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A George III pair of silver shoe bucklesBirmingham, c.1786-90of rounded rectangular form with a "knife edge" cast border surrounded by fine beading, each fitted with an Eley Patent style spring release chape. Stamped "25"Note: whilst Birmingham was a key centre of Bucklemaking the popular Eley chape is seldom found in association with Birmingham Assayed buckles. The few examples that do survive are by the silversmith Thomas Willmore. That this pair do not bear any maker's mark may suggest that they were manufactured before the court ruling in late 1790 when Eley was found (probably unfairly) not to hold the patent on this particular spring mechanism. Size: 5.5cm long Stock Number: A676 Price: £190 |
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A superb Scottish George III set of twelve silver tablespoonsPatrick Robertson, Edinburgh, 1771Old English Laurelled (Feather) Edge pattern, finely engraved with period crests for STEWART/STUART Excellent condition and marks. Size: 20.5cm long Weight: 23oz Stock Number: A675 Price: £960 |
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A George IV Provincial silver tea caddy spoonBarber, Cattle and North, York, 1825Old English pattern with a circular bowl, profuse bright cut engraved decoration with a vacant cartouche. Heavy gauge, crisp marks.Note: period bright cut engraved decoration on any York flatware is rare but particularly so on caddy spoons. Size: 11cm long Weight: 1oz Stock Number: A674 Price: £425 |
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Double Duty: A George III silver and mother of pearl folding fruit knife and forkSheffield, 1797 (12th-13th July)the plain mother of pearl handles inset with navette silver reserves initialled "CC" retained in the original leather slip case base. Original condition and remaining untouched.Note: whilst a complete and original pair only the fruit fork bears the rare double duty mark. In Simon Moore's Article in The Finial of Jan 1995 he notes that the Sheffield Assay Office received a note dated 13th of July 1797 to commence the double striking of the Duty mark to denote the rise from 6d to 1s an ounce. It is therefore very likely that this set was marked the day before and after receipt of this instruction and represent one of the very first examples of a double duty mark from the Sheffield Assay Office. Size: 8cm closed Stock Number: A673 Price: £295 |
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Channel Islands: A George III silver teaspoonGeorge Hamon, Jersey, c.1770Old English pattern with a shell heel to the bowl and an unusual elongated rib to the reverse of the stem, initialled "ABS"Size: 12.5cm long Weight: 8dwt Stock Number: A671 Price: £65 |
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A fine Dutch silver dognose spoonmaker's mark a Device, Rotterdam, 1734 (also with the later Tax mark for Antique silver)Dognose Pattern, the flared stem with crisply chamfered edges, with a fine pronounced rattail to the reverse of the bowl.
(superb marks) Size: 20.5cm long Weight: 1oz 13dwt Stock Number: A670 Price: £275 |
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An Arts and Crafts silver spoonAmy Sandheim, London, 1938Slip Top pattern. This was made only a year before Amy ceased working and shows her adopting the pared back simplicity of earlier times. (A heavy gauge and well made spoon) Size: 16.5cm long Weight: 1oz 11dwt Stock Number: A669 Price: sold |
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A Scottish Provincial George III pair of silver sugar tongsJames Douglas, Dundee, c.1796-1820Old English patternSize: 15cm long Weight: 1oz 1dwt Stock Number: A667 Price: £160 |
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A George III Provincial silver marrow scoopJason Holt of Plymouth, Exeter, c.1760of typical form but with the unusual feature of fine drops to the reverse of both the smaller and larger bowls, crested.Size: 21cm long Weight: 1oz 2dwt Stock Number: A665 Price: £380 |
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A rare American Colonial silver marrow scoopSamuel Tingley, New York, c.1760-70of typical form with a single struck maker's mark, of heavy gauge.Size: 22cm long Weight: 1oz 14dwt Stock Number: A664 Price: £575 |
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A George III silver Military Merit MedalLondon, 1801engraved with the insignia of the 8th King's Regiment of Foot and inscribed "Military Merit, In Token of Fourteen Years Faithful Service."Size: 45cm diameter Weight: 14dwt Stock Number: A663 Price: £475 |
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A George III Scottish Provincial pair of silver sugar tongsmaker's mark EW, Perth, c.1810Fiddle pattern form with fluted bowls, initialled "MD" in script. Note: these marks are currently attributed to Ewan Wilson of Perth, a rarely found maker. The double headed Eagle mark appears alongside a previously unrecorded anchor for this maker. Though the anchor is an unusual mark to find on Perth silver both James Wright and John Pringle incorporated a version of it into their own marks.
