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British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu

25 July 2012 | starting at 11:00 BST

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London, Knightsbridge

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Auction highlights

A Victorian silver oversize lidded jug by Thomas Smily, London 1864. Sold for £4,500 inc. premium

An impressive late 19th/early 20th century Chinese export pierced silver bowl by Wang Hing, also stamped '90' with character mark. Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export three-piece tea service by Hung Chong, probably Canton, circa 1900 (3). Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

A pink quartz model of a dog with diamond set eyes. Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

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500 lots available

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

Sold for £975 inc. premium

2 —
A George II silver acorn nutmeg grater
maker's mark '?B', possibly by Henry Bennett, circa 1740

£500 - £550

3 —
A George II/III silver egg nutmeg grater
unmarked, possibly by Samuel Meriton, circa 1760

£500 - £550

4 —
A George III silver barrel nutmeg grater,
by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1820

£500 - £550

9 —
An 18th century silver cylindrical nutmeg grater
apparently unmarked, circa 1800

£500 - £700

10 —
A George IV silver snuff box
by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1823 (2)

Sold for £275 inc. premium

11 —
A George III silver snuff box
by William Pugh Birmingham, 1813 (2)

Sold for £500 inc. premium

12 —
An Edwardian silver cased timepiece
by A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1909

Sold for £725 inc. premium

13 —
An Edwardian silver cased miniature timepiece
London 1907 (2)

Sold for £625 inc. premium

14 —
A William IV silver card case
by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1833

Sold for £225 inc. premium

15 —
An unusual George III silver snuff box
probably by Roger Biggs, London 1795

Sold for £625 inc. premium

16 —
A George III silver-gilt snuff box
by William Parker, London 1808

£700 - £900

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

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

18^Y —
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

Amended

Sold for £350 inc. premium

19 —
A 19th century gilt metal mounted walking cane

Sold for £250 inc. premium

20 —
A 9 carat gold cigarette case
by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1928

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

21 —
A 9ct gold and diamond cigarette case
by S J Rose & Son, London 1948

Sold for £1,812.50 inc. premium

22 —
A 19th century gold and hardstone mounted novelty rotating seal
unmarked

£600 - £800

23^Y —
A 19th century burr walnut box with applied enamelled miniatures
in the manner of Jean Petitot

Sold for £812.50 inc. premium

24 —
An Italian silver-gilt and pietra dura-mounted snuff box
Rome, circa 1830

Sold for £2,375 inc. premium

25 —
A 19th century gold snuff box with earlier enamel on copper portrait miniature
by Charles Boit, Swedish (1663-1727)

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

26^Y —
A Louis XVI tortoiseshell and gold mounted bonbonnière
by Charles Brisson, Paris 1786

Sold for £750 inc. premium

27 —
A late 19th century gilt metal, enamel and glass posy holder,
unmarked, circa 1880 (2)

Sold for £375 inc. premium

28 —
An early 19th century silver mounted aventurine snuff box
apparently unmarked, circa 1820

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

29^Y —
A 19th century French silver and ivory mounted purse
unmarked

Sold for £600 inc. premium

30 —
A 19th century French porcelain and silver-gilt mounted etui,
(4)

Sold for £750 inc. premium

31 —
Two silver-gilt needlecases
apparently unmarked (3)

£500 - £700

32^* —
A 19th century Continental silver vesta case
apparently unmarked (3)

£500 - £600

33^Y —
A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1850

Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

34^Y —
A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1860

£500 - £700

35^Y —
A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1900 (8)

Sold for £625 inc. premium

36 —
A set of six silver buttons
maker's mark 'ES' only, possibly 18th century (8)

£500 - £600

37 —
A 19th century French silver mounted 'Vernis Martin' box
by Eugene-Louis Soulens, Paris, circa 1870

£500 - £700

38 —
A Victorian silver-gilt novelty vesta case
by Rawlings & Summers, London 1854 (3)

Amended

Sold for £625 inc. premium

39 —
A 9ct gold cigarette case
by S J Rose & Son, probably London 1937,

Sold for £1,437.50 inc. premium

40 —
A Victorian silver rattle
by Brown & Clark, Birmingham, circa 1850 (2)

£500 - £600

41^* —
A late 17th/early 18th century silver filigree scissors case
unmarked, possibly English, circa 1700

