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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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Ф	Item contains or is made of ivory
	This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.
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The Gentleman's Library Sale

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A Victorian seven-piece silver mounted leather desk set by Frederick Jenner & Fabian Knewstub, London 1879, also incuse mark HWD (7)

2 — A Victorian silver mounted leather desk folder by William Comyns, London 1899

3 — A Victorian silver-mounted horn ewer and beaker set by Thomas Smily, London 1873 / 74 (3)

4 — A Victorian silver-plated candelabrum by Elkington & Co, date letter for 1869

5 — An Art Deco lapis lazuli cigarette box with a silver hinge the hinge hallmarked for George Betjemann & Sons, London 1937 (2)

6 — An Art Deco silver cigarette / cigar box by Mappin & Webb, London 1935

7 — HENRY IRVING INTEREST: a silver-mounted glass bottle by Henry Titterton Brockwell, London 1878

8 — A 19th century silver and silver plate travelling set Vienna circa 1850

9 — A pair of silver photograph frames by Charles S. Green & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1906

10 — An Art Nouveau silver photograph frame maker's mark J.B Ld, Birmingham 1903

11Ф,Y — A silver four-piece tea and coffee service, with matched kettle on stand and large salver service by Charles Stuart Harris, London 1899 / 1907, kettle, by Henry Holland, London 1856, the salver by Edward, John & William Barnard, London 1847 (6)

12 — A pair of Victorian parcel-gilt silver-plated covered vases by Elkington & Co, date letter for 1873 (2)

13 — A Victorian silver-gilt coach candlestick by Walter Thornhill, London 1882

14 — A 9 carat gold radiator scent bottle by London Chain Bag Co, London 1929

15 — A 9 carat gold cigarette case by Adie Bros Ltd, Birmingham 1925

16 — A late 20th century silver 'Prisma' mystery desk timepiece signed Cartier, numbered 215362, the silver case with Swiss hallmarks

17 — A silver owl case stamped '830S'

18 — An Italian silver and wood model of a ship by Varisco & Amerio, Milan circa 1970

19 — A Victorian silver inkstand by Barnards, London 1851

20 — A set of four George IV silver wine bottle coasters by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1824

21 — A pair of Art Deco silver electric lamps by British Metallising Co Ltd, London 1937 (2)

22 — A pair of silver snipe by Comyns of London, London 2011 (2)

23 — A silver model of a kudu by Garrard & Co Ltd, London 1978

24 — An impressive large silver model of an Elephant by Garrard & Co Ltd, London 1978

25 — MILITARY INTEREST: An early 20th century Indian silver matched three-piece tea service unmarked

26 — A metalware amethyst-set kovsh 20th century, with pseudo Russian marks

27Ф,Y — A matched Russian silver teapot and sugar bowl the teapot by Karl Jarvelainen, St Petersburg 1869, the sugar bowl Moscow 1872 (2)

28 — A Russian silver and enamel tea caddy maker's mark 'GK', Moscow 1895

29 — A metalware salt with pseudo Russian Fabergé marks, 20th century

30 — A Russian silver and enamel cigarette case maker's mark 'MC', Moscow 1908 - 1927

31 — A metalware and enamel egg box with pseudo Russian marks (3)

32 — A Victorian silver Cellini pattern ewer by Joseph Angel II, London 1854

33 — A pair of Victorian silver bottle holders by Goldsmiths & Silversmith Company, London 1893

34 — A silver three-piece tea service and a matched tray by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1925, tray, by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield 1937

35 — A pair of Old Sheffield Plate two-handle wine coolers stamped with a Phoenix mark for Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co, circa 1840

36 — Inner Temple interest: a set of four George II silver candlesticks by James Gould, London 1742 (4)

37 — A George IV silver inkstand by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1824

38 — A late 19th / early 20th century plated on copper table mirror mark for Walker & Hall

39 — FRANCO LAPINI: A silver-plated caviar dish, modelled as a crab circa 1980

40 — Angling interest: a Victorian silver snuff box by Edward Sawyer, Birmingham 1845

