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Silver & Objects of Vertu

Auction 19946
15 Feb 2012, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
An impressive early 20th century Japanese silver six-piece tea and coffee service together with a two-handled tray, with character marks ...
Sold for £5,750 inc. premium
A late 17th century German silver-gilt tankard, by Michael Heckel, Augsburg, 1690 - 1695,
Sold for £5,000 inc. premium
A set of four George II cast silver candlesticks, by John Cafe, London 1752, the four drip-pans unmarked,
Sold for £4,500 inc. premium
A Victorian silver large galleried tray, by James Deakin & Son, Sheffield 1898,

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1 An Edwardian novelty silver pin-cushion modelled as a sitting rabbit, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1908, (3) £750
€883
US$ 1,136
2 An Edwardian novelty silver pin-cushion modelled as an elephant, Birmingham 1906, by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, (2) £625
€736
US$ 947
3 A pair of early 20th century silver table ornaments, import marks for Berthold Muller, Chester 1910, (3) £475
€559
US$ 719
4 A Victorian silver novelty miniature parakeet pepper, possibly by James Barclay Hennell, London 1879, £1,000
€1,177
US$ 1,515
5 A Continental novelty salt and pepper, with import marks for R. Mitchell, 1819 (Qty) £562
€662
US$ 852
6 A Continental novelty salt and pepper, import marks for Berthold Muller, London 1911-1913, and three other toys (5) £687
€809
US$ 1,041
7 A silver minature four-piece tea and coffee service with tray, by A. Marston & Co, Birmingham 1959, together with five other pieces (10) £375
€441
US$ 568
8 A collection of Continental miniature silver toys, with import marks for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (8) £562
€662
US$ 852
9 A silver miniature tea pot, by Yapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1846, and a miniature chamberstick (2) £437
€515
US$ 662
10 A Continental teapot and lidded sugar bowl, with import marks for Solomon Nathan Nyburg, London 1892, and eight others (10) £812
€956
US$ 1,231
11 A silver miniature tea and coffee service with tray, by Barker Bros Ltd, Birmingham 1937, together with a coffee service (17) £275
€323
US$ 416
12 A Continental miniature silver locomotive, with import marks for Isaac Manheim, London 1900, (5) £1,250
€1,472
US$ 1,894
13 A group of five Continental miniature silver toys, with pseudo marks, (6) £375
€441
US$ 568
14 Three Continental miniature silver chariots, import marks for maker's mark SMD, London 1965, and four others (7) £475
€559
US$ 719
15 A collection of Continental miniature silver toys, including two Oriental men, four fish and three others (9) £450
€529
US$ 681
16 A group of miscellaneous miniature silver toys, unmarked (8) £375
€441
US$ 568
17 An Edwardian silver pin cushion modelled as a pig, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1905, (4) £687
€809
US$ 1,041
18 An Edwardian novelty pin-cushion modelled as a pig, Britton, Gould & Co, Birmingham, date letter rubbed, circa 1910, (3) £687
€809
US$ 1,041
19 A Victorian silver collapsaible beaker, by Samson Mordan Co, London 1895, and other items (5) £475
€559
US$ 719
20 A pair of second quarter of 18th century silver miniature candlesticks,makers mark, a leaf, Delft, with later tax marks £1,437
€1,692
US$ 2,178
22 A pair of George III silver and steel spurs, indistinct maker's mark and lion passant only a George III silver wine funnel, maker's mark I M with pellet between, London 1806, removeable bowl, the spout with three applied straps, together with a sugar caster, by Samuel & Edward Davenport, London 1796 £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
24 A George III silver vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1810, and other items (8) £375
€441
US$ 568
25 A Victorian silver-gilt patch box, by Francis Clark, Birmingham 1841, (2) £437
€515
US$ 662
26 A quantity of small silver boxes, (11) £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
27 A George III silver nutmeg grater, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1814, £437
