The Antique Silver Spoon Collectors` Magazine

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The Antique Silver Spoon Collectors’ Magazine
…The Finial…
ISSN 1742-156X
Where Sold £8.50
Volume 25/06
July/August 2015
‘The Silver Spoon Club’
OF GREAT BRITAIN
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Editor: Daniel Bexfield
Photography Charles Bexfield
Volume 25/06
July/August 2015
CONTENTS
Introduction
Advertisement – Lyon & Turnbull
A controversial spoon by Tony Lewis
Plate fraud in the 18th century by David McKinley
Samuel Blachford of Plymouth – a new maker’s mark by Miles Harrison
Advertisement – Bonhams Knightsbridge
On a Russian commemorative theme by Anne Graham
One of the first Hanoverians by David Orfeur
Feedback
Results for the Club Postal Auction – 6th August
The Club Postal Auction
The next postal auction
Postal auction information
-o-o-o-o-o-oCOVER
Elizabethan Gilded Silver Seal Top Spoon
Made by William Cawdell
London 1590
See: The Postal Auction, page 41, Lot 225
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All views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of The Finial.
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Introduction
Another issue done, yippee! Charlie has been very busy photographing and editing the images and
putting the postal auction together. Again he has very much enjoyed handling all the different
spoons, especially with this forthcoming sale as there are many different superb examples for him to
look at, such as the extremely rare Limerick soup ladle, the Elizabethan seal top that has wonderful
hallmarks, there is another Taunton spoon, but this time by the son of Thomas Dare I, or the Daniel
Cary 1633 St. Andrew spoon, and then there is the wonderful example of an early dognose being
made in 1701, which sit amongst a great selection of interesting and appealing spoons, including
another York piece with its town mark. If the last sale is anything to go by, these spoons are going
to be highly contested over by members; as you can see there was a great deal of interest in the
William III trefid spoon selling at £638, the Taunton seal top for £2,255.00 with the Charles I
Apostle spoon going for £2,180.00 and of course the town marked York basting spoon getting a top
bid of £1,668.00.
When I look at these results and those around the country of the many auction houses and dealers
windows it does go to show that good quality interesting spoons are most definitely an area of the
antiques trade that is still very buoyant, with collectors buying for investment and better still just to
fill a gap in their collection.
Congratulation for member, author of Exeter & West County Silver 1700 – 1900 and more
importantly writer of articles for The Finial, Miles Harrison, who has recently accepted employment
as silver specialist at Bonhams, Knightsbridge.
Wishing you happy spoon hunting times,
Daniel.
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A Controversial Spoon
By Tony Lewis
The auction catalogue described it as: ‘AN EARLY 16TH CENTURY SLIP-TOP SPOON? with a
tapering stem & a deeply curved bowl with a rudimentary ‘V’ rattail (a trefoil, or something
similar) unascribed, 1500-1550; 6.15" (15.5 cms) long; 0.96 oz’. There was no ascription of its
country of origin, and the auction house specialist avoided describing it as English as he considered
that it was probably continental.
The spoon is identical to the one described by Commander How at page 308 of volume two of his
(and his wife’s) great work on silver spoons. Despite describing the stem as following the English
form and the bowl shape as one seldom seen after the beginning of the fifteenth century, How had
no doubt that the spoon was not of English origin and ascribed it to the Continent, possibly c.1700.
This was a rare definite conclusion from him as throughout the work he was at pains to present his
views as tentative and always subject to correction. Part of his reasoning was that the stem
resembled the English form of the sixteenth century.
Having acquired the spoon and researched it, there are some elements of truth in each ascription,
but my conclusion is that in some respects each was wrong.
How was certainly correct in his ascription of the style of the bowl to the late 14th or possibly early
fifteenth century. He was not correct, however to ascribe the form of the stem to the latter part of
the sixteenth century. Not only does it differ from the Elizabethan slip top which has a shorter and
far more substantial stem, but it is similar to many slip tops of the fifteenth century, eg the one in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the slip top illustrated by Tim Schroder at page
47 in his work on English Domestic Silver. I mention this because other experts hold the same
view, but comparison in specie with the later slip tops confirms my view.
Another error was to rely on the position of the mark on the stem to ascribe it to the Continent. How
was of the view that English spoons bearing a single mark were almost always marked in the bowl
and not on the back of the stem, and while this is largely correct, bottom marked early spoons do
exist. How illustrated the Lion Sejant spoon, now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert
Museum, which is so marked, along with the ‘Thomas’ set of Apostle spoons. Ian Pickford assessed
a diamond point so marked in June of 2013 on the Antiques Roadshow. Although hallmarking was
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introduced in England in 1300 and a maker’s mark was compulsory after 1363, many examples
show that it was haphazard, and especially so in the provinces.
To purchase a complete copy of the
July/August 2015 (Vol. 25/06) issue
for £7.50 please click here
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Plate Fraud In The 18th Century
And the consequent burden falling on the Engraver to the Goldsmiths’ Company
By David McKinley
In the October 1961 edition of Apollo, the magazine of the arts, Judith Banister wrote that the ‘skills of the
forger’ had been prevalent for 3000 years but had come to a head in the 18th and 19th centuries.
As far as English silver is concerned duty dodging had started after the first introduction of plate duty in
1720 and transposition had become a problem by 1730 in which year the ‘officers in the Assay Office who
usually strike the marks on plate’ were instructed to ‘strike the marks on every piece of plate as farr (sic)
distant from each other as the same conveniently may be struck so that they may not be cutt (sic) out
together’.1
Thomas Pingo, the Goldsmiths’ Company’s engraver, had perfected the fly press, which it was
hoped would circumvent this problem, by 1757 and it was first used on flatware such as salvers and
waiters the following year, but by the end of the century specialist spoon makers were producing
large quantities of spoons and forks which had not hitherto been marked in this way. Thus in 1781,
by which time Thomas’ son John had taken over his father’s business, the Goldsmiths’ Company
decided to mark this sort of flatware by means of the fly press and, as this flatware had always been
‘bottom marked’ the first experiments followed this tradition (Fig. 1).
Fig 1, bottom marked spoon of 1781 mechanically marked
However, presumably because of the limited space on the stem of a spoon, by the end of that year spoons
and forks were being ‘top marked’ by means of the fly press (Fig. 2). It must be for the same reason that the
press marks for such items were engraved much closer together than those used on salvers etc, on which
space was not a consideration, although it seems that when the experiment was first tried the salver press
marks, which were to hand, were used since there are spoons of the year1781 which exhibit widely spaced
press marks.
Fig. 2, top Marked Spoon of 1781 mechanically marked
This was a time of great experimentation to overcome fraud and the burden of this experimentation fell on
the Company’s engraver John Pingo who, in 1792, was obliged to give up his own business, save for his
contract with the Stamp Office to produce duty punches for the provincial assay offices, in order to cope with
it. On 27th May 17862 he had written to the Company enumerating these problems as follows:‘To The Master, Wardens & Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
Gentlemen. With permission I beg leave to trouble you with the following, submitting my case to your
consideration; ever since I had the honor of being appointed your engraver I have used my utmost
endeavours in making improvements for the ease & advantage of your office .≈ Formerly my business was
executed in a quarter of the time it now requires on account of your marks originally being engraved on
single punches which were used with a hammer and soon made but now marks are united and made on stubs
to be used with presses, the better to prevent and detect frauds, which mark at one and the same time: The
great use for making the marks for the presses, they mark the plate more true, for an equal distance and
depth, having a much neater appearance, less liable to counterfeit, & the plate marked much more
expeditious ≈ I have continued and made an additional press’.
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Two days later Pingo again wrote to the Company3, this time to complain at the scrapping of a large number
of punches:-
Fig. 3, dessert spoon hallmarks for 1793 (probably) made into the plinth of a helmet cream jug
Please note: the last two marks in this illustration are distorted because the curve of the spoon had to be
hammered flat thus ‘stretching’ the marks. The cutting down of the marks is presumably an endeavour to
disguise this.
Acknowledgements:
I am indebted to the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths for allowing me research facilities.
