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Royal: A superb German silver and hardstone salt cellarCarl David Schrodel, Dresden, c.1770circular on three scroll feet, intricately pierced with openwork shells and scrolls supporting a turned hardstone liner. Inscribed to the base "FA" for Frederick Augustus III, Elector of Saxony, later Frederick Augustus I King of Saxony. Also bearing the Royal Inventories number "44" and the scratchweight "10lt 2grs"In superb original condition
Size: 8cm diameter Weight: 4oz 17dwt free Stock Number: A788 Price: £3,500 |
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A rare George III set of six silver table forksGeorge Smith III, London, 1784-5 each bearing the Duty Drawback markOld English pattern, initialled "CP" in script. Each with a superb impression of the large duty drawback mark, one of the rarest marks in British silver.Size: 20.5cm long Weight: 13oz 11dwt Stock Number: A787 Price: £2,700 |
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A very fine George II silver and coral child's rattleSandilands Drinkwater, London, c.1740profusely chased with rococo shells throughout, scrolls and flowers, with the original eight chased bells and coral teether. Exceptional original conditionSize: 15cm long Weight: 1oz 18dwt all in Stock Number: A786 Price: £2,200 |
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West Country: A rare George II provincial silver mugEdward Sweet of Dunster, Exeter, 1727of tapering cylindrical form with a tucked in base and moulded foot, cast leaf capped scroll handle and engraved with an original Armorial. Wonderful condition and colourSize: 9.5cm high Weight: 6oz 19dwt Stock Number: A785 Price: £2,250 |
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A George III 22ct gold mourning ringWilliam Hopkins, London, 1798titled on a black enamel ground "John Goddard Esq OB 26 July 1798 AE 62" between white enamel bordersSize: 20mm Stock Number: A784 Price: £1,100 |
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A George III 22ct gold mourning ringMichael Gamon, London, 1804 (cusped duty mark)titled on a black enamel ground "Sir Edwd Blackett Bart OB 3 Feb 1804 AE 85" between reeded and milled gold borders.Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet (1719-1804) was High Sheriff of Northumberland (1757-58) and MP for Northumberland (1768-74) Size: 17mm Stock Number: A783 Price: £1,250 |
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A George III gold mourning ringc.1813titled "REMEMBRANCE" in gothic capitals on a matted ground between reeded gold and black enamel borders. Inscribed to the interior "Thos Atkinson Obt 1 Oct 1813 AEt 79" Size: 20mm Stock Number: A782 Price: £875 |
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A George III gold mourning ringc.1814the flared shoulders with black enamel and a small panel of plaited hair work beneath a crystal panel bordered by further black enamels and engine turning. Inscribed to the interior "Martha Clarke Obt 8 Dec 1814 AEt 28" Size: 19mm diameter Stock Number: A781 Price: £675 |
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An extremely rare George II silver mounted coconut stirrup cupThomas Hyde, London, 1748the superbly carved coconut bowl carved with roundels, foliage and as a love token, dated within a double reeded heart "September Ye 7:1748:ny" with a foliate engraved silver rim and peg foot which may have served also as a pipe tamper. The style of date suggests the coconut was carved by an American Sailor from New York but mounted in London by Hyde in his first working year. Superb condition and exceptionally fine and skilled carving. Size: 11.5cm high Weight: 3oz 17dwt all in Stock Number: A778 Price: £2,750 |
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Ballooning Interest: A unique Irish George III pair of silver sugar tongsBenjamin Tait, Dublin, 1785Old English pattern, initialled "EW". Each arm engraved with a waving figure within a Hot Air Balloon. These sugar tongs match a similar Ballooning wine label made by Tait which recorded the flight of Mr Richard Crosbie's Hot Air Balloon over the city of Dublin on the 19th January 1785. (see The Finial, Vol 29/03 Mr Crosbie's Chariot)
Size: 14.5cm long Weight: 1oz 5dwt Stock Number: A777 Price: £3,750 |