Sold for £625 inc. premium

42 —
A mid-20th century Chinese metalware cigarette case
impressed 'WAI KEE 90 SILVER' with character mark

Sold for £312.50 inc. premium

43^* —
A Continental silver-gilt applied filigree box
with French import marks, 2nd standard, 1864-93

Sold for £875 inc. premium

44 —
A late 19th century Austro-Hungarian hardstone mounted silver and enamelled spoon
maker's mark mistruck, possibly Herman Böhm,

£500 - £700

45 —
A collection of 18th/19th century mother of pearl Chinese gaming counters

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

46 —
A 19th century French silver and niello snuff box
with Minerva 2nd standard mark only (2)

Sold for £225 inc. premium

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)

Sold for £2,125 inc. premium

48 —
A 20th century Dutch silver miniature fairground organ
maker's mark in a waisted rectangular punch with central tapering cylindar flanked by diagonal letters 'AR', with post-1953 standard mark (2)

£600 - £800

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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;
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British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

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

2 — A George II silver acorn nutmeg grater maker's mark '?B', possibly by Henry Bennett, circa 1740

3 — A George II/III silver egg nutmeg grater unmarked, possibly by Samuel Meriton, circa 1760

4 — A George III silver barrel nutmeg grater, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1820

5 — A George II/III silver urn nutmeg grater by Samuel Meriton, circa 1760

6 — A rare Old Sheffield plate pocket nutmeg grater unmarked, circa 1790

7 — A George IV silver nutmeg grater by John Shaw, Birmingham 1820

8 — A Victorian silver nutmeg grater by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850 (3)

9 — An 18th century silver cylindrical nutmeg grater apparently unmarked, circa 1800

10 — A George IV silver snuff box by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1823 (2)

11 — A George III silver snuff box by William Pugh Birmingham, 1813 (2)

12 — An Edwardian silver cased timepiece by A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1909

13 — An Edwardian silver cased miniature timepiece London 1907 (2)

14 — A William IV silver card case by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1833

15 — An unusual George III silver snuff box probably by Roger Biggs, London 1795

16 — A George III silver-gilt snuff box by William Parker, London 1808

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

18Y — 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

19 — A 19th century gilt metal mounted walking cane

20 — A 9 carat gold cigarette case by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1928

21 — A 9ct gold and diamond cigarette case by S J Rose & Son, London 1948

22 — A 19th century gold and hardstone mounted novelty rotating seal unmarked

23Y — A 19th century burr walnut box with applied enamelled miniatures in the manner of Jean Petitot

24 — An Italian silver-gilt and pietra dura-mounted snuff box Rome, circa 1830

25 — A 19th century gold snuff box with earlier enamel on copper portrait miniature by Charles Boit, Swedish (1663-1727)

26Y — A Louis XVI tortoiseshell and gold mounted bonbonnière by Charles Brisson, Paris 1786

27 — A late 19th century gilt metal, enamel and glass posy holder, unmarked, circa 1880 (2)

28 — An early 19th century silver mounted aventurine snuff box apparently unmarked, circa 1820

29Y — A 19th century French silver and ivory mounted purse unmarked

30 — A 19th century French porcelain and silver-gilt mounted etui, (4)

31 — Two silver-gilt needlecases apparently unmarked (3)

32* — A 19th century Continental silver vesta case apparently unmarked (3)

33Y — A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case circa 1850

34Y — A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case circa 1860

35Y — A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese carved ivory card case circa 1900 (8)

36 — A set of six silver buttons maker's mark 'ES' only, possibly 18th century (8)

37 — A 19th century French silver mounted 'Vernis Martin' box by Eugene-Louis Soulens, Paris, circa 1870

38 — A Victorian silver-gilt novelty vesta case by Rawlings & Summers, London 1854 (3)

39 — A 9ct gold cigarette case by S J Rose & Son, probably London 1937,

40 — A Victorian silver rattle by Brown & Clark, Birmingham, circa 1850 (2)

41* — A late 17th/early 18th century silver filigree scissors case unmarked, possibly English, circa 1700

42 — A mid-20th century Chinese metalware cigarette case impressed 'WAI KEE 90 SILVER' with character mark

43* — A Continental silver-gilt applied filigree box with French import marks, 2nd standard, 1864-93

44 — A late 19th century Austro-Hungarian hardstone mounted silver and enamelled spoon maker's mark mistruck, possibly Herman Böhm,