Notes
1. Prideaux Memorials of The Goldsmiths’ Company 1897. Vol II p.214.
2. Assay Office Court Committee Book 2 27th May 1786.
3. Ibid.
4. Reinstated in 1786 with the addition of the duty mark to the sequence of hallmarks in which year the
register refers to ‘press marks for tea spoons’.
5. Court and Committee book 2 p.15 29th May 1786.
6. Op Cit p.293 29th may 1792.
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Samuel Blachford of Plymouth: A New Maker’s Mark
By Miles Harrison
Fig. 1
A pair of trefid spoons recently came up for sale at a Plymouth based auction house. They bear the
same dot-pricked inscription ‘1707’ over ‘IF’, and the beaded rattails have identical flaws, which
shows that the same die was used to make them both. It is there that the similarities end. The top
spoon in Figure 1 is marked ‘SB’ thrice (Fig. 2) and the other is marked with a gothic ‘B’ four times
(Fig.3). The top spoon is 1cm longer and 36g to the other 28g.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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On A Russian Silver Commemorative Theme
By Anne Graham
Some years ago I purchased 3 little Russian lemon teaspoons dated 1888 with a little train engraved
on the back of each.
Warming to the commemorative theme, I wondered if they celebrated the opening of a particular
railway line. Too early for the Trans Siberian Railway, I then discovered that in 1888 the TransCaspian Railway was completed.
This railway follows some parts of the path of the Silk Road. It starts on the eastern side of the
Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan, goes south east along the Iraq border, then turns east and north east
into Uzbekistan to Bukhara and Samarkand. It was later extended to Tashkent.
The railway served the military purpose of facilitating the Imperial Army in actions against local
resistance to Russian rule, but then permitted a massive increase in trade.
The little palm tree on the right hand side of the spoon back convinces me that this is the railway
being commemorated.
As often with these lemon teaspoons, the marks are mangled but it was assayed in Moscow by A.
Romanov, assayer 1886-94. The makers mark is ‘MA’ listed as Matryena Andreyevna.
There is also a further separate non-Russian mark, which includes a capital ‘A’ in a hexagon,
presumably an import mark.
Can someone please help me with this. Mark Nevard’s superb research note on page 13 of the
March/April 2013 Finial is a helpful start, but the ‘A’ denoting Vienna has a tiny ‘E’ in the left hand
corner. Tardy, 20th edition, page 74, under Autriche-Hongrie, shows the same mark with a tiny ‘A’
in the left hand corner. What do these tiny marks denote – a time period?
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One of The First Hanoverians
By David Orfeur
The rare spoon shewn is a very early example of the Hanoverian pattern. It is hallmarked in London
for 1707 and was made by Henry Greene who, at that time, occupied premises in Gold Street.
The piece has the distinguishing features of this date, a pronounced ridge on the upper surface of the
handle, which terminates in a sharp upturn at the end, which is generously wide. In addition, the
rattail is long and broad and there is a sharp drop from the handle end to the bowl.
It is interesting to note that these early Hanoverians were being made whilst the former Dognose
type was still evident, resulting in an overlap of some ten years from 1706, the earliest date that I
have encountered this design. Viewing these two types, it is plain to see how the later spoons
evolved, with the removal of the terminal lobe.
Rattails, which had been in place since the appearance of the Trefid type in the early 1660s, finally
largely disappeared in the 1730s. The Old English type appeared in the 1760s although some earlier
ones can be seen. With pattern changes there are always exceptions! Again, there was an overlap
period as the Hanoverian pieces are seen into the 1770s. Generally speaking, with the later type, the
hallmarks were placed towards the top of the handle rather than at the bowl end as in the case of the
earlier design. In addition, by reason of the fashionable change in the placement of spoons upon the
table, now open bowls facing upwards, the crests and initials were engraved on the front of the Old
English handle rather than on the reverse as was the case with the Hanoverians. It was important
that such proud identification was plainly visible.
It will be noticed that this piece bears an ingenious and contemporary Queen Anne period reverse
cypher upon which I have spent much fruitless and frustrating time trying to identify the letters. I
believe that the first letter, reading from either side, is an ‘S’, but after that my eyes tend to cross
and I proceed no further! A bottle of wine, and my thanks, to the first member to solve this riddle.
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Feedback
Kirkpatrick Dobie responds: most of the answers John Richardson is looking for regarding
Edinburgh hallmarks (The Finial Mar/Apr ‘15, page 14) are answered in Scottish Gold and Silver
Work by Ian Finlay, revised by Henry Steuart Fotheringham, published in 1991. I have a spare copy
if he is interested.
The use of toddy ladles: This is an extract from Avenue of Ancestors by Alice Constable Maxwell
published by Blacklock and Farries in 1965: “Though I believe a really good claret was the wine
most appreciated in country houses in Scotland, certainly toddy was a common drink when I was a
child in many households. As the ladies left the dining room hot water would be brought in to mix
the hot water, whisky, and sugar in a goblet or tumbler, then with the little silver ladles which were
always provided, a couple of measures were ladled out into a wine glass, so the rest of the drink
remained hot. Those small ladles used to be very common but they are seldom seen now”.
-o-o-o-o-o-oCampbell Armstrong writes: Following the publication of the two parts of my article The
Biggart Family and Kilmaurs Cutlery, I received a letter from a member, Dr Daw, containing
information and pictures of two sets in his possession. One of these, a David Biggart set; he
believes is one of the Woolley & Wallis sets referred to in the article. The other set, however, would
seem to be an addition to the ‘archive’, and I have scanned the pictures he supplied, see below.
This second set is stamped ‘AB’ as shown in the photograph, along with the tortoiseshell handles,
inlaid with twisted wire. The knife blade has the usual cutler’s mark of the ‘B’ and scimitar, along
with the middle silver bands. The set therefore conforms to the Kilmaurs pattern discussed at length
in the article.
However, there are a number of features clear from the photographs that make this set particularly
interesting, and different from the ‘AB’ sets discussed in the article. First, the knife blade seems to
be much less curved than that in set 7 in the article, and much more like the ‘DB’ sets. Secondly,
unlike all 3 ‘AB’ sets illustrated in the article, in this set the pommel caps have the engrailed border
seen on all of the ‘DB’ sets.
As I have not handled this set, I do not have the dimensions, but can only presume that they are of a
similar size to those recorded in the article. I am hoping that yet more readers might be in contact to
source yet more sets. Who knows?
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Mark Nevard mentions: Regarding the early Irish wine funnel, Lot 120 in the June’s postal
auction, you mention the two small holes near the rim, presumably for a clip. I have a very similar
funnel by Richard Williams, Dublin 1759, which has no sign of a clip or of one having been
removed & I see that the auction one also does not appear to have signs of any attachment having
been soldered on or torn off. I wonder whether both funnels started life with no fitting and that the
auction one later had the holes for a leather string to hang it up, anticipating the later clips, although
these latter were presumably for hanging on the side of a vessel. Any thoughts? (Yes, I think that is a
valid point and probably correct, and now I come to think of it, the few early Irish funnels I have come
across, have not had a hanging clip as later ones often do. It will be interesting to see what others have to say.
– Ed.)
-o-o-o-o-o-oAlan Kelsey, retired spoonmaker, has let me know of a video clip that’s on the Internet showing
him with his colleagues making spoons, at C.J. Vanders Ltd. It was filmed by British Pathé in 1968.
They are seen hammering pieces on an anvil, using heavy presses and hand sinking a spoon bowl.
It’s well worth a watch. Alan is the one stamping out the tines on a table fork. Here is the link:http://www.britishpathe.com/video/mocking-mass-production
-o-o-o-o-o-oRobert Peveraro emails: The spoon in the 6th August postal auction, Lot 124, arrived today
safely. A few notes on the spoon itself, which in fact is not Austro-Hungarian but German. The
spoon was made in Königsberg (East Prussia, now Kaliningrad in the Kaliningrad Oblast, the
Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania since the end of the Second World
War) by the silversmith Otto Leopold Woll, born in Königsberg around 1807 and active from
approximately 1845 until his death in 1871. His eldest son became also a silversmith in Königsberg
and O. L. Woll was godfather to the children of three other silversmiths in there. The spoon carries
the city mark of Königsberg with the fineness indication of 12 Lot (750/1000) and the year letter
‘M’ for 1854.