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1st Earl of Carnarvon: A Queen Anne silvergilt canon handled forkc.1705-10the gilt canon handled witnh turned banded decoration and a ball finial, fitted with finely wrought steel prongs and crested for James Brydges, 1st Earl Carnarvon.Provenance: Ex Bill Brown collection. A superb and rare example in untouched condition Size: 17.5cm long Weight: 1oz 14dwt all in Stock Number: A775 Price: £695 |
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A George IV set of four silver wine labelsCharles Rawlings, London, 1825heavily cast "five bar gate" pattern with fruiting vine and original thick chains. Pierced titles of SHERRY, PORT, MADEIRA and LISBON. Very fine condition. Size: 6cm long Weight: 2oz 19dwt Stock Number: A774 Price: £825 |
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A rare Charles II silver toilet boxFrancis Garthorne, London, c.1670-80circular with a hinged lidded cover, profusely chased with cherubs and putti amidst trees and fruiting vines.Size: 8.5cm diameter Weight: 6oz 4dwt Stock Number: A773 Price: £2,400 |
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A very fine Irish George III pair of silver shoe bucklesmaker's mark WH, Dublin, c.1793-1807of rounded rectangular form cast and pierced to resemble linked chain, each buckle with eight applied silver studs to the frame, fitted with steel chapes. Each stamped "38" An elaborate and rare pattern, superb condition. Size: 6.5cm long Weight: 2oz 14dwt all in Stock Number: A767 Price: £775 |
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A rare Victorian silvergilt breeches buckleJoseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1839of rounded rectangular form cast with flowers amidst scrollwork. Note: The Birmingham Assay Office would often mark buckles with the maker's mark struck twice to the reverse of the frame between the Town mark and Date letter on one side and between the Standard mark and Duty mark on the other. This example is rare as it was marked in error with the Town mark and Date letter twice, omitting the standard and duty mark completely. Size: 4cm long Weight: 11dwt all in Stock Number: A764 Price: £110 |
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A rare George I Provincial silver basting marrow spoonJohn Langwith of York, Newcastle, 1716the rattail bowl with a flared stem and marrow scoop end, period initials "L over JS" engraved to the back of the bowl. Note: after the closure of the York Assay Office c.1715 two silversmiths from the city are known to have submitted wares to the Newcastle Assay Office for marking, Joseph Buckle and John Langwith. This very rare marrow basting spoon would have been submitted by Langwith in the first year he sent pieces to Newcastle and bears a superb impression of his maker's mark. No other York or Newcastle example of the period is known. Size: 30cm long Weight: 4oz 2dwt Stock Number: A763 Price: £5,700 |
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American Colonial: A George III pair of silver sugar tongsDaniel Dupuy, Philadelphia, c.1770-80the shaped arms with elongated spoon bowls, profusely and superbly engraved with flowers, zig-zag borders and paterae, initialled "WME"Size: 16cm long Weight: 1oz 1dwt Stock Number: A762 Price: £375 |
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An extremely rare Scottish Provincial George IV silver mounted cowrie shell snuff boxWilliam Stephen Ferguson, Peterhead, 1825the cowrie shell body mounted with a foliate bright cut engraved silver cover initalled "MB" and dated 1825. Note: This unrecorded version of Ferguson's mark would have been used upon his arrival in Peterhead in 1825 possibly prior to his separate "PHd" punch coming into use. A known "WF" mark is recorded in a matching elaborate cartouche, struck alongside the Peterhead town mark. Size: 8cm long Weight: 3oz 16dwt all in Stock Number: A761 Price: £P.O.A |
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An Important American Colonial set of six silver toy/child's spoonsEnos Reeves, Charleston, South Carolina, c.1770-5Old English feather edge, initialled "H". Note: Whilst English examples of eighteenth century toy spoons are uncommon, American examples rarely survive, certainly not in sets of six in pristine original condition by a very rare Charleston silversmith. Reeves also served as an Adjutant during the Revolutionary War. Size: 9cm long Weight: 17dwt Stock Number: A760 Price: £3,800 |
