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Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:418
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:417
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:203
Date:19-Sep-2018
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Four large antique silver coins 1780 - 1899, two silver Maria Theresa 1780. Five Francs 1833. Great Britain silver Crown 1889, total weight: 108.6 grams.
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An assortment of nine ancient Roman and Greek coins, 2000 years old, including Maximus, Ptolemy, Nero.
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Four old American silver metal one dollar coins, dates: 1800, 1845, 1862, 1885, all in average condition, total weight: 91.5 grams.
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Five American silver metal one dollar coins and one half dollar coin, dates: 1906, 1922, 1924, 1971, 1974, 1964, all in average condition.
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An Elizabeth I hammered silver coin, with two suspension holes and in worn condition, order considering age, Date: 1585.
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Two Australian and a NZ, Pennies: 1931 and 1936, : 1942, all in very fine condition.
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Five New Zealand Pre-Decimal Banknotes, three one pound signed by Chief Cashier T.P. Hanna, 1940 - 1955, two five Pounds signed by R.N. Fleming, 1956 - 1967.
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An assortment of early decimal New Zealand Banknotes 1985 - 1992, face value $147. Including 1990 Waitangi Anniversary and farmers Trading Co. Commemorative $10 Governors S.T. Russell and D. Brash.
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Three old silver, gold and copper coins, - small Mexican 22ct gold coin 1865, - Ducat 1752 (silver gilt), - Indonesia 1743.
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A vintage French silver and gold Parker ball point pen C.1950, marked 925 with hallmarks in the all-over crosshatched pattern. Original box.
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A Collector set of Australian 1966 souvenir coins, the 'Hendo' coin album last issue of Australian currency before decimal, February 1966, extremely fine condition.
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Five Old English Collector coins, George I silver shilling 1723, George IV silver shilling 1826, George IV silver Maundy penny 1828, two Victorian 1854 (one Ef).
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A Megalodon shark tooth Miocene to Pliocene era, enamel and root are intact but has had a break and been glued at some time. Grey enamel with full charcoal root, length 8.5 cm, width 6.9 cm
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A Megalodon shark tooth early Miocene to Pliocene era, 23 to 2.5 million years old. Enamel mostly intact with part root missing. Good serrations with minor damage, length 11 cm, width 2 cm
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A Megalodon shark tooth Miocene to Pliocene era, 23 to 2.5 million years old. Both sides of the root have been diminished. Brown enamel mostly intact with sharp serrations and a good point, length 81 width 6.1 cm
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A Megalodon shark tooth early Miocene to Pliocene era, 23 to 2.5 million years old. Pale grey enamel with minor root damage. Good serrations with minor chips, length 107 width 7 cm
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Two Megalodon shark teeth Miocene to Pliocene era, 23 to 2.5 million years old. Both with good enamel in grey and mottled brown tones. Minor root damage. Quite sharp with good serrations, length 84-87 cm width 66-7 cm
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Three shark teeth Miocene to Pliocene era, 23 to 2.5 million years old. Two Mako and one Megalodon tooth. All with grey enamel and sharp edges, length 53-66 cmWidth 42-5.3 cm
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Two Babylonian duck bill bronze axe heads 2000 BC, length 11.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, length 10 cm, width 5 cm
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A bronze spear head from Eastern Mediterranean 800 BC, with stand, length 41 cm
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An American Waltham open face gold filled pocket watch, Seventeen-jewel engraved lever movement, number 20704379, good enamel dial and original crystal, dated 1916 with micro adjust and safety pinion, Note: bezel unscrews and movement hinges out after Crown stem is pulled out to disengage, diameter 5.5 cm
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A Swiss silver open face Tavannes pocket watch C.1900, case stamped 800 with dust cover engraved with award medals, Sixteen-jewel movement with micrometre adjustment, cream enamel dial with sub/secs and 24 hours, diameter 5.1 cm
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Three Victorian pocket watch movements and one dial, 1 - Rotherham number 69886 with enamel dial and dust cover (diameter 38.3 cm), 2 - silver and gold dial fusee and chain C.1860 (diameter 4 cm), 3 - English silver and gold dial C.1860 (diameter 43.9 cm).
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Three vintage Swiss silver cased pendant watches 1890 - 1910, engraved cases with hallmarks and stamps, enamel dials in good order, one with wristwatch conversion lugs, all need restoration.
