*** | A cased sterling silver cruet set, circa 1935-1936 Birmingham, Mappin & Webb. Set in a velvet lidded matching box comprising two salts, two pepper shakers, two mustard pots and four spoons, the pots standing on cabriole legs with pad feet. Weight 312gm | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver sugar caster, circa 1783 London, Hester Bateman, the pear shaped baluster caster with spreading base with pierced lattice work top below an acorn finial. Weight 81gr. Height 16 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine Australian silver tankard, William Drummond, Melbourne, circa 1900, the tapered tubular form with ribbed pattern to the lower bowl and base and with a smart single scrolled handle comfortably designed. Stamped to upper exterior with 'W.D. & Co. 925… | *** | |
*** | Sterling silver footed bowl with an averted rim, profuse grape and vine, pierced and embossed decorations, hallmarked for Edinburgh 1826-27 | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver double-handled cup. Thomas Wallis I, London, 1777/8. Goblet-shaped on a spreading foot, the pair of S-shaped handles with thumb-rests, with a bead rim and a reeded waist, the interior hammered, engraved monogram Mh to one side… | *** | |
*** | A French .950 silver covered sugar basin, Minerva 1 and maker's mark for Claude Doutre Roussel, late 19th century the generous squat form basin of rococo inspiration with a repousse twist body with C-scroll cartouche engraved with initials Ml, with… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver Scalopped bowl by Paul Storr, 1807 London, with maker's mark for Paul Storr the fine oval scalloped bowl finely lobed and with gilt interior, raised on a short oval foot and clearly marked to the underside. Weight 98g, height… | *** | |
*** | A French .950 silver rococo coffee pot, minerva 1, by Alexandre Vaguer, Paris, circa 1895, the attractive coffee pot with a domed lid adorned with a well-cast and chased floral finial, a chased lower body and spout with a fluted design, scrolling handle… | *** | |
*** | An Israeli sterling silver Seder platter, later 20th century, with maker's mark for Hazorfim. 925, the platter richly embossed with grapes and foliage to the rim and centred with six recessed sections each marked in Hebrew with the traditional food items… | *** | |
*** | A small Stuart Devlin silver gilt pot pourri. 1974 London, with maker's marks for Stuart Devlin. Of compressed carinate form, the elegant pot pourri with an inverted rim and a petite foot rim, surmounted by a domed freeform wrigglework cage; hallmarked… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver goblet trophy for 'Best ram in Yards', 1869 Birmingham, with maker's marks for George Unite, the straight sided goblet with embossed, bright cut and prick worked borders in patterned and knotted designs with fleur-de-lys upon a textured… | *** | |
*** | A Victorian sterling silver 'Cellini' style creamer, 1889 Sheffield, with maker's mark for James Dixon & Sons, the pedestal creamer with an espagnolette handle and profusely decorated throughout in the Renaissance revival manner, hallmarked below rim,… | *** | |
*** | A French silver coffee pot, later 19th century, Minerva standard, maker's mark for martial Gauthier, the baluster pot with a scrolling handle, spiral twist designs to the body and a domed lid, with a well cast fruiting finial, an ornate vegetal spout and… | *** | |
*** | A large pierced .835 silver swing handled basket, late 19th to early 20th century, with silver standard mark and unidentified motif, and probable maker's mark of chalice with letter 'L', the Continental circular basket with a scalloped rim embossed with… | *** | |
*** | An Edwardian sterling silver pierced pedestal basket, 1903 Sheffield, with maker's marks for James Dixon & Sons, the heavy gauge basket profusely embellished with pierced motifs within spiral scrolled ribs and having leafy and shell form cast rims;… | *** | |
*** | A Georgian sterling silver teapot Trivet, 1794 London, with maker's marks for Peter & Ann Bateman, of lozenge shape with threaded borders, bright cut and prick worked bands and a deep border of wrigglework, raised on four tapering flute decorated feet;… | *** | |
*** | A small George III sterling silver brandy warmer, 1788 London, probably, with