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Arts and Crafts: A fine George V silver and ivory knifeEdward Spencer for the Artificers Guild, London, 1912the ivory handle inlaid with silver pique work and fitted with a planished silver curved blade, in the orginal silk and velvet lined fitted case, stamped in gold "The Artificers' Guild Ltd 4 Conduit Street London"Size: the knife 24cm long Weight: 2oz 1dwt all in Stock Number: A759 Price: £775 |
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A very fine George II silver snuff boxunmarked, c.1730circular with moulded and waisted sides between reeded borders, the pull-off cover finely engraved with the Arms of John, 1st Earl of Ashburnham of the County of SussexSize: 5.5cm diameter Weight: 1oz 4dwt Stock Number: A757 Price: £1,750 |
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A superb Charles II silver, tortoiseshell and mother of pearl snuff boxc.1680oval with a twin lug stand-away hinge, the cover decorated with a pique pose scene depicting Hades abducting PersephoneSize: 7.5cm long Stock Number: A756 Price: £2,750 |
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A very rare George III Colonial silver wine labelJohn Catton, Gibraltar, c.1795-1800of canted rectangular form with a triple reeded border and titled "Madeira"Size: 4.5cm long Weight: 7dwt Stock Number: A755 Price: £900 |
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Arts and Crafts: A fine George V silver spoonEdward Spencer for the Artificers Guild, London, 1914the small deep fig shaped rat-tail bowl with an elongated curved tapering hexagonal handle applied with delicate bands of alternating twisted and woven wirework, terminating in a bud finialSize: 21.5cm long Weight: 2oz Stock Number: A753 Price: £620 |
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A William III silver and tortoiseshell snuff boxc.1700rectangular with a triple lug stand-away hinge. The cover finely inlaid with foliate silver wireworkSize: 8cm wide Stock Number: A752 Price: £1,750 |
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Royal: A George III silver table forkWilliam Eley and William Fearn, London, 1798Old English pattern, bearing the Royal Crest. Subsequently engraved "EDC" and "EAFs" as inventory marks for Ernst Augustus' plate firstly as Duke of Cumberland and then latterly as King of Hanover Size: 20.5cm long Weight: 2oz 6dwt Stock Number: A751 Price: £575 |
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Royal: A George III pair of silver table forksone George Smith III, London, c.1780 one Thomas Wallis II, London, 1790Fiddle and Thread pattern, each bearing the Royal Crest of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV and the later crest of a pantherSize: 20.5cm long Weight: 4oz 14dwt Stock Number: A750 Price: £475 |
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A very rare George III Theatrical silver medalI.Warwick, London, 1817bearing the named profile of the Actor John Philip Kemble with the dedication "The last of all the Romans fare thee well". These medals in silver were worn at Kemble's retirement dinner in 1817. He was famous for his portrayls in classical roles alongside being manager of both the Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres. Examples of this medal are in both the Victoria and Albert Museum ( No.S.585-1997) and a holed example in the British Museum (MG.1481) Size: 41mm diameter Weight: 1oz 3dwt Stock Number: A741 Price: £575 |
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Political Interest: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's Victorian silver dinner plateGeorge Lambert for Lambert & Co., London, 1875 also stampedshaped circular with a reeded rim, engraved with Disraeli's Crest as 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Inscribed to the reverse: "This dinner-plate belonged to Benjamin D'Israeli, Earl of Beaconsfield Born 21 Dec 1804, died 19 April 1881" Size: 25cm diameter Weight: 17oz 8dwt Stock Number: A740 Price: reserved |
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Royal: A Russian gold diamond and enamel ringc.1855-1881the plain gold band with a blue enamel engine turned reserve bearing the crowned cypher of Tsar Alexander II executed in gold and diamonds. The ring would have been a personal Royal gift from the Tsar.Size: 19mm diameter Stock Number: A738 Price: £4.500 |