Size: 15.5cm long Weight: 1oz 12dwt Stock Number: A662 Price: £195 |
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A rare George III Provincial silver barrel beakerJoseph Walley of Liverpool, Chester, 1st December 1784-28th January 1785of barrel form, engraved with staves, later initialed to the base. Note: a near identical beaker also by Joseph Walley is illustrated in Chester Silver 1727-1837, M.Ridgway, Worcester, 1985 p.209 Item 3, Fig 21. The precise date given for this beaker is possible due to the combination of date letter and the incuse duty mark. Size: 7.5cm high Weight: 3oz 5dwt Stock Number: A661 Price: £1,275 |
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An early Victorian silver mustard potHenry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield, 1842of pierced openwork drum form with a leaf capped scroll handle and a domed cover with a cast openwork thumbpiece, crested, Fitted with the original frosted glass liner, minor nibbling to the rim.
Note: very good gauge, interestingly the cover bears the combined date letter and town mark punch whilst the body bears the separate punches, so both variations for that year are on one piece. Size: 7.5cm high Weight: 3oz 12dwt free Stock Number: A660 Price: £260 |
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A rare George II Provincial pair of silver tea tongsThomas Burrough, Devizes, c.1755-60of simple scroll scissor form with cast shell bowls, initialled "J L". Note: Burrough was also a prominent bookseller in Devizes. Size: 12.5cm long Weight: 1oz 2dwt Stock Number: A659 Price: £320 |
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A rare George III Provincial silvergilt snuff boxJohn Abbott of Liverpool, Chester, 1815-6the large circular box with a concave base and convex cover, entirely decorated with finely engraved bands of complex engine turning, all around a central circular armorial reserve, the interior fire gilt. Bearing the Arms of Richmond of Rodbourne. Provenance: The Collection of the late Sir Richard Parsons. Note: this unrecorded "JA" punch is most likely a variation of that of John Abbot whose partnership (Abbot and Jones) was dissolved in 1816. Any Chester assayed box of this period is extremely rare, let alone such a fine example by a seldom found maker. Size: 8cm diameter Weight: 4oz 16dwt Stock Number: A658 Price: £1400 |
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An Important Irish Charles II Provincial trefid spoonHercules Beere, Youghal, c.1670Trefid pattern with a ribbed rattail to the bowl, initialled "W*O" This is the third spoon to be discovered from an exceptionally rare Youghal set by Hercules Beere. The first was published in "Cork Silver and Gold Four Centuries of Craftsmanship"by Conor and O'Brien, 2005, p.151 No.CS223. The second was at Woolley & Wallis Auctioneers 25th January 2006 Lot 322. This third example had lain unrecorded in a Private Leicestershire Collection since the late 1960's and has only just appeared onto the market. (Note: it is a far better weight and condition than the Woolley's example)Size: 20cm long Weight: 1oz 14dwt Stock Number: A657 Price: ££12,500 |
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A George II silver casterSamuel Welder, London, 1735of baluster form with a domed pierced foilate cover and cast knopped final. The base engraved "MB her legacy to AH*I" with a scratchweight of "15=16" for an entire set of three casters.In superb original condition. Size: 13cm high Weight: 4oz 4dwt Stock Number: A656 Price: £445 |
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A Louis XV silver tumbler cupLazare-Antoine Clerin, Paris, 1761plain circular with a reeded rim and finely engraved period Ducal Armorial, bearing the decharge mark to the rimSize: 6cm high Weight: 1oz 17dwt Stock Number: A652 Price: £360 |
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A fine early Dutch silver pocket corkscrewc.1750of cast baluster form with gadrooned and wrythen borders, the handle with cast shell and scroll decoration, unscrewing to reveal a plain steel helix, the base engraved with a finely engraved period armorialSize: 8.5cm long Weight: 1oz 7dwt Stock Number: A647 Price: £675 |
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A fine Irish Queen Anne pair of silver salt cellarsJospeh Walker, Dublin, c.1700-5of rare dodecagonal trencher form with circular bowls, initialled " G over R*A" together with a crest engraved all above an inscription "Newry 1718" Of a heavy gauge and large size. Size: 7.5cm diameter Weight: 6oz 5dwt Stock Number: A645 Price: £3,750 |
