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Sterling Silver; Fine & New Zealand Historical Jewellery — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:671
Sale Title:Sterling Silver; Fine & New Zealand Historical JewelleryLots with images:671
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:506
Date:7-Dec-2022
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Extensive 173 piece Wellner (Germany) 'Mozart' pattern silver plated suite of cutlery, 12 place setting comprising, 12 table forks, 12 tablespoons, 12 table knives, 12 butter knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert knives, 12 teaspoons, 12 knife rests, 12 fish forks, 12 fish knives, 12 cake forks, 3 cake knives, 2 fruit forks, 2 fruit spoons, 4 coffee spoons plus 2 odd sterling silver coffee spoons, soup ladle, bread knife and fork, pair of basting spoons, cake slice, fish slice, 2 caddy…
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Cased Arts & Crafts sterling silver Cafe Au lait, plain tapering shape, domed lids with solid thumbpiece, rattan bound handles, London 1915, makers, Edward Barnard & Sons limited, approx 582 grams
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Cased George V sterling silver 8 piece cruet set, baluster shape comprising, a pair of pepperettes, pair of salts, mustard pot and 3 spoons, Birmingham 1924, maker William suckling Ltd, approx 175 grams
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Pair of Guild of Handicraft sterling silver candelabra, hand hammered with 2 scrolling branches, tapering column with urn finial to the top on wide domed foot, London 1962, approx 1331 grams..21 cm high and 25 W, important Arts & Crafts makers in London originally under the great C. R. Ashbee, from 1902 based in Chipping Camden in Gloucestershire.
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Orivit Art Nouveau tray, with stylised handle, the centre decorated with oak leaves
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Arts & Crafts Archibald Knox style pewter candlestick, the domed base with 3 turquoise enamel cabochons, by William Hutton, Sheffield, 22 cm high, together with an Art Nouveau tapering pewter vase, possibly Orivit, 26 cm high
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Orivit Art Nouveau sugar bowl & cover, footed circular two handled shape decorated with stylised florals, design number 2391
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Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co pewter jug, by English pewter, design number 0958, with hinged lid, rattan bound handle, stylised Art Nouveau scrolling design and 2 applied turquoise enamel cabochons, c1905, together with an English pewter 2 handled sugar bowl and 2 hand hammered pewter dishes with turquoise enamel plaques.
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WMF young girl & serpent Art Nouveau silver plated chamber candlestick, the girl formed as the candleholder, the serpent as the handle, 18 cm wide
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WMF Art Deco tray, WMF Art Deco tray
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Pair George III sterling silver sauce ladles, fiddle pattern with engraved crest, London 1817, maker Robert Peppin, approx 128 grams
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George III sterling silver basting spoon, fiddle and thread pattern with engraved crest, London 1812, makers William Eley, William Fearn, William Chawner, approx 137 grams
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George III sterling silver basting spoon, Old English pattern, London 1808, maker Thomas Dicks, approx 130 grams
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Good quality George IV sterling silver soup ladle, Old English pattern, London 1823, maker William Chawner II, approx 249 grams
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George III sterling silver basting spoon, Old English pattern with engraved crest, London 1788, approx 116 grams
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Set of 4 George III sterling silver tablespoons, Old English pattern with engraved crest, London 1781, maker George Smith (III), approx 255 grams
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Five various sterling silver tablespoons, Old English pattern, one with engraved crest, one with an initial, various makers and dates, approx 336 grams
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Composed set of 6 sterling silver tablespoons, fiddle pattern, one with engraved initial, various makers and dates, approx 414 grams
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George IV sterling silver fish slice, fiddle pattern with engraved initial, pierced blade, London 1820, makers, William Eley & William Fearn, approx 169 grams
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George IV sterling silver fish slice, fiddle pattern with pierced blade, London 1824, makers, Timothy Smith & Thomas Merryweather, approx 133 grams
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George III sterling silver soup ladle, Old English pattern with engraved monogram, London, date letter worn, maker John Lambe, approx 142 grams
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George III sterling silver soup ladle, Old English pattern with engraved initial, London 1810, makers Richard Crossley & George Smith IV, approx 195 grams
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Cased Victorian sterling silver ivory handled cheese scoop, traditional form, Sheffield 1884, makers, Martin Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer hall)
