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Silver & Objects of Vertu inc Flatware

21 April 2010 | starting at 11:00 BST

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London, Knightsbridge

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Auction highlights

A silver Chippendale pattern table service of flatware, by Elkington & Co, predominantly Birmingham 1927 - 34 and Sheffield 1962 - 1970,. Sold for £2,400 inc. premium

A George III silver eighteen piece King's pattern flatware service, by Paul Storr, London 1820, (18). Sold for £1,920 inc. premium

A George III pair of silver telescopic candlesticks, by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1806,. Sold for £1,920 inc. premium

A Victorian silver four-piece tea service, by Walter & John Barnard, London 1894 and a matching hot water pot. (5). Sold for £1,560 inc. premium

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568 lots available

1^* —
A diamond set minaudiere,
marked 750,

Withdrawn

Amended

£300 - £400

2 —
A late 19th/early 20th century French silver gothic revival box,
maker's mark E L with yoke motif between,

£600 - £800

7^Y —
A late 19th century Scottish silver-mounted horn snuff mull,
unmarked, (3)

Sold for £240 inc. premium

8^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted glass gentlemans travelling toilet box,
by Thomas Whitehouse, London 1857,

Sold for £204 inc. premium

9 —
A 19th century Bohemian porcelain and gold mounted scent bottle,

Sold for £432 inc. premium

10 —
A cased Victorian silver mounted timepiece,
by Douglas Clock Co. Ltd, Birmingham 1899,

£300 - £400

11^* —
A 19th century Continental silver snuff box,
with pseudo marks resembling the Paris large object discharge marks for 1756-62 and 1762-68,

£250 - £300

12 —
A 19th century gold fob seal,

Sold for £432 inc. premium

13 —
A 19th century citrine and gold-mounted vinaigrette,
unmarked,

Sold for £480 inc. premium

14 —
A Victorian silver chatelaine vinaigrette,
by Samuel Blanckensee & Son, Birmingham 1888,

Sold for £288 inc. premium

15 —
A pair of silver bonbon dishes,
by Snyner & Beddoes, Birmingham 1925, (Qty)

Sold for £384 inc. premium

16^Y —
An early 20th French century blue leather gentleman's 23-inch travelling case,
by Dupont,

£200 - £300

An 18th century Continental silver combination pipe tamper, stamped with "T" below a star and "Z" below a turret, probably Dutch, also stamped with Dutch tax/duty mark, circa 1770, (2)

17 —
An 18th century Continental silver combination pipe tamper,
stamped with "T" below a star and "Z" below a turret, probably Dutch, also stamped with Dutch tax/duty mark, circa 1770, (2)

£800 - £1,200

18 —
A late 17th/early 18th century German stiletto,
with later Dutch duty mark,

Sold for £720 inc. premium

19 —
A George III silver snuff box,
by George Brasier, London 1797,

£500 - £700

20 —
A George III silver mounted corkscrew,
unmarked, (4)

Sold for £288 inc. premium

21 —
A 19th century French gold needlecase and thimble,
circa 1818-37, (3)

£500 - £700

21A —
A 19th century German silvered cast bronze snuff box,

Sold for £240 inc. premium

22^Y —
A Victorian silver and tusk mounted parasol,
by Charles Dumenil, London 1886, (8)

£250 - £300

23 —
A Victorin gold mounted walking cane,
(2)

£200 - £300

24^Y —
A 19th century whale bone and marine ivory walking cane,

Sold for £432 inc. premium

25 —
A mid 20th century Continental gold-mounted walking stick,
mark indistinct,

Sold for £240 inc. premium

26^Y —
A 19th century whalebone walking cane

£300 - £400

27^Y —
An early 20th century ivory marine mounted walking stick,

£200 - £300

28 —
A steel four-pillar corkscrew,
by Mapplebeck & Lowe,

Sold for £432 inc. premium

29 —
A silver sealing wax holder
by Samuel Jacob London 1900, (7)

Sold for £192 inc. premium

30 —
A 19th Century Russian nephrite, 18 carat gold and enamelled paper knife,
marked 72,

Sold for £2,640 inc. premium

31 —
A collection of silver dressing table items,
(Qty)

Sold for £444 inc. premium

32^Y —
An Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell mounted watch case,
by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1909, (4)

£300 - £400

33 —
A pair of early 19th century shoe buckles,
maker's mark L H with a fish above, 1819, (Qty)

Sold for £336 inc. premium

34 —
A Louis XV vernis Martin and silver-gilt mounted heart-shaped etui,
with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Provost, Paris 1762,

£700 - £900

35 —
A diamond-set malachite cigarette box,
mistruck marks to the mount,

Sold for £600 inc. premium

36 —
A Victorian silver Jubilee badge,
by John Mitchell Rose, London 1897, (2)

Sold for £216 inc. premium

37 —
A late 19th/early 20th century gilt metal and enamelled circular snuff box,
(2)