Pillau (now Baltyisk) was until 1901 the important seaport for Königsberg on the Baltic. Direct
access to Königsberg was limited to light, shallow vessels and ships with larger loads and/or greater
drafts must land at Pillau and unload to smaller vessels. At the end of 1901 a ship canal was opened
between the Frisches Haff and Königsberg allowing vessels with a much greater draft to moor
alongside the city without stopping at Pillau. This dealt a serious blow to the town’s economy,
which became mainly a tourist destination. After the Second World War it became an important
military base for the Soviet Union and today it is still a military base for Russia and a ferry port on
the route to St. Petersburg. It is one of the only two year-round ice-free ports along the Baltic Sea
coastline available to Russia.
Edward and George Hay had a flourishing ship agency, Lloyd’s agency and insurance, and mail
forwarding agency in Pillau, recorded in the registers of the Bureau Veritas and active up to 1904.
Some records show a ‘Scottish colony’ in Pillau in 1815 and it is a historical fact that there had
been Scots in all the cities and towns along the coastline of the Baltic since the 14th century. They
were active in all aspects of commercial and civic life of their adopted countries. Of particular
importance were the cities of Danzig (Gdańsk) and Königsberg. In Danzig there are two suburbs
called Nowe and Stare Szkoty (New and Old Scots) and Robert Gordon of Aberdeen made a fortune
through the Aberdeen-Danzig trade: he donated some £10,000 to the foundation of a hospital in his
name in his hometown. The building still stands and is now better known as part of Robert Gordon
University.
I assume that it is not known or possible to find out anything about the provenance of the spoon?
With an indication of the former owner it should be possible to establish who received the spoon,
the name of the vessel, from where to where it had been sailing and its cargo. And ‘this’ is what
makes Captain’s Spoons interesting... The spoons themselves are not especially nice!
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Results for the Club Postal Auction - 6th August 2015
Please note that the results price does not include the 12.5% buyer’s premium.
Lot
Reserve
Bids received £
1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
12.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
27.
28
29.
30.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
25
200
10
15
12
15
15
15
15
10
18
16
28
28
65
16
16
16
14
750
20
20
950
60
65
90
200
80
120
120
100
300
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
56.
61.
62.
64.
65.
66.
70.
72.
74.
75.
76
77.
79.
80.
81.
84.
87.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
220
16
15
25
25
20
20
25
35
50
40
80
100
25
40
60
70
70
50
300
40
95
75
58
38
48
38
60
48
50
15
20
10
25
15
20
15
25
25
20
20
28
210
20; 20
25
13
15; 16; 30
15; 16; 25
25; 25; 30
15; 15; 22
15; 17
18
16; 18; 20
30
28; 30; 61
65
16; 16; 21
17; 20
17
14
760; 775; 801
36
23; 27; 37; 45
960
97
75; 76
100; 116
205; 220; 235; 311; 322; 360
80; 171
166
166
211
305; 320; 348; 350; 371; 390;
405; 410; 420; 425; 432; 527;
750
240
16; 17
15; 16; 17; 25
25
25; 40; 50
20
20; 40; 65
25; 40; 65
61
56
42
90; 110
110
25
40
140
70
110
50
338
45
115
80
58; 77; 80
50; 55
48
45; 51
70
56
50
16; 17; 18; 32; 35; 60; 61
21
10; 20
30; 31
21; 26; 38
25; 34; 40
25
35; 52
36
22; 25; 40; 40; 52
22; 25; 35; 40
Result £
Lot
Reserve
Bids received £
26.50
205.00
20.00
20.00
12.50
23.00
20.50
27.50
18.50
16.00
18.00
19.00
29.00
45.50
65.00
18.50
18.50
16.50
14.00
788.00
28.00
41.00
955.00
78.50
75.50
108.00
341.00
125.50
143.00
143.00
155.50
100.
101.
102.
103
106.
107.
108.
110.
112.
113.
114.
117.
118.
121.
124.
125.
127.
128.
129.
130.
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
138.
141.
142.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
150.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
159.
160.
161.
163.
165.
166.
167.
171.
172.
175.
176.
177.
178.
180.
181.
182.
183.
184.
186.
188.
189.
190.
193.
194.
195.
197.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
210.
211
212.
20
20
45
110
55
60
60
45
25
25
45
40
35
45
60
45
30
45
25
20
15
48
20
45
32
35
32
16
44
18
18
18
14
14
14
13
13
12
95
38
320
40
20
1450
60
50
30
50
50
20
90
20
40
1800
290
340
680
220
180.
12
40
24
16
22
135
950
35
35
20
15
15
25
25
155
24
20; 25; 30; 31
25; 30
80; 80; 80
111; 180
78; 145
60
60; 66; 88
55
50
35
45
60
45
120
61; 70; 93
49; 65; 85; 115
33; 65
50; 55; 60; 60
28
23; 23; 40
15
69
24; 28
47
43; 51; 54
53
32
17; 20
51; 54
28; 38
49
18
14; 17
14
14
14
14
12
125
38
380; 475; 600
40; 52; 70
20; 20; 26; 35; 35; 36
1475; 1550; 2200; 2310
91; 110
75; 110
35
63
80
80; 93
95; 111
22; 26; 30
44
1850; 2010; 2350
290
345; 375; 405; 440
685; 701; 725; 905; 950
230
251; 255; 281; 300
18; 24; 30
40
24; 45
50
30
135
975; 1001; 1100; 1225; 1668
35
45; 45; 50; 55
35; 42; 70
51
15; 25; 30
35
45; 56; 90
165
26; 27; 30
638.50
230.00
16.50
21.00
25.00
45.00
20.00
52.50
52.50
48.00
53.00
41.00
100.00
105.00
25.00
40.00
100.00
70.00
90.00
50.00
319.00
42.50
105.00
77.50
78.50
52.50
48.00
48.00
65.00
52.00
50.00
60.50
20.50
15.00
30.50
32.00
37.00
20.00
43.50
30.50
46.00
37.50
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Result £
30.50
27.50
80.00
145.50
111.50
60.00
77.00
50.00
37.50
30.00
45.00
50.00
40.00
82.50
81.50
100.00
49.00
60.00
26.50
31.50
15.00
58.50
26.00
46.00
52.50
44.00
32.00
18.50
52.50
33.00
33.50
18.00
15.50
14.00
14.00
13.50
13.50
12.00
110.00
38.00
537.50
61.00
35.50
2255.00
100.50
92.50
32.50
56.50
65.00
86.50
103.00
28.00
42.00
2180.00
290.00
422.50
927.50
225.00
290.50
27.00
40.00
34.50
33.00
26.00
135.00
1446.50
35.00
52.50
56.00
33.00
27.50
30.00
73.00
160.00
28.50
‘The Silver Spoon Club’
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Please note: due to the weight of some books the postage, packing & insurance has been individually priced as opposed to the
normal single cost of £7.50 per parcel, or, as always, they can be collected from the shop. (Postage shown is for Royal Mail
Special Delivery within the UK; for overseas we can arrange separately).
Lot
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Lot 4
Description
Reserve
Book: Investing In Silver by Eric Delieb. Hardback, DJ, 1968, pp 152. ~ (Post £12.00). Est. £20-40.
Booklet: The Silver Trust by Christopher English. Paperback, 2004, pp 87. ~ Est. £10-20.
Book: London Silver Spoonmakers 1500 to 1697 by Timothy Kent. Paperback, 1981, pp 56. Est. £20-40.
Book: English Silver by Judith Banister. Hardback, DJ, 1969, pp 107. ~ (Post £8.00). Est. £10-20.
Book: Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths 1837 – 1914 by John P. Fallon. Hardback, DJ, 1992,
pp 390. ~ signed by the author. (Post £8.00). Est. £10-30.
Book: Norwich Silver, from earliest times to the closure of the Assay in 1702 by Colin Ticktum. Hardback,
DJ, 2006, pp 184. ~ with signed note by the author. (Post £8.00). Est. £20-30.
Lot 8
Lot 9
£10
£10
Lot 10
Books: The Ticktum Collection (Vol. 1 & 2) by Colin Ticktum. Paperback, 2001 & 2002, pp 456 & 426. ~
(Post £15.00). Est. £30-50.