€515
US$ 662
28 A Victorian silver vinaigrette by Nathanial Mills, Birmingham 1839 and nine others.(10) £1,250
€1,472
US$ 1,894
29 A Victorian silver card case/aide-memoire, by Deakin & Francis Ltd, Birmingham 1898, £62
€73
US$ 94
30 A Victorian silver 'Buckingham Palace' card case, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1848, £687
€809
US$ 1,041
31 A Victorian silver and enamel vesta case, by Saunders & Sheppard, London 1886, (2) £750
€883
US$ 1,136
32 A silver vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1801, two other rectangular vinaigrettes, by Thomas Shaw, (3) £400
€471
US$ 606
34 A late 18th/early 19th century Dutch silver-mounted tortoiseshell box, maker's mark of an leaping goat facing right in an oval punch, also stamped with a later mark, £687
€809
US$ 1,041
35 A late 18th-century pique work gold and tortoiseshell box, apparently unmarked, £625
€736
US$ 947
36 A silver mounted tortoiseshell jewellery box, by E. S. Barnsley & Co, Birmingham 1919, (4) £562
€662
US$ 852
37 A silver mounted and tortoiseshell dressing table tray, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1923, and other silver and tortoiseshell items (6) £725
€853
US$ 1,098
38 A Continental enamel and silver-gilt minaudiere, marks indistinct, (3) £562
€662
US$ 852
40 A 20th century continental silver minaudiere, stamped '925', makers mark F.C., (7) £562
€662
US$ 852
41 A late 18th century tortoiseshell and gold pique circular box, £400
€471
US$ 606
44 A George III silver vinaigrette, by William Edwards, London 1801, £300
€353
US$ 454
45 A 19th century silver Continental etui, apparently unmarked, (3) £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
46 A cased 19th century French unmarked gold mounted painted porcelain scent bottle, with later Dutch import mark, £625
€736
US$ 947
47 Three 18th century Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel boxes, (3) £400
€471
US$ 606
48 An ivory and unmarked gold mounted etui, (Qty) £412
€485
US$ 625
49 A 19th century enamel and metal scent flask, unmarked, (3) £475
€559
US$ 719
50 A late 19th century Austrian silver-gilt and enamelled snuff box, by Herman Ratzersdorffer, Vienna, together with a 20th century silver mounted and enamelled heart-shaped box, unmarked, (2) £900
€1,059
US$ 1,363
51 A 19th century French enamelled scent flask, unmarked, £600
€706
US$ 909
52 A mid 18th century enamel and gilt metal mounted snuff box, probably Russian, £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
53 A 19th century German gilt metal mounted porcelain oblong snuff box, with pseudo blue cross mark, together with a Continental gilt metal mounted porcelain rectangular snuff box, unmarked, £437
€515
US$ 662
54 A Continental metalware card case, unmarked, a silver cigarette case, a silver vesta case and an etui (4) £250
€294
US$ 378
55 An early 19th century French gold tooth pick case, by Simon-Achille Léger, maker's mark registered in 1815 until 1826, also marked with a Paris post-Revolutionary unofficial 3rd standard mark and the ram's head guarantee mark for 1819-1838, £750
€883
US$ 1,136
56 Two early 19th century Mexican vari-colour gold etuis, the first with the mark of assay master Antonio Forcada y Laplaza, the eagle tax mark and crowned M for Mexico City, (2) £1,375
€1,619
US$ 2,083
57 Seven varying early 20th century silver mounted travelling pocket watch cases, varying maker's, dates of frames 1906 - 1915, (7) £812
€956
US$ 1,231
59 A quantity of silver items, (Qty) £1,025
€1,207
US$ 1,553
61 A pair of Edwardian silver menu holders modelled as stag heads, by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1909, (Qty) £625
€736
US$ 947
63 A mid 19th century Continental gilt metal and enamelled snuff box, unmarked, together with a late 19th / early 20th century gilt metal and enamelled snuff box modelled as a writing desk top, unmarked (2) £750
€883
US$ 1,136
64 A 19th century Cantonese silver mounted snuff box, unmarked, £475
€559
US$ 719
65 A small quantity of 9ct gold charms, assorted dates and makers, (Qty) £750
€883
US$ 1,136