marks for Charles Chesterman II. the small cauldron styled pot with pouring spout, silver mount and a timber handle, total weight 55gr. Height 4 cm (bowl) length 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver sugar bowl and similar creamer, 1807 & 1810, London, creamer and bowl respectively, with maker's marks to creamer for Charles fox I or Crispin Fuller, maker's mark to bowl obscured, both of compressed rectangular neoclassical… | *** | |
*** | An interesting George I sterling silver bowl 1721 London, with an unregistered maker's mark for John Penford (or Penfold), with a lovely patina, the waisted bowl raised upon a domed pedestal, with an applied thread near the rim, bearing an old repair to… | *** | |
*** | A pair of Edwardian sterling silver coffee pots, 1912 London, with maker and retailer's marks for Hardy Bros, pear shaped pots with thread edged pie crust rims and conforming bases, domed lids with knops, having elegant long tapering square section spouts… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver tazza, 1924 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Hardy Bros, an elegant lozenge shaped tazza with a pierced border, an applied thread and scroll rim and shell mounts, the oval base with four similarly embellished pad feet; hallmarked to… | *** | |
*** | An Art Nouveau sterling silver bowl, 1904 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Mappin & Webb Ltd, the elegant footed bowl embossed with poppy blooms, seed heads and sinuous whiplash vegetal forms, an applied moulded edge, similar also to the foot,… | *** | |
*** | A Colonial sterling silver trophy, the 'Bill Quinney Cup', the urn form handled cup with interlaced decorative cartouches embellished in the manner of Calcutta silver, raised upon a pedestal foot and an ebonised circular base; inscribed sterling silver to… | *** | |
*** | Two sterling silver sugar casters, Georgian and Edwardian, 1779 London, with maker's marks for T.W, probably Thomas Wallis I, 1907 Birmingham, with maker's mark for J.P.C, Typical pedestal casters, the Georgian caster of bulbous pillar form, the other of… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver sauce boat, 1770 London, with unregistered maker's mark Id with pellet (unidentified by Grimwade), of typical boat form with a serpentine rim, a flying 's' form handle with acanthus embellishment, and raised upon three hoof… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver ewer, mid 20th century, of plain baluster form with wide pouring lip, double tubed curved handle, simple relief scrolls to foot and rim, marked 925 sterling Peru underside. Height 30 cm. Width 19 cm. Depth 12 cm. Silver weight 473gr | *** | |
*** | A striking Georgian Wirework toast rack, 1805 London, with maker's mark for Mary Troby, the six slice rack with square envelope pattern partitions, raised on tapering fluted feet; hallmarked underside, silver weight 257gr, height 9.5 cm, length 15.5 cm,… | *** | |
*** | A group of six Georgian sterling silver table spoons, from 1798 - 1815 London, various makers, all of similar shape and size, with bright cut and prick worked stems, the finials with floral and foliate embellishments and cartouches; hallmarked underside.… | *** | |
*** | A rare George III sterling silver nutmeg grater, 1818 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Samuel Pemberton, of petite cylindrical form with horizontal ribs and bands to rim and base, surmounted by a domed lid; hallmarked to the removable base. Silver weight… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver armorial salver, 1911, Sheffield, with maker's mark of Henry Wigfull, the circular tray raised upon three small feet, banner style edges with applied scrolls and anethemion motifs, to the centre an engraved armorial with a Welsh motto… | *** | |
*** | An Austrian Continental silver comport, circa 1880. Vienna, unknown maker, the ovoid dish with beaded and diamond shaped border above a central pillar with circular foot. Marked 800. Height 12.5 cm. Weight 852g. | *** | |
*** | An Australian sterling silver salver, circa 1930. on claw and ball feet with gadrooned edge and engraved for the Reverend F.A. Townsend. Sterling silver marks for Melbourne. Weight 598 graduated. Diameter 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver teaset, circa 