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CATALOGUE No. 49 AUTUMN 2011
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Despite the current recession we are delighted to post you our hot off
the press catalogue. Other copies we will hand out to collectors who visit
our stands at fairs, private events and worldwide exhibitions or our shop
in Mason’s Yard.
Meanwhile, Edward B-S has proved to be correct in adopting a cautious attitude but our leading auctioneers in London and the country have
recently held successful sales in many disciplines of the art world where
hammer prices seem completely unpredictable. I love buying at auction
but are there enough fresh goods appearing on their assembly lines?
My daughter Julia and partner Tony want to put more money into antique glass and are building our website, which we hope will go live this
December and will be one of the best on the internet. They hope to keep it
up to date with treasures we consider good value.
If you have silver to sell, we are of course still very keen to assist with
this and to advise on buying at auction and carrying out commission bids,
all at very competitive rates.
Today’s high rents in major cities worldwide are driving many of my
furniture dealer friends and those in the art world to relocate to the country
whilst still attending antiques fairs.
One of this country’s finest museums, The Ashmolean in Oxford, has
just published a limited edition (350 copies) three-volume book by Tim
Schroder, ‘British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum’. Tim has lived a very active life, is on the Court of the Goldsmiths’
Company, was past curator of the Arthur Gilbert Collection, has been a
dealer with his own business and has written many books and articles.
He was encouraged in this project by Timothy Wilson, Keeper of Western
Art at the Ashmolean - the two Tims have incredible knowledge and have
asked our Tim Kent’s advice on the spoon side. We are offering the 18.7lbs
(8.5kg) beautifully illustrated set, each volume measuring 12” (30cm) x
10” (26cm), for £350 & £10 delivery within the UK or at cost for overseas
buyers). Some eighteen years in the making, this pubilcation is an essential
addition to any serious library.
Another exciting project, eight years in the making, is a 17.5 million
pound Goldsmiths’ Company state of the art new development for the
Jewellery, Silversmithing and Allied Trades in Clerkenwell (London) due
to open in early 2012. They will offer workshops, have fully-equipped
training areas, a conference centre and exhibition space.
May I now draw your attention to the catalogue which contains some
wonderful glass and silver collector’s pieces from important private collections, personal friends I have known for half a century and dealers with
whom we occasionally have a half share.
Despite melt having quadrupled over the last few years, our objects
cost very little compared to a rare picture or an important piece of jewellery.
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Our front cover shows a pair of silver and parcel-gilt naturalistic swan
candlesticks which are the only examples we have ever had for sale of
this type. They are in mint condition being made in London in 1827 by
John Bridge, Goldsmith and Jeweller to the King, and bear the signature
‘Rundell Bridge Et Rundell Aurifices Regis Londini’ on their bases. They
stand 6.8” (17.5cm), weigh together 61.5oz (1913gr) and are based on a
design by Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland (1765-1839), an amateur landscape painter and engraver. They were first made by Rundells in 1825-6,
with other versions being produced in silver as well as in gilt bronze. We
are asking £90,000.
Pp. 5 to 8 show a praiseworthy selection of early spoons but of course
as most of our readers will know, we specialize in these and those illustrated are only a small selection of what we have in stock.
A good Irish coffee pot with splendid colour and condition is illustrated on p. 12. The London-made one on p. 13 is an old friend we had in our
possession over thirty years ago and is worthy of any fastidious collector.
All the salvers shown on pp. 14 -16 and 29 are good colour and I like in
particular the shaped square one with incurved corners on p. 16.
A selection of Tony’s 18th century English glass is shown on pp. 20,
21, 22, 23 and 49.
We have devoted eight pages in the catalogue (pp. 30 - 37) to boxes
and vinaigrettes of great interest from private sources in Australia and
America as well as from our own stock. The cut steel box on p. 37 ranks
highly in my estimation.
Our York bowl on p. 44 is an unusual rarity and the two oval trays on p.
45 are truly magnificent. For those who want a scraping of butter on their
bread, please refer to p. 46. For those who want a glass of wine, I love the
bottle holder on p. 49.
The Paul Storr and Hunt & Roskell meat dishes on p. 50 are produced
by the same firm but under different management.
The Assiette on p. 54 is a rarity – a wealthy collector needs this in stock
in case he entertains royalty. The same buyer might like Ekington’s very
unusual parcel gilt salts on the same page while on p. 55 Falize’s two silver gilt vases in early Art Nouveau taste are of dream quality.
The ‘Vatican’ tea and coffee set on p. 60 with its oval slop bowl and
covered milk jug is a fabulous service which could probably be sold for
more if it was split up into groups, but this would be a sin. To serve a large
party please look at the kings pattern canteen on p. 61 – one of a great
many patterns we have in stock.
Finally, the unusual Victorian figural salt in the form of a Vivandière,
seen on the back page, was made in London in 1866 by C F Hancock.
Vivandieres were attached to military regiments as civilians selling wine,
food and sundries to the troops and working in canteens. This fine salt
weighs 30.6oz (954gr), measures 8.25” (21cm) high and we have it priced
£9,750.
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Our fairs programme for the next twelve months includes:
1) The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Seventh
Regiment Armory, Park Avenue, New York (21st – 27th October 2011).
2) Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, London (14th – 20th
November 2011).
3) The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair at the Duke of York Square,
London SW3 (21st – 27th March 2012).
Yet to be confirmed during the Olympic year is our appearance at Petersfield Antiques Fair (Sussex) in February and September, Harrogate Antique and Fine Art Fair (Yorkshire) in May and September/October and Art
Antiques London, held in Kensington Gardens, in June.
For tickets, especially for our overseas customers who may not receive
them for UK events as a matter of course, please email or telephone.
As I sign off on behalf of all the family and the workers at Mason’s
Yard my thoughts are of course of Charmian, whom I think of every
evening as I pass an adorable picture of her on the half landing as I mount
the stairs to bed.
With best wishes and hoping to see you when you are next in St
James’s,
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THREE SPOONS OF GREAT INTEREST
Left: Late medieval Acorn Knop spoon, 5.25” (13.4cm), probably
French c1450/1500, nice patination, crisp condition, £4,250. Centre: Fine
West Country Elizabethan Lion Sejant, 6.75” (17.2cm), crisp gilt finial,
Taunton c1600 by the leading local maker Robert Wade I (d.1622). Given
as a marriage spoon at a slightly later date (pricked GR over EB, 1646),
maker’s mark in bowl and thrice on stem, £4,500. Right: Charles I Hoof
spoon, excellent condition, nice patination, 4” (10.1cm), back of bowl with
the mark of specialist spoonmaker Robert Jygges, c1625/30, engraved on
terminal with monogram IC conjoined below a Baron’s coronet, £3,950.
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FOUR GREAT LONDON ELIZABETHAN SEAL-TOPS
Left to right: 1) Small hexagonal seal, pricked WH, probably for a
child, 6.25” (15.75cm) long, “documentary” marks for 1603 (the year
Elizabeth died and James I succeeded) as shown, maker’s mark for the
leading specialist spoonmaker William Cawdell (d.1625), £3,400 2) Noteworthy for its attractive small hexagonal seal, pricked P.H (probably baptismal), 6.2” (15.75cm), hallmarked for 1600, maker’s mark T above a
crescent, £4,500. 3) A very fine Elizabethan spoon, 6.75” (17.4cm), bold
vase seal, the gilding old if not original, well marked for 1584, mark of
the specialist Nicholas Bartholomew, £6,500. 4) Crisp, beautifully marked
example, 6.8” (17.5cm), photographed to show “documentary” hallmarks
for 1591, very crisp gilt seal, pricked IA over ID for a marriage in 1645,
maker’s mark possibly “A Pike”, the only other spoon by this maker so far
known being Item 349 in Vol. II of the Ashmolean Catalogue, £4,250.