Catalogues: 10 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Nov 1993 to Apr 98. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30
Catalogues: 10 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Apr 1998 to Sep 98. ~ one catalogue duplicated. (Post
£14.00). Est. £20-30
Catalogues: 10 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Sep 1998 to Aug 99. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30
.15.
£10
£10
£15
£10
£20
£10
£10
£10
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Lot 13
Lot 14
Lot 15
Description
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Catalogues: 10 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Sep 1999 to Sep 2000. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30
Catalogues: 10 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Oct 2000 to Sep 2001. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30
Catalogues: 8 assorted Christie’s, South Kensington – Oct 2001 to Dec 2004. ~ (Post £14.00). Est. £20-30
Catalogue: Woolley & Wallis sale, 21st April 2004. ~ (Post £7.50). Est. £10-15.
A set of 25 ‘Old Silver’ cigarette cards by Wills’s Cigarettes. ~ good condition. Est. 60-70.
£10
£10
£10
£6
£60
16.
Victorian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, London 1855 by Henry & Henry Lias. L-21.8cm; W-59g. ~ bowl
tip very worn, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £35-40.
£35
Queen Anne Britannia Silver Trefid spoon, London 1706 by John Cory. L-19.3cm; W-53g. ~ normal wear to
bowl tip,, marks worn but all readable, otherwise good condition. Est. £400-440.
£400
York, pair of Fiddle pattern teaspoons, 1853, by James Barber. L-14cm; W-36g. ~ bowls very worn, otherwise
good marks and condition. Est. £40-50.
£40
George III silver & baleen punch ladle, London 1808 by ‘J.A’. L-41.5cm; W-68g. ~ small dent to bowl,
maker’s mark poorly struck, otherwise good marks and condition. Et. £175-225.
£100
Pair of George III silver & baleen toddy ladles, London 1808 by ‘J.A’. L-19cm; W-27g. ~ reasonable marks,
terrible condition. Est. £65-75.
£65
George III silver Old English pattern salt spoon, London 1807 by Robert Rutland. L-9.5cm; W-8g. ~ good
marks and condition.
£40
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Description
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Silver cayenne pepper spoon, Sheffield 1876 by Joseph & Thomas Bradbury. L-8.5cm; W-10g. ~ good gauge,
reasonable marks and condition. Est. £45-55.
£45
Silver ‘Hundred of Elloe Club’ Masonic teaspoon, Birmingham 1921 by Turner & Simpson. L-11.9cm; W17g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.
£25
Pair of ‘Roman’ teaspoons, Birmingham 1958 by Suckling Ltd. L-10.7cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and
condition. Est. £40-50.
£40
Scottish silver Old English pattern spice sifter ladle, Edinburgh c.1800 by ‘IM’. ~ wear to maker’s mark,
otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Scottish silver Celtic-point pattern spice sifter ladle, Edinburgh c.1790 by William & Patrick Cunningham. L11cm; W-11g. ~ scratches over crest, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Scottish Provincial silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1810 by ‘DM’. L-12.8cm; W-17g. ~ bowl pitted and
worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£30
Scottish silver ‘Glasgow’ sauce ladle, Edinburgh 1986 by Malcolm Gray. L-13.5cm; W-28g. ~ good marks and
£35
Scottish silver Fiddle pattern basting spoon, Glasgow 1822 by Philip Grierson. L-31.8cm; W-98g. ~ good
bowl, marks and condition. Est. £125-175.
£125
Perth silver Kings pattern tablespoon, by R & R Keay, with Edinburgh marks for 1838. L-22.6cm; W-65g. ~
£50
.17.
Lot
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Description
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Dundee silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1865 by Thomas Shannon. L-22.7cm; W-55g. ~ bowl slightly
re-shaped but well done, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £70-90.
£60
Pair of Scottish silver Kings pattern dessert spoons, Edinburgh 1856 by George Crichton. L-17.8cm; W-75g.
~ good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £60-90.
£55
Scottish silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, Edinburgh 1825 by Home. L-17.7cm; W-33g. ~ good bowl, marks
and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Montrose silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, circa 1835 by Peter Lambert. L-17.1cm; W-32g. ~ good
£40
Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern table fork, by ‘JL’ with Edinburgh 1837. L-20cm; W-71g. ~ wear to tines,
otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £40-60.
£35
Newcastle, set of 6 silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, 1850, by William, Clement & William Lister. L-14cm; W97g. ~ excellent bowls, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£45
Set of 6 George III silver Scroll-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1770 by Walter Tweedie. L11.7cm; W-65g. ~ good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £125-175.
£120
Set of 6 George III silver Shell & Scroll-front and Back pattern teaspoons, London c.1770 by Ebenezer
Coker. L-11.7cm; W-69g. ~ good bowls, detail, marks and condition. Est. £175-225.
£150
George I Britannia silver Rattail mote spoon, London c. 1715. L-14.3cm; W-9g. ~ one small break to
piercing, otherwise nicely pierced and good condition. Est. £80-120.
£70
.18.
Lot
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42.
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45.
46.
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48.
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Description
Reserve
Aberdeen silver Old English pattern sifter ladle, circa 1820 by William Jamieson. L-16.7cm; W-26g. ~
piercing probably done later; otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £60-90.
£45
American silver ‘Dutch style’ straining spoon, Chicago c.1910 by Marshall Field & Co. L-16cm; W-51g. ~
well made, good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £50-80.
£15
Jersey, pair of Shell-back Ribbed Old English pattern teaspoons, circa 1780 by George Hamon. L-12.9cm;
W-26g. ~ good bowls, shells, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£45
Newcastle silver Fiddle pattern sugar/ice-cream spoon, circa 1815 by Anne Robertson. L-13.4cm; W-14g. ~
£20
George III silver & ivory sweetmeat fork, circa 1800 by ‘G?’. L-10.6cm; W-12g. ~ crack to ivory handle,
maker’s mark very worn, otherwise good condition. Est. £20-30.
£10
Irish, pair of Old English pattern tablespoons, Dublin 1795 by Michael Keating. L-21.7cm; W-105g. ~ bowls
reshaped, highly polished and marks worn, otherwise okay! Est. £70-80.
£70
George III silver Basket of Flowers Picture-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1765 by James
Tookey. L11.7cm; W-10g. ~ excellent picture, good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £70-90.
£55
George III silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1775 by John Scofield. L-11.6cm; W-11g. ~
reasonable condition, good marks. Est. £15-25.
£10
George III silver Old English pattern teaspoon, London 1785 (incuse duty) by Hester Bateman. L-11.2cm; W8g. ~ bowl worn and battered, maker’s mark lightly struck, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £15-25.
£10
.19.
Lot
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Description
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George III silver Old English pattern table fork, London 1786 by George Smith. L-20cm; W-77g. ~ good
gauge, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1820 by George Booth. L-21.7cm; W-85g. ~ excellent gauge,
£60
Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, Edinburgh 1753 by Lothian & Robertson. L-20.7cm; W-67g. ~
good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£70
Silver ‘Golf Clubs’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1910 by Joseph Rodgers. L-12.7cm; W-23g. ~ good gauge, marks and
£10
Scottish silver Old English pattern teaspoon, Edinburgh 1806 by ‘B&F’. L-13/1cm; W-11g. ~ good bowl,
marks and condition. Est. £20-30.
£10
Scottish silver Feather-edge Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, circa 1785 by Alexander Ziegler. L-12.4cm; W11g. ~ small dent to bowl, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £25-35.
£12
George III silver Old English with Shoulders pattern teaspoon, London c.1765 by James Tookey. L-12.5cm;
W-14g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £25-45.
£25
Greenock silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, circa 1800 by ‘A.C’. L-14.2cm; W-15g. ~ good bowl, marks and
£20
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1784 (incuse duty), by Richard Crossley. L-21.1cm;
W-59g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £40-60.
£25
.20.
Lot
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60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
Description
Reserve
2 Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, Edinburgh 1758/9 by Lothian & Robertson. L-20.8cm; W121g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good bowls and condition. Est. £80-120.
£75
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1779 by John Spackman. L-22.5cm; W-65g. ~
knock to bowl, otherwise good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £30-50.