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A Swiss Zenith openface pocket watch C.1918, lever movement with engraved dust cover 'Grand Prix Paris 1900', nickel silver case, movement number 1851401, white enamel dial in good order (working), diameter 4.6 cm
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A Swiss late 19th century keywind openface pocket watch C.1890, maker Jordan and Benet, with centre seconds cylinder movement, brass case with gilt face and raised Roman numerals, with old nickel silver fob chain and multi-key, (Working), diameter 5.5 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver fob watch case and Albert chain, London hallmarks, dated 1859, original crystal intact (no movement), Maltese cross fob pendant.
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A late 19th century Swiss 1/4 repeating Gunmetal cased pocket watch C.1900, gold bow, hands and repeat slide, jewelled calendar lever movement. Running and dial repaired.
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A 19th century French mantel clock and garnitures, architectural casing decorated with ormolu mounts, masks, Arabic numerals and stepped base. Flanked by amphora garnitures, height 36 cm, width 58.5 cm, depth 14 cm
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A Sedan chair clock C.1800, with circular turned mahogany case, traditional hanger and latched hinged back flap to permit rear winding with included key, circular convex white glazed enamel dial depth 10 cm, with Arabic numerals and pierced brass hands, hinged cast brass bezel, verge escapement with 3-armed steel balance, engraved and pierced balance cock and circular gilded plates signed 'Rich'd. Dawkins, Salisbury', depth 16 cm
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A Georgian bracket clock, C.1810, ebonised lancet shaped case with brass string inlays, lion mask side handles, plain white glazed enamel convex dial signed Thos. Moss, London No.222, double fusee movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell mounted on rear plate and pull cord hour repeat, engraved signed and shaped back plate, strike/silent lever behind cast brass bezel. Associated matching ebonised wall bracket and crank winding key. An identical clock is illustrated and described in the Georgian…
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An early English marine chronometer, C.1830, silvered and engraved dial marked 'French, Royal Exchange, London, No.5156' (i.e. Santiago James Moore French), signature and serial number boldly repeated on back plate, two-day duration with Arnold type spring detent escapement and fusee and chain movement in gimbals. Ratchet winding key is mounted on winding arbour below bowl. Bimetallic two-arm balance with helical blued steel balance spring and diamond endstone, wedge-shaped poising weights, blued steel…
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A Certina Exact Time desk clock, C.1950, heavy gilt brass rectangular case with forward sloping top, silvered dial with applied gilt hour numerals at quarters and batons at hours, gilt and polished baton hands with counterbalanced centre seconds handthat advances in 1-second jumps. Dial and case top marked 'Certina' in raised letters, and 'Exact Time' in engraved and blackened letters. Convex glass covering dial. Movement is highly jewelled with lever escapement, damascened and spotted 7.5 cm, diameter…
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A Japy Freres marble bell mantel clock, cracked glazing, height 29 cm, width 21 cm
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A portico clock, French, C.1830 white marble base and pillars with ormolu mounts in foliate, drapery, stars and angelic forms. The silk suspension pendulum movement is mounted between two pillars, with convex white enamel dial and engraved bezel, gilt and pierced hands, and striking hour and half hour on a bell, height 40 cm
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A French mantel timepiece, C.1850. Small ebonised wooden case. Plain white enamel dial with hinged bezel. Compact size and nearly inaudible tick make it suitable for library or bedroom use, height 20 cm, width 21 cm
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A wall regulator clock, C.1900, spring driven, 8-day movement, striking hour and half hour on a single chime bar. Silvered metal dial with black Arabic numerals. Mahogany case with glazed door and side panels, fluted and turned pillars with finials at base, height 72 cm
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A 19th century French mantel clock circa 1865, 8-day striker, with sevres painted porcelain panels and gilt ormolu mounts, height 48 cm, width 40 cm.
