Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware

Auction 20207

3 Oct 2012, starting at 11:00 BST.

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Silver and Objects of Vertu incl. Flatware, starting with lot 1.

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Auction highlights

Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

An impressive Victorian fifty-four piece silver dessert service by Francis Higgins, London 1863 (54)

A silver Fiddle pattern table service of flatware by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1925 - 1927

Sold for £6,000 inc. premium

A silver Fiddle pattern table service of flatware by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1925-27

Sold for £5,250 inc. premium

A late 19th / early 20th century extensive Italian silver table service of flatware marked SIAP, also incuse marks 800

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

A pair of William III silver candlesticks by Richard Syng, London 1697 (2)

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1	A 9 carat gold cigarette case by Adie Bros Ltd, Birmingham 1948	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
2	An 18 carat gold vesta case by Heath & Middleton, Sheffield 1912	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
3	A Victorian silver-gilt mounted ruby glass combination scent flask and vinaigrette by Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1873	£312 €364 US$ 471
4	A pair of early 19th century French gold mounted scissors by Antoine Beauvisage, Paris	£500 €583 US$ 754
5	A 19th century French gold and enamelled scissor case	£500 €583 US$ 754
7	A continental silver and silver-gilt box stamped twice with French "Swan" mark for 1893-1970	£625 €729 US$ 943
8	A diamond-set gold and enamelled box possibly Italian, with later French control marks, circa 1920	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
9	A quantity of 19th century mother of pearl and gilt metal gaming counters possibly Dutch or French (Qty)	£1,500 €1,750 US$ 2,264
10	A 9 carat gold cigarette case by Turner & Simpson Ltd, Birmingham 1929	£1,687 €1,969 US$ 2,547
12	A 19th century blue bois d'Urci and gold inlaid portrait box	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
13	A 19th century Swiss vari-colour gold and enamelled snuff box by Alexander Magnin, Geneva, with later double eagle's head control mark	£2,125 €2,479 US$ 3,208
14	A George III silver-gilt snuff box by William Parker, London 1808	£850 €991 US$ 1,283
15	A Victorian silver snuff box probably by Dennis Ransom, London 1837, see Grimwade, 'London Goldsmiths 1697-1837' (London 1976), page 358	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
16	A William IV silver snuff box by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1834	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
17	A Victorian novelty silver 'hunting horn' combination scent flask and vinaigrette Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1873	£475 €554 US$ 717
19	Duchess of Windsor interest: A William and Mary silver oval tobacco box maker's mark ET with a mullet between and two pellets below, London 1691	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
20	A George III silver nutmeg grater by Hester Bateman, London 1786	£937 €1,093 US$ 1,415
23	Nine late 18th/early 19th century Continental enamelled plaquettes unmarked (10)	£475 €554 US$ 717
24	A large quantity of 19th/20th century British and Continental vertu items various dates and makers (Qty)	£1,187 €1,385 US$ 1,792
25	Seven Georgian/Victorian silver vinaigrettes various dates and makers, (11)	£1,062 €1,239 US$ 1,604
26	A 19th century Continental silver vesta case apparently unmarked (3)	£525 €612 US$ 792
27	Two silver-gilt needlecases apparently unmarked (3)	£325 €379 US$ 490
28	A 19th century French silver mounted 'Vernis Martin' box by Eugene-Louis Soulens, Paris, circa 1870	£150 €175 US$ 226
29	A 19th century gold and hardstone mounted novelty rotating seal unmarked	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
32	An Edwardian silver cased timepiece by Drew & Sons, London 1905	£312 €364 US$ 471
33	A George III silver key by Peter & Anne Bateman, London 1792 (7)	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
35	A Grainger reticulated silver capped scent bottle late 19th century and five further scent bottles (6)	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
37	A late 17th century Norwegian silver spoon by Jens Christensen Seested, Trondheim 1695	£562 €656 US$ 849
38	A Charles I possibly provincial silver seal-top spoon stamped once in the bowl, a device circa 1630	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
39	Two silver trefid spoons marks rubbed, one possibly by Jonathan Bradley, London, date letter rubbed, the second maker's mark barely distinguishable, by John Ladyman, other marks worn smooth Sadler, London 1701 (3)	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
40	A 17th century silver provincial seal-top spoon stamped once in the bowl and twice on the stem, a device, possibly Norwich	£475 €554 US$ 717
42	A James I silver seal top spoon by Daniel Carey, London 1611	£1,187 €1,385 US$ 1,792
44	A Charles II silver trefid spoon maker's mark IL with mullet below, see Jackson's page 130, possibly by James Lapley, no date letter, circa 1671 together with A William & Mary silver trefid spoonmaker's mark IP with star above and crescent below, possibly for Israel Pinckney, London 1690 (2)	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
45	A West Country silver dog nose spoon by William Webb II, Winchester, circa 1702 together with A Queen Anne West Country silver trefid spoon, by Thomas Salter, Exeter 1710 (2)	£1,187 €1,385 US$ 1,792
46	A silver lace back trefid spoon two pairs of marks I P?B?R?, crown above and cypher marks probably West Country	£687 €802 US$ 1,038