£20
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1777 by George Smith. L-21.6cm; W-63g. ~ good
£25
George II silver sugar nips, London c.1750 by John Priest. L-12cm; W-40g. ~ a few old repairs, otherwise
£35
Pair of Scottish silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, Glasgow c.1765 by William Mitchell. L-20.9cm; W116g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £120-160.
£110
Pair of Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, Edinburgh 1811 by Alexander Henderson. L-22.2cm; W137g. ~ excellent bowls, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£70
Pair of Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, Edinburgh 1811 by Alexander Henderson. L-22.2cm; W135g. ~ Excellent bowls, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£70
Pair of Scottish silver Old English pattern dessert spoons, Edinburgh 1793 by Robert Gray. L-17.5cm; W65g. ~ good bowls, marks and condition. Est. £40-70.
£20
Pair of George III silver Bright-cut Old English pattern tablespoons, London 1799 by Solomon Hougham. L21.6cm; W-122g. ~ good bright-cutting, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£55
.21.
Lot
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69.
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71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
Description
Reserve
Pair of George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, London 1797 by Thomas Wallis. L-22cm; W-127g.
~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£60
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1787 by George Smith & William Fearn. L-22.1cm;
£25
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1792 by Thomas Northcote. L-21.8cm; W-71g. ~
good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £50-80.
£35
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1783 by Thomas Langford. L-21.2cm; W-61g. ~
£30
George III silver Old English pattern snuff spoon, London 1791 by Peter & Ann Bateman. L-8.5cm; W-4g. ~
£15
George III silver marrow scoop, London 1772 by Hester Bateman. L-22.8cm; W-44g. ~ excellent marks and
£100
Silver ‘St Annes On The Sea’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1922 by Robert Pringle. L-11cm; W-13g. ~ maker’s
mark worn, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £20-30.
£12
Silver ‘Corporation of London, May 1937’ George VI coronation teaspoon, London 1936 by Edward
Barnard & Sons. L-11.4cm; W-18g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35.
£15
Silver & enamel ‘Edinburgh’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1949 by Turner & Simpson. L-11.4cm; W-13g. ~ good
£12
.22.
Lot
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78.
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Description
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Edwardian silver & enamel ‘Liverpool’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1906 by Sydney & Co. L-11.6cm; W-11g. ~
£13
Silver & enamel ‘William Shakespeare & Holy Trinity Church’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1911 by Robert
Chandler. L-12.8cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.
£18
Edwardian silver ‘York’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1903 by Ainsworth, Taylor & Co. L-11.8cm; W-12g. ~ good
£12
Edwardian silver ‘City of London & Westminster Abbey’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1904 by William
Devenport. L-12cm; W-15g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-35.
£17
Silver & enamel ‘Newcastle on Tyne’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1913 by Robert Chandler. L-12.1cm; W-21g. ~
£13
Silver ‘Northampton’ teaspoon, London 1923 by David Fullerton. L-12.6cm; W-20g. ~ good marks and
£12
Silver & enamel ‘Bolton’ teaspoon, Birmingham 1930 by James Fenton. L-12.8cm; W-22g. ~ good gauge,
£13
Aberdeen, set of 6 silver Old English pattern tablespoons, circa 1775 by James Law. L-20.6cm; W-393g. ~
lovely spoons, good gauge, bowls, marks and condition. Est. £550-750.
£500
Dundee, pair of Oar pattern toddy ladles, circa 1820 by David Manson. L-15.7cm; W-44g. ~ good bowls,
£150
.23.
Lot
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87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
Description
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Dundee silver Celtic-point pattern dessert spoon, circa 1800 by William Scott. L-18.2cm; W-29g. ~ good
£70
Dundee, set of 6 silver Oar pattern dessert spoons, circa 1810 by William Constable. L-17.6cm; W-204g. ~
excellent bowls, marks and condition. Est. £400-500.
£300
Dundee, set of 6 silver Oar pattern tablespoons, circa 1810 by William Constable. L-22.1cm; W-398g. ~ good
bowls, marks and condition. Est. £550-750.
£500
Inverness silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1820 by Donald Fraser. L-22.5cm; W-60g. ~ good
£90
Perth silver Fiddle pattern sugar scoop, circa 1825 by R & R Keay. L-15.7cm; W-36g. ~ good scoop, marks
£80
Dumfries, pair of silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, circa 1820 by M. Hinchcliffe. L-15.1cm; W-39g. ~ good
bowls, marks and condition. Est. £130-160.
£120
Dumfries silver Fiddle & shell pattern tea caddy spoon, circa 1820 by John McKenzie. L11.3cm; W-13g. ~
slight wear to bowl tip, wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good decoration and condition. Est. £275-325.
£250
Aberdeen silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, circa 1830 by John Sutherland. L-16.4cm; W-31g. ~ good bowl,
marks and condition. Est. £180 to 240.
£150
George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, Sheffield 1779 by J. Mappin. L-13.5cm; W-28g. ~ early for
Sheffield; good bright-cutting, marks and condition. Est. £80-140.
£80
.24.
Lot
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96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
Description
Reserve
Pair of George III silver Bright-cut pattern tablespoons, London 1795 by Stephen Adams. L-21.3cm; W117g. ~ good marks, excellent bowls, decoration and condition. Est. £120-160.
£100
West Country silver Apostle spoon, Taunton c.1685 by Thomas Dare II. ~ pricked ‘A.D’ over ‘1685’ over
‘E.C’, signs of original gilding to apostle, clear lap-joint; wear to town mark in bowl, otherwise a very good
maker’s mark (see: Tim Kent’s West Country Silver Spoons & Their Makers 1550-1750, page 83, also see page
12 for identical apostle used by his father), a good shaped bowl and condition. Est. £2750-3250.
£2500
York silver Old English pattern sugar sifter ladle, 1799, by John Hampston & John Prince. L-14.7cm; W-42g.
~ good gauge, piercing, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £175-225.
£150
Set of 6 George III silver Bright-cut Old English pattern teaspoons, London 1796 by Stephen Adams. L13cm; W-107g. ~ good bowls, decoration, marks and condition. Est. £100-140.
£90
Irish silver Bright-cut Irish-star Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by ‘R.A’. L-13.6cm; W-13g. ~
unknown maker’s mark?; minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £30-50.
£25
Irish silver Bright-cut Old English pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1823 by Joshua Buckton. L-13.6cm; W-11g. ~
£20
.25.
Lot
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102
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104.
105.
106.
107.
Description
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Exeter silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by Richard Ferris. L-12.6cm; W-11g. ~ good bowl,
£20
Irish silver Bright-cut Irish-star Celtic-point pattern soup ladle, Limerick c.1795 by William
Fitzgerald. L-38.2cm; W-207g. ~ with French import mark; an extremely rare ladle; good gauge, colour &
bright-cutting, superb marks and condition, definitely one for the pension pot. Est. £2000-3000.
£1600
Victorian silver sugar tongs, London 1858 by John Bell & Frederick Brasted. L-12cm; W-35. ~ old repair to
arch, a bit out of shape, otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £25-35.
£16
William IV silver Minerva & Laurel pattern tablespoon with shell bowl, London 1836 by William Trais. L22.6cm; W-101g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £120-160.
£100
Victorian silver Dolphin pattern tablespoon, London 1844 by George Adams. L-22.8cm; W-101g. ~ good
gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140.
£90
Victorian silver Grecian pattern salt spoon, London 1853 by George Adams. L-11cm; W-31g. ~ excellent
gauge, good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £25-45.
£20
Victorian silver Unknown pattern butter knife, London 1844 by Charles Thomas & George Fox. L-18.1cm;
W-52g. ~ maker’s mark very worn, otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £75-95.
£70
.26.
Lot
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109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
Description
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George III silver Old English pattern salt spoon, London 1785 (incuse duty) by Richard Crossley. L-9.9cm;
£15
Victorian gilded silver medicine spoon, London 1880 by George Adams. L-12.7cm; W-23g. ~ good gauge,
£215
Victorian silver Single-struck Kings Shape & Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1857 by George Adams.
L-21.6cm; W-71g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-85.