1924, Birmingham, S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, the set includes a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl each fashioned as a gently facetted form with scrolled handles and splayed feet. Stamped to side. Total weight 891gr. | *** | |
*** | An antique Austro-Hungarian .800 silver Hors D'Douvres tray, circa 1900, Vienna, with dianakopf, maker's mark for Eduard Friedman, an oval tray with integral bracket handles cast with acanthus leaves, pierced motifs and cast festoons to the side, with… | *** | |
*** | A Scottish sterling silver table bell, 1892 Edinburgh, with unknown W. M maker's mark, the heavy cast silver table bell, with relief classical portrait medallions surrounded by scrolls and studs border, with zoomorphic handle to the top, marked to the… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver George III beaker in leather case, London, Henry Tippen, the large vessel ovoid with flattened sides and gilt wash interior complete in original leather lidded case. Stamped to edge. Weight 114gr. Height 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A George V sterling silver rose bowl, 1910 London, with maker's mark for Charles Boyton & Son the fine and heavy pedestal rose bowl, circular with an elegant plain body with a continuous neoclassical epic frieze under the rim, depicting mythical creatures… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver salver, Elizabeth Jones, London, 1784, of typical form, engraved with an armorial device to the centre within floral and foliate decoration, the serpentine border with pearl bead rim, on ball and claw feet, weight 502g, height… | *** | |
*** | A George V sterling silver hot water pot, 1936 London, with partly rubbed maker's mark J.H.T' the conical pot and hinged cover with knop finial, plain straight sides, carved timber handle, marked to the body and under the lid. Weight 780g height 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver sugar bowl and cream jug, 1811 London, with maker's mark for Alice & George Burrows II, the fine and heavy gauge sugar bowl and creamer set in the neoclassical manner, each of rounded rectangular form with half reeded bodies,… | *** | |
*** | A George V sterling silver chocolate pot, 1925 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Ellis & Co in the Georgian manner, the baluster body with a domed hinged lid with finial, carved wooden S-scroll handle, on a circular foot, marked to the side and lid.… | *** | |
*** | A French .950 silver coffee pot, 1819-1838, with mark of fineness, Paris guarantee, rubbed maker's mark, a pear-shaped pot with a low domed hinged lid with gadroons and a fruit and leaf finial, a scrolling ebonised handle with finely cast spiral leafy… | *** | |
*** | A pair of sterling silver three light candelabra, 1971 Sheffield, with maker's marks for E H Parkin & Co, simple tapering stems to spreading bases, having reeded serpentine arms with, urn form nozzles and dishes, hallmarked to all components, weighted,… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver chicken cruet, 1909 Chester import mark, mark of Berthold Muller and pseudo Hanau marks, the heavy gauge realistic chicken with a removable head, hallmarked to tail, features and also to neck rim, silver weight 96gr, height 9.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A three piece sterling silver bachelor tea set, 1891 London, with maker's mark for Charles Stuart Harris, a teapot, sugar basin and creamer all of shaped and swollen oval form with applied wavy gadroon borders, four vertical flutes to the bodies and a… | *** | |
*** | A Continental silver and crystal claret jug, 20th century, Italian, with.800 standard and lozenge, the globular diamond cut body with slice cut shoulders mounted to the long neck with a collar and mechanical lid opened by squeezing the handle, richly… | *** | |
*** | A fine Israeli sterling silver bowl, later 20th century, with maker's mark for Hazorfim. 