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FINE LONDON JAMES 1/CHARLES 1 APOSTLES
Apostle spoons of quality are very difficult to find today, and the three
depicted here are of top quality and come from a private collection. Left:
St Simon Zelotes with bold emblem a saw (emblem of his martyrdom),
7” (17.75cm) long, St Esprit nimbus, good patination with excellent
marks for 1610, maker’s mark of the leading spoon specialist Daniel Cary,
£8,500. Centre: St Bartholomew with flaying knife, St Esprit nimbus,
7.4” (18.25cm), pricked on back of bowl RH over EC, excellent marks for
1624, maker’s mark a crescent enclosing a mullet, ascribed at this date to
the Lovejoy workshop, £9,250. Right: St John with cup of sorrow. Sold.
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LACEBACKS - LONDON AND PROVINCIAL
All these spoons are in fine condition, true collector’s quality.
Left to right: 1) London 1680, 7.75” (13cm), pricked FH over LD, by
the leading spoon specialist John King, one of four silversmith brothers
from the Wiltshire village of Bremhill, between Chippenham and Calne,
£3,250. 2) A large, heavy Exeter example, pricked IC/RB 1698, struck in
stem die for a smaller spoon, 8.5” (21cm) long, Thomas Salter, mark x
3, £2,900. 3) Of exceptional provenance, from Cornish family Treffry of
Place, 7.4” (18.8cm) long, maker’s mark x 3 WR, probably for William
Rowe of Liskeard, as on communion cup of that town, £3,750. 4) By Samuel Dell of Taunton, close associate of the Dare family, 7.75” (19.5cm),
whose inventory was taken in 1698, pricked WG 1691 MG. Struck in Dare
family dies, marked twice with SD, £2,250.
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MIXED BOWLS AND STRAINERS
Top row (left to right): A George I provincial bleeding-bowl (known
in the USA as a porringer) 6.5” (16.5cm) long over handle, weighing 4.8oz
(150gr), engraved with initials and date 1730 on handle, finely marked for
Exeter 1725, maker’s name of the London-trained Thomas Clarke, £4,750.
A slightly smaller London example, 6.25” (15.5cm) over handle, 3.7oz
(117gr), with good patination (like its Exeter companion) well marked on
rim by Charles Overing, 1699, £4,500. Centre: An excellent embossed
“little dish with two ears”, 4.2” (10.5cm) over handles and 1.6oz (51gr),
well marked for London 1679, made by Thomas Cory, who also made
similar objects at Warminster in Wiltshire, £4,250. Below (left & right):
A lemon strainer with shaped plain handles, 6.5” (17cm) long over handles, weighing 2.5oz (80gr), London 1726, maker probably SW, £2,500.
Another, more ornate with pierced handles, measuring 6.5” (17cm) over
handles, weight 2.5oz (78gr). Very well marked for London 1721, Francis Turner, £2,400. Below (centre): A small, plain taster, measuring 3”
(7.6cm), weight 0.5oz (15gr), London 1692 by PH, £1,250.
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SALVERS AND CASTERS
Top: The larger capstan-footed salver, 8.75” (22.5cm) diameter, 13.5oz
(420gr), finely marked for London 1716, maker probably John Wisdome,
fine original armorials incorporating a cadency badge for a second son in
the Arundell family. £7,500. Left: The smaller salver on capstan foot, 6.5”
(16.5cm) diameter, 8oz (250gr). Engraved with a crest, and also comes
from the workshop of John Wisdome, London 1714, £3,750. Casters
(left to right): 1) & 3) A pair of George II date, 5.5” (14cm) high, 7.3oz
(227gr) the pair, London 1753 by the leading caster specialist Samuel
Wood (Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company and active until aged
90), price £1,800 the pair. 2) Earlier in date (1729), 6” (15.25cm), 4.9oz
(152gr), by the specialist caster maker Thomas Bamford (to whom Samuel
Wood had been apprenticed), £1,400. 4) Fine octagonal caster, of generous size, 8” (20.4cm) high, 11.3oz (351gr), engraved with armorials, wellpierced cover with octagonal finial. Again by a specialist caster-maker,
Charles Adam, it was hallmarked in London 1714 and is priced £6,750.
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DRINKING VESSELS - GUERNSEY & LONDON
Top row (left to right): Guernsey christening cup, beaded handles and
initialled EGL, 5” (13cm) across handles, 2.5” (6.5cm) high, 2.7oz (86gr),
maker IH Crowned, c1770, £2,250. Beaker by the same maker, height 2.5”
(6.5cm), weight 2oz (62gr), charmingly engraved with initials of child and
god-parents, Guernsey c1760, another very attractive piece, £1,500.
Centre row: William and Mary small cider cup, ribbed rim and strap
handle, height 2.25” (5.5cm), 2oz (64gr), attractive patina, engraved on
base TW, poorly struck maker’s mark, London 1691, £3,650. Sturdy
George II tumbler cup, 1.8” (4.75cm), 2oz (64gr), good patina, crest of
arm holding an axe, very good marks (London 1755), maker John Payne,
£1,750.
Bottom row: Half-fluted small Queen Anne porringer, measuring
3.25” (8cm) across handles, weight 0.6oz (18.5gr), London 1703, William
Barnes, £650. Small William III tot cup on collet foot, 1.2” (4cm) high,
weight 0.5oz (16gr), initialled F.W., London 1701, John Goode, £1,250.
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TOP-QUALITY GEORGE II IRISH POT
A really beautiful Irish George II straight-sided coffee pot, standing
8.75” (22.25cm) high to top of cast baluster finial, weight 24.6oz (765gr),
excellent patination, plain spout and turned-wood handle, very clearly
hallmarked for Dublin 1736, maker probably John Williamson of that city,
price for this premier collector’s piece, £17,500.
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“HOB & NOB” WAITERS & A COFFEE POT
The two small George II Chippendale waiters, each with diameter 5.6”
(14.2cm), weighing together 17oz (532gr), were often called “hob and
nob” as two drinkers, sitting on opposite sides of a fire, would have placed
their mugs or beakers on them. Engraved with the arms of Ashton, these
two well patinated waiters, each on three bracket feet, are marked for London 1730, maker Charles Hatfield, and are priced at £6,500 the pair.
The plain straight-sided coffee pot stands 8” (20.2cm) high from base
to top of cast baluster finial and weighs, inclusive of ebony handle, 22.3oz
(694gr). Engraved with original reverse cypher SM in script, it was made
in London in 1736 by the highly esteemed Huguenot silversmith Peter
Archambo. Price £9,500.
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SALVER, TRAYS AND CORK SERVING SPOONS
Top centre: Chippendale salver, 11” (28cm) in diameter, 25.4oz
(792gr), made in London in 1730 by the specialist salver-maker John Tuite
and engraved with the arms of Sheffield or Riddell. Price £5,250.
Top left: George II snuffer tray with mitre-shaped handle, 7.8” (20cm)
long, 6.7oz (210gr) . Dublin 1737, crest of Alcott of Waterford, £5,000.