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American silver plated soup ladle by Reed & Barton, with scroll pattern handle and double lipped bowl
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George IV sterling silver fish slice, fiddle pattern with engraved initials, pierced blade, London 1829, maker Thomas Burn Hopgood, approx 182 grams
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George III sterling silver fish slice, with fluted handle and pierced balde, London 1799, maker, Abstinando King, approx 130 grams (handle collar loose)
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George III Scottish sterling silver soup ladle, elongated fiddle pattern with engraved wheatsheaf crest and initials below, Edinburgh 1810, maker William Marshall, approx 204 grams
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George IV sterling silver soup ladle, fiddle pattern with 2 engraved crests, London 1822, maker William Bateman, approx 262 grams
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Fine quality George IV Scottish sterling silver soup ladle, double struck Kings pattern, Glasgow 1824, makers, Mitchell & Sons, approx 357 grams
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Composed set of 6 early Victorian sterling silver tablespoons, double struck Kings pattern, London 1836-38, approx 607 grams
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Four various Georgian sterling silver tablespoons, Old English pattern, approx 241 grams
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Set of 6 Victorian sterling silver teaspoons, fiddle pattern, Exeter 1871, approx 114 grams
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Composed set of six Georgian sterling silver teaspoons, Old English pattern, bright cut handles with engraved initial and scallop bowls, various makers and dates, approx 93 grams
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Set of six George III sterling silver dessert forks, fiddle pattern with engraved crest and initials to the backs, London 1808, makers, William Ely, William Fearn & William Chawner, approx 258 grams
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23 assorted sterling silver spoons, including, tea, coffee, mustard, etc, approx 308 grams
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6 various sterling silver table & dessert spoons, comprising, a fiddle pattern tablespoon, 4 dessert spoons and a fancy scroll pattern tablespoon, approx 283 grams
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Five pieces of George Jensen sterling silver cutlery, comprising, a cheese knife, table fork, and 3 various spoons, approx 236 grams
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Two modern Guild of Handicraft sterling silver spoons, one with seal top the other fluted, each with wide hand hammered pear shaped bowl, London 1975 & 1986, together with a smaller sterling silver hand hammered caddy spoon and sterling silver & mother of pearl handled cake fork
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Set of 12 European gilt coffee spoons, flower and ribbon decorated handles, monogram to each back, (possibly silver?)
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George Jensen sterling silver gilt 1979 Annual fork, with enamel green Danish flora designed by Rigmor Anderson & Annelise Bjoner, in original box
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Jade handled sterling silver fancy cake slice, with pierced floral blade
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Two Georgian sterling silver punch ladles, one with spiral twist whalebone handle, and coin inset to the oval bowl, the other with a plain bowl and later replacement handle.
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Set of 6 American sterling silver teaspoons, fancy handles formed as well known tourist destinations, Royal Palace, Waikiki beach, Surf rider, Honolulu, Utah National park, etc, approx 116 grams
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A large & impressive 101 piece sterling silver Guild of Handicraft suite of cutlery, rattail pattern with engraved initial M to the back, comprising, 12 table forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert forks, 6 tablespoons, 12 soup spoons, 12 table knives, 12 butter knives, 12 teaspoons, 6 coffee spoons with trefid ends and 4 other odd coffee spoons and a cheese knife, approx 5299 grams (includes stainless steel knife blade weights)
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Complete silver plated set of 13 US Bicentennial 1776-1976 'State Spoons', representing the original 13 States of the Union, the coat of arms of each state is shown on the bowl of each and the date of statehood on the top of the handle, the reverse shows crossed flags, one with 13 stars and the other with 48 representing the number of States in the Union at inauguration
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Two 19th century sterling silver sauce ladles, one Old English pattern with engraved initial, the other fiddle pattern with engraved crest, together with a double lipped unmarked punch ladle with ebonised wooden handle
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19th century Sheffield Plate samovar or tea urn, of neo-classical design, two handled oval shape with a band of grapes and vines on four scroll supports with lions paw feet, concave base on ball feet, 39 cm height (some faults)
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Late Victorian oak canteen of silver platedlate cutlery, chiefly fiddle pattern comprising, 19 table forks, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, basting spoon, pair serving spoons, sauce ladle, 10 teaspoons, 6 coffee spoons, 3 salt/mustard spoons, 5 piece bone handled carving set and 10 steel bladed table knives