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A Gravity Timepiece-Steel, C.1920. Circular steel case with black crackled finish mounted on ebonised wooden base with chrome plated steel bezel. The compound pendulum and visible escapement movement are in front of the dial with white painted Arabic numerals and with white hands. It is wound by depressing the lever at the side to raise an internal weight. Made by Watson & Webb, London,the Keeless clock Company, height 26 cm
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A gravity timepiece, brass, c.1920. Brass cased circular movement slides on two vertical columns descending from top to bottom in 30 hours and rewound daily by raising the movement to the top. The mechanism uses a compound pendulum with two small brass spherical bobs and visible escapement, and the time is shown by brass hands behind the glass front panel reverse painted with white Arabic numerals. Made by Watson & Webb, London, The Keeless Clock Company, height 26 cm
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A wall regulator clock, German, C.1900, spring driven, 8-day movement, striking hour and half hour on a coiled wire gong. Enamel dial with Roman numerals and Junghans trademark. Blued steel pierced hands. Gridiron pendulum rod and bob having an enamel insert with regulating indications R/A for slow/fast. Wooden case with ebonised half round fluted and turned side columns, surmounted by headpiece, with ebonised finials above and below, height 78 cm
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A Junghans regulator wall clock, with pendulum and key, height 48 cm
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An Ansonia marble mantel clock, porcelain face, with visual movement, height 31 cm, width 36.5 cm
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A large French marble presentation clock with porcelain face, circa 1907, height 46 cm, width 47.5 cm
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An Ansonia marble clock, height 37 cm, width 34.5 cm
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A French marble clock, height 39.5 cm, width 39.5 cm
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A French marble clock with porcelain face and Cathedral gong, floral engraved decoration, height 31.5 cm, width 45 cm
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An Ansonia iron mantel clock, height 31.5 cm, width 35.5 cm
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An Ingraham American Marbelised wood clock, height 28.5 cm, width 37.5 cm
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An Indian Gabbeh rug, beige wool ground inset with figures and animals. Dark yellow woven with motif of figures, 248 x 176 cm
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An Afghan rug, ivory ground with red octagonal central medallion. Red ground primary border, 191 x 128 cm
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A Kazak 'Cloud Band' rug, indigo blue ground with stylized animals andthree bold medallions, 226 x 137 cm
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An Afghan runner, six central medallions on a red ground. Ivory ground principal border, 303 x 96 cm
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A Caucasian Turkmen rug, coral ground with ivory coloured niches decorated with overall geometric design, 146 x 97 cm
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A Mushwani Baluch prayer rug, overall geometric decoration. Rich plum red ground, 136 x 99 cm
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An Afghan Baluch rug, large central diamond shaped medallion with bird decoration. Ivory ground with similar birds plus animal decoration, 196 x 109 cm
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An Afghan prayer rug, overall and coral ground and geometric design, 131 x 95 cm
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A Caucasian Turkmen rug, overall coral ground and geometric decoration with central elephant foot motif, 154 x 98 cm
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A prayer rug, mustard and coral coloured ground. Overall geometric pattern, 140 x 94 cm
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A Caucasian prayer rug, red ground with prayer niches outlined in ivory coloured wool, 163 x 90 cm
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A Tabriz style rug, large shaped red ground medallion with Boteh designs. Ivory ground. Blue ground border, 156 x 96 cm
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A Caucasian rug, red ground with two large central medallions and geometric pattern principal border, 197 x 98 cm
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A Qashqai Kilim, three diamond shaped medallions on a teal blue ground, 156 x 103 cm
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A Rajasthani Muslim embroidery pieces rug, from Jodhpur. Eminently collectable, 155 x 105 cm
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An Afghan rug with blue Mosque design, three unusual central windows depicting the blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif on mustard coloured ground. Red and indigo traditional border, 140 x 96 cm
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A Baluch Kilim, Madder coloured ground with strips of diagonal design, 144 x 82 cm
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A Pakistani carpet, impressive Turkmen style with overall elephant foot pattern on beige ground. Nine finely decorated borders, 295 x 193 cm
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A matching pair of hand knotted rugs, both with all over stylised floral decoration. Unusual fan or spade shape at each corner, 200 x 130 cm
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A hand knotted Kashan rug, Intensely decorated in the typical garden format. Indigo and red grounds, 200 x 131 cm
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A stylish Art Deco design Belgian wall hanging / table cloth, circa 1925, woven in a geometric pattern with brown tonings of linear design. Fringed at one end, 140 cm, x 85 cm