Three spoon trays (l to r): 1) Irish, rounded rectangular, 7” (17.8cm)
x 3.2” (7.8cm), 3oz (98gr), Dublin 1716 by Peter Kinnersley, £3,250. 2)
Rounded rectangular, 6.25” (15.8cm) x 2.75” (7cm), 2.5oz (77gr), with
deeper bowl, London 1725 by Edward Cornock, £2,100. 3) With unusual
scroll border, 7.2” (18.2cm) x 3.25” (8.5cm), 4.2oz (131gr), well-marked
on its base for London 1735, maker Joseph Sanders, £3,250.
Below: Fine pair of George III Irish provincial serving spoons, c1790,
13” (33cm) long, 7oz (220gr) together, well engraved with cipher A over
TSC, made by John Nicholson of Cork, price for the pair £3,400.
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FOUR SUPERIOR GEORGE II SALVERS
Top: Chippendale border, 10” (25.5cm) diameter, 20.6oz (642gr), on
three bracket feet, engraved with arms of Walker impaling Belmore, good
surface and colour, London 1734 by the salver specialist Robert Abercrombie, price £2,750. Below, left: Featuring attractive shell-and-scroll border,
on three bracket feet, diameter 8.8” (22.5cm), 13.9oz (432gr), well-engraved attractive armorials probably Roydon impaling Kelloway (both of
Devon), London 1739, again by Robert Abercrombie, price £1,650. Upper
right: Bath border salver with band of early rococo engraving, diameter
9.5” (24.2cm), weight 20.7oz (644gr), on three bracket feet, arms of Cope
impaling another, London 1734 by Aymé Vedeau, price £1,950. Bottom,
right: Chippendale border, diameter 9.8” (25.2cm), 23.5oz (730gr), on
three bold scroll feet, attractively engraved arms of Hacket or Halkett impaling Bridgeman, London 1735, by Edward Feline, price £4,750.
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THREE GOOD COLLECTOR’S PIECES
A fine George II square salver with shaped border, 11.25” (28.6cm)
across, 34.1oz (1062gr), on four substantial bracket feet, engraved with
fine armorials (borne by numerous families), London 1731 by the specialist maker John Tuite who came from Ireland to work in London. £6,500.
The George II taperstick typical of its period, stepped octagonal base,
4.5” (11.5cm) high, 3.6oz (113gr), London 1729 by the candlestick specialist James Gould, who came from Kingsbury Episcopi (Somerset) and
“acquired a Handsome Fortune with a Good Character”. £2,500.
Of more recent date, but of excellent quality, this octagonal covered
box measures 4.8” (12.25cm) x 3.3” (8.4cm) and weighs 14.7oz (457gr).
Made in Glasgow in 1857 by MS&B, the rim is struck with the numeral 2,
suggesting that it may have been one of a pair or set. Price £2,400.
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HUNTING THE FOX AND HARE
Left: A fine William IV fox mask snuffbox, 3.3” (8.5cm) long, weight
2.5oz (78gr), realistically tooled surface, with whiskers and beady eyes,
hallmarked for Birmingham 1836, maker’s mark of Joseph Willmore.
Price for this mint condition rarity, £9,000.
Right: An early English engraved glass stirrup cup, c1760-70, inscribed
“Success To The Merry Harriers”. This is the earliest example of the type
that we know. Pontil mark to base, approximately 4.2” (11cm) high, bowl
diameter 3.25” (8.3cm). Sold.
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HEAVY SAUCEBOATS & A LIGHTHOUSE CASTER
A particularly fine pair of gadroon-border George II sauceboats, 9”
(22.9cm) long from handle to lip, weighing together 37.6oz (1171gr), of
excellent patination, engraved with an elephant’s head crest for the family of Potter, from the major London Goldsmith Edward Wakelin, 1750,
£11,500.
A “lighthouse” caster, typical of its period c1700, the plain body standing on a broad gadroon foot, the pierced cover with matching gadroon
band and baluster finial, standing 7” (18cm) high, weight 7oz (220gr),
struck on body and cover with maker’s mark only of Edward Peacock,
c1700, £5,500.
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A GOOD IRISH GROUP
The George II two-handled cup, typical of its period, stands 7”
(17.8cm) high, measures 9.5” (24.2cm) across double-scroll cast handles,
and weighs 29.9oz (932gr). Engraved with original arms of Lumley, it was
made c1751 by Matthias Browne of Dublin and is priced at £5,500.
The solidly-made bowl, of slightly later date, stands 3.5” (8.8cm) high
and measures 6.8” (17.6cm) in diameter, weight 17.4oz (544gr). Engraved
with interlaced cipher EMS, it is fully hallmarked under base for Dublin
1781, maker Matthew West. Price for this fine piece, £8,750.
Below, the very unusual George II soup-ladle, with fluted bowl and
cast eagle’s head terminal, measures 14.5” (38.6cm) in length and weighs
7.5oz (235gr). Made in Dublin in 1759 by Alexander Richards, £7,900.
The early George II basting spoon is a fine example (we have not seen
many earlier examples) with bold ridged terminal and rat-tail bowl. It
measures 14” (35.6gr) long and weighs 6oz (187gr). Marked for Dublin
1728, it bears the maker’s mark of David King. Price £3,500.
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ENGLISH GLASS BALUSTERS
From left to right:
1) A fine English heavy baluster goblet, c1700-1720, with graduated
double ball knop stem, a tapered conical bowl and applied folded foot.
7.2” (18cm) tall, £2,850.
2) An English baluster cordial, c1730, the everted bowl over a swelled
knop stem with an inclusion, resting on a basal knop, the foot plain. 6.75”
(17cm) tall, £1,950.
3) An early English heavy baluster goblet, c1700-10, the large conical
bowl with deep, solid bottom, on an inverted baluster stem with an inclusion, the applied foot with folded rim. 6.75” (17cm) tall, £4,800.
4) An English heavy baluster wine, c1700-20, the conical bowl over
a ball knop, a plain section then over a basal knop on folded foot. 5.5”
(14cm), £1,950.
5) A scarce English pedestal stem wine, c1714-20, the conical bowl
with deep bottom, over a star prunted, 4-sided pedestal stem on folded
foot. 6.5” (16.5cm) tall, £1,950.
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ENGLISH CORDIAL GLASSES
From left to right:
1) A rare English SSOT double knop cordial, c1755-65, the small bowl
over a single series opaque twist stem with two graduated knops, one at the
shoulder, all above a conical foot. Height 7” (7.75cm), price £1,850.
2) An English DSAT cordial, c1750, with a fine double series air twist
stem on a conical foot. Height 6.25” (16cm), price £1,250.
3) An early English or Irish cordial, c1730-40, the tapered bowl over
a plain stem with tear, all on a “Bishop’s Cap” base. Height 7” (7.75cm),
price £1,850.
4) A scarce early English or Irish cordial, c1730-35, the ogival bowl
over a long, plain stem; resting on a domed and folded foot. Height 7.25”,
price £1,400.
5) A petite English DSOT cordial, c1760-65, with a small hammered
bowl over a double series opaque twist stem on conical foot. Height 6.5”
(16.5cm), price £1,500.
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THREE FINE ENGLISH COLOUR-TWISTS
Left: An English colour-twist wine, c1770, the trumpet bowl over a
blue, green and white opaque stem on conical base. 6.75” (17cm) tall,
£5,800.
