Fine Silver

21 November 2012 | starting at 11:00 GMT

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182 lots available

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Fine Silver

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49* — Six George III silver-gilt King's Hour Glass pattern dessert spoons, by Paul Storr, London 1811 - 1815, (6)

50 — A 17th century West Country silver apostle spoon, St Matthais by Anthony Arden of Sherbourne, circa 1645 (2)

51 — An early 19th century unmarked South American silver two-handled tureen and cover second quarter of 19th century

52 — A late 16th early/17th century South American silver-gilt two-tier standing salt by Lazaro de Encalada, Valladolid circa 1600

53 — A 19th century South American silver sideboard dish unmarked

54 — A 17th century Dutch silver beaker by Jans Scholte (II) Sneek, date letter S, possibly 1669

55 — An 18th century Italian silver-gilt goblet maker's mark VL Venice, stamped thrice with town mark and once with maker's mark

56 — A late 17th century German parcel-gilt rummer/goblet by Christoph Hieronymus Clauss, Nuremberg circa 1690

57 — A rare mid 19th Chinese silver Kiddush cup and cover by Hone-Woe of Tapingshan, Hong Kong, second quarter of 19th century

58 — A George III silver goblet by Hester Bateman, overstruck with George Gray mark, London 1788 (1)

59 — A 17th century North German silver-gilt Kiddush cup stamped with rampant griffin and incuse fleur de lys, probably Luneburg, also stamped with 20th century Dutch import mark

60 — A 17th/18th century silver-gilt ciborium and cover with later additions possibly Transylvanian or Hungarian, stamped with town mark of a tower and incuse maker's mark IH, or HI (2)

61 — A 19th century silver, silver-gilt, bronze and copper Italian lampada maker's mark "G 104 D" in a lozenge punch, see Bulgari, Argentieri Gemmari E Orafi D'Italia, No. 1210, p.573, Rome circa 1830-40 (1)

62 — An impressive and important French silver table centrepiece by the firm of Froment-Meurice, Paris, third quarter of 19th century

63* — A late 19th American silver 5 pint pitcher by Tiffany & Co., Moore Period circa 1880

64 — A mid 19th century pair of Italian silver four-light candelabra by Francesco Ceppi, Milan, circa 1856

65 — An early 19th century Italian silver coffee pot, maker's mark obscured, first quarter of 19th century,

66 — An impressive late 18th/early 19th century Italian silver coffee pot, maker's mark possibly "M22P" for Mateo Pelosi in lozenge punch, Rome

67 — A late 18th early/19th century Continental silver coffee jug stamped with 19th century French control mark

68 — A stylish Japanese silver and mixed metalware trinket box of fan shape,

69 — An early 20th century Japanese silver and mixed metal standing model of duck stamped with Japanese characters, Artist mark for Tsuneaki,

70 — A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese export silver rose bowl by Wang Hing, also stamped '90' and Chinese characters marks

71 — A Japanese silver and mixed metalware box the panel signed Mitsutoshi, with Japanese standard mark and post-1912 Swedish imports marks (1)

72 — An early 20th century Japanese silver and enamel bowl stamped with Japanese characters, retailed by Edward of Glasgow

73 — A Japanese silver and enamel cigarette box unmarked,

74 — A Chinese silver salver by Wang Hing, stamped "90" and with Chinese characters

75* — A late 18th/19th century Chinese export side handled silver mounted famille rose porcelain coffee/chocolate pot circa 1800, silver mount unmarked

76 — A mid 19th century Indian silver two-handled covered bowl and stand apparently unmarked

77 — A late 18th century Dutch silver basket by Johannes Schiotling, Amsterdam 1780, also stamped with crowned V, "Tax free census marks"

78 — An important French silver-gilt two-handled soup tureen and cover on stand, from the Borghese suite by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, Paris 1798-1809

79 — A late 18th century Dutch silver tobacco jar and cover, by François Marcus Simons, The Hague 1792

80 — A late 17th century Belgian silver oval box by Gilles Michel, Liège, 169(?) 1964 -1710

81 — An 18th century Belgian silver bowl maker's mark MM conjoined, unrecorded Mons 1723/24 or 1748/49

82 — A late 18th century Belgian silver two-handled sugar bowl and cover maler's maek HVR 1782 (2)

84 — An early 20th Dutch silver novelty "windmill" table ornament Amsterdam 1908, stamped with incuse maker's mark or retailers mark of G. Schoorl

85 — A early 20th century Dutch novelty silver house facade by Johannes Albertus Adolf Gerritsen, Amsterdam first quarter of 20th century

86 — Two Continental silver-gilt decorative standing figures (2)

87 — A late 19th/early 20th century Austrian silver-gilt and 'lustre' enamelled cup and cover Maker's mark M & N within a cartouche, Vienna

88 — An Austrian silver and enamelled table lamp Vienna, circa 1910

89 — A silver goblet by Omar Ramsden, London 1923, (2)

90 — An Edwardian silver goblet by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1908,

91 — An Edwardian silver goblet by Omar Ramsden & Alwyn Carr, London 1909 (2)

92 — A silver spot-hammered goblet by Omar Ramsden London 1921 (2)

93 — A silver mounted maplewood mazer bowl by Omar Ramsden, London 1924

94 — A silver and enamelled inkwell and pen tray by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1917 and 1913

95Y — A late 19th/early 20th century Arts & Crafts silver and carved ivory trowel unmarked circa 1900,

96 — A pair of Arts & Crafts silver candlesticks by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1914 (2)