925, the elegant bowl of compressed plain form with a circular foot rim, having an inverted scalloped rim simply embellished with a spray of applied flowers and… | *** | |
*** | A pair of sterling silver gravy boats, 1970 London, with maker's mark for C.J. Vander Ltd elegant George II style boats with gadroon borders, flying scroll handles with acanthus leaf thumbpieces, and raised on three legs with stepped hoof feet and foliate… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver salver, 1769 London, with maker's mark E.C with pellet, probably Elizabeth Cooke, a salver with a pie crust, shell and scroll rim and raised on a trio of hoof feet, centred with a contemporary engraved armorial; hallmarked… | *** | |
*** | A Georgian sterling silver pedestal vase, 1829 London, with maker's mark for Charles Thomas fox, the urn form ribbed vase with a reeded rim, a fine repousse and chased leaf border embellishment to the bowl and raised upon a scalloped base; hallmarked to… | *** | |
*** | A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster, 1888 London, with marks for Horace Woodward & Co (Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor), the cylinder shaped caster profusely embossed and chased with flora on a textured ground, pierced to the lid; hallmarked underside,… | *** | |
*** | A Italian Continental silver bowl, mid 20th century, with lozenge and .800 standard, of boat shaped form, the lobed bowl with a scalloped rim and foliate bracket handles to both ends, raised on scrolled feet with anthemion mounts, hallmarked to rim,… | *** | |
*** | Nineteen mixed pieces of Georgian, Victorian and modern era sterling, silver flatware, 19th century, London, Edinburgh, various makers, 1986 Sheffield, all in King's pattern and comprising four dinner knives, six Sheffield entree, knives by William Yates… | *** | |
*** | A silver elephant sculpture, Mufanyane, by Paul Mavros, 20th century, Zimbabwe, with antelope stamp sterling standard, maker's, cyphers and title of item, the realistic model of 'Mufanyane', noted for his irritable nature, magnificent tusks and the hole… | *** | |
*** | A fine Victorian sterling silver teapot in the Gothic taste, 1872 London, with maker's mark for Richard Hodd and Richard Hodd II, the oval straightsided pot with a low domed lid and a mushroom styled finial, having a 'C' form handle with ivory insulators… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver four trumpet epergne, 1913 Chester, with maker's mark for Clark & Sewell, with a central fluted trumpet with a scalloped and cusped rim and three smaller trumpets of conforming design issuing from curvaceous supports, raised on a domed… | *** | |
*** | A Stuart Devlin sterling silver 'Frog in the Pond' Surprise egg, 1978 London, with maker's mark Sd, numbered 287, a floral cast gilt egg opening to reveal a leaping articulated frog on a green enamelled lily pad, hallmarked underside, in the original… | *** | |
*** | An Edwardian sterling silver brandy saucepan, 1910 Birmingham, with maker's mark for John Collard Vickery, a charming slightly domed shape saucepan with lid and an ebonised rounded handle, raised on a tripod base with strap legs and scroll feet supporting… | *** | |
*** | A Mexican sterling silver coffee pot 20th century, mark of Eddie's retail silver shop, Mexico city of lobed urn shape with a carinate collar, domed lid and conforming finial, a long spout and curvaceous handle with insulators, raised on a circular… | *** | |
*** | An American sterling silver water jug with stopper, early 20th century, with mark of international sterling, patent issued Jan 11 1927, of elegant plain baluster form with a broad neck and pouring spout, having a low domed stopper with cushion shaped knop… | *** | |
*** | A Georgian sterling silver teapot, 1745 London, with maker's mark for Henry Brind, the tapering rounded pot with a fruit wood handle, spout with hinged cover and a domed lid with small knop, plain to the body and raised on three cabriole feet with layered… | *** | |
*** | An Irish sterling silver gravy boat, 1824 Dublin, with maker's mark for William Nolan, the compressed boat with gadroons, an applied shell and scroll rim, a pierced, threaded handle and square section spout, raised on paw feet, hallmarked, underside,… | *** | |
*** | An early Victorian silver dish with Welsh family crest, 1842 London, with maker's marks for Charles Reily & George Storer, a pierced dish with six scrolling cartouches surrounded by florid rococo engraving, an applied scroll rim and centred with the… | *** | |
*** | A Victorian sterling silver creamer in the Eastern manner, 1872 London, with maker's mark for Robert Hennell