Sold for £192 inc. premium

38 —
Football interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case,
by Matthew Jessop, London 1893,

Sold for £1,140 inc. premium

39 —
An Edwardian silver novelty vesta case,
by Robert Pringle & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1906,

Sold for £720 inc. premium

40 —
Golf interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case,
by Rolason Brothers, Birmingham 1893,

Sold for £1,320 inc. premium

41 —
A Continental metalware cigarette case,
incuse stamped "900", "R", also stamped with French import marks,

Sold for £432 inc. premium

42 —
An early 20th century Continental silver and enamel erotic cigarette case
maker's mark rubbed "AG & C",

Sold for £540 inc. premium

43^* —
A George III silver novelty 'fish' vinaigrette,
by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1818,

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

44^Y —
A 9 carat gold medal and chain,
by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1910, (Qty)

Sold for £720 inc. premium

45 —
A 19th century gold novelty gambling pendant,
unmarked, (2)

£200 - £250

46^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted brown crocodile leather stationary box and blotter pad,
by William Comyns, London 1893/4,

£700 - £900

47 —
47A Victorian silver mounted glass and leather covered hipflask,
by Charles & George Asprey, London 1892, (4)

Sold for £288 inc. premium

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Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
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Silver & Objects of Vertu inc Flatware

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1* — A diamond set minaudiere, marked 750,

2 — A late 19th/early 20th century French silver gothic revival box, maker's mark E L with yoke motif between,

3 — A Victorian silver snuff box, by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1850,

4Y — A mid 18th century tortoiseshell and silver mounted box, unmarked,

5* — A Chinese metalware novelty box, stamped to underside with maker's mark,

6Y — A mid 18th Century tortoiseshell and piqué oval snuff box, unmarked,

7Y — A late 19th century Scottish silver-mounted horn snuff mull, unmarked, (3)

8Y — A Victorian silver mounted glass gentlemans travelling toilet box, by Thomas Whitehouse, London 1857,

9 — A 19th century Bohemian porcelain and gold mounted scent bottle,

10 — A cased Victorian silver mounted timepiece, by Douglas Clock Co. Ltd, Birmingham 1899,

11* — A 19th century Continental silver snuff box, with pseudo marks resembling the Paris large object discharge marks for 1756-62 and 1762-68,

12 — A 19th century gold fob seal,

13 — A 19th century citrine and gold-mounted vinaigrette, unmarked,

14 — A Victorian silver chatelaine vinaigrette, by Samuel Blanckensee & Son, Birmingham 1888,

15 — A pair of silver bonbon dishes, by Snyner & Beddoes, Birmingham 1925, (Qty)

16Y — An early 20th French century blue leather gentleman's 23-inch travelling case, by Dupont,

17 — An 18th century Continental silver combination pipe tamper, stamped with "T" below a star and "Z" below a turret, probably Dutch, also stamped with Dutch tax/duty mark, circa 1770, (2)

18 — A late 17th/early 18th century German stiletto, with later Dutch duty mark,

19 — A George III silver snuff box, by George Brasier, London 1797,

20 — A George III silver mounted corkscrew, unmarked, (4)

21 — A 19th century French gold needlecase and thimble, circa 1818-37, (3)

21A — A 19th century German silvered cast bronze snuff box,

22Y — A Victorian silver and tusk mounted parasol, by Charles Dumenil, London 1886, (8)

23 — A Victorin gold mounted walking cane, (2)

24Y — A 19th century whale bone and marine ivory walking cane,

25 — A mid 20th century Continental gold-mounted walking stick, mark indistinct,

26Y — A 19th century whalebone walking cane

27Y — An early 20th century ivory marine mounted walking stick,

28 — A steel four-pillar corkscrew, by Mapplebeck & Lowe,

29 — A silver sealing wax holder by Samuel Jacob London 1900, (7)

30 — A 19th Century Russian nephrite, 18 carat gold and enamelled paper knife, marked 72,

31 — A collection of silver dressing table items, (Qty)

32Y — An Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell mounted watch case, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1909, (4)

33 — A pair of early 19th century shoe buckles, maker's mark L H with a fish above, 1819, (Qty)

34 — A Louis XV vernis Martin and silver-gilt mounted heart-shaped etui, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Provost, Paris 1762,

35 — A diamond-set malachite cigarette box, mistruck marks to the mount,

36 — A Victorian silver Jubilee badge, by John Mitchell Rose, London 1897, (2)

37 — A late 19th/early 20th century gilt metal and enamelled circular snuff box, (2)

38 — Football interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case, by Matthew Jessop, London 1893,

39 — An Edwardian silver novelty vesta case, by Robert Pringle & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1906,

40 — Golf interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case, by Rolason Brothers, Birmingham 1893,

41 — A Continental metalware cigarette case, incuse stamped "900", "R", also stamped with French import marks,

42 — An early 20th century Continental silver and enamel erotic cigarette case maker's mark rubbed "AG & C",