45 — A collection of 18th/19th century mother of pearl Chinese gaming counters

46 — A 19th century French silver and niello snuff box with Minerva 2nd standard mark only (2)

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)

48 — A 20th century Dutch silver miniature fairground organ maker's mark in a waisted rectangular punch with central tapering cylindar flanked by diagonal letters 'AR', with post-1953 standard mark (2)

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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

2 —
A George II silver acorn nutmeg grater
maker's mark '?B', possibly by Henry Bennett, circa 1740

3 —
A George II/III silver egg nutmeg grater
unmarked, possibly by Samuel Meriton, circa 1760

4 —
A George III silver barrel nutmeg grater,
by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1820

5 —
A George II/III silver urn nutmeg grater
by Samuel Meriton, circa 1760

6 —
A rare Old Sheffield plate pocket nutmeg grater
unmarked, circa 1790

7 —
A George IV silver nutmeg grater
by John Shaw, Birmingham 1820

8 —
A Victorian silver nutmeg grater
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850 (3)

9 —
An 18th century silver cylindrical nutmeg grater
apparently unmarked, circa 1800

10 —
A George IV silver snuff box
by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1823 (2)

11 —
A George III silver snuff box
by William Pugh Birmingham, 1813 (2)

12 —
An Edwardian silver cased timepiece
by A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1909

13 —
An Edwardian silver cased miniature timepiece
London 1907 (2)

14 —
A William IV silver card case
by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1833

15 —
An unusual George III silver snuff box
probably by Roger Biggs, London 1795

16 —
A George III silver-gilt snuff box
by William Parker, London 1808

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

18^Y —
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

19 —
A 19th century gilt metal mounted walking cane

20 —
A 9 carat gold cigarette case
by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1928

21 —
A 9ct gold and diamond cigarette case
by S J Rose & Son, London 1948

22 —
A 19th century gold and hardstone mounted novelty rotating seal
unmarked

23^Y —
A 19th century burr walnut box with applied enamelled miniatures
in the manner of Jean Petitot

24 —
An Italian silver-gilt and pietra dura-mounted snuff box
Rome, circa 1830

25 —
A 19th century gold snuff box with earlier enamel on copper portrait miniature
by Charles Boit, Swedish (1663-1727)

26^Y —
A Louis XVI tortoiseshell and gold mounted bonbonnière
by Charles Brisson, Paris 1786

27 —
A late 19th century gilt metal, enamel and glass posy holder,
unmarked, circa 1880 (2)

28 —
An early 19th century silver mounted aventurine snuff box
apparently unmarked, circa 1820

29^Y —
A 19th century French silver and ivory mounted purse
unmarked

30 —
A 19th century French porcelain and silver-gilt mounted etui,
(4)

31 —
Two silver-gilt needlecases
apparently unmarked (3)

32^* —
A 19th century Continental silver vesta case
apparently unmarked (3)

33^Y —
A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1850

34^Y —
A mid 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1860

35^Y —
A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese carved ivory card case
circa 1900 (8)

36 —
A set of six silver buttons
maker's mark 'ES' only, possibly 18th century (8)

37 —
A 19th century French silver mounted 'Vernis Martin' box
by Eugene-Louis Soulens, Paris, circa 1870

38 —
A Victorian silver-gilt novelty vesta case
by Rawlings & Summers, London 1854 (3)

39 —
A 9ct gold cigarette case
by S J Rose & Son, probably London 1937,

40 —
A Victorian silver rattle
by Brown & Clark, Birmingham, circa 1850 (2)

41^* —
A late 17th/early 18th century silver filigree scissors case
unmarked, possibly English, circa 1700

42 —
A mid-20th century Chinese metalware cigarette case
impressed 'WAI KEE 90 SILVER' with character mark

43^* —
A Continental silver-gilt applied filigree box
with French import marks, 2nd standard, 1864-93

44 —
A late 19th century Austro-Hungarian hardstone mounted silver and enamelled spoon
maker's mark mistruck, possibly Herman Böhm,

45 —
A collection of 18th/19th century mother of pearl Chinese gaming counters

46 —
A 19th century French silver and niello snuff box
with Minerva 2nd standard mark only (2)

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)

48 —
A 20th century Dutch silver miniature fairground organ
maker's mark in a waisted rectangular punch with central tapering cylindar flanked by diagonal letters 'AR', with post-1953 standard mark (2)