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Good quality Victorian sterling silver 60 piece suite of cutlery, fiddle, shell and thread pattern, 12 place setting comprising, 12 table spoons, 12 table forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert spoons and 12 teaspoons, London 1850, maker Chawner & Co (George William Adams), approx 4.4kg
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Unmarked Judaica torah scroll holder, traditional cylindrical shape, scrolling decoration and pierced centre and detachable chained top, 23 cm length, probably late 19th or early 20th century
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A pair of George V sterling silver dwarf column candlesticks, Chester 1919, together with a single sterling silver candlestick, all with loaded bases (all overcleaned)
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Set of 4 Malaysian silver napkin rings, set of 4 Malaysian silver napkin rings
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Georgian sterling silver tablespoons, sterling silver butter knife, together with a s/p Old English pattern soup ladle and 7 various other spoons
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Set of 19th century sterling silver & steel bladed cutlery, comprising, 4 triple prong table forks, 6 double prong dessert forks and 6 knives
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Small group of mixed sterling silver flatware, comprising, a boxed pair of sterling silver handled butter knives, 3 sterling silver handled afternoon tea knives, sugar tongs, 2 cake forks a European (Danish?) silver caddy spoon and a mother of pearl handled small trowel form sterling silver page marker
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Three piece antler handled carving set, comprising matching fork and steel, together with a similar pistol grip knife, all with sterling silver mounts, and a cased pair of s/p fish servers
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Boxed set of 6 New Zealand Ataahua sterling silver & paua shell coffee spoons
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Cased set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons & cased set 6 sterling silver handled Afternoon tea knives, cased set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons & cased set 6 sterling silver Afternoon tea knives
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Artificers Guild limited hand made sterling silver honey spoon, elongated form with Persian style wire work design, London 1914
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Set of 4 Victorian sterling silver dessert spoons, fiddle pattern with engraved initials, London 1854, together with an earlier Georgian Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, approx 180 grams
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Cased set of Edwardian antler handled fish servers, with engraved decoration and sterling silver mounts for Sheffield 1903
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Cased set of 22ct gold on sterling silver flower spoons, the back of each bowl hand painted with a flower in vitreous enamel, limited edition of 2000
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Cased set of six 22ct gold on sterling silver flower spoons, the back of each hand painted with a flower in vitreous enamel, limited edition of 2000
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Collection of 14 various sterling silver & .800 silver pieces, comprising, 8 sterling silver tea and coffee spoons, and a dessert fork, .800 egg spoon and pusher and knife, and caddy spoon, boxed New Zealand sterling silver & greenstone handled spoon, also 3 s/p items, .approx 204 grams
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A small collection of sterling silver cutlery & oddments, comprising, 8 various spoons, sugar tongs, pickle fork and fish knife, 3 napkin rings and vanity jar lid, and a small group of s/p cutlery odds, approx 277 grams
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Set of six .800 silver cake forks & six forks, with scroll engraved handles, knives with Solingen blades
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Collection of 15 various salt mustard & coffee spoons, approx 140 grams
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George Jensen sterling silver acorn pattern caddy spoon, together with six various spoons and butter knife all with fancy scroll handles, approx 252 grams
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28 various sterling silver tea & coffee spoons, sauce ladle & sugar tongs, approx 500 grams
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Composed set of 5 sterling silver dessert spoons, fiddle pattern, comprising a set of 4 Victorian and other by Walker & Hall, approx 242 grams
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Wilkens eighty eight piece suite of .800 silver cutlery, fiddle and thread pattern, unused in original cellophane holders
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Composed set of 7 19th century sterling silver dessert forks, fiddle pattern, 4 with engraved lion rampant crests, various makers and dates, approx 336 grams
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Set of 6 Victorian sterling silver tableforks, fiddle pattern, London 1847, approx 423 grams