£60
Victorian silver Unknown pattern tablespoon, London 1843 by Susanna Cook. L-21cm; W-96g. ~ good gauge,
£75
George III silver Single-struck Fiddle & Thread pattern tablespoon, London 1805 by Thomas Dicks. L22.1cm; W-83g. ~ good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £55-75.
£45
Edwardian silver Fiddle, Cartouche & Jersey Militia pattern tablespoon, London 1902 by Charles T Maine.
L-22.5cm; W-93g. ~ minor wear to bowl tip, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£75
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1790 by Peter & Jonathan Bateman. L-22cm; W60g. ~ rare maker’s mark; good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140.
£80
Jersey silver Old English pattern tablespoon, engraved ‘2nd ARGYLLSHIRE FENCIBLES’, circa 1810 by
Jacques Quesnel. L-20.7cm; W-47g. ~ soft knock to bowl, otherwise good bowl, mark & condition. £220-260.
£200
Irish silver Fancy-back & Front pattern teaspoon, Dublin c.1775 by Michael Keating. L-11.9cm; W-13g. ~
wear to bowl tip & fancy-back, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
.27.
Lot
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118.
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120.
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
Description
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York, William IV silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, 1830, by James Barber, George Cattle & William North. L14.5cm; W-23g. ~ excellent bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Scottish Arts & Crafts silver ‘Thistle’ teaspoon, Edinburgh 1947 by Helen Tuckerman. L-11.3cm; W-13g. ~
good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£25
Newcastle silver Old English pattern table fork, engraved ‘YORK Reg’, 1804, by Thomas Watson. L-21cm;
W-62g. ~ reasonable marks, good gauge and condition. Est. £60-90.
£40
Georgian silver Hanoverian Thread pattern teaspoon, London c.1765, not marked. L-12cm; W-21g. ~ a
pleasing teaspoon, good gauge, bowl and condition. Est. £45-75.
£40
Indian Colonial silver ‘Kodaikanal Golf Club’ teaspoon, circa 1920 by Barton. L-12.4cm; W-14g. ~ good
£20
Silver ‘City Rifle Club’ teaspoon, Sheffield 1911 by Cooper Brothers. L-13.6cm; W-27g. ~ good marks and
£20
Indian Colonial silver ‘KCG’ teaspoon, circa 1920 by Hamilton & Co. L-12.7cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and
£20
Provincial/Colonial small silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, circa 1720. L-18.7cm; W-40g. ~
bowl ‘tidied’ up, marks difficult to read, otherwise reasonable condition. Est. £80-120.
£80
Edwardian silver Venetian pattern sugar sifter ladle, Sheffield 1901 by John Holmes. L-13.8cm; W-40g. ~
£30
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127.
128.
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130.
131.
132.
133.
Description
Reserve
17th century silver Ribbed & Beaded Rattail Trefid spoon, London c.1690 by ‘SH’. L-18cm; W-39g. ~ slight
wear to bowl tip, shadow of a maker’s mark & date letter, otherwise good colour, marks & condition. £240-280
£200
17th century silver Ribbed Rattail Trefid spoon, circa 1684, not marked, engraved ‘R’ over ‘I*A’ over ‘1684’.
L-18.3cm; W-33g. ~ normal wear to bowl tip, good colour and condition. Est. £250-350.
£200
Georgian silver Crowned Double-headed Eagle Picture-back Hanoverian teaspoon, London c.1760 by
‘W.C’. L-12.3cm; W-12g. ~ wear to bowl, marks and picture-back, otherwise good condition. Est. £45-75.
£30
Georgian silver Hen & Chicks-back Hanoverian pattern teaspoon, London c.1760 by John Munns. L12.1cm; W-14g. ~ minor wear to bowl, otherwise good picture, marks and condition. Est. £60-90.
£40
George III silver ‘Darby Patent’ Bright-cut Old English pattern teaspoon, Sheffield 1785 (incuse duty) by
William Darby. L-11.5cm; W15g. ~ the first die-stamped spoons (see: The Finial, Vol. 8/04 Feb/Mar 1998 and
Pickford’s Silver Flatware, page 20); an exceedingly rare spoon, excellent bowl, marks & condition. £200-300.
£140
Aberdeen silver Old English pattern tablespoon, circa 1805 by John Ewan. L-22.7cm; W-66g. ~ excellent
£90
Cork, silver Bright-cut Celtic-point pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by James Warner. L-13.5cm; W-12g. ~ bowl
knocked and worn as is the bright-cutting, good marks. Est. £80-100.
£80
Jersey, set of 6 silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoons, circa 1835 by Thomas de Gruchy & John le Gallais. L13cm; W-83g. ~ good bowls, decoration, marks and condition. Est. £140-180.
£120
.29.
Lot
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.
141.
142.
Description
Reserve
George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London c.1790 by Hester Bateman. L-13.8cm; W-31g. ~
excellent bright-cutting, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£60
George III silver Old English pattern tea caddy spoon, London 1808 by Peter & William Bateman. L-8cm;
W-12g. ~ good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £60-90.
£40
Cork, 2 silver fobs, 1 x circa 1955 by O’Connell, 1 x Dublin 1959 by Jewellery & Metal Manufacturing Co,
retailed by Roche of Cork. D-2.8cm; W-18g. ~ scratches to one, otherwise good marks & condition. £60-90.
£40
Victorian silver ‘Sherry’ label, Sheffield 1838 by Henry Dawson, Wilkinson & Co. L-5.5cm; W-10g. ~
£60
West Indies silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Barbados c.1870 by ‘CC’. L-14cm; W-25g. ~ good bowl and
condition, excellent marks. Est. £80-120.
£60
American silver single-struck Kings Shape Thread & Shell pattern teaspoon, Baltimore c.1815 by Samuel
Kirk. L-14.8cm; W-27g. ~ with added Dutch marks?, good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£28
Russian silver teaspoon, with engraved decoration to back of bowl, Moscow c.1880. L-13.8cm; W-21g. ~ some
wear to marks, otherwise good gauge and condition. Est. £35-55.
£27
Pair of Russian silver Scottish Fiddle pattern tablespoons with engraved decoration, Moscow 1896 by Moishe
Gold. L-22.8cm; W-168g. ~ excellent bowls, marks and condition. Est. £120-160.
£90
Irish silver Celtic-point pattern basting/straining spoon, Dublin c.1790 (duty dodger) by John Power. L31.9cm; W-106g. ~ clip in strainer missing, otherwise good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £100-140.
£80
.30.
Lot
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
151.
Description
Reserve
Chinese Export silver ‘Bamboo’ pattern teaspoon, circa 1920, by Hung Chong. L-11.1cm; W-12g. ~ good
bowl, mark and condition. Est. £20-30.
£8
18th century silver Rococo sugar nips, circa 1750 by ‘PR’. L-11.5cm; W-37g. ~ bowls with lion passant, rings
struck with maker’s mark; one old repair to arm, need straightening, good marks & condition. Est. £80-120.
£70
Irish gilded silver Celtic-point pattern cream ladle, Dublin 1801 by John Bayly. L-13.9cm; W-20g. ~ wear to
gilding, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £45-75.
£25
Dumfries silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, by Adam Burgess, with Edinburgh marks for 1837. L-22.6cm; W70g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£65
French silver Oar pattern table fork, circa 1800. L-19.3cm; W-68g. ~ wear to tines, otherwise good gauge,
£60
German Art Nouveau .800 silver fish knife & fork, circa 1900 by Jean Koch. L-21.3 (knife); W-99g. ~ good
£30
German Art Nouveau .800 silver dessert fork, circa 1900 by Jean Koch. L-18.3cm; W-44g. ~ good marks and
£15
Victorian silver & ivory cheese scoop, Birmingham 1854 by Yapp & Woodward. L-22.1cm; W-107g. ~ crack
to ivory, otherwise good gauge, marks and condition. Est. £180-220.
£160
Aberdeen silver Fiddle & Shell pattern sugar spoon, circa 1840 by William Fillan. L-15.4cm; W-28g. ~ good
£60
.31.
Lot
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
Description
Reserve
Cork, silver Fiddle pattern serving fork/large table fork, circa 1810 by Carden Terry & Jane Williams. L22cm; W-66g ~ good tines, marks and condition. Est. £250-350.
