A large collection of brassware

A large collection of brassware, including: a sarcophagus shaped box, the lid inscribed and dated 'F. LEVET 1761', four Dutch engraved tobacco boxes, a rectangular tobacco box, the hinged lid engraved with a windmill and a lighthouse, inscribed 'R. MASON LONDON', two dodecagonal boxes and covers, five graduated similar money boxes, a tankard inscribed 'T JEFFERSON MALEW 1815', a recumbent lion paperweight, a pair of faceted bottles and covers, a pair of Arts and Crafts faceted candlesticks and other items, 25.5cm high (max). (26)

Provenance: The collection of the late Geoffrey Harley, Pickwick End, Corsham.