Centre: An English colour-twist wine, c1760-70, the cogwheel moulded bowl over a fine blue and white stem, on conical foot. 5.6” (14.3cm)
tall, £4,800.
Right: A bold English colour-twist wine, c1760-70, the trumpet bowl
over a rubber red, green and white stem on conical foot. 6.3” (16cm) tall,
£5,800.
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ENGLISH ENGRAVED LABEL DECANTERS
Left: MADEIRA, c1770-75. Height approximately 9.25” (23.5cm) excluding stopper, price £1,400.
Centre: BEER, c1760-65. Height approximately 10.5” (27cm) excluding stopper, price £2,800.
Right: PORT, c1760-65. Height approximately 9.5” (24cm) excluding
stopper, price £1,450.
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CANDLESTICKS OF ROCOCO SPLENDOUR
A very heavy set of four, cast in high rococo style, they have survived in very crisp condition. Each stands 10” (25.4cm) high from bases
to sconces. They weigh together 135oz (4198gr) and are hallmarked for
London 1745/6, with maker’s mark of the leading candlestick maker John
Cafe, who came from the Somerset village of Blackford, home also of
Mary Dampier who married James Gould, to whom Cafe was apprenticed.
The nozzles, though unmarked, appear to be original. Price for this massive set, £24,000.
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ROYAL AND NOBLE GADROONING
The two generous-sized second course dishes have a diameter of 12.75”
(32.5cm) and weigh together 84oz (2613gr). Engraved with crowned garter badge and GR for King George II, they would have been official plate
and bear the mark of Mordecai Fox, subordinate Royal Goldsmith, and are
hallmarked for London 1759. Price for the pair, £11,000.
The set of 4 sauce tureens likewise display gadroon borders, measure
7.5” (19.2cm) over the handles, weigh together 63.9oz (1989gr), and are
engraved with a crest below an Earl’s Coronet (Earls of Abingdon and
Lindsey). Hallmarked for London 1767, they bear the maker’s mark of
Sebastian and James Crespell, who were manufacturers for the major retailers Parker and Wakelin. Price for the four, £14,500.
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FLUTED IRISH BOWLS AND SAUCEBOATS
The left-hand bowl, with punch-bead decoration to rim and body, on
three bracket feet, stands 2.85” (7.25cm) high, diameter 5.4” (13.7cm),
weighs 6.4oz (200gr) and was made in Dublin c1775, maker’s mark of
Matthew West, price £2,100.
The right-hand bowl, with plain rim, fluting and three bracket feet,
stands 2.85” (7.25cm) high, diameter 5” (12.7cm), weight 6.7oz (207gr),
engraved with D’Arcy crest and initials I.D, Dublin c1775, maker Charles
Townsend, price £1,850.
The pair of sauceboats, with very similar punched decoration, measure
7.9” (20cm) from handle to spout and weigh together 19oz (590gr), are in
excellent condition, engraved with a crest and very well marked for Dublin c1770, maker probably John Williamson, price for the pair £6,500.
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BEAD-EDGE IS THE THEME
The heavy George III jug, 12” (30.5cm) high, 31.2oz (970gr), features
bold beading and original armorials of Browne of Cumberland impaling
Biron of Lancashire. London 1773 by Smith and Sharp, price £5,500.
The collet-foot sauceboat, 8.75” (22.5cm) handle to spout, weighs a
solid 18oz (561gr), has a cast-scroll handle, bold beaded borders and bears
the arms of the Hope family, London 177, John Denziloe, price £6,000.
The upper and lower swing-handled baskets are a pair, made in London in 1783 by Charles Chesterman. The upper measures 6.25” (15.8cm)
x 4” (10cm), the lower 4.8” (12.5cm) and together (without blue glass liners) they weigh 10.6oz (331gr). Price £3,750 for the pair.
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CANDLESTICKS AND COASTERS
A pair of early George III rococo candlesticks, 10.6” (27cm) high from
base to nozzles, weight 46.4oz (1445gr) the pair, hallmarked for London
1767,typical of John Carter’s workshop or suppliers. SOLD.
The elegant pair of pierced coasters, with undulating gadroon rims,
measure 4.6” (11.5cm) in diameter and have turned-wood bases. Hallmarked for London 1769 and 1773, they come from the specialist workshop of Thomas Nash, noted for his fine coasters. Price £3,500 the pair.
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A VERY FINE SALVER
Measuring 15.75” (40cm) in diameter and weighing 83.6oz (2600gr)
with pierced and beaded gallery border featuring oval plaques derived
from the contemporary cameos of James Tassie, this mint condition salver
is hallmarked for London 1780, and it should be noted that the separatelymade cast border is also (as is desirable) hallmarked on its underside. The
central armorial engraving is original and has been identified as for a member of the Reade family impaling another. Made by the leading specialist
salver-maker of the period, Crouch and Hannam, it is priced at £6,250.
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VINAIGRETTES - FINELY ENGRAVED SCENES
Top row (l to r): Gilt book with harbour scene, 1.4” (3.4cm), London
1859, Rawlings and Summers, £3,500. Shaped rectangular, Crystal Palace, arabesque base, Birmingham 1850, Nathaniel Mills, £2,000. Book,
with Wells Cathedral west front, arabesques on back, Birmingham 1846,
Taylor and Perry, £2,800.
Second row: Shaped oval, coastal scene, waterbird, rabbit, Birmingham 1846, Yapp and Woodward, £1,950. Coastal scene (? on loch), shaped
rectangle, Birmingham 1846, Yapp and Woodward, £1,950. Warwick Castle, shaped rectangular, Birmingham 1848, Edward Smith, £3,200.
Third row: Osborne - Cubitt’s design, not carried out. Royal Yacht
“Victoria & Albert” in foreground, Birmingham 1847, Nathaniel Mills,
£2,950. Shaped rectangle, harbour scene, Birmingham 1846, Edward
Smith, £2,950. Harbour scene, shaped rectangular, Birmingham 1846,
Nathaniel Mills, £1,950.
Bottom: Estuary scene, shaped rectangle, Birmingham 1846, Edward
Smith, £1,850. Coastal scene, with ship and church, shaped rectangle, Birmingham 1846, Nathaniel Mills, £1,800.
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TOP-QUALITY VINAIGRETTE SELECTION
Top row (l to r): “Book” type, engine-turned, initialled JEA, Birmingham 1836, Taylor and Perry, £1,200. Octagonal, gilt, engraved decoration,
Birmingham 1801, Thomas Willmore, £1,600. Purse shape, trefoil decoration, Birmingham c1813, Lawrence & Co, £1,500. Second row: Rounded
rectangular, gilt with gadroon border, London 1828, Charles Rawlings,
£1,250. Octagonal, engraved scene depicting Flora, London 1802, Phipps
and Robinson, £2,800. Bombé shape, bright-cut, Birmingham 1819, Joseph
Willmore, £2,400. Third row: Rectangular, gilt, cast and applied decoration, Birmingham 1829, Ledsam, Vale and Wheeler, £2,000. Rectangular, cast floral thumbpiece, Birmingham 1818, Joseph Willmore, £2,200.
Foxhunter’s box, featuring fox and “TALIO”, Birmingham 1821, Samuel
Pemberton, £3,500. Bottom row: Rectangular with cast rose-branch, Birmingham 1820, Thomas Newbold, £2,250. Classic Nelson memorial box,
London 1805 by Matthew Linwood, grille depicting H.M.S. “Victory” and
“TRAFALGAR OCT 21 1805”, £4,500.