43* — A George III silver novelty 'fish' vinaigrette, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1818,

44Y — A 9 carat gold medal and chain, by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1910, (Qty)

45 — A 19th century gold novelty gambling pendant, unmarked, (2)

46Y — A Victorian silver mounted brown crocodile leather stationary box and blotter pad, by William Comyns, London 1893/4,

47 — 47A Victorian silver mounted glass and leather covered hipflask, by Charles & George Asprey, London 1892, (4)

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1^* —
A diamond set minaudiere,
marked 750,

2 —
A late 19th/early 20th century French silver gothic revival box,
maker's mark E L with yoke motif between,

3 —
A Victorian silver snuff box,
by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1850,

4^Y —
A mid 18th century tortoiseshell and silver mounted box,
unmarked,

5^* —
A Chinese metalware novelty box,
stamped to underside with maker's mark,

6^Y —
A mid 18th Century tortoiseshell and piqué oval snuff box,
unmarked,

7^Y —
A late 19th century Scottish silver-mounted horn snuff mull,
unmarked, (3)

8^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted glass gentlemans travelling toilet box,
by Thomas Whitehouse, London 1857,

9 —
A 19th century Bohemian porcelain and gold mounted scent bottle,

10 —
A cased Victorian silver mounted timepiece,
by Douglas Clock Co. Ltd, Birmingham 1899,

11^* —
A 19th century Continental silver snuff box,
with pseudo marks resembling the Paris large object discharge marks for 1756-62 and 1762-68,

12 —
A 19th century gold fob seal,

13 —
A 19th century citrine and gold-mounted vinaigrette,
unmarked,

14 —
A Victorian silver chatelaine vinaigrette,
by Samuel Blanckensee & Son, Birmingham 1888,

15 —
A pair of silver bonbon dishes,
by Snyner & Beddoes, Birmingham 1925, (Qty)

16^Y —
An early 20th French century blue leather gentleman's 23-inch travelling case,
by Dupont,

17 —
An 18th century Continental silver combination pipe tamper,
stamped with "T" below a star and "Z" below a turret, probably Dutch, also stamped with Dutch tax/duty mark, circa 1770, (2)

18 —
A late 17th/early 18th century German stiletto,
with later Dutch duty mark,

19 —
A George III silver snuff box,
by George Brasier, London 1797,

20 —
A George III silver mounted corkscrew,
unmarked, (4)

21 —
A 19th century French gold needlecase and thimble,
circa 1818-37, (3)

21A —
A 19th century German silvered cast bronze snuff box,

22^Y —
A Victorian silver and tusk mounted parasol,
by Charles Dumenil, London 1886, (8)

23 —
A Victorin gold mounted walking cane,
(2)

24^Y —
A 19th century whale bone and marine ivory walking cane,

25 —
A mid 20th century Continental gold-mounted walking stick,
mark indistinct,

26^Y —
A 19th century whalebone walking cane

27^Y —
An early 20th century ivory marine mounted walking stick,

28 —
A steel four-pillar corkscrew,
by Mapplebeck & Lowe,

29 —
A silver sealing wax holder
by Samuel Jacob London 1900, (7)

30 —
A 19th Century Russian nephrite, 18 carat gold and enamelled paper knife,
marked 72,

31 —
A collection of silver dressing table items,
(Qty)

32^Y —
An Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell mounted watch case,
by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1909, (4)

33 —
A pair of early 19th century shoe buckles,
maker's mark L H with a fish above, 1819, (Qty)

34 —
A Louis XV vernis Martin and silver-gilt mounted heart-shaped etui,
with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Provost, Paris 1762,

35 —
A diamond-set malachite cigarette box,
mistruck marks to the mount,

36 —
A Victorian silver Jubilee badge,
by John Mitchell Rose, London 1897, (2)

37 —
A late 19th/early 20th century gilt metal and enamelled circular snuff box,
(2)

38 —
Football interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case,
by Matthew Jessop, London 1893,

39 —
An Edwardian silver novelty vesta case,
by Robert Pringle & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1906,

40 —
Golf interest: A Victorian silver and enamelled vesta case,
by Rolason Brothers, Birmingham 1893,

41 —
A Continental metalware cigarette case,
incuse stamped "900", "R", also stamped with French import marks,

42 —
An early 20th century Continental silver and enamel erotic cigarette case
maker's mark rubbed "AG & C",

43^* —
A George III silver novelty 'fish' vinaigrette,
by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1818,

44^Y —
A 9 carat gold medal and chain,
by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1910, (Qty)

45 —
A 19th century gold novelty gambling pendant,
unmarked, (2)

46^Y —
A Victorian silver mounted brown crocodile leather stationary box and blotter pad,
by William Comyns, London 1893/4,

47 —
47A Victorian silver mounted glass and leather covered hipflask,
by Charles & George Asprey, London 1892, (4)