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A large hand knotted Kashan or Tabriz carpet, yellow ochre ground with animals, birds and lanterns decoration with central blue ground medallion and principal border, 380 x 273 cm
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A large hand knotted Chinese carpet, blue ground with four five-claw dragons surround a central roundel of two five-claw dragons. Characters to dark blue border, 406 x 292 cm
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A Kashan very fine wool rug, red central ground with floral decoration. Central diamond shaped medallion. Principal border with birds and blue ground, 173 x 10.7 cm
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A large hand knotted Kashan rug, central field in red with subsequent borders in ivory. Overall floral decoration, 298 x 195 cm
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A large machine woven rug, central ground in beige with palmette decoration. Principal border with cypress decoration on mustard ground, 390 x 300 cm
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A large sisal matt by artisan, 490 x 348 cm
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A large and rare Iranian Rava Kirman carpet, ivory coloured pashmina wool ground, warp and weft. With large oral scroll medallions on a divided eld, multiple ower and leaf borders. Circa 1850. Signed by the workshop, 450 x 350 cm
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A large Tabriz Persian carpet, red ground with intense pattern overall to the center and all borders. Kork wool on a cotton foundation, 294 x 386 cm
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A large Kashan Persian carpet, bright red ground with four ivory coloured arabesque corners and further palmette decorations in the principal border, 397 x 295 cm
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Two large Persian cushions, length 80 cm, (each)
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A Caucasian runner, rug no. 535, large geometrically shaped, red ground medallion surrounded with tree of life designs on indigo ground, 257 x 110 cm
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A Persian runner, indigo ground with continual stylised garden decoration. Ivory ground border, 390 x 100 cm
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A Caucasian runner, large diamond shaped red coloured central ground with pear or cone design in each triangular corner, 310 x 125 cm
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Two pieces of Egyptian silver, ewer and basin, ornately decorated. Hallmarked Cairo C.1960, ewer height 39.5 cm, basin width 26 cm
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A Victorian sterling silver Christening cup, half reeded design on with rolled handle, gilded interior, later engraving 'M.M.J 1923'. Hallmarked London 1896, maker Barnard Brothers, height 9 cm
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A George IV sterling silver toddy ladle marked Tattersalls Hotel, twist handle. Maker David McDonald, hallmarked Glasgow 1828, length 45 cm
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A Scottish basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked Edinburgh, 1888, length 27 cm
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A silver basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked Birmingham 1900, length 20 cm
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Six sterling silver goblets, impressed grape motif. Each in original box. Maker Cavalier tableware, hallmarked Birmingham 1977, height 17.5 cm
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A Russian silver Christening cup, marked C.O 1893, height 7 cm
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A Stuart Devlin letter opener, in original presentation box, Queen Elizabeth II cypher to blade, gilded, rippled handle. Provenance: gifted from the Queen during the 1990 Commonwealth Games, length 23 cm. Weight 92g.
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30 pieces of plated cutlery, 10 forks and 10 knives with lily design plated handles and steel blades C 1880. With 10 plated later spoons.
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A suite of ivorine handled fish eaters, 6 pairs of knives and forks and a pair of servers (14), maker Cooper Brothers & Sons. Handles marked Sheffield 1866. Blades plated steel.
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Two sterling silver cream jugs, the larger with pain ribbed handle, Birmingham 1920, height 10 cm. Smaller with acanthus leafthumb piece Birmingham 1919, height 8 cm.
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A sterling silver George II Christening cup, of plain baluster shape with single stepped foot and scroll handle, engraved ACT. Hallmarked London 1748. Height 10 cm
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A sterling silver George III Christening cup, of banded barrel shape with banded loop handle, engraved NT. Hallmarked London 1748, maker George Baskerville. Height 8 cm.
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A pair of Sheffield Plate Three-Light Candelabras, the branches and body decorated with acanthus leaves, the steams taper with reeded decoration to circular stepped feet. Maker Matthew Bolton of M Bolton & Co. C.1784. Height 53 cm
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A Sheffield Plate coffee pot circa 1830, of baluster form with rosewood handle, engraved lion. Height 27 cm
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Three Edwardian sterling silver coin purses, hallmarked London 1915, Chester 1920, London 1921.
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A George III sterling silver sauce boat, with scalloped rim and three hoofed feet, inverted scroll handle. Maker Walter Brind, hallmarked London 1817. Height 10 cm, length 15 cm. Weight 202g.
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