67 A coromandel wood vanity case with Victorian silver mounted fittings, possibly by Thomas Willis, London 1876, £812
€956
US$ 1,231
68 A Turkish silver box, stamped with Tughra mark, marks rubbed, £375
€441
US$ 568
69 A coromandel wood toilet box with silver gilt fittings, retailed by Asprey, the mounts possibly by Abraham Brownett, London 1863, £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
70 An Austrian silver mounted ivory cigar cutter modelled as a fox head, by George Adam Scheid, Vienna circa 1900, £2,000
€2,355
US$ 3,030
71 A novelty silver mounted ivory cigar cutter modelled as a boar, by E. J. Clewley & Co, Chester 1923, £1,250
€1,472
US$ 1,894
73 IRISH REGIMENTAL INTEREST: A Victorian electroplated seven-light candelabrum, by Elkington & Co, circa 1855, £1,312
€1,545
US$ 1,988
74 A pair of electroplated wine coolers, (2) £525
€618
US$ 795
75 A pair of late Victorian electroplated table centrepieces circa 1890, togehter with five Egyptian items (7) £562
€662
US$ 852
76 An electroplated Corinthian column table lamp, £125
€147
US$ 189
79 A pair of electroplated on copper candlesticks, £37
€44
US$ 56
80 A German electroplated mounted glass duck claret jug, by WMF, £212
€250
US$ 321
82 An electroplated model of a seated greyhound, by Elkington & Co, £112
€132
US$ 170
84 A silver two-handled samovar, apparently unmarked, the later cover with lion passant and rubbed makers mark only, £2,250
€2,649
US$ 3,409
85 A silver pierced dish, Sheffield 1974, together with a small two-handled pot pourri pot, by Henry Wilkinson & Son, London 1914, with a pierced cover, on silver plinth, Lonodn 1916, and a George II silver cream jug, by George Greenhill Jones, London 1739, (3) £687
€809
US$ 1,041
86 A silver salver, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, London 1929, £1,625
€1,913
US$ 2,462
87 An American metalware vase, incuse stamped "Tiffany & Co", "925", "Sterling Silver", and a vase, triangular form, (2) £75
€88
US$ 113
88 A silver bowl, maker's mark C.G.L., also the rim punched with a mark JH conjoined G, London 1932, £562
€662
US$ 852
89 A George III style silver swing-handle basket, by Heming & Co Ltd, London 1914, £900
€1,059
US$ 1,363
91 A pair of George III style silver sauceboats, by Edward Barnard & Sons, London 1940, (2) £600
€706
US$ 909
92 A silver two-handled oval tray, by L. A. Crichton, London 1924, £1,750
€2,061
US$ 2,651
93 A cased silver three-piece condiment set, by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1956, together with a metalware commemorative dish, stamped to reverse "The Jaques cartier Mint", "Sterling Silver .925", (4) £312
€368
US$ 473
94 A silver four-piece tea service, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1933 / 34, (4) £1,125
€1,324
US$ 1,704
95 A silver five-piece tea and coffee service, by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd., Chester 1927-9, (5) £875
€1,030
US$ 1,325
96 A silver entrée dish and cover, by Harrison Bros & Howson, Sheffield 1920, £812
€956
US$ 1,231
97 A small quantity of silver items, (Qty) £525
€618
US$ 795
98 A silver rectangular cigarette box, by R. Comyns, London 1932, an American silver spirit flask, (2) £437
€515
US$ 662
99 A silver cigarette box, by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1962 and another silver cigarette box. (2) £437
€515
US$ 662
100 A silver coffee pot, by Charles Edwards, London 1936 and a silver inkwell. (2) £437
€515
US$ 662
101 An Art Deco silver four-piece bachelors' tea service, by Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1936, (4) £475
€559
US$ 719
103 A silver salver, by James Dixons & Sons, Sheffield 1929, £437
€515
US$ 662
104 A cased silver porringer, by Barker Bros. Silver Ltd, Birmingham 1934, (3) £562
€662
US$ 852
105 An Art Deco silver four-piece tea service, by G. Bryan & Co, Birmingham 1920, (4) £1,625
€1,913
US$ 2,462
106 A silver five-piece tea and coffee service together with a tray, by Barker Ellis Silver Co. Birmingham 1968, 1971 / 72 £3,000
€3,533
US$ 4,545
107 A silver four-piece tea and coffee service, maker's mark P P LTD, Sheffield 1971, (4) £1,625
€1,913
US$ 2,462
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