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49^* —
Six George III silver-gilt King's Hour Glass pattern dessert spoons,
by Paul Storr, London 1811 - 1815, (6)

50 —
A 17th century West Country silver apostle spoon, St Matthais
by Anthony Arden of Sherbourne, circa 1645 (2)

51 —
An early 19th century unmarked South American silver two-handled tureen and cover
second quarter of 19th century

52 —
A late 16th early/17th century South American silver-gilt two-tier standing salt
by Lazaro de Encalada, Valladolid circa 1600

53 —
A 19th century South American silver sideboard dish
unmarked

54 —
A 17th century Dutch silver beaker
by Jans Scholte (II) Sneek, date letter S, possibly 1669

55 —
An 18th century Italian silver-gilt goblet
maker's mark VL Venice, stamped thrice with town mark and once with maker's mark

56 —
A late 17th century German parcel-gilt rummer/goblet
by Christoph Hieronymus Clauss, Nuremberg circa 1690

57 —
A rare mid 19th Chinese silver Kiddush cup and cover
by Hone-Woe of Tapingshan, Hong Kong, second quarter of 19th century

58 —
A George III silver goblet
by Hester Bateman, overstruck with George Gray mark, London 1788 (1)

59 —
A 17th century North German silver-gilt Kiddush cup
stamped with rampant griffin and incuse fleur de lys, probably Luneburg, also stamped with 20th century Dutch import mark

60 —
A 17th/18th century silver-gilt ciborium and cover with later additions
possibly Transylvanian or Hungarian, stamped with town mark of a tower and incuse maker's mark IH, or HI (2)

61 —
A 19th century silver, silver-gilt, bronze and copper Italian lampada
maker's mark "G 104 D" in a lozenge punch, see Bulgari, Argentieri Gemmari E Orafi D'Italia, No. 1210, p.573, Rome circa 1830-40 (1)

62 —
An impressive and important French silver table centrepiece
by the firm of Froment-Meurice, Paris, third quarter of 19th century

63^* —
A late 19th American silver 5 pint pitcher
by Tiffany & Co., Moore Period circa 1880

64 —
A mid 19th century pair of Italian silver four-light candelabra
by Francesco Ceppi, Milan, circa 1856

65 —
An early 19th century Italian silver coffee pot,
maker's mark obscured, first quarter of 19th century,

66 —
An impressive late 18th/early 19th century Italian silver coffee pot,
maker's mark possibly "M22P" for Mateo Pelosi in lozenge punch, Rome

67 —
A late 18th early/19th century Continental silver coffee jug
stamped with 19th century French control mark

68 —
A stylish Japanese silver and mixed metalware trinket box of fan shape,

69 —
An early 20th century Japanese silver and mixed metal standing model of duck
stamped with Japanese characters, Artist mark for Tsuneaki,

70 —
A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese export silver rose bowl
by Wang Hing, also stamped '90' and Chinese characters marks

71 —
A Japanese silver and mixed metalware box
the panel signed Mitsutoshi, with Japanese standard mark and post-1912 Swedish imports marks (1)

72 —
An early 20th century Japanese silver and enamel bowl
stamped with Japanese characters, retailed by Edward of Glasgow

73 —
A Japanese silver and enamel cigarette box
unmarked,

74 —
A Chinese silver salver
by Wang Hing, stamped "90" and with Chinese characters

75^* —
A late 18th/19th century Chinese export side handled silver mounted famille rose porcelain coffee/chocolate pot
circa 1800, silver mount unmarked

76 —
A mid 19th century Indian silver two-handled covered bowl and stand
apparently unmarked

77 —
A late 18th century Dutch silver basket
by Johannes Schiotling, Amsterdam 1780, also stamped with crowned V, "Tax free census marks"

78 —
An important French silver-gilt two-handled soup tureen and cover on stand, from the Borghese suite
by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, Paris 1798-1809

79 —
A late 18th century Dutch silver tobacco jar and cover,
by François Marcus Simons, The Hague 1792

80 —
A late 17th century Belgian silver oval box
by Gilles Michel, Liège, 169(?) 1964 -1710

81 —
An 18th century Belgian silver bowl
maker's mark MM conjoined, unrecorded Mons 1723/24 or 1748/49

82 —
A late 18th century Belgian silver two-handled sugar bowl and cover
maler's maek HVR 1782 (2)

84 —
An early 20th Dutch silver novelty "windmill" table ornament
Amsterdam 1908, stamped with incuse maker's mark or retailers mark of G. Schoorl

85 —
A early 20th century Dutch novelty silver house facade
by Johannes Albertus Adolf Gerritsen, Amsterdam first quarter of 20th century

86 —
Two Continental silver-gilt decorative standing figures
(2)

87 —
A late 19th/early 20th century Austrian silver-gilt and 'lustre' enamelled cup and cover
Maker's mark M & N within a cartouche, Vienna

88 —
An Austrian silver and enamelled table lamp
Vienna, circa 1910

89 —
A silver goblet
by Omar Ramsden, London 1923, (2)

90 —
An Edwardian silver goblet
by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1908,

91 —
An Edwardian silver goblet
by Omar Ramsden & Alwyn Carr, London 1909 (2)

92 —
A silver spot-hammered goblet
by Omar Ramsden London 1921 (2)

93 —
A silver mounted maplewood mazer bowl
by Omar Ramsden, London 1924

94 —
A silver and enamelled inkwell and pen tray
by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1917 and 1913

95^Y —
A late 19th/early 20th century Arts & Crafts silver and carved ivory trowel
unmarked circa 1900,

96 —
A pair of Arts & Crafts silver candlesticks
by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, London 1914 (2)