Matthew Barton Ltd

Matthew Barton Ltd
Silver, Works of Art & Objects of Vertu
Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Front cover: Lot 83, detail
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Matthew Barton Ltd
SILVER, WORKS OF ART & OBJECTS OF VERTU
including a private collection of Omar Ramsden and Leslie Durbin silver
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT
Matthew Barton Ltd
25 Blythe Road
London W14 0PD
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Wednesday 25th November 2009
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A PAIR OF FRENCH CARVED IVORY FIGURES OF ARTEMIS
AND AMPHITRITE, DIEPPE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
each scantily draped
18cm high excluding dark stained wood flared cylindrical
pedestals
(2)
3
A VICTORIAN GILT-BRASS FIGURAL WATCH
STAND, MESSENGER & SONS OF BIRMINGHAM,
MID 19TH CENTURY
modelled as a Jack Tar holding aloft the hook, on square
base, underside stamped ‘MESSENGER’
14cm high
£400-600
Messrs Messenger & Sons were celebrated manufacturers
of bronzes, ormolu and especially lamps, with premises in
London as well as Birmingham. They exhibited at the 1851
London International Exhibition and the author of the Art
Journal’s illustrated Exhibition Catalogue noted ‘We have
on former occasions, made ourselves acquainted with the
manufactured works of Messrs Messenger & Sons of
Birmingham, who are contributors to the great Exhibition
of an extensive variety of useful and ornamental
productions in iron, bronze etc. distinguished by elegance
and correctness of design, and excellent workmanship’
(The Art-Journal, 1851, p.184) The firm also exhibited at the
Internation Exhibition of 1862 and continued to flourish
throughout the 19th century. Examples of their work can
be seen in the Birmingham Museum and City Art Gallery.
2
TWO CABINET BRONZE FIGURES OF ROMAN
SERVANTS, ENGLISH OR ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the tunic clad male and female figures each holding aloft a
tazza and standing on a short column with stiff leaf border
22cm high including differently sized black marble bases
(2)
£1200-1800
£200-300
4
A SMALL CAST IRON BUST, PROBABLY BERLIN,
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
possibly representing Schiller, on spreading socle
14cm high
£200-300
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4
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5
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GLADIATOR,
PROBABLY GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
modelled standing on a rocky mound leaning
down to attend to his sandal
36cm high including square black marble base
£300-400
6
JEAN BAPTISTE GUSTAVE DELOYE (FRENCH
1838-1899): AN ESCAPED SLAVE
bronze with brown patina, modelled hopping
having lost a boot, inscribed to base ‘G. DELOYE’
42cm high
£1000-1500
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6
7
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A YOUNG CLASSICAL WOMAN,
FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the robe draped figure leaning pensively on a naturalistic
column
34cm high
£400-600
8
ALBERT ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE (FRENCH 18241887): LA LISEUSE
a patinated bronze, circular base with title
25.5cm high
£300-400
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2
8
9
A GILT-LACQUERED-BRASS FIGURE OF JULIUS
CAESAR, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1800
standing, wearing a toga and pointing down with one
hand and carrying a scroll in the other
38cm high including white marble oval base with gilt rope
twist rim
£1500-2000
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10
HENRI PEINTE (FRENCH 1845-1912): SARPEDON
a patinated bronze figure of the young hero of Troy
tightening his bow, base inscribed H. Peinte and with title
40.5cm high
Henri Peinte exhibited at the Salon between 1877 and
1889. Sarpedon is his best known model, executed for a
park in his home town of Cambrai and reductions were
cast by Siot-Decauville in 1888 (Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes
of the 19th century, Atglen, 1994, p.536).
£1000-1500
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11
AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD BOX, VIZAGAPATAM,
LATE 18TH CENTURY
rectangular, with ivory strung and ebony borders, inlaid
with ebony and ivory flower sprays to the corners, the lid
centred by an ivory patera, void interior
50cm wide
£1200-1800
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12
AN INDIAN-COLONIAL ENGRAVED IVORY WORK BOX,
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1830
sarcophagus shaped, with lobed button finial above a
raised lobed top and foliate borders, the sides with scroll
foliate decoration, on silver foliate chased volute feet, the
sandalwood interior with hinged panel to the lid and a liftout tray fitted with compartments and four ivory covers
32cm wide
£1200-1800
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AN INDIAN-COLONIAL ENGRAVED IVORY GAMES BOX,
VIZAGAPATAM, 2ND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
rectangular, the chequer board exterior bordered with
flowers and foliage, the sandal wood interior inlaid for
backgammon centred by flower motifs, 38.5cm high x
40.5cm wide opened; together with a Burmese pattern
ivory chess set, Canton, mid 19th century, natural and
red stained; and a set of natural and red stained
backgammon counters
(quantity)
13
By family repute, this box belonged to Reginald Rogers,
one of a large family of lawyers and clerics, well known in
Truro and the surrounding area throughout the 19th
century. Before settling down to practice law in Truro,
Reginald Rogers apparently travelled with the East India
Company to Madras (just down the coast from
Vizagapatam or Vizagapatnam), where he acquired the
games box, followed by a stint in Canton, hence the chess
set and counters.
£3000-4000
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A PATINATED METAL AND GREEN AND WHITE
STRIATED GLASS BOX, TIFFANY STUDIOS OF
NEW YORK, 1899-1920
Grapevine pattern, rectangular, with beaded borders,
underside stamped ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/42’
17cm wide
£500-700
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15
A JUGENDSTIL SILVERED BRONZE CASKET,
GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
oblong, with shaped panels of stylised
foliage, the lid centred by a profile bust of a
young woman, red velvet lined interior
32cm long across end handles
£400-600
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A GILT-BRONZE CASKET, FRENCH,
CIRCA 1880
oblong, the lid set with a panel of putti
cavorting with a cannon and drums, the
sides with vases of flowers flanking panels
of winged figures or urns and scrolled
foliage, applied with caryatids to the angles
above paw feet, the dove grey cushioned silk
lined interior engraved to the rim ‘28 Juglio
1901’, with key
29.5cm wide
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15
£800-1200
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A PAIR OF ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS, FRENCH,
MID 19TH CENTURY
in richly decorated Rococo Revival style, with probably
associated detachable nozzles, drilled for electrification
28cm high
£400-600
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A PAIR OF SILVERED BRASS BAROQUE STYLE ALTAR
CANDLESTICKS, PROBABLY FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY
the urn shaped sconces on fluted columnar stems, the
triform bases with the Sacred Heart emblem and busts of
the Virgin or Christ, on three scroll feet. 47cm high
excluding prickets; together with another similar silvered
brass altar candlestick, probably Flemish, 19th century
60cm high excluding pricket
(3)
£200-300
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A PAIR OF BRONZE CANDELABRA, FRENCH,
CIRCA 1870
patinated and parcel gilt, each with five chain hung lights