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Small group of assorted sterling silver & other cutlery, comprising, George III sterling silver berry spoon, London 1776, George V sterling silver rattail pattern spoon, late Victorian sterling silver caddy spoon, pair Kings pattern salt spoons (marks worn), Dutch souvenir spoon, other with coin bowl and s/p sifter spoon and s/p bread fork
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Cased set 6 sterling silver cake forks with 2 matching jam spoons & butter knife, with pierced floral handles
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Late Victorian oak canteen of silver plated cutlery, chiefly rattail pattern, plus composed other patterns, comprising, 12 table forks, 12 dessert forks, 2 large serving spoons, 12 teaspoons, 12 soup spoons, 6 table spoons, pair of sauce ladles, 12 dessert spoons, 9 coffee spoons, 12 ivory handled table knives, 12 ivory handled butter/cheese knives, 3 piece ivory handled carving set
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Three antique sterling silver handled button hooks, 2 marked for Birmingham 1911, the other unmarked
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Set of 6 silver plated knife rests, the concave ends with ball corners
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Silver overlaid European glass scent flask & stopper, with later sterling silver collar, together with a bean pod vesta case (cracked) and a 3 piece sterling silver cruet set and spoon
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Edwardian VII sterling silver spectacle case & sterling silver spectacles, chatelaine case with ring and chain hanger and engraved front, Birmingham 1905, together with an earlier pair of sterling silver spectacles with telescopic arm by Abraham of Liverpool (lacking one arm), (Abraham exhibited at the great exhibition in 1851)
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Two 9ct S. Mordan & Co propelling pencils, machine engraved (one propelling af) together with two plated pencils
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9ct silver lined vesta case, hinged plain rectangular 60 mm x 45 mm
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George V 9ct vesta case, square form all engine turned decoration approx 31gms, Birmingham C1921
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18ct miniature diamond photo frame, five flower entwined stem frame with Hjb initials pave set with 30 brilliant cut diamonds approx 0.30cts, this framed gifted to our vendor by the Royal Bolkiah family of Brunei with original gift box, 8
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9ct cigar Aerator pendant and sterling silver pick, both machine engraved, Birmingham 1950 and 1969
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6 various dressing table items, comprising, a cut crystal scent bottle with sterling silver collar, 3 small sterling silver vanity pots and 2 sterling silver jar lids
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Cased William IV sterling silver 3 piece Christening set, Kings pattern, Sheffield 1836
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Vintage Dupont gilt guilloche line design lighter, the base stamped S T Dupont, Paris, made in France, 85 F C T O 3
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An attractive George V sterling silver calling card case, embossed to one side with a rose within a foliate scrolling border, Birmingham 1911, maker T. E. Beardsmore
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Late Victorian sterling silver ashtray & Edwardian VII sterling silver ring tree, late Victorian sterling silver ashtray & Edwardian VII sterling silver ring tree
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Edwardian VII sterling silver shaving brush holder, cylindrical shape with lattice and scroll decoration, Birmingham 1903, together with an unmarked conical candle snuffer and a cylindrical sterling silver toothpick holder and a pencil holder
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Chinese Miao silver torsade bangle, made by the Hmong people of Guizhou Province, in torsade design meaning twisted braid or plait, late 19th or early 20th century
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Polish artisan made silver spoon by Orno, in the Arts & Crafts style with amber cabochon to the top and original retail/makers label, together with a Victorian sterling silver caddy spoon in fiddle pattern with scallop bowl
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1920s silver plated lady's belt, the links and buckle formed as golf clubs, dimpled balls and scrolls, 63.5 cm long
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George VI sterling silver 4 piece dressing table set, with petit-point floral backs, comprising, hand mirror, 2 brushes and a comb, Birmingham 1948
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Sterling silver topped glass hair grip holder, together with a sterling silver handled button hook and shoe horn
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Pair of Continental sterling silver table candlesticks, with pierced detachable nozzle (stamped sterling to the underside), baluster column on wide stepped circular base (loaded) 19 cm high
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Queen Elizabeth II sterling silver pepper mill, traditional waisted form, London 1994
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Tiffany & Co sterling silver 1837 padlock Keyring/Pendant, with original bag and box
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Tiffany & Co sterling silver Elsa Peretti 'Bean' lighter, with original bag and box
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