with nursery toys and a sewing box in the form of a casket

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD SEWING TABLE having a rectangular top, opening to reveal an original lined interior with fretwork covers, on twin turned end supports, central stretcher on scroll legs with castors, 24" wide

No Image

Mallams Ltd.

Lot 1

A 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID SEWING BOX, the cover inscribed 'Eliza', the original fitted interior with Morocco leather tooled compartments with bone and other sewing implements, the case with ring handles and bun feet, 12" across

No Image

David Duggleby Scarborough

Lot 1

A Victorian rosewood needlework box with fitted interior and contents including tapemeasures, needlecases, pin cushions and other sewing accoutrement, 23cm x 15cm, height 10cm (9" x 6", height 4")

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

A Victorian figured mahogany and inlaid sarcophagus shape sewing box, circa 1840, the stepped inlaid cover enclosing a velvet lined tray with central finial which revolves a tray beneath revealed by a heart shaped hinged cover, within shaped and spring activated divisions, the front with two long narrow spring activated drawers above a deeper semi-secret drawer inlaid throughout with flowers, some damage, 13.5 in (34.29 cm) wide, 9 in (22.86 cm) deep, 10 in (25.4 cm) high

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

A late 19th century watercolour illustration, depicting "Young Man and Lady Sewing at a Table", the original art work for 'Arkwright's Sewing Cottons' advertisem*nt#11;, 5.5 in (13.97 cm), 6 in (15.24 cm)

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

Hendrik Valkenberg (Dutch 1826-1896), "A woman sewing in a cottage interior", watercolour, signed and dated '79, 14 in (35.56 cm), 18 in (45.72 cm)

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

Circle of Thomas Faed (1826-1900), "An old lady sewing in a cottage interior", oil on canvas#11;, 30 in (76.2 cm), 25 in (63.5 cm)

No Image

Dee, Atkinson & Harrison

Lot 1

A LATE 19TH CENTURY BLACK LACQUER SEWING BOX, mother-of-pearl inlaid exotic flora, the interior with fitted tray, 14" wide x 8" deep x 4. 75" high

No Image

Dee, Atkinson & Harrison

Lot 1

A 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD SEWING BOX, sarcophagus-shaped originally with ring handles on bun feet, 13" wide x 9.5" deep x 7.25" high

No Image

Byrne's Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

Regency rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid sewing box, circa 1815-25, of sarcophagus form with egg and dart moulded borders inlaid with mother of pearl acanthus scroll reserves, opening to a comparted silk lined interior, raised on squat bun feet (in need of restoration), 12.5 in (31.75 cm) wide

No Image

Diamond Mills & Co.

Lot 1

A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD SEWING STAND, with turned uprights and crossbar, twin pin cushions and thimble holder and drawer to base, approximately 6.25 ins x 3.25 ins and a damaged Victorian rosewood miniature CHEVAL MIRROR, turned supports and an arched boxwood strung mirror, approximately 10.25 ins high. (2)

No Image

Halls Fine Art Auctioneers

Lot 1

A Victorian walnut Tunbridge dome top tea caddy, mid 19th century, the cover inlaid with a mother of pearl lozenge between chequered parquetry bands, incomplete, 9" wide and a Victorian walnut dome top sewing box, some veneer lacking, incomplete, 10" wide (2)

No Image

Dee, Atkinson & Harrison

Lot 1

A Victorian walnut sewing box, the top and front diamond and string inlaid, the interior lined with green silk, 8" x 11"

No Image

Dee, Atkinson & Harrison

Lot 1

A Victorian walnut sewing box, the top and front with Tunbridge style inlay, the interior silk lined and fitted a tray, 9" x 12"

No Image

Batemans Auctioneers

Lot 1

A Victorian gold metal folding spectacle/lorgnette (one lens a/f), a Victorian double-sided brooch with carved bone stag centre, plus a small green leather-cased sewing kit, etc. (quantity)

No Image

Jacobs & Hunt

Lot 1

PORTRAIT OF GYPSY GIRL SEWING, A Victorian Gouache, 60cms x 47cms