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Internationl Exhibition 1862: Magnificent pair of Victorian Royal Commemorative silver fish serversMartin, Hall & Co., Sheffield, 1861-2the tines and blades superbly engraved as a Royal Commemorative for the death of Prince Albert, with a profile roundel of the Prince surmounted by all the Empire's flags supported and adorned with Angels above the Royal Coat of Arms. Never intended for use, simply as a silversmiths "Tour-de-force" at the London 1862 International Exhibition, these are one of the most magnificent pairs of silver servers ever made. Size: 36cm long Weight: 15oz 9dwt all in Stock Number: A737 Price: £4,950 |
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A George III Pitt Club Medal in fitted caseretailed by Green, Ward & Green, Ludgate Hill, c.1808-14the silvergilt oval medal inset with a glass portrait of William Pitt, inscribed for "Augustus Warren Esq Junior". Original case and retailers label. Pristine condition.Size: 5.5cm long Stock Number: A736 Price: £650 |
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A rare George III Provincial silver inkstandThomas Howell, Bath, c.1765-75rectangular with pierced openwork Chinese Chippendale borders, all raised on four cast claw and ball feet and fitted with two silver topped cut glass wells, crested for Page of Holebrook, Somerset.Size: 18cm long Weight: 8oz 1dwt free Stock Number: A735 Price: £3,750 |
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A fine pair of George I silver waitersHumphrey Payne, London, 1726square with re-entrant corners and shaped bracket feet, engraved with a Widow's Coat of ArmsSize: 14.5cm square Weight: 11oz 16dwt Stock Number: A733 Price: £4,250 |
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Royal Commemorative: A George III set of four silver salt spoonsc.1760each with cast foliate gilt shell bowls and rope-twist wirework stems applied with cast flowers and Dolphins all surmounted with Crown finials to commemorate the Coronation of King George III.Size: 10cm long Weight: 1oz 11dwt Stock Number: A729 Price: £1,500 |
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An Irish Victorian pair of silver sugar tongsJ.Moore, Dublin, 1846Fiddle pattern, chased with Chinoiserie figures against a scalework and trellis ground, crested. Exceptional condition, gauge and decoration. Size: 17cm long Weight: 2oz 10dwt Stock Number: A727 Price: £1,250 |
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A very fine Charles I Provincial silver Apostle spoonThomas Punchard, Totnes, c.1631the fig shaped bowl with a tapering hexagonal stem surmounted by a gilt Apostle finial, prick dot engraved to the reverse of the bowl "AL/NW/1631".Exceptional condition and gauge, a superb spoon. Size: 18.5cm long Weight: 1oz 18dwt Stock Number: A725 Price: £4,200 |
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An exceptional William and Mary silver spice casketmaker's mark only IS struck above a mullet, London, c.1690of domed casket form on four ball feet with a cast turned swing handle to the cover, profusely and exquisitely engraved with foliate scrolls and classical figures throughoutSize: 5cm long Weight: 1oz 4dwt Stock Number: A724 Price: £4,750 |
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Royal: A Saxon silvergilt skippet box (seal case)Christian Heinrich Rossbach, Dresden, c.1806-18circular with a superb foliate engraved and beaded border around the Royal Saxon Coat of ArmsSize: 10cm diameter Weight: 6oz 8dwt Stock Number: A723 Price: £4.250 |
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A Victorian silver castle top vinaigretteNathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1843of shaped rectangular form with an extremely rare engraved view of Witley Court in Worcestershire. Initialled "HR" in gothic script.Size: 4.5cm long Weight: 1oz 1dwt Stock Number: A722 Price: £4,500 |
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A Danish silver snuff boxThomas Didrichsen, Copenhagen, 1752of deep cartouche form with a superb cast cover depicting a scene from antiquity within elaborate c-scroll rocaille bordersSize: 8.5cm wide Weight: 4oz 14dwt Stock Number: A721 Price: £850 |
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A Scottish Provincial George III silver wine labelMilne and Campbell, Glasgow, c.1763-70of rare escutcheon ox's eye form, titled "PORT". Initialled "RD" in script to the reverse.Size: 5.5cm long Weight: 5dwt Stock Number: A720 Price: £700 |