centred by a stork, snake and tortoise finial, the bamboo
like stem on three leopard mask headed claw feet
62cm high
£800-1200
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
AND COVER, LOUIS XVI, CIRCA 1770
the bulbous body and short neck with angular handles,
with ormolu beaded rims and cover with a band of leafage
and ball finial
16cm high
£500-700
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21
A GILT BRONZE TAZZA OR GRAPE DISH, PROBABLY
ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the oval body applied with fruit laden vines, with
spreading pedestal stem, rectangular base applied with
satyr masks and lion paw feet
28cm wide across vine branch handles
£1000-1500
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A MARBLE OBELISK CLOCK, FRENCH,
LATE 18TH CENTURY
surmounted by an ormolu figure atop a marble globe
supported by four lions and set upon a marble column,
the base set with a white enamel dial signed ‘Imbert
l’ainé / à Paris’ for Jean-Gabriel Imbert (master 1776),
the eight day movement with silk suspension cord,
pendulum and key
89cm high
£10000-15000
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A FRENCH PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, JACOB PETIT
OF PARIS, CIRCA 1840
the white and gilt scrolled case painted front, sides and
back with panels of flowers on a chocolate ground,
detachable (damaged) bud and leaf cresting, white dial
signed ‘GUYERDET AINÉ/PARIS’, with eight day bell striking
movement, underglaze blue ‘JP’ mark
28cm high
£150-250
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A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU AND SEVRES
STYLE PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, FRENCH,
LATE 19TH CENTURY
of domed form surmounted by a portrait oval of Marie
Antoinette with floral finial and swags, the jewelled panels
painted with landscapes, butterflies, cherubs and maidens,
on toupie feet, eight day bell striking movement, complete
with pendulum and key
50cm high
£1200-1800
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A CANTEEN OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN TABLE SILVER,
LADISLAUS JAROSINSKI, VIENNA, 1872-1922
with shell patterned terminals initialled FS, comprising the
following: twelve tablespoons, twelve table forks, twelve
table knives, ten dessert forks, twelve dessert knives, twelve
gilt bladed fruit knives, ten teaspoons, twelve coffee
spoons, four salt cellars and spoons, a pair of salad servers,
a pair of fish servers, a pair of serving forks, a pair of pickle
forks, two sauce ladles, a soup ladle, a serving spoon, a
sifter spoon, a cake trowel, a butter knife, a spatula, and a
tea strainer, 800 standard, all in a fitted oak case
weighable silver (excluding steel bladed table and dessert
knives and ivory handled tea strainer) 5890gr (189oz)
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£1500-2000
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A SET OF FOUR GERMAN SILVER-GILT APOSTLE
SPOONS, CHRISTIAN KRETZER II, HILDESHEIM, 1705
the terminals of each titled: ‘S.Simon’, ‘S.Matias’,
‘S.Barthomeus’ and ‘S.Petrus’, with rat-tail bowls
20cm, 207gr (6oz)
(4)
£1200-1800
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A GEORGIAN SILVER MOTE SPOON, WILLIAM FEARN
OF LONDON (MAKER’S MARK AND LION PASSANT
ONLY), CIRCA 1770
of typical form with geometrically pierced bowl
£80-120
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A SET OF SIX GEORGIAN SILVER FANCY BACK
TEASPOONS, PROBABLY THOMAS LAMBORN OF
LONDON (MAKER’S MARK AND LION PASSANT ONLY),
CIRCA 1760
backs with scroll foliage, terminals engraved K/A.T
(6)
£100-150
27 & 28
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A SET OF SIX VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE FORKS
AND SIX DESSERT FORKS, ELIZABETH EATON,
LONDON, 1851
Fiddle Thread pattern, initialled R
914gr (29oz)
(12)
£100-150
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34
35
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A SET OF SIX FRENCH SILVER FISH FORKS AND SIX
KNIVES, ANDRÉ AUCOC, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
with lobed loaded handles monogrammed CC, 950
standard; together with a set of six silver tea knives,
James Deakin & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, 1925, reeded handles
219gr (7oz) tea knives only
(18)
£150-200
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A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP LADLE, HESTER BATEMAN,
LONDON, 1783
Feather Edge pattern, crested; together with the following
Feather Edge pattern crested table silver: six dessert
spoons, four John Lambe, London, 1776, two maker’s
mark worn, London, 1789, and four sauce ladles, two
marks worn or damaged, London, 1772, two Eley & Fearn,
London, 1816
537gr (17oz)
(11)
The crest is apparently that of Hurlock
£200-300
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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III SILVER TABLESPOONS,
CHRISTOPHER & THOMAS BARKER, LONDON, 1806,
Old English pattern, crested; together with the following
Old English pattern crested table silver: a pair of basting
spoons, Eley & Fearn, London, 1817/18, a pair of sauce
ladles, Alice & George Burrows, London, 1812, and five
salt spoons, Eley & Fearn or Richard Crossley, London,
1806/1810
1142gr (36oz)
(21)
The crest is apparently that of Hurlock
£300-500
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A SET OF TWELVE SWEDISH SILVER FISH KNIVES
AND TWELVE FORKS, B. ERLANDSSON,
CHRISTIANSTAD, 1913
Thread pattern, engraved with armorials below a noble’s
coronet, loaded handles, 830 standard, in two original
cloth covered cases
(24)
The arms are those of Peyron.
£120-180
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A GEORGE III SILVER TELESCOPIC TOASTING FORK,
JOSEPH JAMES DALLAWAY OF STROUD, LONDON, 1811
with suspension ring, leather covered handle, three part
telescopic section and three tines
63cm long extended
Joseph James Dallaway removed from the Tottenham
Court Road to 10 Rowcrofts Building, Stroud,
Gloucestershire in 1808 (see Grimwade p.283). In the 1830
edition of Pigot’s Directory he is listed at this address as
silversmith and jeweller, as well as agent for the Provident
Life Insurance and County Fire Office.
£250-350
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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE IV SILVER HANDLED TABLE
KNIVES AND TWO PAIRS OF CARVERS,
AARON HATFIELD & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1825
the plain handles with chamfered corners, the steel blades
stamped ‘SHEAR STEEL’
table knives 27cm long
(16)
£300-500
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THREE GEORGE III SILVER TODDY LADLES:
all of typical form with plain oval bowls, twisted
whalebone handles and plain silver terminals, one
Birmingham, 1796, 35.5cm long, one lion passant only,
circa 1790, 37cm long, and one London, 1797, 18cm long;
together with two Dutch silver decorative spoons,
19th century; a silver strainer ladle, Onslow pattern,
marks indecipherable, late 18th century; and another
silver strainer ladle, Fiddle pattern, London, 1822
(7)
£80-120
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A GEORGE IV SILVER SOUP LADLE, THOMAS DEATH,
LONDON, 1826
Fiddle pattern; together with a pair of silver butter shells
and a butter knife, James Deakin & Sons Ltd., Sheffield,
1905, on three ball feet, 10cm long, in case
277gr (8oz)
£100-150
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER TEASPOONS,
HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Bright-cut Edge pattern; together with the following
assorted table silver: a pair of tablespoons, Fiddle
pattern, London, 1829, six dessert spoons, Old English
pattern, London, four 1804, two 1828, and a pair of
carvers, with steel blade and prongs, Tiffany & Co.,
circa 1900
402gr (12oz)
(14)
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AN EXTENSIVE SET OF BRIGHT-CUT EDGE PATTERN
ELECTROPLATE FLATWARE, ELKINGTON & CO. LTD.