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SEVEN CRISP CASTLETOP VINAIGRETTES
Top row (l to r): Probably Holyrood House (rare view), engine turning, Birmingham 1833, Taylor and Perry, £2,600. Abbotsford (home of Sir
Walter Scott, engine turning, Birmingham 1843, Nathaniel Mills, £2,400.
Second row: A pair by Gervase Wheeler, Birmingham 1840. On the left,
Abbotsford (another view), ornate grille. To the right, Windsor Castle, engraved base, £6,000 the pair. Third row: Abbotsford, ornate grille, Birmingham 1835, Taylor and Perry, £2,800. St Paul’s Cathedral, very high
relief, Birmingham 1842, Nathaniel Mills, £7,000. Bottom: Fine gilt York
Minster, engine-turned base, Birmingham 1843, Nathaniel Mills, £7,250.
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VINAIGRETTES - MAINLY ELEGANT AGATE
Top row (left to right): Agate within gadroon border, 1.8” (4.5cm) x
1.2” (3cm), bold floral grille, c1850, £2,500. Agate panels, shaped rectangular, c1835, 1.75” (4.5cm) x 1.25” (3.2cm), £3,500. Bombé shape, grey
striped agate lid, cypher on base, 1.4” (3.5cm) high, c1730, £675. Second row: Brown striped agate, engine-turned body, 1.8” (4.5cm) x 1.25”
(3.2cm), London 1812, Phipps, Robinson & Phipps, £2,500. Dark agate,
gadroon borders, 2” (5cm) x 1.3” (3.5cm), floral grille, Birmingham 1835,
J Tongue, £2,750. Bold striped agate, 1.5” (3.6cm) x 1” (2.75cm), cast
gilt body, musical grille, Birmingham 1809, Matthew Linwood, £3,000.
Third row: Left and right, pair of plain agate with row of turquoises, gilt
decorated surface, 1.6” (4.3cm) x 1.2” (2.75cm), London 1869 by Jane
Brownett, also stamped ASPREY 166 BOND STREET, £4,950. Centre,
oval panelled agate, 1.75” (4.6cm) x 1.3” (3.4cm), c1860, stamped RETTIE and SONS, ABERDEEN, £3,950. Bottom row: Rounded rectangular,
c1810, clear quartz, 2.4” (6.8cm) x 0.8” (2cm), £2,600. Plain quartz cover,
c1830, gilt body, pierced grille, 1.6” (4cm) x 1.25” (3cm), £3,200.
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VINAIGRETTES - FLEXIBLE FISH AND FRIENDS
Top row, left to right: Bloodstone and gold with seal (squirrel crest)
1.5” (3.75cm) high, unmarked c1820, £5,000. “Lion’s head” silver gilt,
1.5” (3.75cm) long, Sampson Mordan c1860, £9,000. “Ball”, spirally fluted filigree grille, 1” (2.25cm) tall, Birmingham 1805, maker indistinct,
£1,750.
Second row: “Walnut”, realistically tooled with suspensory ring,
1.5” (3.75cm) long, Sampson Mordan c1870, £2,950. “Conch-shell” or
“Whelk”, 3” (7.5cm) Sampson Mordan c1865, £4,500. “Scent flask”,
swallows in aesthetic taste, basket-weave base, 2.25” (5.5cm) high, Birmingham 1881, incuse maker’s mark L and S, £3,200.
Three “fish” vinaigrettes (top to bottom): 1) 3.5” (8.5cm) long, Birmingham 1817, Lea and Co, £2,950. 2) 3” (8cm) long, Birmingham 1818,
L and Co, £2,500. 3) 3.25” (8.25cm) long, Birmingham 1817, L and Co,
£2,500
Bottom right: Embossed “Cornucopia”, 1.5” (3.75cm) high, Birmingham c1828, John Bettridge, £3,950.
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A PIG WITH ATTRACTIVE SMALL BOXES
Centre: The amusing “pig” cigarette case was imported to London in
1905 and may have been a Royal presentation to an officer of the Royal
Engineers named Thompson. 4” (10.2cm) x 3” (7.6cm): price £4,000.
Boxes, clockwise from 12 o’clock: (a) Cylindrical scent flask, 2” (5.1cm)
tall, Kate Greenaway decoration, London 1882 by specialist smallworker Sampson Mordan, priced £475. (b) Book vinaigrette, 1.6” (4cm) x 1”
(2.5cm), nicely engraved with arabesques, Birmingham 1840, Taylor and
Perry, £1,100. (c) Nutmeg grater, bright-cut vase, 2.75” (7cm) tall, London
1789, William Key, price for this fine rarity, £6,500. (d) Octagonal engineturned vinaigrette, 1.25” (3.2cm) x 0.8” (2.2cm) 18 carat gold, London
1802 by specialist goldworker Giles Loyer, £3,500. (e) Pretty vinaigrette
in the form of a basket of flowers, 1” (2.5cm) x 0.76” (2cm), Birmingham
1820, John Shaw, price £3,500. (f) 18 Carat gold vinaigrette, shaped rectangle with arabesque decoration, 1.2” (3cm) x 0.75” (2cm), Birmingham
1853 by Edward Smith, price £1,800. (g) Vinaigrette, basket-weave decoration, 1.6” (4cm) x 1.2” (3cm), Birmingham 1829, Thomas Shaw, £600.
(h) Vinaigrette, bold cast borders, 1.6” (4cm) x 1.2” (3cm), Birmingham
1829, Joseph Bettridge, price £800. (i) Attractive bright-cut scent flask,
1.8” (4.7cm) tall, Birmingham 1793, Samuel Pemberton, price £625.
Below the pig: Oval nutmeg grater, bright-cut, 1.75” (4.5cm) x 1.2”
(3cm), London 1790, maker’s mark of Hester Bateman, price £4,250.
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A QUALITY QUARTET
Top: Contained in a later Aspreys case, the left-hand item is a vinaigrette of square fluted shape, gilt, measuring 1.3” (3.5cm) square, while its
companion is an almanac containing useful information, both pieces fully
hallmarked for London 1836, makers Rawlings and Summers. P.O.A.
Below left: A very nice Victorian glass and gilt scent flask incorporating a vinaigrette, 3.5” (8.75cm) long, with an inscription recording the
landing of the “Chien Sheng” on 11th May 1875, in original case, London
1873 by the specialist maker Sampson Mordan, 1873. The “Chien Sheng”
was one of two Rendel flatiron gunboats built in Birkenhead at Laird’s
yard for China’s Fujian Fleet which was almost annihilated on 23 August
1884 by Admiral Amedee Courbet’s Far East Squadron at the Battle of
Fuzhou, the opening engagement of the Sino French War, price £2,750.
Below right: Fine Butterfield pocket compass, c1700, 2.25” (5.8cm),
engraved geographical information and “Butterfield de Paris”, £4,250.
