(Lot) Antique Sewing Notions & Ladies' Accessories

Lot description

(lot) Antique sewing notions and ladies' accessories, highlights include: (1) chatelaine/ equipage, suspending a thimble holder, pin cushion, sheath with unassociated scissors, and needle case, (1) Gorham "Cromwell" sterling silver nut dish, now fashioned as a pin cushion, (1) miniature shoe-form pin cushion, (1) Webster Company sterling silver tatting shuttle, (1) Simons Brothers sterling silver belt clip with repousse iris flower, (1) silver-mounted leather sheath/ spectacles case, on a Gorham sterling silver belt clip, monogrammed, (1) spectacles case with belt clip, monogrammed, (1) wood spectacles case marked Schieren, (1) English cigarette/ cheroot holder with .375 (9 karat) gold collar, William Adams Ltd., c.1907, Birmingham hallmarks, (1) English sterling silver cigarette/ cheroot case, William Adams Ltd., c.1906, Birmingham hallmarks; 1.25lbs total (for shipping purposes only) Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.