OF BIRMINGHAM, 1920/21
crested, comprising thirty-six of each: table forks, table
knives, desert forks, dessert knives; and twenty-four of
each: tablespoons, dessert spoons, soup spoons; and a
soup ladle and a sauce ladle; together with twelve ivory
handled fish knives and twelve forks
(242)
£300-500
£150-200
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A SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN SILVER TEASPOONS,
GEORGE ADAMS FOR CHAWNER & CO.,
LONDON, 1866
Bead pattern, crested
336gr (10oz)
(12)
£80-120
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A DUTCH SILVER-GILT MARRIAGE SPOON,
AMSTERDAM, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
with openwork cast stem and figural terminal; together
with a pair of silver seal top spoons, Sheffield, 1909,
typical form, in case; and a pair of American silver
serving spoons, early 20th century, naturalistic foliate
stems, in case
292gr (9oz)
(5)
£80-120
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A GEORGE II SILVER TANKARD, RICHARD GURNEY
& CO., LONDON, 1740
the baluster body girdled below the initials WJ, domed
lid with openwork arch thumbpiece
18.5cm high, 759gr (24oz)
£1200-1800
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A GEORGE II AND VICTORIAN SILVER COFFEE POT,
THE BODY EDWARD VINCENT, LONDON, 1736, THE
LID AND HANDLE THOMAS HUGHES HEADLAND,
LONDON, 1854
tapering cylindrical, the whole with Victorian foliate
Rococo Revival chasing
22cm high, 755gr (24oz)
£250-350
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A GEORGE II AND LATER CHASED SILVER COFFEE POT,
RICHARD GURNEY & CO., LONDON, 1747
tapering cylindrical, profusely decorated with scrolls and
foliage around two crested cartouches
24cm high, 707gr (22oz)
£250-350
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A VICTORIAN SILVER BRANDY WARMER AND COVER,
JOHN HENRY RAWLINGS, LONDON, 1894
bellied circular, crested, 21cm wide including side handle;
together with a silver mustard pot and salt cellar,
Benham & Froud Ltd., London, 1936, bellied bodies with
husk border, with blue glass liners, 6cm diameter
358gr (11oz) all in
(3)
£80-120
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AN IRISH SILVER SALVER, JOHN GUMLEY, DUBLIN,
CIRCA 1760
shaped circular, engraved with contemporary armorials
within a Rococo cartouche, shell and scroll rim, on four
pad feet
40.5cm, 1450gr (46oz)
£1000-1500
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A GEORGE IV SILVER ENTRÉE DISH AND ASSOCIATED
COVER AND HANDLE, BOTH LONDON, THE DISH
BARAK MEWBURN, 1827, THE COVER RICHARD
CROSSLEY, 1812
oblong, gadroon borders, the cover crested
31cm wide, 1824gr (58oz)
£600-800
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A NEAR PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WAITERS,
GEORGE BURROWS/ALICE & GEORGE BURROWS,
LONDON, 1796/1812
circular, plain except for crest and reeded rims, each on
three shaped panel feet
17.5cm diameter, 473gr (15oz)
(2)
The crest is apparently that of Hurlock
£400-600
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A VICTORIAN SILVER SOUP BOWL, R. & S. GARRARD
& CO., LONDON, 1858
shaped circular, gadroon rim
25.5cm diameter, 657gr (21oz)
£200-300
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48
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A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDIES,
SAMUEL HERBERT & CO., LONDON, 1756
in sizes, covers with cast bird and leaf finials, bodies
chased with Rococo foliage surrounding vacant cartouches
15 & 14.5cm high, 888gr (28oz)
(3)
£3000-4000
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A GEORGE III SILVER SUGAR VASE, WILLIAM JUSTIS,
LONDON, 1757
of Rococo form with bands of swirled alternate lobes and
flutes, with crested stem
23cm high, 549gr (17oz)
£1000-1500
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A GEORGE V SILVER SALVER, BARKER BROTHERS,
CHESTER, 1916
shaped circular, moulded rim, on four pad feet
36.5cm diameter, 1178gr (37oz)
£300-400
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A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER SUGAR VASES
AND COVERS, THOMAS HEMMING, LONDON, 1774
in sizes, of Neo Classical urn form hung with berried laurel
swags below a fluted band, covers with spoon aperture and
bud finials
24 & 20cm high, 1094gr (35oz)
(3)
£3000-4000
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A WILLIAM IV SILVER CHAMBERSTICK, WILLIAM
BATEMAN, LONDON, 1836
gadroon rims, the oblong tray centred by space for
snuffers supporting the sconce and detachable initialled
nozzle, the handle initialled JFC, complete with conical
extinguisher
16.9cm wide, 446gr (14oz)
£200-300
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A VICTORIAN SILVER CHAMBERSTICK, LAMBERT &
CO., LONDON, 1876
similar to the preceding lot, underside stamped ‘LAMBERT
COVENTRY STREET / LONDON’
17cm wide, 421gr (13oz)
£180-220
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE TUREENS, PROBABLY JOSEPH BELL, LONDON, 1770
shaped oval, engraved with contemporary armorials and crests below the waved gadroon rim, on scroll rocaille headed
short legs and leaf pad feet, scratch weights ‘13=8’, ‘13=14’
20cm wide across handles, 837gr (26oz)
(2)
£1500-2000
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A SET OF FOUR VICTORIAN SILVER
CANDLESTICKS, T., J. & N. CRESWICK,
SHEFFIELD, 1838/52
shell pattern, crested bases and detachable
nozzles
28cm high, loaded but with silver underside
(4)
£2500-3500
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER FRUIT
BASKET, CHARLES BOYTON & SON,
LONDON, 1903
shaped circular, pierced with panels of
roundels and stamped with fruits and
flowerheads below a scroll and shell rim,
with swing handle and scroll foliate
decorated pedestal foot
28cm diameter, 543gr (17oz)
£150-250
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A GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE POT, THOMAS WHIPHAM,
LONDON, 1745
tapering cylindrical, crested
23cm high, 697gr (22oz) including ivory handle
£800-1200
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A VICTORIAN SILVER TEA CADDY, HENRY HOLLAND,
LONDON, 1841
of bombé form applied with gadrooning, shells and scrolls
13.5cm high, 500gr (16oz)
£400-600
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THREE GEORGE III SILVER PEPPERETTES, ALL
LONDON, 1768/75/83
all of typical baluster form, one crested, one initialled,
one plain
14.5 & 12.5cm high, 221gr (7oz)
(3)
£250-350
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TWO COURSING PRESENTATION GEORGE IV
SCOTTISH SILVER WINE COASTERS, J. MCKAY,
EDINBURGH, 1822 AND CIRCA 1820 (DATE
LETTER RUBBED)
each in the form of a dog’s collar, one engraved with a
standing greyhound below the legend ‘BRENDA’ and
beside a presentation inscription of 1820, the other with
the greyhound recumbent below the same legend and
beside a presentation inscription of 1822, wood bases
13cm diameter
(2)
The inscriptions read: ‘Bred and given by Sir Geo.
Montgomery of Macbiehill. to Mr Loch of Rachan in 1820’
and ‘Won a Sweepstakes and the couples given by the
Tweedale Shooting and Coursing club. November 1822’
Sir George Montgomery of Magbiehill (or Macbiehill), 2nd
Bt, (1765-1831) was for a short time before his death the
MP for Peeblesshire.
£800-1200
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A GEORGE III SILVER CIGAR CANISTER, JOSEPH ASH,
LONDON, 1809
cylindrical, applied with stiff leaf rims and bands of shells,
cover and body engraved with a Baron’s coronet, gilt interior
18.5cm high, 793cm (25oz)
For another canister of the same date and pattern, but
without the applied sunburst emblem to the cover, see
Sotheby’s, London, 28th May 2009, lot 412
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£1500-2000
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64 (part)
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67
64
A GEORGE III SILVER MILK JUG, MAKER’S MARK
RUBBED, LONDON, 1800
oval, bright-cut engraved with a leafy band and cartouche
initialled WMF, 12cm high; together with a silver mustard
pot, Nathan & Hayes of Birmingham, Chester, date letter
rubbed, circa 1910, oval, with bands of bright-cutting and
vacant ovals, with blue glass liner, 12cm long
232gr (7oz)
(2)
£80-120
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A GEORGE III SILVER MILK JUG, ALEXANDER FIELD,
LONDON, 1799
bright-cut engraved with borders of wrigglework and a
band of patera above a vacant cartouche
11.5cm high, 116gr (3oz)
£70-100
66
A GEORGE III SILVER CREAM BOAT, STEPHEN ADAMS,
LONDON, 1769
with three shell headed feet and C-scroll handle
12cm long, 93gr (2oz)
£150-250
67
A GEORGE III SILVER CREAM JUG, PETER & ANN
BATEMAN, LONDON, 1792
of plain elongated helmet form except for initials EV and
reeded rims and handle
14.5cm high, 109gr (3oz)
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68
A GEORGE III SILVER MATCHED THREE-PIECE TEA
SET, THE TEAPOT JOSEPH FELIX PODIO, THE MILK
JUG AND SUGAR BOWL RICHARD COOKE, ALL
LONDON, 1807
compressed circular, crested above a band of lobes
1326gr (42oz) including ivory finial and later replacement
handle to teapot
(3)
The crest is that of Cook.