IV, a finely crafted pear shaped pedestal jug, embossed and chased throughout, with navette shaped cabochons and relief scrollwork upon a textured… | *** | |
*** | A strikingly elegant sterling silver figural comport, American, probably early 20th century, with maker's marks for Gorham & Co, the comport having a shallow bowl with a small waist below a continuous leaf and berry border to the rim, repeated to the foot… | *** | |
*** | A matched set of George II sterling silver table spoons and forks, 1744 London, maker's marks for Jeremiah King, (four spoons), 1745, Samuel Roby, (two spoons), 1805 Edinburgh, maker's mark for James Orr, forks, the twelve Old English pattern pieces all… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver trophy cup, 1864 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Gough & Silvester, the twin handled pedestal cup repousse and chased with an open cartouche of flora to one side, and a cartouche of trees and grass to the other, with bead, and acanthus… | *** | |
*** | A fine boxed French Fifteen piece.950 silver serving suite, 1861-1865, with mark of Thomas & Henin, Paris, with Minerva 1 standard, the suite comprising a carving set, fish servers, ivory bladed salad servers, with various serving spoons and forks, some… | *** | |
*** | A Georgian sterling silver teapot, 1813/14 London, with rubbed marks, possibly Solomon Hougham, of compressed, rectangular slightly boat shaped form typical of the period with a tiered dome collar and lid, decorated with concentric basket weave and… | *** | |
*** | A fine pair of sterling silver fish servers, 1848, 1869 & 1874 Birmingham, with maker's marks for John Gammage. the hollow handles with neoclassical embellishments and silver blades and tines with engraved scrollwork, the knife with fish designs;… | *** | |
*** | A fine George III sterling silver armorial salver 1761/62 London, possibly marked for R Peaston (rubbed), with pie crust edging and shell form embellishments, raised on a trio of hoof feet, centred with an armorial enclosed within a foliage cartouche,… | *** | |
*** | A part suite of sixteen Danish .835 silver flatware items, 1861, with maker's mark for Anton Michelsen, comprising six dinner forks, five soup spoons, and five teaspoons, all with shaped threaded edges and finely cast crest finials; hallmarked to all,… | *** | |
*** | A fine Victorian sterling teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, 1888/9 Sheffield, with maker's marks Wpd for William P. Davis, Boardman, Glossop, a refined gadroon decorated setting, all elements of boat shaped slightly globular form with bracket handles, rope… | *** | |
*** | A late Georgian Scottish sterling silver ladle, 1835 Edinburgh, with marker's mark for James McKay, a fiddle pattern ladle with an oval bowl; crisply hallmarked underside, silver weight 209gr, length 31 cm | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver salver, 1921 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Hukin & Heath, with an applied rococo revival shell and scroll rim and a plain tray, raised on three curvaceous feet; hallmarked underside, silver weight 647gr, height 3.5 cm, diameter 32 cm | *** | |
*** | A set of George III sterling silver serving spoons, by Solomon Hougham, London, 1814/15, with a lovely patina, the fiddle pattern spoons each with a shouldered stem, hallmarked to back of handle and monogrammed, silver weight 450gr length 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, 1933 Birmingham, with maker's marks for J.W Tiptaft & Son Ltd, all pieces of bowl form with a stepped circular base, the creamer and bowl with foliate scroll handles, the teapot with a stepped collar,… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver epergne. 