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A rare Scottish Provincial George III silver tablespoonDalyell & Hunter, Dumfries, c.1775Hanoverian pattern, initialled "W over RM"Provenance: How of Edinburgh.Amongst the rarest of Scottish Provincial marks, in over ten years only one other tablespoon and a teaspoon bearing this short lived partnerships mark has been noted. In superb original condition Size: 21cm long Weight: 1oz 13dwt Stock Number: A641 Price: £2,250 |
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A George II Provincial silver pap boatJospeh Collier of Plymouth, Exeter, 1749of plain oval form with a pouring lip. Excellent colour, a rare early form in West Country silver Size: 11.5cm long Weight: 1oz 14dwt Stock Number: A639 Price: £1,250 |
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A George III pair of silver sugar tongsEdward Sawyer, Birmingham, 1779feather edge pattern with engraved foliate bowls, lightly erased and re-initialled "B over ME" Whilst Birmingham became a major centre for the production of silver smallwork and toys in the eighteenth century, relatively little flatware was ever produced, especially within the first ten years of the Assay Office opening. A rare pair of sugartongs. Size: 13cm long Weight: 19dwt Stock Number: A638 Price: £240 |
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An early Swiss silver etuimaker's mark H crowned, Vevey, c.1730-50of plain tapering oval form with stiff leaf engraved borders and a domed faceted cover, traces of gildingSize: 9.5cm long Weight: 9dwt Stock Number: A637 Price: £220 |
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A Scottish Provincial George III pair of silver sugar tongsRobert Keay I, Perth, c.1810-20Fiddle Pattern, initialled "MB"Size: 15cm long Weight: 1oz 1dwt Stock Number: A634 Price: £78 |
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A fine George III silver salvermaker's mark TC (probably Thomas Carter), London, 1784circular with a beaded rim raised on four bracket feet, finely engraved with a period Armorial for the Campbell familySize: 35cm diameter Weight: 41oz 2dwt Stock Number: A632 Price: £1,450 |
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A rare George III pair of silver sugartongsCharles Neale and Daniel May I, London, 22 March 1783-12 January 1784bright cut engraved and initialled C over G*ANeale and May were only in partnership for a period of ten months making this pair of tongs a particular rarity Size: 14.5cm long Weight: 1oz 2dwt Stock Number: A629 Price: £125 |
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A rare George II silver tablespoonRichard Pargeter, London, 1732Hanoverian pattern, initialled "T I*E" Inscribed to the reverse of the bowl George & Vulture, Cornhill" also initialled "H&M" to the reverse of the stem and bowl and initialled "B" to the inside of the bowl. The George and Vulture Inn stands today in St.Michael's Alley, Cornhill as one of London's last remaining Chop Houses. It has numerous claims to fame, or at least notoriety being one of the meeting places for the debauched "Hell Fire Club" in the early part of the 18th century. The Drury Lane Actor and Comedian Richard Estcourt founded his "Beefsteak Club" at the Inn. Though it was to achieve worldwide fame in the 19th century as the fictional London residence of Mr Pickwick in Charles Dickens "Pickwick Papers". Several London Inns and Taverns would have their name and address inscribed on valuable silver to discourage less illustrious customers from illicitly removing them. The subsequent engraved initials may refer to it being held for the use of a specific customer or society which frequented the George and Vulture. It is indeed likely that the single "B" in the bowl refers to the Beefsteak Club.Size: 20cm long Weight: 1oz 16dwt Stock Number: A626 Price: £575 |
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An unusual George III silver serving spoon with mourning inscriptionmaker's mark T (?), London, 1792Old English pattern, inscribed:"Thomas Edgcome, Died Dec 18th 1791, Aged 44 years"
Size: 31cm long Weight: 3oz 1dwt Stock Number: A625 Price: £240 |
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A George III pair of silver sugartongsStephen Adams I, London, c.1775-80the rare concave arms with beaded borders and unusually elongated chased wrythen shell bowls, foliate engraved sprays bordering the script initials "TEM"Size: 14.5cm long Weight: 1oz 5dwt Stock Number: A624 Price: £85 |