£400-600
69
A GEORGE V SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH, EDWARD
BARNARD & SONS LTD., LONDON, 1928
circular, with faceted sides below a triangle pierced rim, on
similarly pierced rim foot, 19cm wide across end handles;
together with a silver Christening mug, Mappin & Webb
Ltd., London, 1919, tapering cylindrical, with reeded
borders and handle, 8cm high
436gr, (13oz)
(2)
£100-150
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A THREE-PIECE SILVER TEA SET, VINERS LTD.,
SHEFFIELD, 1949
bulbous oblong with bead and rail rims
1307gr (41oz) including wood teapot handle and finial
£250-350
£100-150
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A GEORGE V SILVER MUSTARD POT, CARRINGTON &
CO., LONDON, 1923
in George II style, circular, applied with floral swags hung
from lion mask headed paw feet, bud finial and scroll
handle, inscribed ‘Frank / 1903 / 1924’
13cm wide, 396gr (12oz) excluding blue glass liner
£100-150
73
THREE GEORGE V SILVER MUSTARD POTS, RICHARD
COMYNS FOR WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS, LONDON,
1929/33
in sizes, the pair crested, all cylindrical, reeded rims,
openwork strap thumbpieces and scroll handles
pair 7cm high, single 6cm high, 338gr (10oz) excluding
blue glass liners
(3)
£120-180
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A VICTORIAN SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL BOX,
C.T. & G. FOX, LONDON, 1898
cylindrical tortoiseshell body with cast silver lid and
rocaille rim mounts, 8cm high; together with a glass toilet
bottle with silver cover, London, 1902, cylindrical,
hammer finished cover, 7cm high; a Russian silver
pedestal cup, late 19th century, the hemispherical body
with plique à jour enamels, damaged handle, 5cm high;
and a German silver goblet, unmarked, late 19th century,
with coin set and foliate chased bowl and domed foot,
16cm high
(4)
74
A COLLECTION OF ASSORTED ENGLISH SILVER
TABLEWARES
comprising: a set of six small coasters, circular with
wood bases, London, 1969, 8.5cm diameter, an oval
sauceboat on three pad feet, Sheffield, 1911, 14.5cm long,
a Victorian oval mustard pot with blue glass liner,
Birmingham, 1899, 8cm wide, and a pepper grinder of
typical form, London, 1970, 8.5cm high; together with an
electroplate salt cellar, the blue glass liner supported by
three cherubs (10)
£80-120
£150-200
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A WILLIAM IV SILVER MUSTARD POT, JOSEPH
WILLMORE, BIRMINGHAM, 1836
circular on four pad feet, profusely stamped or openwork
cast in Rococo style, 12cm wide; together with its matching
Victorian silver mustard spoon, Yapp & Woodward,
Birmingham, 1844, crested
150gr (4oz) excluding the blue glass liner
(2)
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77
A WILLIAM IV SILVER TOAST RACK, ROBERT
HENNELL, LONDON, 1830
seven bars, scroll handle and panel feet
16cm long, 326gr (10oz)
£150-250
£100-150
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A SET OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER ASHTRAYS,
J.C. VICKERY OF LONDON, CHESTER, 1924
shaped oval, each with four cigarette depressions, 8.5cm
long; together with a set of three silver matchbox
holders, London, 1924, plain rectangular, 4.5cm long; a
silver card box, James Deakin & Sons Ltd., Chester, 1899,
plain rectangular except for initials MC, 7.5cm high; and a
silver and glass flask, London, 1919, oval, with plain
silver detachable beaker base and crested and engineturned lid, 12cm high
weighable silver 305gr (9oz)
(11)
£80-120
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78
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER SAUCEBOATS,
ARTHUR & FRANK PARSONS FOR EDWARD
TESSIER, LONDON, 1918
in George I style, oval with waved rims and scroll handles
18.5cm long, 676gr (21oz)
(2)
£250-350
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TWO SILVER SWEETMEAT DISHES, BOTH VINERS LTD.,
SHEFFIELD, 1932 & 1937
one oblong with scroll foliate pierced sides, 28.5cm long,
the other dished circular, scroll foliate pierced below the
waved rim, on rim foot, 16.5cm diameter
588gr (18oz)
(2)
£100-150
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT SALT CELLARS,
SMITH, NICHOLSON & CO., LONDON, 1855
the naturalistical spume fringed bowls raised upon budded
leafy bases
9.5cm wide, 324gr (10oz)
£800-1200
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A SET OF THREE SILVER SWEETMEAT DISHES IN
SIZES, MAKER’S MARK AT&Sn, LONDON, 1963
shaped circular, with scroll foliate pierced sides and short
pedestal feet, 18.5 & 14.5cm diameter; together with a pair
of silver pedestal dishes, Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater,
London, 1909, plain dished circular on knopped pedestal,
15cm wide across slender loop handles
634gr (20oz)
(5)
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A SILVER ASHTRAY, STUART DEVLIN, LONDON, 1979
circular, the rim applied with a spray of gilt flowerheads,
14cm diameter; together with a silver cigarette box,
London, 1918, plain oblong, initialled IP, cedar lined,
19.5cm long; and a silver-mounted tortoiseshell box,
Birmingham, 1909, oblong, applied in silver with a shaped
vacant cartouche and corner straps, velvet lined interior,
15.5cm long
(3)
£120-180
£150-250
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A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT-SILVER CONDUCTOR’S
CEREMONIAL BATON, RICHARDS & BROWN,
LONDON, 1862
the gilded terminal of a lion surmounting a gem-set crown,
the silver section engraved with the front elevation of the
1862 International Exhibition building flanked by the
following biblical texts: ‘O Lord both riches and / honour
come of thee, / and in thine hand / it is to make great.’ and
‘The wise and their works / are in the hands of the / Lord.’,
dated above ‘1862’ and later inscribed ‘John Whitaker
1878’, with gilt and gem-set collar above a section of
beechwood and plain silver ferrule
58cm long, in a leather case with interior gilt label
‘Lambert/Silversmiths & Jewellers/to the Queen’
This conductor’s baton was probably used for the opening
ceremonies of the London 1862 International Exhibition. The
biblical texts, flanking the view of the double domed
Exhibition building engraved on the baton, refer to those
used to decorate the interior of the building. According to
The Times (31 March 1862, p.10) ‘the interior decoration of
the domes ... deservedly elicits the warmest approbation.
The inscriptions in white letters on a rich blue ground round
the belt of the western and eastern domes are ... both from
the 1st Book of Chronicles, that round the east dome being
,”O Lord, both riches and honour come of thee ...”‘
Queen Victoria had expressed a wish that the opening of
the exhibition be a national ceremony. The Duke of
Cambridge represented the Queen (she had gone into
deepest mourning since the recent death of the Prince
Consort) before a huge crowd of international heads of
state, European royalty, exhibition directors etc. Choral
music was performed under one of the domes by a choir
of almost 2500 together with a 408 piece orchestra. Music
written especially for the occasion was supplied by both
Verdi and Meyerbeer, as well as Professor Sterndale
Bennett’s accompaniment to an ode by Tennyson.
According to The Times report of the ceremonies (2 May
1862, p.11) the conductor Mr Costa ‘yielded the “baton” to
M. Sainton ... while that gentleman directed the
performance of the Ode which our poet laureate and our
Cambridge Professor of Music conjointly furnished for this
memorable occasion. ... The execution of the work was
happily all that could have been wished.’
The building’s twin domes were the largest in the world at
the time, but were almost dwarfed by the length of the
main facade on the Cromwell Road at 1152 feet. Parliament
declined the Government’s wish to purchase the building
and the materials were sold and used in the construction
of the Alexandra Palace in north London.
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The later inscription ‘John Whitaker/1878’ probably refers
to a later ceremonial use of the baton, possibly connected
with International Exhibition in Paris that year.