£200
York (with Town mark) silver Fiddle fish slice, 1845, by James Barber & William North. L-30.7cm; W-160g.
~ rare to find flatware with York town mark; good gauge, piercing, marks and condition. Est. £800-1200.
£500
Montrose silver Oar pattern dessert fork, circa 1815 by William Mill. L-17.5cm; W-31g. ~ good marks and
£50
Russian silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, St. Petersburg 1863 by ‘CAS. L-21.5cm; W-69g. ~ good marks and
£60
Victorian silver Apostle spoon, London 1878 by Charles Stuart Harris. L-17.4cm; W-61g. ~ good gauge,
£80
Perth, pair of Fiddle pattern tablespoons, by Robert Keay, with Edinburgh marks for 1847. L-22.3cm; W133g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£50
Scottish silver tea caddy spoon with shell bowl, Glasgow 1839 by P. Arthur. L-11.9cm; W-14g. ~ good bowl,
£35
Victorian silver communion/anointing/serving spoon with ‘Bishop’s Crozier’ handle, London 1879 by
Francis Higgins. L-20.7cm; W-62g~ gilded bowl & well made; good gauge, bowl, marks & condition. £175-225
£150
.32.
Lot
160.
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
Description
Reserve
Royal Interest: George II silver-gilt Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1729 by Caleb Hill. L-20.2cm;
W-76g. ~ Made for George II and engraved with his Royal Garter, also later engraved ‘EA’ over ‘Fs’ for Ernest
Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (5th son of George III). Ernest Augustus took with him to
Hanover, without permission, a considerable quantity of the English Royal silver, ignoring a request by Queen
Victoria to return the Royal plate. For a similar example see: The Albert Collection, page 183. ~ good marks,
original gilding and in excellent condition, a superb spoon. Est. £800-1200.
£350
Victorian gilded silver Apostle spoon, London 1890 by George Gilliam. L-17.7cm; W-48g. ~ slight wear to
gilding, otherwise good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £50-80.
£30
Silver Old English pattern straining ladle, Sheffield 1933 by Thomas Turner & Co. L-13cm; W-29g. ~ good
bowl, piercing marks and condition. Est. £60-90.
£30
Irish silver Bright-cut Irish-star Old English pattern dessert spoon, Dublin 1802 by ‘J.S’. L-17cm; W-24g. ~
£45
George IV silver Fiddle pattern caddy spoon with engraved ‘basket of flowers’ decoration to bowl, London
1824 by James Wintle. L-10.2cm; W-13g. ~ good decoration, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £80-120.
£55
George I silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1723 by Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock. L20.1cm; W-51g. ~ bowl tip slightly out of shape, marks worn but readable, otherwise good condition. £90-130.
£90
George III silver Shell-back Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1781 by William Sumner & Richard
Crossley. L-21.5cm; W-54g. ~ 21.4cm. ~ wear to bowl tip, shell and marks, reasonable condition. £55-75.
£55
.33.
Lot
168.
169.
170.
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
Description
Reserve
George III silver Feather-edge & Bright-cut Old English pattern straining basting spoon, London c.1782
by incuse ‘AB’. L-30.3cm; W-127g. ~ with detachable strainer; the incuse ‘AB’ mark is over-striking another
maker’s mark, unfortunately date letter is worn, otherwise a superb spoon, excellent bowl, piercing, decoration
£400
Banff silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by William Byres. L-12.5cm; W-12g. ~ minor wear to
bowl tip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £40-60.
£25
Banff silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by William Byres. L-12.5cm; W-12g. ~ wear to bowl tip,
otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £40-60.
£25
Banff silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by John Keith. L-12.4cm; W-13g. ~ wear to bowl tip,
£25
Banff silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1795 by David Izat. L-13.5cm; W-14g. ~ minor wear o bowl
tip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £40-60.
£25
Exeter silver Old English pattern dessert spoon, 1783 by Thomas Eustace. L-17.1cm; W-29g. ~ good bowl,
£45
George III silver Feather-edge pattern sugar tongs with shell bowls, London c.1770 by Thomas & William
Chawner. L-14cm; W-31g. ~ maker’s mark only, not their usual maker’s mark, good condition. Est. £45-75.
£25
George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs with acorn bowls, London c.1790 by Hester Bateman. L13.3cm; W-28g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £75-125.
£45
.34.
Lot
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.
181.
182.
183.
Description
Reserve
Aberdeen silver Old English pattern teaspoon, circa 1790 by James Smith. L-12.8cm; W-11g. ~ minor wear to
bowl tip, otherwise good mark and condition. Est. £40-60.
£25
Victorian silver Lily pattern sugar sifter ladle, London 1874 by Henry Holland. L-15.7cm; W-64g. ~ good
gauge, piercing, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£58
Victorian silver Bead pattern butter spade, Birmingham 1892 by Elkington & Co. L-19cm; W-59g. ~
excellent gauge, good decoration, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£42
Pair of Provincial/Colonial silver Hanoverian pattern salt shovels, circa 1770 by ‘MB’ or ‘MR’. L-9cm; W11g. ~ wear to marks, otherwise good shovel and condition. Est. £60-120.
£25
Set of 4 Victorian silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern oyster forks, London 1899 by William Gibson &
John Langman. L-13.5cm; W-130g. ~ Excellent gauge, marks and condition. Est. £150-250.
£62
Greenock silver Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, by John Heron with Glasgow marks for 1828. L-16.5cm; W-33g. ~
£52
17th century silver Ribbed Rattail Trefid child’s spoon, initialled ‘E’ over ‘LN’, London c.1695 by Lawrence
Jones. L-14.1cm; W-25g. ~ expected wear to bowl tip, no date letter, maker’s mark a little worn but readable,
otherwise good marks & condition, a pleasing little spoon. Est. £400-500.
£325
Jersey silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, by John Le Gallais, with London marks for 1863. L-14.2cm; W-22g.
~ good decoration, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£28
.35.
Lot
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
191.
192.
Description
Reserve
Jersey silver Bright-cut pattern teaspoon, by John Le Gallais, with London marks for 1855. L-13.7cm; W-18g.
~ signs of removed initials, otherwise good decoration, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Victorian silver Fiddle pattern sweetmeat fork, London 1861 by Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater. L-12.9cm;
W-21g. ~ good tines, marks and condition. Est. £45-75.
£25
George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London 1805 by Peter & William Bateman. L-14cm; W-29g.
~ wear to makers’ mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £35-65.
£28
George I Britannia silver Ribbed Hanoverian Rattail pattern dessert spoon, London 1710 by Henry Miller I.
L-16cm; W-24g. ~ bowl re-shaped a little, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £55-95.
£25
Queen Anne Britannia silver Ribbed Rattail Trefid spoon, London c.1710 by William Scarlett. L-19.7cm;
W-44g. ~ date letter very worn, otherwise reasonable marks, good bowl and condition. Est. £175-225.
£120
Queen Anne Britannia silver Rattail Dognose pattern tablespoon, London c.1710 by William Scarlett. L20cm; W-56g. ~ date letter very worn, otherwise reasonable marks, good condition. Est. £175-225.
£120
George II silver Hanoverian Rattail pattern tablespoon, London 1722 by William Scarlett. L-20.6cm; W-62g.
~ wear to marks, otherwise good bowl and condition. Est. £75-125.
£50
Queen Anne Britannia silver Rattail Dognose pattern tablespoon, London c.1705 by John Ladyman. L20.1cm; W-51g.~ bowl a little re-shaped, marks worn, otherwise good maker’s mark & condition. Est. £140-160
£120
George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1752 by John Gorham. L-20.4cm; W-52g. ~ good
£35
.36.
Lot
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.
Description
Reserve
17th century silver Ribbed Rattail Trefid spoon, London c.1690 by ‘I.L’. L-19.6cm; W-56g. ~ no date letter,
otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £280-340.
£250
Newcastle, George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, 1732, by Isaac Cookson. L-20.5cm; W-69g. ~
good gauge, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £125-175.
£115
Aberdeen silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, circa 1750 by Coline Allan. L-20.5cm; W-66g. ~ reasonable
marks, good bowl and condition. Est. £140-180.