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A George IV pair of silver school prize medalsone Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, the other George Knight, London, 1823circular with reeded and matted laurel borders and plain suspension rings, engraved as prizes for "ENGLISH" and "FRENCH", both awarded to "MISS PORTER"Size: 3.5cm diameter Weight: 11 dwt all in Stock Number: A620 Price: £260 |
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An Irish Provincial George III silver tablespoonCarden Terry, Cork, c.1785-95Old English Celtic taper pattern, profusely bright-cut engraved and initailled "JAL"Size: 22cm long Weight: 2oz Stock Number: A617 Price: £270 |
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Channel Islands: A George II silver tablespoonJean Gavey, Jersey, c.1750Hanoverian pattern, crestedSize: 20cm long Weight: 2oz 7dwt Stock Number: A615 Price: £340 |
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A George II pair of silver tablespoonsPhilip Roker II, London, 1733Hanoverian pattern, crestedExcellent marks Size: 20.5cm long Weight: 4oz 7dwt Stock Number: A611 Price: £320 |
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Worshipful Company of Salters: A Victorian silver salt spoonJohn Bodman Carrington for Carrington & Co. overstriking George Fox, London, 1893the gilt shell bowl with cast rocaille stem surmounted by the Company's Arms and Motto "Sal Sapit Omnia" (salt flavours everything), initialled "V"Size: 12cm long Weight: 11dwt Stock Number: A609 Price: £75 |
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An early Dutch silver comfit/snuff boxJan de Hoop, Amsterdam, 1736of rare Heart shape the cover cast with three Maidens in a field gathering flowers in the folds of their dresses. There can be little doubt that from the rare shape and decoration of the box that it intended to serve as a Love Token though practically it may have been used either for comfits or for snuff.
Size: 5cm long Weight: 1oz Stock Number: A607 Price: £1,500 |
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A rare George III silver Armorial wine labelunmarked, c.1770pierced and engraved with the crest and motto of Ayscough of Newcastle, Northumberland and Scotland, titled "SWEET WINE"Size: 4cm long Weight: 3dwt Stock Number: A605 Price: £495 |
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A fine Victorian silver sifting spoonCharles Thomas and George Fox, London, 1852with a gilt shell bowl pierced with foliate scrolls and a cast rocaille handle, matted and hand chased throughout, crested In superb pristine condition Size: 17.5cm long Weight: 2oz 9dwt Stock Number: A604 Price: £575 |
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A George II pair of rococo silver gilt tea tongsPhilip Roker II, London, c.1739-55of cast and chased naturalistic form with the arms finely modelled as leaf entwined branches maker's mark and standard mark clearly struck to each foliate bowl extremely crisp detailing throughout Size: 12cm long Weight: 1oz 2dwt Stock Number: A602 Price: £275 |
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A German brass and steel forkCarlsbad, c.1740the pistol shaped handle with cast brass Coach and Horses decoration Provenance: Ex Bill Brown collection Size: 18cm long Stock Number: A597 Price: £175 |
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An early American Colonial pair of silver tea tongsmaker's mark AB struck twice, tentatively ascribed to Adrian Bancker, New York, c.1730-40of cast scroll scissor form with naive foliate engraved decoration to the hinge, initialled 'LG' and marked twice just above the finger rings with AB beneath a foliate device. Adrian Bancker's mark is usually AB struck within a plain oval, Belden however notes another AB punch within a heart which she tentatively ascribes to Bancker and another version of his mark within a rectangular punch is recorded in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on a silver cream pot (accession no.44.88). With no other candidiate of the period bearing the correct initials it is more than likely that these tongs bear another unrecorded early version of his mark. In excellent original condition. Size: 11.5cm long Weight: 16dwt Stock Number: A590 Price: £1,650 |
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Last Chester Date Letter: A silver Armada dishMargaret Joyce and John ffoulkes Lowe, Chester, 1st July-24th August 1962the plain circular dish with a double reeded border, bearing large specimen marks for the last Chester date letter The last Chester date letter was used for only 55 days from the 1st July until 24th August 1962.