£500-800
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER GRAPE STANDS,
MARTIN, HALL & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1894
each leaf shaped dish applied with two slender entwined
tendril supports curving above, on three ball feet
27.5cm long, 1367gr (43oz)
£800-1200
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85
A GEORGE V SILVER FRUIT BASKET, MAPPIN & WEBB
LTD., LONDON, 1917
shaped oval, with an applied scroll foliate and patera rim
above scroll foliate pierced sides, on four foliate headed
splayed feet
41cm long, 1585gr (50oz)
£800-1200
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86
A LARGE GEORGE V SILVER TRAY, HARRISON
BROTHERS & HOWSON, SHEFFIELD, 1917
plain oblong with gadroon rim
72.5cm long across end handles, 4377gr (140oz)
£1500-2000
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A GEORGE V SILVER TRAY, JENKINS & TIMM,
SHEFFIELD, 1920
rounded oblong, engraved with a border of husks
interrupted by scroll foliage
56cm long across handles, 2182gr (70oz)
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£600-800
88
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER FRUIT BASKET, JACKSON
& FULLERTON FOR JOSIAH WILLIAMS & CO.,
LONDON, 1903
shaped oval, gadroon and shell rim, the scroll pierced
sides initialled CB, pedestal foot
33.5cm wide, 913gr (29oz) excluding plated liner
£500-700
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89
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED GLASS POT
POURRI BASKET, WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS,
LONDON, 1910
the waisted oval body ‘rock crystal’ engraved in the
manner of William Fritsche with flowerheads and
diaperwork, mounted with centrally hinged rose and vine
overlaid wirework covers and swing handle
17cm long
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£300-500
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AN EDWARDIAN SILVER BASKET, WALKER & HALL,
SHEFFIELD, 1903
in George III style, oval, with a pierced and bright-cut
border and reeded rim and swing handle, on a pale
pierced spreading foot
32cm long, 775gr (24oz)
£300-500
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A GEORGE V SILVER BASKET, CRICHTON BROTHERS,
LONDON, 1914
oval, with trelliswork pierced sides, rope twist rims,
openwork rim foot and swing handle
24.5cm, 547gr (17oz)
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£200-300
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92
AN EDWARDIAN SCOTTISH SILVER FREEDOM CASKET
PRESENTED TO THE PRIME MINISTER HERBERT
ASQUITH, BROOK & SON, EDINBURGH, 1909
the bombé case with foliage, rocaille and diaperwork
panels surrounding one cartouche engraved with the
city’s arms within the banner ‘Sigillum Comune Burgi
de Edinburgh’, the cartouche to the reverse inscribed
‘TO MY FRIEND / ALBERT LEVY / FROM / OXFORD &
ASQUITH’, the domed rectangular lid similarly
decorated around the presentation inscription and
below a bud finial, the interior stamped
‘MANUFACTURED BY BROOK & SON. GOLDSMITHS TO
THE KING. 87 GEORGE STREET EDINBURGH.’; complete
with original vellum Freedom document (or ‘Burgess
Ticket’) admitting and receiving ‘...The Right
Honourable / HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH / K.C., M.P., / a
Burgess and Guild Brother of the City...’
casket 25.5cm wide, 1641gr (52oz) including blue
velvet lining
The presentation inscription to the lid reads: Presented by
the Corporation of Edinburgh along with the Burgess
Ticket conferring the Freedom of the City on the Right
Honourable Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of
Great Britain, 20th December 1910. The Right Honourable
William Slater Brown, Lord Provost.
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1958), following a training in
the law, started his political career as a Liberal MP for East
Fife. Following a stint as Gladstone’s Home Secretary and
a decade during which the Liberals were out of power, he
became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1906. Upon
Campbell-Bannerman’s resignation (and swiftly
subsequent death) in 1908 he became Prime Minister.
Famous for ambitious social welfare legislation, building
up the Royal Navy and ending the House of Lords’ veto, he
resigned in 1916, partly as a result of the failure to make
progress in the war and because of Lloyd George’s
intrigues against him. Never holding office again, he
accepted a peerage as Earl of Oxford in 1925, dying three
years later.
£1600-2000
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER CHAMBERSTICKS,
JAMES KIRKBY, GREGORY & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1825
the hollow bodies profusely stamped in Rococo revival
style, the detachable nozzles lead filled to the centre
supporting prickets, complete with conical extinguishers
12cm wide, 211gr (6oz) excluding nozzles
(2)
£350-450
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94
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER SAUCEBOATS,
PLANTE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1895
with a wide band of scrolled foliage on a matted ground
below a lobed rim, on shaped oval spreading bases
17.5cm long, 390gr (12oz)
(2)
£400-600
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95
A GEORGE V SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH, GORHAM
MANUFACTURING CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1913
shaped circular, the everted rim of a band of scrolled
piercing within an applied scroll foliate border
27.5cm diameter, 544gr (17oz)
The giant manufacturing silversmiths, the Gorham
company of Providence RI, opened a London showroom in
1894, displaying their American made wares. In 1909 they
took over a factory in Birmingham, where they also made
silver until the 1st world war. (J. Culme, The Directory of
Gold & Silversmiths, Woodbridge, 1992)
£150-250
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96
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A PAIR OF SILVER DISHES, MAKER’S MARK R.P,
LONDON, 1945
elongated octagonal, the everted rims with scroll pierced
panels
31cm, 936gr (30oz)
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£250-350
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97
A VICTORIAN BACHELOR’S THREE-PIECE SILVER TEA
SET, SIBRAY, HALL & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1883
bright-cut engraved in Aesthetic movement taste with
cranes and butterflies amidst bamboo, comprising an
ivory handled teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, sugar tongs
and a pair of teaspoons
588gr (18oz) all in
(6)
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99
A VICTORIAN SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET, MARTIN,
HALL & CO. LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1901
of ‘Wedgwood’ pattern with bands or borders of beading,
formal foliage and lobing, teapot with silver handle and
ivory fillets
1172gr (37oz) all in
(3)
£300-400
£250-350
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A VICTORIAN SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH,
BIRMINGHAM, 1894
shaped oval, with an applied scroll and patera rim above a
band of stamped scrolls and piercing, openwork rim foot,
25cm long; together with another silver sweetmeat dish,
Birmingham, 1924, shaped oval, with a waved and pierced
rim, 17cm long
499gr (16oz)
(2)
£150-250
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100
A VICTORIAN SILVER TAZZA, JACKSON & CHASE,
LONDON, 1878
the circular shallow dish engraved with crossed branches
of ferns, with egg and dart rims
18cm wide, 224gr (7oz)
£80-120
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101
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER CIGAR CUTTER MODELLED
AS A BOER WAR FIELD GUN, EDWARD DIMES,
LONDON, 1910
realistically modelled as a QF 4.7 inch naval gun as
adapted for emergency field use during the Relief of
Ladysmith and the Boer War
39cm long
At the outbreak of the Boer War (1899-1902) British forces
were quickly overrun. Famously besieged at Ladysmith,
Kimberley and Mafeking, they had nothing to match the
Boer force’s long range artillery. Fortuitously for the British,
the renowned gunnery expert Captain P. Scott RN was on
board the HMS Terrible, at anchor off Cape Town. He quickly
designed a carriage that could hold 4.7 inch, 6 inch and 12
pounder naval guns for field use and a naval brigade was
dispatched to Ladysmith, arriving in time for the start of the
bombardment. The naval guns played a pivotal role in the
campaign; the return of HMS Terrible in 1900 to Portsmouth
saw the officers and men included in the national jubilation
at the Relief of Ladysmith, culminating in a Royal audience
with a grateful Queen Victoria.
£800-1200
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102
A GEORGE V FOUR-PIECE SILVER TEA SET, MAPPIN &
WEBB LTD., LONDON, 1917
the bulbous bodies initialled VT between gadroon rims and
below scroll foliate pierced galleries
1766gr (56oz) including ivory handles and finials
£500-700
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AN ART DECO SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SET, MAPPIN
& WEBB LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1934
octagonal, on conforming stepped bases, engraved
around the rims with a geometric patterned band
1595gr (51oz) all in
(4)
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£400-600
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105
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104
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER HOT WATER JUG,
GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD.,
LONDON, 1906
plain baluster, 22cm high; together with a baluster
octagonal silver hot water jug, Ollivant & Botsford,
Sheffield, 1911, 19.5cm high
797gr (25oz) all in
(2)
£180-220
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A PAIR OF SILVER CAFÉ-AU-LAIT POTS, T. WILKINSON
& SONS, SHEFFIELD, DATE LETTERS RUBBED, EARLY
20TH CENTURY
baluster octagonal, on circular feet
17cm high, 588gr (18oz) including handles
£150-200
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106
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SHEFFIELD PLATE THREE-LIGHT
CANDELABRA, CIRCA 1790
with reeded borders, circular bases initialled LP, flared
stems, vase shaped sconces and detachable nozzles, each
with a pair of plain curved arms
42cm high
(2)
£400-600
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107
A SET OF FORTY ROYAL BRIERLEY ‘CRYSTAL’ AND
SILVER STEMMED DRINKING GLASSES, HENNELL
LTD., LONDON, 1972/73
ten champagne flutes, ten red wine glasses and ten white
wine glasses, all with knopped fluted stems and plain
spreading bases, and ten water glasses with fluted
spreading bases with vacant roundels; together with a
further twelve spare glasses (three of each pattern)
weighable silver approx. 4270gr (137oz)
(52)
£2500-3500
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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND LESLIE DURBIN SILVER (lots 108-124)
The vendor’s father was a great admirer of Ramsden and collected his works through the 1930s. After the war,
his tastes naturally led him to Leslie Durbin for further pieces in the same style.