£115
George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1767 by Thomas Wallis. L-20.8cm; W-61g. ~ good
£28
Victorian silver Queens Rosette pattern table fork, London 1849 by George Adams. L-20.6cm; W-92g. ~
good gauge, detail, marks and condition. Est. £55-85.
£30
Victorian silver Queens Rosette pattern dessert spoon, London 1849 by George Adams. L-18.2cm; W-62g. ~
good bowl, detail, marks and condition. Est. £55-85.
£25
Victorian silver Devonshire pattern table fork, London 1845 by George Adams. L-20.8cm; W-103g. ~ good
gauge, detail, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£40
Victorian silver Devonshire pattern table fork, London 1840 by Mary Chawner & George Adams. L-20.8cm;
W-104g. ~ a rare’ish maker’s mark; good gauge, detail, tines, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£40
.37.
Lot
201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
Description
Reserve
Set of 6 Georgian gilded silver Mask–front pattern dessert spoons, London c.1760 by T & W Chawner. L17.5cm; W-264. ~ possibly later adapted?; squashed marks, good gauge, detail, bowls & condition. £300-400.
£300
George II silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1759 by Thomas & William Chawner, L-20.2cm; W71g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£50
George III silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London c.1765 by Thomas & William Chawner. L-20.5cm;
W-67g. ~ marks worn, otherwise good gauge, bowl and condition. Est. £55-85.
£50
Exeter silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, 1827, by Joseph Hicks. L-22.6cm; W-59g. ~ good bowl, marks and
£30
Birmingham, George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, 1811, by Edward Thompson. L-21.3cm; W51g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £45-65.
£30
Jersey silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, circa 1810 by Jacques Quesnel. L-22.4cm; W-63g. ~ wear to bowl tip,
£35
George III silver Old English pattern sauce ladle, London 1794 by George Smith & Thomas Hayter. L16.3cm; W-32g. ~ makers’ mark worn, otherwise reasonable marks and condition. Est. £40-60.
£35
Set of 3 George II silver Hanoverian pattern teaspoons, London c.1750 by James Morrison. L-12cm; W-49g.
~ good gauge and bowls, reasonable marks. Est. £45-65.
£30
George III silver Feather-edge pattern teaspoon, London c.1770 by Thomas & William Chawner. L-12.5cm;
W-16g. ~ soft knock to bowl, otherwise good condition, reasonable marks. Est. £25-35.
£15
.38.
Lot
210.
211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
Description
Reserve
Irish silver Fiddle pattern mustard spoon, Dublin 1830 by James Scott. L-10.4cm; W-8g. ~ wear and knocks
to bowl, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £15-25.
£10
George III silver Bright-cut pattern sugar tongs, London 1805 by Peter, Ann & William Bateman. L-14.3cm;
W-24g. ~ slight wear to maker’s mark, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.
£20
Newcastle silver Fiddle pattern sugar tongs, 1831, by James Wright. L-13.6cm; W-32g. ~ reasonable marks,
good condition. Est. £25-45.
£15
William IV silver Fiddle pattern sauce ladle, London 1836 by William Theobalds & Lockington Bunn. L17.5cm; W-65g. ~ good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £45-65.
£25
Pair of Newcastle George III silver Fiddle pattern salt spoons, 1801, by ‘GL’ over striking another mark. L9.8cm; W-26g. ~ reasonable marks and condition. Est. £30-50.
£20
George III silver Fiddle pattern salt spoon, Birmingham 1812 by Joseph Taylor. L-9.3cm; W-6g. ~ reasonable
£10
Irish silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon, Dublin 1806 by William Ward. L-14.1cm; W-16g. ~ reasonable marks and
condition. Est. £15-25
£10
Silver & red enamel ‘Prudential Chapter’ Masonic bread/sardine fork, Birmingham 1923 by Joseph
Gloster Ltd. L-14.3cm; W-24g. ~ small chip to enamel, otherwise good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.
£25
George III silver Fiddle pattern teaspoon with engraved decoration, front & back, London 1807 by Thomas
Harper. L-14cm; W-19g. ~ good marks and condition. Est. £25-45.
£25
.39.
Lot
219.
220.
221.
222.
223.
224.
Description
Reserve
William IV silver ‘Flattened-edge’ pattern dessert fork, London 1830 by William Chawner. L-16cm; W-45g.
~ good gauge, times, marks and condition. Est. £65-95.
£45
George III silver Shell & Drop pattern 3-pronged dessert fork, London 1766 by Thomas & William
Chawner. L-16.8cm; W-45g. ~ good gauge, detail, marks and condition, a lovely fork. Est. £150-200.
£110
Paisley silver Fiddle pattern dessert spoon, circa 1810 by J & G Heron. L-18cm; W-30g. ~ with rare ‘rat’
mark; good bowl, marks and condition. Est. £250-300.
£220
American? silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, circa 1770, by ‘T.C’. L-20.6cm; W-50g. ~ good bowl,
£100
Provincial/Colonial silver single-struck Kings pattern teaspoon, circa 1830 by ‘EP’. L-13.4cm; W-14g. ~
good mark and condition. Est. £35-55.
£25
Charles I silver St. Andrew Apostle spoon, London 1633 by Daniel Cary. L-17.3cm; W-47g. ~ 17.4cm; W47g. ~ engraved to stem ‘ST ANDREW DATE 1633’; obvious signs of apostle to stem joint; excellent colour,
gauge, bowl, hallmarks and condition, a good spoon. Est. £2600-3200.
£1750
.40.
Lot
225.
226.
227.
Description
Reserve
Elizabethan gilded silver Seal Top spoon, London 1590 by William Cawdell. L-15.1cm; W-31g. ~ deeply
initialled ‘TD’ to seal top (interestingly engraved in mirror image, therefore to actually be used as a seal), clear
‘V’ joint to stem; original mercurial gilding with little wear; superb colour, bowl, hallmarks and condition, a
really lovely spoon I would like to own. Est. £2500-3500.
£1750
William III gilded Britannia silver Ribbed & Beaded Rattail Dognose spoon, London 1701 by Francis
Archbold. L-21.3cm; W-66g. ~ initialled ‘W’ over ‘MA’; original mercurial gilding with normal slight wear;
excellent rattail, bowl, hallmarks and condition, a very good example of a Dognose. Est. £1250-1750.
£1000
Arts & Crafts silver Seal Top spoon, London 1931 by Guild of Handicraft. L-17.5cm; W-80g. ~ excellent
gauge/weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £450-550.
£400
.41.
Lot
228.
229.
230.
231.
232.
Description
Reserve
Arts & Crafts silver Seal Top spoon, London 1931 by Guild of Handicraft. L-17.7cm; W-92g. ~ similar but
not the same as the one above, excellent gauge/weight, bowl, marks and condition. Est. £450-550.
£400
Silver ‘Art Deco’ tea caddy spoon, London 1946 by R.E. Stone. L-8.1cm; W-30g. ~ good gauge/weight, bowl,
£140
George III silver Bright-cut tea caddy spoon, engraved to bowl two over-lapping hearts within ‘Let us Live in
Love For we are Joined’, London c.1790 by Francis Purton. L-7.3cm; W-8g. ~ maker’s mark only; crude old
repair to stem, otherwise this charming rare spoon is in reasonable condition, good mark. Est. £100-140.
£70
George I silver octagonal tea caddy, London 1725 by John Farnell. H-12.6cm; W-214g. ~ marked on base and
sliding top, rarely are the caps marked; at some point it has visited a silversmith, probably to take a few bruises
out, but has been over polished as it has signs of heat stains; otherwise good marks & condition. £600-900.
£450
George III silver Old English pattern tablespoon, London 1794 by Stephen Adams. L-21cm; W-60g. ~ good
£45
.42.
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Daniel Bexfield Antiques
Fine Antique Silver & Objects of Vertu
Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case
'The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough'
By F B Reynolds
Import marks for London 1930
Length 3.5" (8.7cm); Weight 3.95 troy oz (123g)
Price £1,175.00
5 Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London. WC2N 4EZ
Tel: 020 7240 1766
[email protected]
www.bexfield.co.uk

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