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The Albert Trowel: A Victorian silver presentation trowelElizabeth Eaton, London, 1847, engraved by Dismore of LiverpoolFiddle pattern with a curved tear drop blade engraved with a scene of the Port of Liverpool to the reverse and the building of the Albert Docks framed by sailors viewed overhead on a ships deck. Inscribed to the stem: "The Albert Trowel made by Dismore of Liverpool" Size: 20cm long Weight: 2oz 1dwt Stock Number: A719 Price: £3,250 |
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A very fine George III pair of silver ice spadesWilliam Eley and William Fearn, London, 1818Old English Thread pattern, each engraved with a fine Armorial. Superb condition and gauge. Size: 23cm long Weight: 6oz 16dwt Stock Number: A718 Price: £1,350 |
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A Private Collection of York silver sugar tongsc.1808-1846Four pairs Old English pattern, Nine pairs Fiddle pattern, initialled:2 Robert Cattle and James Barber, 1808-14 5 James Barber and William Whitwell, 1814-23 (two with "S" mark)2 Barber, Cattle and North, 1824-8 (one with later lion passant 1828) 2 Barber, Cattle and North, 1828-35 (one with 1830-2 lion passant)1 James Barber and William North, 1835-46 (Victorian duty mark post 1839)1 James Barber and William North, 1841-6 Size: 13.5-14.5cm long Weight: 16oz 12dwt Stock Number: A712 Price: £650 |
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A rare George II set of four provincial silver salt cellarsStephen Buckle of York, Newcastle, 1740the plain circular bowls raised on three pad feet, crested. Note: although a York silversmith Buckle was apprenticed to Issac Cookson in 1732 and served a seven year apprenticeship. He was made free in 1738 and sent wares to Newcastle for Assay upto 1748, though any existing items bearing his mark are extremely rare. With less than ten pieces known this set of four simple salts are a significant addition to his recorded work. Size: 7cm wide Weight: 8oz 10dwt Stock Number: A708 Price: £2,750 |
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A rare Regency pair of copper gilt and close plated grape shearsc.1815-20the close plated steel scissors with indistinct makers marks (possibly "SILK"), fitted with reeded copper mercuric gilt handles decorated with fruiting vines and leaves, the finger rings modelled as twisted vine branches. The combination of close plate and mercuric copper gilding is extremely rare. Provenance: Private Collection of Sheffield Plate. Size: 17cm long Stock Number: A700 Price: £95 |
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A fine William and Mary silver mugmaker's mark SS above a fleur de lys, London, 1690of tapering cylindrical form with applied ribbed bands and a scroll handle, finely engraved with a period Gryphon ArmorialSize: 9cm high Weight: 8oz 4dwt Stock Number: A685 Price: £2,250 |
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An Important West Country George II silver mugWilliam Parry of Plymouth, Exeter, 1745of baluster form with a cast faceted leaf capped scroll handle, initialled "MF"The first example to be discovered of the Exeter date letter for 1745 (which was previously not thought to exist in Jackson's) This mug was the source of the illustration of the date letter shown in Miles Harrison's "Exeter and West Country Silver 1700-1900" p.297 Size: 12cm high Weight: 10oz 16dwt Stock Number: A683 Price: £2,750 |
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Historic Naval Interest: The Admirdal Viscount Duncan spoonsThomas Tookey, London, 1781a set of 18 tablespoons of Old English pattern with bright cut edges, engraved with the crest of Admiral 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) one of the greatest British Naval heroes of the eighteenth century. Born in Dundee he served through numerous campaigns but is most famed for the action at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 for which he was presented with the Large Naval Gold Medal and an annual pension of £3,000, then the largest ever pension awarded by the British Government. Size: 21cm long Weight: 32oz 13dwt Stock Number: A677 Price: £1,800 |
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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 |