Omar Ramsden (1873-1939) was born in Sheffield to a silver and electroplate manufacturer. As an apprentice
silversmith, he attended evening classes at the Sheffield School of Art, where he met Alwyn Carr and together they
went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1898 they set up a London workshop to produce fine
‘Art Silver’. Cleverly they evolved an Arts and Crafts style, easily recognisable, whilst often using modern
manufacturing techniques. Alwyn Carr was a skilled enameller, a process used to great effect on many pieces.
After the war the partnership broke up in 1919, but Ramsden continued, producing objects in the same vein,
running a very successful business until his death in 1939. The many high profile commissions executed by the
firm, often for church plate, promoted Ramsden’s reputation for ‘Art Silver’; this coupled with the use of the
signature ‘Omar Ramsden me fecit’ (Omar Ramsden made me), reinforced the feeling of many clients that they
were commissioning a piece from a craftsman, not just buying a piece of general silverware.
Leslie Durbin (1913-2005) is often remembered for the ‘Stalingrad Sword’ (presented by Churchill, on behalf of the
King, to Stalin at the 1943 Tehran conference), as well as designs for the early pound coins and many private and
institutional commissions, such as processional crosses for both Coventry and Liverpool cathedral. At 13, Durbin
won a scholarship to study silversmithing at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts. Following a request for a
recommendation from the school by the leading silversmith of the day, Omar Ramsden, Durbin became an
apprentice at Ramsden’s Fulham workshop. After the war, Ramsden’s widow sold him some of her husband’s
casting patterns, encouraging Durbin’s new business by recommending former clients, such as the present
vendor’s father.
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108
A SILVER AND ENAMELLED DISH, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1935
hammer finished, decagonal, applied with an enamelled
rose motif, underside inscribed ‘From A.R.J. / W & F. April
8th 1936’ and ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
16cm wide, 251gr (8oz) all in
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A SILVER SUGAR CASTER, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1930
hammer finished, cylindrical, with architectural domed
pierced cover, applied with a band of flowerbuds above
the spreading foot
21cm high, 345gr (11oz)
£700-1000
£1000-1500
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A SILVER CAFÉ-AU-LAIT POT, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1936
hammer finished, cylindrical, with domed architectural
cover, applied with a band of flowerbuds above the
spreading foot, underside inscribed ‘OMAR RAMSDEN
ME FECIT’
18.5cm, 410gr (13oz)
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A SILVER SUGAR CASTER, LESLIE DURBIN,
LONDON, 1949
similar to the preceding lot
21cm high, 385gr (12oz)
£700-1000
£1000-1500
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112
A PAIR SILVER PEPPERETTES, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1935
hammer finished, with architectural domed pierced covers
and applied above the spreading foot with a band of
rosebuds, underside inscribed ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
11cm, 242gr (7oz)
(2)
£700-1000
113
ANOTHER PAIR OF SILVER PEPPERETTES, OMAR
RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
en suite with the preceding lot
242gr (7oz)
(2)
£700-1000
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114
A PAIR OF SILVER MUSTARD POTS AND SPOONS,
OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
hammer finished, with architectural domed lids, slender
handles and bands of applied rosebuds above the circular
bases, undersides inscribed ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT’,
spoons with square terminals and twisted stems
11.5cm high, 395gr (12oz) excluding glass liners
(4)
£1200-1800
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ANOTHER PAIR OF SILVER MUSTARD POTS AND
SPOONS, OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
en suite with the preceding lot
394gr (12oz) excluding glass liners
(4)
£1200-1800
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116
A PAIR SILVER SALT CELLARS AND SALT SPOONS,
OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
hammer finished, dished circular bodies with fixed glass
liners, reeded rims and applied below with trefoil and
ropetwist motif borders, short stem applied with a band of
rosebuds, undersides inscribed ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME
FECIT’, the spoons with square terminals and twisted stems
9cm diameter (4)
£1000-1500
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ANOTHER PAIR OF SILVER SALT CELLARS AND SALT
SPOONS, OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
en suite with the preceding lot
(4)
£1000-1500
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118
A SET OF FOUR SILVER SALT CELLARS, OMAR
RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1935
hammer finished, shaped square, spreading feet, applied
with scroll handles, all inscribed underside ‘OMAR
RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
10.5cm wide, 445gr (14oz)
(4)
£1500-2500
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A SILVER SALVER, OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1936
hammer finished, shaped circular, waved and reeded
rim with fleurs de lys motifs, rim foot, underside inscribed
‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
26cm diameter, 738gr (23oz)
£1200-1800
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A SILVER SALVER, LESLIE DURBIN, LONDON, 1949
octagonal, with a reeded rim interrupted by shells
31cm, 750gr (24oz)
£600-800
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121
A PAIR OF SILVER TOAST RACKS, LESLIE DURBIN,
LONDON, 1949
each with five bars, central scrolling handle and four
bun feet
9cm long, 467gr (14oz)
(2)
£500-700
122
A PAIR OF SILVER TOAST RACKS, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1932
hammer finished, each with seven bars, central scrolling
handle and six bun feet, underside inscribed ‘OMAR
RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
10cm long, 484gr (15oz)
(2)
£700-1000
123
123
A PAIR OF SILVER SMALL DISHES, OMAR RAMSDEN,
LONDON, 1936
hammer finished, the shallow dishes each applied with a
scrolling openwork handle and crenellated rims,
undersides inscribed ‘OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT’
15cm wide, 266gr (8oz)
(2)
£600-900
124
A SILVER BUTTER DISH, LESLIE DURBIN, LONDON, 1954
shallow circular reservoir and wide oval rim applied with a
dart and roundel motif outer border, 16cm wide; together
with a silver spoon, Leslie Durbin, London, 1950, with
hammer finished rat-tail bowl, reeded stem and scroll
terminal, 17cm long
219gr (7oz) excluding glass liner
(2)
124
£200-300
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125
A SILVER-MOUNTED STONEWARE TANKARD,
PROBABLY DANISH, CIRCA 1750
the brown and beige stoneware body with bands of
reeding, the moulded silver lid set with a gilt coin
surrounded by pricked initials and the date 1749, scroll