1901 London, with maker's marks for Mappin Bros, of pleasing plain form, a slender trumpet with a floriform rim and upon a conforming and weighted base, having four radiating arms to the lower stem holding removable trumpets,… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver hot water Biggin, 1766 London, with maker's mark W.?, of barrel shape with a gadrooned lower body and a similar radiating design to the lid, with a threaded rim and base, a timber handle and a knopped timber finial; hallmarked… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver bowl, 1927 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Albert Edward Jones, the compressed low bowl with a pedestal base and twin loop handles with applied grapevine decorations to the mounts, in a fine hammered finish, hallmarked below rim,… | *** | |
*** | A German.800 silver tray, circa 1900, crown and crescent mark, maker's mark for Gebr. Friedlander, of elegant and restrained oval form with a shaped edge and applied laurel, leaf and ribbon rim, central monogram, hallmarked to rim underside, silver weight… | *** | |
*** | A sterling silver and ivory cucumber slicer, probably 1801 London, rubbed maker's mark possibly TF, a broad spatula shaped blade with handle supporting a sterling silver angled, blade and braced with riveted clips, tightening screws underside, partially,… | *** | |
*** | An elegant sterling silver pierced dish, 1975 Sheffield, with maker's marks for S.J. Rose & Son, the shallow dish having a broad border pierced with fruit, foliage and tendril motifs between four shaped cartouches, with applied grape vine rims, hallmarked… | *** | |
*** | A fine late Georgian sterling silver salt, 1836 London, with maker's marks We, the heavy gauge rococo revival salt of oval compressed form, with applied decorative rims and extravagantly scrolled and shell form legs; crisply hallmarked underside, silver… | *** | |
*** | A French silver tray, probably mid 19th century, with bigorne marks present but indistinct, the tray of shallow dish form with a raised serpentine ribbed rim, bearing a French three feathered crest above a shield; five hallmark stamps underside. Silver… | *** | |
*** | A matched set of eight late Georgian sterling silver serving spoons, fiddle and thread pattern, total weight 673g, length 23 cm | *** | |
*** | Austro-Hungarian silver and glass elliptical serving dish with neo-classical decorative motifs, a vacant, ribbon crested cartouche, pierced handles and four scroll feet, marked 'A. P.' and bearing import marks for 1901-1921 | *** | |
*** | William IV sterling silver tazza with a stepped rim and well, and a central circular, stepped foot, hallmarked for London 1833/4, made by Edward, Edward Jnr, John & Wm Barnard, weight: 438gms | *** | |
*** | Sterling silver spirit kettle with a domed top and lid, an ebonised finial, shaped arms, a simple ebonised handle, the stand with pad feet and a matching spirit burner, both with an engraved armorial 'Vincit Veritas', hallmarked for Sheffield 1912/13,… | *** | |
*** | A French .950 silver coffee pot, early 20th century, with Minerva 1 and unclear maker's mark in lozenge, of compressed bulbous form with a tapering neck and domed lid with a pierced foliate finial, having an ear shaped foliate handle and an elegant spout… | *** | |
*** | A Victorian Scottish sterling silver jug, William Marshall, Edinburgh, 1860, baluster shaped with a pouring lip and scroll handle, repousse, decorated with scrolling strapwork and foliage, weight 161g, height 9 cm | *** | |
*** | A George II sterling silver shell bowl ladle, 1754 London, with maker's mark for Ebenezer Coker the fine Old English pattern soup ladle with a shell bowl to a curved handle and crested terminal engraved with initials Jmn, marked to the underside, with… | *** | |
*** | A George III sterling silver salver, 1763 London, with maker's mark for Thomas Hannam (or Hammond) & Richard mills the fine circular salver with moulded scroll and shell rim, the plain surface engraved with flourished initials Ic in script, raised on… | *** | |
*** | An Irish Georgian sterling silver chalice, early 19th century, with partial maker's marks S?, having a removable gilt washed goblet above a knopped step with simple rib embellishment to a broad spreading foot; hallmarked to rim of goblet. Silver weight… | *** | |
*** | A fine pair of Victorian sterling silver serving spoons, 1846 London, with maker's marks for Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, heavy gauge Queen's pattern spoons with decorative throats and impressive, oyster backs, crisply hallmarked underside to the stems,… | *** | |
*** | Two Indian/Asian .970 silver bowls with elephant designs, mid 20th century, lobed silver bowls with six spiral slanted reserves with repeat repousse floral motifs and centred with the image of an elephant breaking a tree branch, x ray tested, unmarked… | *** | |