Size: 11.5cm diameter Weight: 3oz 14dwt Stock Number: A586 Price: £190 |
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A George III pair of silver serving spoonsWilliam Eley and William Fearn, London, 1804Old English pattern with finely engraved Crests for Gordon (or Hay-Gordon) In superb condition with clear marks Size: 30.5cm long Weight: 7oz 6dwt Stock Number: A580 Price: £275 |
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A Canadian Victorian pair of silver sugar tongsWilliam James Veith, Halifax, Nova Scotia, c.1850Fiddle pattern fully marked to both arms, one set of marks appears to overstrike the punches of another Canadian maker and may account for why the tongs were double struck with identical marks Size: 16.5cm long Weight: 1oz 10dwt Stock Number: A575 Price: £280 |
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An Early American silver soup ladleDaniel Van Voorhis, New York, c.1785-90Old English pattern with a pronounced rib to the reverse of the stem, finely bright cut engraved with a cartouche and pendant drop, initialled 'H.A.M' for the Morris family of New York Maker's mark struck twice In excellent condition and of a very fine colour Note: A matching set of ten tablespoons by the same maker for the Morris family were sold at Christie's New York sale of Important American Silver (23/01/09, Lot 100). Size: 32cm long Weight: 4oz 4dwt Stock Number: A569 Price: £875 |
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A James II Provincial silver tumbler cupMarmaduke Best, York, 1688plain circular engraved with a naive scrollwork cartouche enclosing the initials 'P over W*G' Provenance: formerly from the collections of the famous author Agatha Christie No more could be asked, in terms of provenance, condition and the superb original blue grey colour, of this rare untouched piece of seventeenth century provincial silver. An exceptional example.
Size: 7.5cm diameter Weight: 2oz 6dwt Stock Number: A565 Price: £13,950 |
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A fine Queen Anne silver tobacco boxBenjamin Pyne, London, 1710-11oval with moulded borders and a pull off cover superbly engraved with the ship Christopher and presentation inscribed to the interior Richard DuCane was an important Huguenot at the begining of the 18th century, he was a Director of the Bank of England and a portrait of him admist his large family can still be seen in the NPG. Christopher Burrow was a Captain for the British East India Company.
Size: 10cm long Weight: 3oz 10dwt Stock Number: A562 Price: £6,950 |
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A George II silver casterGeorge Weir, London, c.1727-9of baluster form with a finely pierced and ribbed domed cover, engraved with the period Crest of the Kirby family Weir had an unusually short working career of only 2 years but his work was highly accomplished, this caster in particular is of the heaviest gauge and identical pattern to examples produced by DeLamerie at the same period.