acanthus thumbpiece, maker’s mark only indecipherable
20.5cm high
£350-450
125
126
A FRENCH SILVER JUG, PARIS, CIRCA 1770
the baluster body on three panel-headed hoof feet, the lid
with cord-like rim and bud finial
18cm high, 382gr (12oz) including scrolled fruitwood handle
£500-700
126
127
AN ITALIAN SILVER JUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
in Neo Classical style, with trefoil lip, reeded handle and
bulbous lobed body with guilloche girdle, 835 standard
16.5cm, 633gr (20oz)
£600-800
127
40
128
A SILVER MODEL OF A BEAR, UNMARKED, PROBABLY
GERMAN, CIRCA 1900
the upright figure with outstretched arms and hinged head
standing on a shaped oblong naturalistic base
21cm, 936gr (30oz) excluding red cloth lining
£1500-2000
128
129
A SPANISH SILVER CHALICE, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1670
the bowl with gilt interior, rim and band of lobes,
with a lobed knop to the stem and strapwork chased
domed foot
23cm high, 589gr (18oz)
£1000-1500
129
130
A BELGIAN SILVER CASTER, ANTWERP, 1773
the baluster body, pedestal foot and domed cover chased
with bands of Rococo foliage and shells
18cm high, 229gr (7oz)
£400-600
130
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133
A CONTINENTAL SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH, EARLY
20TH CENTURY
shaped oval, the sides cast and pierced with panels of
flower laden baskets against trelliswork, the base with
scene of cavorting putti, 800 standard
23cm, 212gr (6oz)
£80-120
131
132
134
A FRENCH SILVER TASTEVIN, 19TH CENTURY
the bowl partly lobed or punched, with broad band ring
handle; together with another silver tastevin, French,
19th century, with grape punching and thumbpiece above
the ring handle; and a pair of electroplate tastevins,
French, 20th century (4)
£60-90
131
A NORWEGIAN SILVER LONGBOAT, 20TH CENTURY
modelled with dragon’s head terminals either end,
stamped ‘HAASE’
34cm long, 380gr (12oz)
£200-300
132
A JAPANESE SILVER BOWL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
circular, with bulrushes on a matted ground below a rim of
applied foliage, spreading foot, ‘Jungin’ mark
11.5cm diameter, 190gr (6oz)
£200-300
135
A JUGENDSTIL SILVER DISH, GERMAN, EARLY
19TH CENTURY
shaped oval, stamped with a spray of stylised flowers at
either end, 800 standard, 28cm long; together with a
Chinese silver pedestal dish, Tuck Chang & Co. of
Shanghai, early 20th century, the shaped circular dish
pierced with alternate prunus and trelliswork panels, on a
slender knopped stem and spreading foot, 13cm high; a
German silver cake server, early 20th century, hinged;
and an American silver cake slice, early 20th century
455gr (14oz)
(4)
£100-150
136
A MEXICAN SILVER TRAY, 20TH CENTURY
plain oval, underside stamped ‘STERLING’
51.5cm across end handles, 1050gr (33oz)
£200-300
137
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER DISH, YATSHING OF
CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
plain oblong with everted rim
26cm long, 480gr (15oz)
£100-150
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139
139
A RUSSIAN SILVER VODKA BEAKER, MAKER’S MARK
PM IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1874
showing traces of gilding, decorated in niello with
scrolling strapwork and roundels below a drinking saying,
on three ball feet, gilt interior
6.5cm high, 80gr (2oz)
£200-300
138
138
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT FILIGREE WORK SPICE
TOWER, POSSIBLY KIEV, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
hexagonal, with pennant and sphere above the domed
spice container fitted with a hinged door, with a columnar
stem, spreading base and button feet
22.3cm high, 160gr (5oz)
£500-700
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140
140
A SET OF FIVE RUSSIAN SILVER VODKA CUPS,
UNMARKED, 3RD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
chased with curved panels of rocaille, scroll foliate handles
4cm high, 138gr (4oz)
(5)
£500-700
141
A SET OF THREE RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT-SILVER VODKA
CUPS, UNMARKED, LATE 18TH CENTURY
lobed, engraved with a gilded Rococo cartouche initialled
AS below an untitled noble’s coronet, with gilt interiors
3.5cm high, 84gr (2oz)
(3)
142
A RUSSIAN SILVER VODKA BEAKER, `UNMARKED,
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
showing traces of gilding, chased with curved panels of
foliage on a matted ground, gilt interior, 6cm wide;
together with a Russian silver vodka cup, Moscow, late
18th century, circular, chased with rocaille, scroll handle,
6.5cm wide; another Russian silver vodka cup, Moscow,
late 18th century, shaped oval, chased with rocaille, scroll
handle, 6.5cm wide; and a Russian silver vodka beaker,
unmarked, probably late 18th century, with a flat chased
band of strapwork, 4.5cm diameter
120gr (3oz)
(4)
£200-300
£300-400
141
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142
144
143
143
A RUSSIAN SILVER CIGAR BOX, UNMARKED,
CIRCA 1900
rectangular, trompe l’oeil engraved as a wooden box
21cm wide, 1261gr (40oz)
£600-800
144
A RUSSIAN SILVER SALVER, JOHANN AUGUST
GLASSON, ASSAY MASTER A. YASHINOV, ST
PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1820
plain circular, bordered by a band of lobing within a rim of
stamped anthemion motifs, 875 standard
32.5cm diameter, 908gr (29oz)
£600-900
45
145
145
A RUSSIAN 14 CARAT GOLD BOX, EGOR CHERYATOV,
MOSCOW, 1908-1917
rectangular, with linear decoration and diamond set
thumbpiece
10.5cm, 208gr (6oz)
£3000-5000
146
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT TRAVELLING TRIPTYCH ICON,
MAKER’S MARK IN CYRILLIC VS, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
the central arched panel painted with the Mother of God of
Vladimir flanked by hinged panels of the Archangel
Michael and the Guardian Angel, the exterior engraved
with stylised foliage and Orthodox crosses, surmounted by
a suspension ring and with clasp to base, 800 standard
8.5cm high, 124gr (3oz) all in
£2000-3000
146
46
147
147
A RUSSIAN JEWELLED SILVER CIGARETTE CASE,
KARL FABERGÉ, ASSAY MASTER IVAN LEBEDKIN,
MOSCOW, 1896-1908
oblong, top and bottom each with two diamond and two
ruby set roundels interrupting reeded borders, with a
sapphire cabochon thumbpiece, frosted gilt interior
stamped K Faberge in Cyrillic beneath Imperial warrant,
84 standard, 9.3cm wide, in original holly wood box with
corresponding Fabergé, Moscow printed label, 12.5cm wide
135gr (4oz) all in
£4000-6000
147
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148
150
151
149
152
148
A FRENCH SILVER NIELLO WORK SNUFF BOX, PARIS,
LATE 19TH CENTURY
rectangular, the lid with a tavern scene after Teniers, the
sides and base with basketweave decoration, gilt interior,
800 standard
9cm, 118gr (3oz)
150
THREE SWEDISH SILVER SNUFF BOXES, 1840S
all elongated oval and with gilt interiors, one engraved
with crossed leafy twigs within a wrigglework rim, 9.5cm,
one with a flowerhead, 7.5cm long, and one with a
landscape, 7cm long
(3)
£150-250
£120-160
149
A WILLIAM IV SILVER SNUFF BOX, EDWARD
EDWARDS, LONDON, 1834
rectangular, engine turned, applied foliate rims, roundel
initialled ‘WDB’, gilt interior inscribed ‘Presented to
W.D.J. Bridgman Esqr. by the Senior Pupils of the London
High School as a testimony of their esteem and gratitude.
April, 1835.’