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BOXES AND NUTMEG GRATERS
Top row (l to r): Large “kitchen” nutmeg grater, 4.25” (10.5cm) from
base to handle, London 1809 by John Reily, £2,500. Very fine and large William IV table snuffbox, heavy cast border, 4.25” (10.5cm) x 3” (7.75cm),
10oz (310gr), inscribed details of criminal case of 1836 on base, London
1836 by Thomas Edwards, £3,400. Smaller “kitchen” nutmeg, with cast
cresting to handle, 4.25’ (10.5cm) high to top of cresting, London 1825
by John Reily, £2,400. Centre: Fine oval George III silver-gilt snuffbox,
3” (7.6cm) x 2.5” (6.4cm), 2.7oz (85gr), the cover plaque depicting Bacchus and Ariadne, London 1791, Peter and Ann Bateman, £3,500. Below:
Ribbed rectangular nutmeg grater, 2.2” (5.4cm) x 1.25” (3.2cm), made
in London in 1833 by Rawlings and Summers, £2,250. Another grater,
very similar but with thumbpiece, slightly smaller, also by Rawlings and
Summers, 1844, £2,400. Bottom: interesting oval box, 3” (7.75cm) x 2.2”
(5.4cm), featuring 17th century cast metal plaques, mounted c1820 with
gilt interior and floral band of that period, maker of mounts IR, £4,500.
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BEADED ADAM ELEGANCE FOR LIGHTING
Mint condition, fine fluting and beading, 10.75” (27.5cm) high, Sheffield 1781 by John Parsons and Co, specialist candlestick manufacturers.
Clearly marked on rims and nozzles, loaded, above average. £7,500.
The bead-edge pair of snuffer-trays of very unusual shape, 8” (20.4cm)
x 2.5” (6.5cm) across their waists. 5.8oz (180gr) the pair, demi-lion passant
crest, London 1781 by the leading silversmith William Plummer. £2,250.
The early beaded George III wax-jack, 5.5” (14cm) from base to finial,
was made in London in 1769 by Langford and Sebille. Price £3,500.
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ELEGANT ADAM SILVER
Top: The well-engraved octagonal jug (for hot-water, coffee or chocolate) with ball finial and turned-wood handle, stands 12.25” (32cm) high
to top of handle and weighs 23oz (715gr). It came from the important London workshop of Henry Chawner in 1791 and is priced at £2,750.
The right-hand jug, of similar octagonal type but with urn finial, stands
12.8” (34cm) to top of handle and weighs 27.4oz (852g). It bears elegant original armorials and was made in London in 1793 by the esteemed
Adam-period silversmith John Denziloe. Price £3,500.
Of the two milk jugs from the same period, that on the left, 5” (12.75cm)
high to top of handle, 6.3oz (196gr), was made by Henry Chawner in 1794
and is engraved with initials within an oval cartouche. Price £1,200.
The right-hand milk-jug, of similar style and again by Henry Chawner,
has an octagonal shaped cartouche containing initials PMS below name R.
Cooke. Hallmarked for London 1792 and priced at £1,050.
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MAGNIFICENT IRISH ENGRAVING
One of the finest examples of George III Dublin bright-cut engraving we have ever seen, this thread-edge presentation tray measures 16.75”
(42.5cm) x 12.4” (31.5cm), stands on four paw feet and weighs an impressive 51.9oz (1614gr). Made by Gustavus Byrne in 1796 and hallmarked
for that Dublin year. Price for this exceptional piece, £8,500.
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FINE PLAIN COLLECTOR’S SILVER
Left, top to bottom: Oval thread-edge salver, 10.2” (25.7cm) x 7.75”
(19.7cm), 16.5oz (513gr), engraved with original armorials, made in London in 1789 by that master of elegant workmanship John Scofield, price
£1,750. Oval thread-edge teapot stand, 6.8” (17.5cm) x 5.2” (13cm), weight
5.5oz (171gr), beautifully engraved with a putto holding original arms of
Lovelace or Nicholls, London 1789 by Hannam and Crouch, price £1,100.
Another teapot stand with fine bright-cut decoration, 6.4” (16.2cm) x 5”
(12.6cm), weight 4.7oz (147gr), maker’s mark I.H, London 1784, £525.
Right: A very good George III drum teapot 4.25” (10.75cm) high,
weight 16.8oz (524gr), engraved on cover GREEN for Green Tea, original
crest on body, equipped with strainer for spout, London 1775, maker’s
mark of Richard Gardner, price £4,500.
Below the teapot, a very pleasing plain bowl from the end of George
III’s reign, diameter 6.5” (16.5cm), weight 10.7oz (332gr), engraved with
arms of Beresford below a Baron’s coronet, maker Samuel Whitford, London 1820, price £3,000.
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A GOOD MIXED BAG
Top (left to right): An early George III caddy (or “tea tub” as it was
known), 3.75” (9.6cm) high, tea-plant finial, engraved with Chinese motifs
within Greek key-pattern borders, weight 13.7oz (426gr), maker’s mark of
William Vincent 1771, who may well have supplied it to Parker and Wakelin of Panton Street (Haymarket), price £11,000. A saucepan of generous
size and early Victorian date, the bowl stands 4” (10.2cm) high, diameter 6.2” (15.5cm), weight including cover and detachable handle 28.2oz
(877gr). Arms of Astell, marked for London 1842, J & G Angell, price
£3,850. Middle: Set of 4 George IV salts on collet feet, each 2” (5cm)
high, weight together 19oz (587gr), London 1821, William Elliott, £5,000.
A George III Wax Jack, 6.5” (16.5cm), of elegant design, hallmarked
London 1791, maker Henry Chawner, £3,500. Below: A fine George III
wine funnel, thread-edge and fluted spout, shell clip, 6.5” (16.5cm) long,
the body engraved with dolphin crest, weight 6oz (188gr), London 1800,
maker William Allen, £1,500.
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TWO EXCELLENT PLAIN BOWLS
Top: The earlier of the two, by James Young, 1779, 4.5” (11.5cm) high,
7.3” (18.5cm) in diameter at beaded rim, weight 17oz (528gr), engraved
with script initials MRS, very nice patination, £6,750.
Bottom: The later (1803) example, 7.2” (18.2cm) diameter at beaded
rim, 4.2” (10.5cm) diameter, weight 20.7oz (643gr) engraved with crest
(crane holding ring) surmounted by a Baron’s coronet, from the wellknown workshop of John Emes, £6,500.
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YORK BOWL
This unusual plain bowl has a great colour and its very plain design
would fit well in even the most contemporary setting. However, it dates
back over two centuries being made in York in 1783 by that city’s most
important silversmiths of the period, John Hampston and John Prince. The
border is engraved with the crest of a knight on horseback in full armour.
It measures 2.4” (6.4cm) high, 10.25” (26cm) across and weighs 18oz
(559gr). We have it priced £9,500.
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FINE AND UNUSAL GEORGE III TRAY
Very unusual leaf and bud border and handles, on four bracket feet,
27” (68.6cm) over handles x 17.75” (47.6cm) and a heavy 148oz (4602gr).
Engraved with a dedicatory inscription, it was made in London in 1792 by
Daniel Pontifex and William Fountain. Price £14,000.
A TRAY OF DUCAL SIZE
This very large George III tray measures 31” (78.8cm) over handles x
20.5” (52.2cm), weighs a mighty 180.5oz (5620gr) and was made in London in 1810 by John Mewburn. Engraved with the arms of the 3rd Duke of
Montrose (1755-1836), price £14,000.
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WITH BUTTER IN MIND
Top: A substantial covered dish with stand and liner with accommodation for iced water to keep the butter cool. Diameter of stand 7.25”
(18.4cm), height of container to top of handle 4.5” (11.5cm), overall weight
26.5oz (824gr), maker Robert Makepeace, London 1796, price £2,950.