Size: 15cm high Weight: 8oz 3dwt Stock Number: A559 Price: £1,950 |
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A very fine George II silver salverPaul Crespin, London, 1744shaped circular with a tied reeded rim interspersed with rocaille shells and engraved with a central period armorial within a foliate rococo cartouche, all raised on three incurved tapering bracket feet. Scratch Weight: 'No.1 36="2'"" Paul Crespin was one of the most important Huguenot Goldsmiths working in London in the middle of the eighteenth century. His work can be found in all the major American and European Museums. He worked to latest French taste for an elite clientele, this salver being in the most fashionable, yet restrained, Parisian taste of the period. A very rare opportunity to own a piece from the workshop of one of the great makers. Size: 33cm diameter Weight: 34oz 17dwt Stock Number: A556 Price: £7,700 |
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A rare William III North Country dognose spoonmaker's mark II struck twice alongside an incuse fleur-de-lys, York/Leeds, c.1700Dognose pattern with a pronounced ribbed rattail to the bowl. These particular marks are recorded by Jackson on a Communion Paten in a prominent York Church, bearing the inscription "Given to Holy Trinity Church Goodramgate 1706" (Jacksons p.524) Whilst a fleur de lys mark can be found on Leeds plate of the period (which is found on some Yorkshire Church Plate), there is a mention of a 'Mr Jones of York' for whom no work has currently been found. He was fined by the Goldsmiths Company for selling substandard gold rings in 1700, precisely at the time when hallmarking had been briefly suspended in York and interim punches may have been employed. A rare example of these highly intriguing North Country marks Size: 20cm long Weight: 1oz 9dwt Stock Number: A553 Price: £2,950 |
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A George III Provincial pair of silver sugartongsThomas Wigan, Bristol, c.1770Old English Laurelled Edge, initialled at right angles to the bow 'I+H' A rare example of Bristol silver Size: 13cm long Weight: 1oz Stock Number: A550 Price: £220 |
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An Arts and Crafts silver and lapis lazuli caddy spoonBernard Cuzner for Liberty & Co., Birmingham, 1902the planished fig shaped bowl with a square flared stem applied with wirework borders and ropetwist details beneath a polished lapis finial bordered with chased leaves. A rare and early example of the work of Bernard Cuzner for Liberty & Co. Size: 10.5cm long Weight: 17dwt all in Stock Number: A544 Price: £1,350 |
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A Scottish Provincial Victorian pair of sugar tongsJohn Duncan and James Begg, Aberdeen, c.1837-44Fiddle pattern with shell fluted bowls, initialled 'DMK' Rarely these tongs bear the marks of two different Aberdeen silversmiths
Size: 15cm long Weight: 1oz 10dwt Stock Number: A521 Price: £240 |
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A rare Scottish Provincial George III silver QuaichDonald Fraser (early mark), Inverness, c.1804-10of circular form with twin lug handles, initialled for subsequent members of the same family 'R MD' and 'A M McD' Excellent heavy gauge Size: 10cm long Weight: 2oz 17dwt Stock Number: A515 Price: £2,250 |
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An Irish Provincial George III silver waiterDaniel Lysaght, Limerick, c.1780-4shaped circular with a shell and scroll border, all raised on three pad feet, crested and initialled The crest is that of O'Beirne of Connaught Note: this waiter has the identical cast border as waiters known by Samuel and Joseph Johns of Limerick. Several Limerick Goldsmiths were known in the later part of the eighteenth centruy to have adopted a Harp punch outline, as is the case with this mark. When Lysaght was required to register a mark at the Dublin office this clearly would have been an inappropriate design so a plain rectangular punch was used after this date, c.1784. Size: 16.5cm diameter Weight: 8oz Stock Number: A493 Price: £5,750 |
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Royal: A George V silver dessert spoonWilliam Hutton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, 1924Albany pattern, inscribed to the bowl: 'Wick Hill House, Bracknell, Berks 22nd April 1924' the interior of the bowl engraved with the Royal Arms Note: Wick Hill was the home of the extraordinary Clement St.George Royds Littledale, a true Victorian explorer and big game hunter who provided many specimens for the Natural History Museum. He is known to have entertained Royalty with Edward VII coming for lunch in 1902 and leaving with Littledales prize Ibex head! This spoon records a later informal Royal visit by the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) at a time when he was preparing to undertake the famous 1925 tour of Africa. On such occasions the host would often take the table silver used by the member of the Royal family and have it engraved as a memento. Size: 18.5cm long Weight: 1oz 18dwt Stock Number: A415 Price: £P.O.A |
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'An Illustrated Guide to York Hallmarks 1776-1858..'published June 2010, author Michael Baggott'An Illustrated Guide to York Hallmarks 1776-1858 & A Transcript and Index of the York Assay Office Ledger 1805-1821' The book comprises a photographic guide to York hallmarks covering the period 1776-1858, a catalogue of examples of items produced by York silversmiths during this period and most importantly a Transcript and Index of the York Assay Office Ledger (1805-1821) detailing each item sent for assay over this period. The book is Hardback, A4 size, 328 pages with over 120 black and white illustrations. It is a limited editon of 100 copies. Due to size and weight postage for the book within the UK is £7.50 by Royal Mail recorded delivery. Overseas clients are requested to email us for a postage quote UPDATE: OUT OF PRINT Size: A4 Weight: - Stock Number: A127 Price: sold |