9cm wide, 150gr (4oz)
151
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT SNUFF BOX, MATTHEW
LINWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, 1806
rectangular, with raised basket weave decoration
6cm wide
£300-400
£300-400
152
A GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF BOX, JOSEPH WILLMORE,
BIRMINGHAM, 1822
rectangular, the engine-turned lid initialled JM, with an
applied foliate rim, gilt interior
7.5cm wide, 92gr (2oz)
£200-300
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156
154
157
153
153
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT TOILET BOX, F.B. THOMAS
& CO., LONDON, 1885
oval, the lid set with porcelain panel painted with exotic
pheasants, with reeded rims
10.5cm wide
156
A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED BLOOD AGATE BOX,
CONTINENTAL, 19TH CENTURY
rectangular, bevelled top and base, on ball feet, gilt-metal
rim mounts
8.5cm wide
£300-400
£200-300
154
A GILT-METAL SNUFF BOX, GERMAN, CIRCA 1740
circular, with foliate chased reserves, the lid set with an
encrusted enamel roundel with a banner reading ‘Nul
Amour San gere’ (No love without war) above a scene
probably of Mercury remonstrating with Juno,
tortoiseshell set base
7cm diameter
157
A SILVER-GILT AND GREEN STAINED AGATE BOX,
PROBABLY HUNGARIAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
rectangular, with agate set plain top and base, sides
with bands of formal foliage, stamped ‘925’, 8cm wide;
together with a silver-mounted white onyx cigarette box,
G. Betjeman & Sons Ltd., London, 1929, lid inlaid with
malachite stringing, plain rim mounts showing traces of
gilding, 9.5cm square
(2)
£250-350
£120-180
155
FOUR VICTORIAN OR EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED
IVORY LETTER OPENERS:
one with tusk handle mounted with initials and strapwork
rim mounts, London, 1875, 45cm long, one with silver
handle stamped with scrolls and leafage, marks rubbed,
circa 1880, 37cm long, one with scroll foliate stamped
silver handle, Birmingham, 1902, 35cm long, and one with
scroll fluted handle, marks rubbed, circa 1900, 20cm long;
together with a silver-mounted ivory shoe horn, the
handle stamped with scrolls and shells, London, 1887
(5)
£80-120
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160
158
161
159
158
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER MENU OR CARD
HOLDERS, ARTHUR SALISBURY COX FOR DUDLEY
& COX, LONDON, 1910
each openwork cast as a galleon sailing on a dolphin and
scroll foliate sea, stamped to reverse ‘DUDLEY
COX/SOUTHSEA’, in original fitted case
5cm high, 88gr (2oz)
(2)
160
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT COMBINED NEEDLE AND
THIMBLE CASE, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720
decorated with foliage and strapwork, the hinged ends
with diamond set thumbpieces
8.5cm long excluding suspension ring
£80-120
161
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE COFFEE POT, ARNOLDUS
VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1742
tapering cylindrical, covered in chased bands of leafage
and lobes, on three ball feet
5.5cm high
159
A DUTCH SILVER TOY OF THE THREE KINGS, W. VOET &
ZONEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1730
the three figures on a tiled shaped circular base standing
below the revolving star on ropetwist support
9cm high
For a very similar example, see Wttewaall Collection,
Christie’s Amsterdam, 10th December 2007, lot 445, sold
for €1500
£500-700
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£300-400
For a similar pot see Sotheby’s Amsterdam,
19th December 2005, lot 3, sold for €1200
£500-700
162
163
162
AN ENGLISH PROVINCIAL CHARLES II SILVER PATCH
BOX, MAKER’S MARK ONLY DS A CROWN ABOVE,
A PELLET BELOW (REVISED JACKSON p.515),
CIRCA 1670
oval, lid and base engraved with scrolled foliage, sides
with chevrons, with compression opening
4cm wide
£500-700
163
A SILVER CHILD’S RATTLE, MAKER’S MARKS ONLY,
APPARENTLY PB A PELLET BETWEEN UNDER ?, LATE
17TH CENTURY
with a suspension ring below whistle mouthpiece and
engraved below with a dove on a tree stump, hung with
nine bells, the chewing section with hatched decoration
13cm long
£800-1200
164
165
164
A MEXICAN BRITANNIA STANDARD SILVER-GILT
MODEL OF A SNAIL, JANNA THOMAS, TAXCO, IMPORT
MARKED FOR LONDON, 1964
realistically modelled, with textured finish, on ropetwist
rim foot, stamped ‘JANNA/STERLING/MEXICO’
9cm wide, 197gr (6oz)
The designer Janna Thomas, originally from New York,
operated a workshop in Taxco, Mexico from 1965 until her
death in 1988. Her pieces were sold by Tiffany’s among
others. The small town of Taxco is famous as a centre for
artisanal silver workshops.
£100-150
165
A MEXICAN BRITANNIA STANDARD SILVER BOX AND
COVER, JANNA THOMAS, TAXCO, IMPORT MARKED
FOR LONDON, 1965
rectangular, with abstract textured surface, stamped
‘JANNA/STERLING/MEXICO’
10cm wide, 278gr (8oz)
£100-150
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166
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER TOBACCO BOX FOR THE YACHT
‘NYAMA’, STOKES & IRELAND LTD. OF BIRMINGHAM,
CHESTER, 1907
oval, the pressure release lid enamelled with signal flags
attached to a cutaway mast spelling the vessel’s name
10cm wide, 116gr (3oz)
Nyama was an eleven ton wooden cutter built in 1902
by W. Fife & Son of Fairlie, with sails supplied by Ratsey
& Lapthorn, for a Mr H. Marzetti, who registered her
at Cowes.
£250-350
166
167
A 9 CARAT GOLD DRESSING TABLE SET, GOLDSMITHS
& SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD., LONDON, 1918
engine-turned within a foliate border, comprising: a hand
mirror, a hand brush, a hair brush, a clothes brush and a
shoe horn
(5)
£200-300
167
End of Sale
Next Sale May 2010
Closing early April 2010
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e r t he
e t ott al
Barton Ltd. will rescind the sale and return the Bu
or that
amount paid by the Buyer to Matthew Barton Ltt d.. fo
Property, up to a maximum of the Purchase Price.
The guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the re
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auction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is nontrr ansfera
“Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in Matthew Barton Ltd’s
reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceive
over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where
the correct description of such matters is not included in the catalogue
description for the Property.
Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of any
damage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, but
not limited to, recolouring, tooling or repatinating).
Please note that this guarantee does not apply if either:(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally
accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the
sale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was a
conflict of such opinions;
(i) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that the
item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes
not then generally available or accepted, unreasonably
expensive or impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or
loss in value to the Property (in Matthew Barton Ltd’s
reasonable opinion); or
(i) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from its
value had it accorded with its catalogue description.
To claim under this guarantee the Buyer must:(i) notify Matthew Barton Ltd in writing within one (1) month of
receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question the
authenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lot
number, date of the auction at which it was purchased and the
reasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and
(i) return the Property to Matthew Barton Ltd in the same
condition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer good title
in the Property, free from any third party claims arising after the
date of the sale.
Matthew Barton Ltd has discretion to waive any of the above
requirements. Matthew Barton Ltd may require the Buyer to obtain at
the Buyer's cost the reports of two independent and recognised
experts in the relevant field and acceptable to Matthew Barton Ltd
Matthew Barton Ltd shall not be bound by any reports produced by
the Buyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at its
own expense. In the event Matthew Barton Ltd decides to rescind the
sale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonable
costs of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports,
provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in
advance and in writing by Matthew Barton Ltd.
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Absentee Bid Form
Matthew Barton Ltd
(Please print or type)
Sale Title
Silver, Works of Art & Objects of Vertu
Name
Date
25th November 2009
Address
Code: LEO
Please mail, fax, or scan and email to:
Matthew Barton Ltd
25 Blythe Road
London W14 0PD
Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5546
Email: [email protected]
Important
Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the
following Lot(s) up to the hammer price(s)
mentioned opposite. These bids are to be
executed as cheaply as is permitted by other
bids or reserves and in an amount up to but not
exceeding the specified amount. The auctioneer
may open the bidding on any lot by placing a
bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may
further bid on behalf of the seller up to the
amount of the reserve by placing responsive or
consecutive bids for a lot.
I agree to be bound by Matthew Barton Ltd.’s Conditions
of Business. If any bid is successful, I agree to pay a
buyer’s premium on the hammer price at the rate stated
in the front of the catalogue and any VAT, or amounts in
lieu of VAT, which may be due on the buyer’s premium
and the hammer price.
Methods of Payment
Matthew Barton Ltd. welcomes the following methods
of payment, most of which will facilitate immediate
release of your purchases.
Wire Transfer to our Bank
Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank:
HSBC Bank Plc
38 High Street
Dartford
Kent DA1 1DG
Please ensure all bank charges are met so that we
receive the total invoiced amount
Postcode
Telephone/Home
Business
Fax
Vat No.
Email
Signed
Date
Card type (Visa/Mastercard/AMEX/Debit)
Card Number
Cardholder Name
Expiry Date
3 digit security code
Billing Address (if different from above)
Cardholder Signature
If you wish Matthew Barton Ltd. to ship your purchases,
please tick
Lot
Description
IBAN No.: GB53MIDL40190491814001
BIC.: MIDLGB2128K
Sort Code: 40-19-04
Account No.: 91814001
Account Name: Matthew Barton Ltd.
Credit/Debit Card
A 3% surcharge is payable on all credit card transactions;
there is no charge for debit cards. By singing this form
you are authorising payment for this sale.
Sterling Bankers Draft
Drawn on a recognised UK bank.
Sterling Cash or Cheque
Cheques must be drawn on a recognised UK bank. We
require seven days to clear a cheque without a letter of
guarantee from our bank.
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Matthew Barton Ltd
25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7806 5545 Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5546 Email: [email protected]
www.matthewbartonltd.com