Below: Another dish and stand, the latter with diameter of 7” (17.8cm),
the dish 3.5” (12.8cm) high to top of milk-cow finial, weight (excluding
blue glass liner), 16.6oz (516gr) London 1848, Reily and Storer, £2,200.
Right: Pair late George III shell dishes, 5.25” (13.5cm) wide, 8.2oz
(254gr) the pair, London 1819 by Emes and Barnard, £2,400 the pair.
Below, implements for butter service: 1) Knife, 7.8” (20cm), weight
1.8oz (55gr), engraved with cow at milk, London 1845, Charles Boyton,
£225. 2) Spade with green-stained handle, 6.8” (17.25cm) London 1786,
Aldridge and Green, £685. 3) Knife, ropework decoration, 7.8” (20cm)
long, weight 1.9oz (60gr), London 1865, George Adams, £250. 4) Scoop,
6” (15.25cm), weight 1oz (34gr), London 1796, P & A Bateman, £1,100.
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GADROON AND BRIGHT-CUT QUALITY
Top: George III salver, bold gadroon border on four matching feet, 9.7”
(24.25cm) x 7.6” (19.2cm), 16oz (498gr), demi-lion crest, London 1812,
William Bennett, £1,300. Below: Pair of Irish goblets, bright-cut decoration, stag’s head crest, Dublin 1776/8, possibly W Homer, beading to feet,
6.2” (15.7cm) high, weight 12.5oz (388gr) the pair, £3,250. Beside them:
Pair George III gadrooned wine coasters, 5.6” (14.2cm) diameter, central
bosses with griffin’s head crest, London 1801, R & D Hennell, £3,000. Below, left: Strongly-made George IV half-fluted wine-funnel with gadroon
border, detachable base, 5.5” (14cm) long, weight 7.1oz (220gr), London
1824, Robert Garrard, £2,000. Finally: Boldly-gadrooned single coaster,
6.75” (17cm) diameter, London 1822 by Emes and Barnard, £975.
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MAINLY MUSTARDS
Top, l to r: 1) Early Victorian, boldly pierced, 3” (8.9cm) high, 4.3oz
(135gr) without blue glass liner, crest and motto “SEMPER FIDELIS”
London 1845, William Hunter, £750. 2) Fine George III oval bead-edge,
4” (10.2cm) long from handle, 3.2oz (100gr) without blue glass liner, plain
body, London 1785, an elegant piece by Hester Bateman, £1,800.
Below, l to r: 1) Barrel shape, beaded handle, plain body with ribbing,
3.5” (10.5cm) high, 5.3oz (164gr) without blue glass liner, London 1865,
by that excellent maker George Fox, £875. 2) Between the mustards, an
amusing combined salt and pepper, 3.25” (8cm) high, weight 2.7oz (83gr),
London 1881, makers Barnards, price £495. 3) Another by George Fox,
with simpler piercing and beaded borders, 3” (7.6cm) without blue glass
liner 2.9oz (90gr), griffin crest, hallmarked London 1871, £675.
Bottom: Unusual novelty Association football formed pepper pot, 1.8”
(4.6cm) in diameter, Sheffield 1923, Henry Wilkinson, £1,200.
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GLASS AND SILVER FOR YOUR DRINK
The pair of William IV trellis-pattern coasters with vine-leaf and grape
borders and silver bases measure 7” (17.8cm) in diameter, are fully marked
on rims and bases for Glasgow 1834, maker Robert Gray and Son (sometimes called “The Paul Storr of Scotland”). Price for the pair, £6,500.
The two rare, heavy English “Bristol Blue” decanters are from the early
period of English coloured glass. Left, a sugarloaf decanter c1770-75, 9.4”
(24cm) high excluding original stopper, price £1,100. Right: a shoulder
decanter c1760-70, 9.5” high excluding original stopper, £1,450.
The bottle holder of similar design to the coasters, 12.5” (31.8cm) long,
weighs 17.5oz (546gr) and was made in London in 1852 by the prestigious
makers C.T and G. Fox. It can hold your claret bottle for £3,750.
The leaf wine-labels for SHERRY and MADEIRA are from a set of
four, the others being for CLARET and PORT, makers C Reily & G Storer,
London 1840/43, price for the four £550.
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DISHES OF MAGNIFICENCE
The top dish, of monumental size and weight with vine-leaf and grapecluster border, 22” (55.9cm) x 16.5” (41.9cm), a mighty 115.4oz (3590gr),
hallmarked London 1809 from the famous workshop of Paul Storr and
bearing the arms of the Earl of Lonsdale. Price £11,000.
The smaller pair, featuring bold shell-and-leaf borders, were made in
London in 1861 by J S Hunt, are also stamped “HUNT AND ROSKELL,
LATE STORR AND MORTIMER”, measure 17.25” (43.8cm) x 13.5”
(34.2cm) and weigh together 111.5oz (3467gr). Price £7,250 for the pair.
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FOUR SOLID SOUP-LADLES
From left to right: 1) “Hourglass” pattern, 13.5” (34.25cm) long,
weight 9.4oz (294gr), London 1818 by Paul Storr, £1,950.
2) “Old English” pattern, with crisp bright-cut decoration, 12.8”
(32.7cm) long, weight 4.9oz (153gr), London 1779, maker’s mark JS with
mullet between, £650.
3) Paul Storr again, with heavy cast “Quilted” pattern handle, 12”
(30.5cm) long, weight 7.4oz (231gr), London 1834 (late in Storr’s career),
£2,500.
4) Heavy cast floral terminal, 14.5” (37cm) long, impressive weight
10.4oz (323gr), of George II date (London 1748), maker’s mark of Philip
Roker II, £4,000.
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EXTRAORDINARY ENAMEL
We have never seen an aesthetic covered bowl quite like this one. The
top and bottom are made up of two enamel tea bowls designed for the
Turkish market and probably produced in Paris or Vienna; the silver-gilt
“bamboo” frame, legs and aesthetically engraved top panel with chrysanthemum finial are hallmarked for London 1878, maker William Frederick
Williams & Co with London retailer’s stamp Payne & Son, Lowndes St.
Height to top of finial 5.5” (14cm), bowl diameter 3.75” (9.8cm), £7,250.
The flask is a mystery - its fitted case bears the initials D.M.H. which
corresponds with the signal flags on the reverse of the flask (inset photograph). The 20-Rater “Niagara” was built by the most famous American
yacht designer of the period Nathanael Herreshoff in Bristol, Rhode Island
in 1895. Shipped to England, she became the most celebrated boat of the
1895 racing season, winning 29 and coming 2nd in 9 prize races. This
flask, 6” (15cm) x 3.75” (9.75cm) was made in Birmingham the following
year by Deakin and Francis and obviously commissioned to commemorate
its owner’s connection with the famous yacht. But who? Clearly not Niagara’s owner Howard Gould or skipper John Barr. Price £7,500.
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BIG IS BEAUTIFUL
The inkstand above was made by Robert Garrard II whose firm was
appointed Goldsmith & Jeweller to the King in 1830 and Crown Jewellers in 1843. This imposing piece, 14.5” (37cm) long and weighing 68oz
(2119gr) is engraved with the monogram ADC and is priced £6,500.
The plain Britannia Standard salver is a great condition object which
bears the arms of Davies Davenport and his wife Catherine (née Sneyd). It
was made in 1828 by Barack Mewburn, measures 20.25” (51.5cm) diameter and weighs 122oz (3790gr). Its price is £10,000.
