British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu

Auction 19949

25 Jul 2012, starting at 11:00 BST.

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British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu, starting with lot 1.

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Auction highlights

Decorative enamel dish Sotheby's New York 6 December 1995, ex-lot 449.

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

A silver-gilt and enamel kvosh, now stamped with the retailers marks of Fabergé,

Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

A hardstone model of a vase of strawberries the mounts bearing pseudo Russian marks

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

A vari-coloured cloisonné enamelled cigar case of large size with pseudo Russian marks

A 20th centuy silver-gilt, polychrome enamel and gem set egg bearing psuedo Russian marks,

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

A 20th century silver-gilt, polychrome enamel and gem set egg bearing pseudo Russian marks,

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1	A William III silver cylindrical nutmeg grater maker's mark 'IW' with two dots above and one below in a shaped rectangular punch, circa 1690	£975 €1,137 US$ 1,472
6	A rare Old Sheffield plate pocket nutmeg grater unmarked, circa 1790	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
7	A George IV silver nutmeg grater by John Shaw, Birmingham 1820	£675 €787 US$ 1,019
8	A Victorian silver nutmeg grater by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850 (3)	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
10	A George IV silver snuff box by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1823 (2)	£275 €320 US$ 415
11	A George III silver snuff box by William Pugh Birmingham, 1813 (2)	£500 €583 US$ 754
12	An Edwardian silver cased timepiece by A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1909	£725 €846 US$ 1,094
13	An Edwardian silver cased miniature timepiece London 1907, with another (2)	£625 €729 US$ 943
14	A William IV silver card case by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1833	£225 €262 US$ 339
15	An unusual George III silver snuff box probably by Roger Biggs, London 1795	£625 €729 US$ 943
17	A Russian gold cigarette case maker's mark possibly for Afanasievich Fyodor Stroganov, Moscow, with kokoshnik for 1908 - 26, also with Latvian marks for the period 1922 - 40	£3,500 €4,084 US$ 5,284
18	A cased late 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver-mounted pink quartz parasol handle marked with a star within a roundel, also stamped with assay control mark, retailed and possibly imported by J.C. Vickery	£350 €408 US$ 528
19	A 19th century gilt metal mounted walking cane and a silver mounted cane, by Kendall, London 1922,	£250 €291 US$ 377
20	A 9 carat gold cigarette case by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1928	£1,750 €2,042 US$ 2,642
21	A 9ct gold and diamond cigarette case by S J Rose & Son, London 1948	£1,812 €2,115 US$ 2,736
23	A 19th century burr walnut box with applied enamelled miniatures in the manner of Jean Petitot	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
24	An Italian silver-gilt and pietra dura-mounted snuff box Rome, circa 1830	£2,375 €2,771 US$ 3,585
25	A 19th century gold snuff box with earlier enamel on copper portrait miniature by Charles Boit, Swedish (1663-1727)	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
26	A Louis XVI tortoiseshell and gold mounted bonbonnière by Charles Brisson, Paris 1786	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
27	A late 19th century gilt metal, enamel and glass posy holder, unmarked, circa 1880 (2)	£375 €437 US$ 566
28	An early 19th century silver mounted aventurine snuff box apparently unmarked, circa 1820	£562 €656 US$ 849
29	A 19th century French silver and ivory mounted purse unmarked, a Japanese carved ivory box in the form of a pear, a horn snuff box and a burr wood box	£600 €700 US$ 905
30	A 19th century French porcelain and silver-gilt mounted etui, a novelty tricorn hat, an oval enamel box and a porcelain box (4)	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
33	A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case circa 1850	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
35	A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese carved ivory card case circa 1900 (8)	£625 €729 US$ 943
38	A Victorian silver-gilt novelty vesta case by Rawlings & Summers, London 1854 (3)	£625 €729 US$ 943
39	A 9ct gold cigarette case by S J Rose & Son, probably London 1937,	£1,437 €1,677 US$ 2,170
41	A late 17th/early 18th century silver filigree scissors case unmarked, possibly English, circa 1700	£625 €729 US$ 943
42	A mid-20th century Chinese metalware cigarette case impressed 'WAI KEE 90 SILVER' with character mark	£312 €364 US$ 471
43	A Continental silver-gilt applied filigree box with French import marks, 2nd standard, 1864-93	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
45	A collection of 18th/19th century mother of pearl Chinese gaming counters	£937 €1,093 US$ 1,415
46	A 19th century French silver and niello snuff box with Minerva 2nd standard mark only and a vesta case (2)	£225 €262 US$ 339
47	A mid 18th century Dutch miniature silver ewer and goblet set on a tray by Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam 1761, the goblets and ewer stamped with tax mark only (8)	£2,125 €2,479 US$ 3,208
49	Eight miniature Dutch silver items Many with post-1953 standard mark (19)	£450 €525 US$ 679
50	A silver card case by H Hayes Birmingham 1902 together with a trinket box, by William Comyns, Birmingham 1907(2)	£437 €510 US$ 660
52	An early 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver snuff box, with a mark for Prague together with an Austro-Hungarian silver and niello snuff box, 1886 - 1922, (2)	£175 €204 US$ 264
54	A 19th Century French silver table snuff box with Minerva head standard mark	£125 €145 US$ 188
55	A Victorian silver topped cameo glass scent bottle by Samson & Mordan Co, London 1887	£375 €437 US$ 566
56	An impressive diamond-set, nephrite and enamelled novelty egg with pseudo Russian marks	£5,625 €6,563 US$ 8,493
57	A hardstone model of a begging dog set with diamond eyes the mounts with pseudo Russian marks	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
59	An agate model of a bird	£125 €145 US$ 188
60	An enamelled pill box with pseudo Russian marks,	£312 €364 US$ 471
61	A pink quartz model of a dog with diamond set eyes	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
62	A metalware and hardstone set model of mouse with pseudo Russian marks	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
63	A red enamelled egg with pseudo Russian marks	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
64	A metalware travelling ink well with pseudo-Russian marks	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
65	A grey hardstone and gem set modelled as a donkey	£625 €729 US$ 943
66	A hardstone model of a kangaroo unmarked	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
70	A grey hardstone and gem set modelled of a couchant hippopotamus, the mounts with pseudo Russian marks	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
71	Two carved hardstone models of mice with pseudo Russian marks (2)	£687 €802 US$ 1,038