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GILT DISHES AND OUTSTANDING SALTS
The top dish with bold central rose and floral panels measures 9.3”
(23.7cm), weighing 18.8oz (584gr) and is in fine unworn state. It was
made by Robert Garrard I in London in 1809, and this well-made and attractive piece of George III gilt is priced at £4,500.
Below, an unusual Victorian novelty dish for holding napkins, diameter 10.5” (26.6cm), weight 42oz (1309gr) incorporating a pair of simulated
linen napkins. Marked on base and napkin for London 1854, made by Elkingtons of Birmingham. An extravaganza of considerate rarity, £5,800.
The pair of highly decorative parcel-gilt salts, also by Elkingtons, feature bowls supported by pairs of Bacchic fauns, are 6.3” (16.2cm) wide at
base, 4” (10.2cm) high and weigh together 29.6oz (920gr). Hallmarked for
Birmingham 1878, they are of real artistic merit with a Registered Design
number and command a price of £10,000.
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FABULOUS FALIZE VASES
Magnificent French silver-gilt Art Nouveau vases with applied chased
floral motifs, they stand 18.5” (47cm) tall and weigh together 310oz
(9641gr). They were made in Paris c1890 by Lucien Falize, whose signature appears on one of the vases, while the liners bear French control
marks of the period. A similar pair (with different decoration) are in the
Swedish Royal Collection and are illustrated in “Falize: A Dynasty of Jewelers” by Katherine Purcell. For this highly decorative pair of considerable
importance we are asking £85,000.
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MISCELLANY OF MERIT
Top: Victorian biscuit-barrel with frosted-glass body, labelled BISCUITS, 6.5” (16.5cm) high, Sheffield 1873, Martin, Hall & Co., £1,750.
Below: Very unusual early Victorian toast rack, 6.25” (15.8cm) x 4”
(10.2cm), 11.9oz (370gr), London 1838 by Charles Fox, £750
Centre: For the writing table, a combined taper-stick and bell standing
6” (15cm) high, weight 6.3oz (197gr), hallmarked London 1848, maker
Barnards, price £2,100.
Bottom, right: Fine quality reproduction jug, baluster body and double-scroll handle, 5.3” (13cm) high, weight 12oz (387gr), London 1979,
Wakeley and Wheeler, £600.
Bottom, left: Victorian quaich of “Tyg” type, 9oz (279gr), diameter of
bowl 4.3” (11cm), Edinburgh 1890, Hamilton and Inches, £1,500.
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DUCK FLOTILLA AND INTRIGUING LADLE
The set of four ducks measure 4” (10.25cm) from beak to tail, are accompanied by 4 salt spoons of “bullrush” design, each 3” (7.6cm) long,
the whole set weighing 9.6oz (298gr). Among the most unusual salts ever
made, they date from 1873 and were made in London by D and C Houle,
price £9,500.
The standing duck to the right has a pull-off head with internal grille
for dispensing pepper. A Continental import of London 1892, it was imported by Joseph Morpurgo, stands 3.5” (9cm) to the top of its head and
can quack about for £1,850.
The ladle of “water-lily” design, the gilt bowl 3.75” (9.5cm) wide, incorporates appropriately a watchful frog. With long curved turned-wood
handle, it was made in London in 1827 and bears the mark of John Bridge.
Price £4,750.
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CHINOISERIE REVIVAL TEA AND COFFEE SET
The finials of the two pots and all the handles are surmounted by Chinese figures. Among the floral and scroll decoration each piece also has
four vignettes of Chinese rural life. Made in London in 1825/7 by Jonathan
Hayne. It is engraved with the crest of two arms embowed vested holding
a garb, weighs 92.4oz (2875gr) and is priced £6,500.
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A DECORATIVE EARLY VICTORIAN SET
All by John Figg and of heavy quality, the coffee jug (1839) stands
8.5” (21.6cm) high, of the other pieces the teapot measures 10.5” (26.6cm)
from spout to crabstock handle, the sugar bowl 8” (20.2cm) across handles, the jug 6.75” (15cm) in diameter. Total weight for the set, 70.8oz
(2203gr) excluding stand. This decorative group is priced £5,500.
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BY C. F. HANCOCK IN FARRELL STYLE
An extensive and impressive set, London 1854, Hancock may have
acquired the Teniers-style dies or patterns of Edward Farrell (later passing
to C.S. Harris). The kettle on stand is 18” (46cm) high, the total weight (inclusive of spoons etc) is 241.3oz (7506gr). Each piece bears a Ducal coronet above cipher M, probably for Montrose, Marlborough or Manchester.
An additional small punch, an incuse mark showing St Peter’s keys in saltire, indicates that at one time it was in the Papal Treasury at Rome, but it is
not clear whether it was a Ducal gift to Pope Pius IX (reigned 1846-1878),
or vice versa. In any event, a massive important set, £22,500.
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KINGS PATTERN
A very comprehensive Kings pattern canteen in fitted box made in
Sheffield between 1911-13 by Joseph Rodgers. The set consists of 24
round bowl soup spoons, 12 pairs of fish eaters, 24 table forks, 24 table
knives, 24 table spoons, 24 dessert forks, 24 cheese knives, 24 dessert
spoons, 12 large teaspoons, 12 small teaspoons, 1 pair of fish servers, 1
soup ladle, 1 pair of sauce ladles, 3 carving knives and forks, 1 steel, 12
egg spoons and 2 sugar tongs. It weighs 418oz (13000gr) excluding the
knives and we have it priced £18,000.
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GOOD OCTAGONAL
The four-piece tea and coffee set with matching tray was made in London in 1930/31 by Richard Comyns who used a good gauge of silver in its
manufacture. The tray measures 16” (40.5cm) across and the set weighs
144.5oz (4500gr). It would sit on your sideboard in return for £5,500.
The square cut-corner candlesticks were made in London in 1992
by Brian Marlow. Though only 6.5” (16.5cm) high, they weigh 74.3oz
(2312gr) and we have them priced £3,950 for the set of four.
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20TH CENTURY SILVER OF HIGH QUALITY
Top: Plain square salver with incurved corners, 13.6” (34.5cm) diameter, weight a very substantial 51.5oz (1601gr). Made by Mappin and Webb
at Sheffield in 1939, price £2,000. Left: The imposing coffee jug, 12”
(30.5cm) high to top of putto finial, weight (inclusive of turned wood handle) 36oz (1119gr), made in London in 1954 by the leading artist-silversmith Leslie Durbin. The fine cast putto feet are from an Omar Ramsden
design. For this exceptional piece we are asking £4,250. Bottom: Solid
plain bowl, 4.5” (11.5cm) high, diameter at rim 10” (25.4cm), weight a
worthy 41oz (1275gr). Made in London in 1969 by Richard Comyns (noted for fine reproduction silver) it is priced at £1,950. Right: The unusual
and intriguing barrel-shaped money-box stands 5” (12.75cm) high weighs
9.4oz (293gr) and was made by Wakeley and Wheeler in London in 1957,
and for this novelty piece we are asking £1,400. Far right: Part of a limited edition of 500 made to commemorate the conclusion of restoration
work on York Minster, and with heavy cast gilt bases depicting aspects
of the work involved, each stands 6.5” (16.5cm) high and weighs 16.5oz
(512gr) and 15oz (468gr). Hallmarked for 1972, these fine quality commemoratives are priced at £525 each.
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An unusual Victorian figural salt in the form of a Vivandière - see pg 3.
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