41 — A pair of Chinese Export silver boxes by Wang Hing, Hong Kong circa 1920 (2)

42 — A matched pair of Edwardian silver tortoise bells by Grey and Co, Chester 1906 / 1909 (2)

43* — A Victorian silver replica of the Portland vase by Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1845

44Ф,Y — A Victorian Greek revival silver four-piece tea service by Edward & John Barnard, London 1855 (4)

45 — CRIMEAN WAR INTEREST: a fruitwood cane mid 19th century

46 — A silver and niello photograph frame with script mark, possibly Thai

47 — Boer War interest: a Victorian silver and enamel cigar case by Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham 1899

48 — BOER WAR INTEREST: A pair of silver photograph frames by James Deakin & Sons, Chester 1900

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1 —
A Victorian seven-piece silver mounted leather desk set
by Frederick Jenner & Fabian Knewstub, London 1879, also incuse mark HWD (7)

2 —
A Victorian silver mounted leather desk folder
by William Comyns, London 1899

3 —
A Victorian silver-mounted horn ewer and beaker set
by Thomas Smily, London 1873 / 74 (3)

4 —
A Victorian silver-plated candelabrum
by Elkington & Co, date letter for 1869

5 —
An Art Deco lapis lazuli cigarette box with a silver hinge
the hinge hallmarked for George Betjemann & Sons, London 1937 (2)

6 —
An Art Deco silver cigarette / cigar box
by Mappin & Webb, London 1935

7 —
HENRY IRVING INTEREST: a silver-mounted glass bottle
by Henry Titterton Brockwell, London 1878

8 —
A 19th century silver and silver plate travelling set
Vienna circa 1850

9 —
A pair of silver photograph frames
by Charles S. Green & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1906

10 —
An Art Nouveau silver photograph frame
maker's mark J.B Ld, Birmingham 1903

11^Ф,Y —
A silver four-piece tea and coffee service, with matched kettle on stand and large salver
service by Charles Stuart Harris, London 1899 / 1907, kettle, by Henry Holland, London 1856, the salver by Edward, John & William Barnard, London 1847 (6)

12 —
A pair of Victorian parcel-gilt silver-plated covered vases
by Elkington & Co, date letter for 1873 (2)

13 —
A Victorian silver-gilt coach candlestick
by Walter Thornhill, London 1882

14 —
A 9 carat gold radiator scent bottle
by London Chain Bag Co, London 1929

15 —
A 9 carat gold cigarette case
by Adie Bros Ltd, Birmingham 1925

16 —
A late 20th century silver 'Prisma' mystery desk timepiece
signed Cartier, numbered 215362, the silver case with Swiss hallmarks

17 —
A silver owl case
stamped '830S'

18 —
An Italian silver and wood model of a ship
by Varisco & Amerio, Milan circa 1970

19 —
A Victorian silver inkstand
by Barnards, London 1851

20 —
A set of four George IV silver wine bottle coasters
by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1824

21 —
A pair of Art Deco silver electric lamps
by British Metallising Co Ltd, London 1937 (2)

22 —
A pair of silver snipe
by Comyns of London, London 2011 (2)

23 —
A silver model of a kudu
by Garrard & Co Ltd, London 1978

24 —
An impressive large silver model of an Elephant
by Garrard & Co Ltd, London 1978

25 —
MILITARY INTEREST: An early 20th century Indian silver matched three-piece tea service
unmarked

26 —
A metalware amethyst-set kovsh
20th century, with pseudo Russian marks

27^Ф,Y —
A matched Russian silver teapot and sugar bowl
the teapot by Karl Jarvelainen, St Petersburg 1869, the sugar bowl Moscow 1872 (2)

28 —
A Russian silver and enamel tea caddy
maker's mark 'GK', Moscow 1895

29 —
A metalware salt
with pseudo Russian Fabergé marks, 20th century

30 —
A Russian silver and enamel cigarette case
maker's mark 'MC', Moscow 1908 - 1927

31 —
A metalware and enamel egg box
with pseudo Russian marks (3)

32 —
A Victorian silver Cellini pattern ewer
by Joseph Angel II, London 1854

33 —
A pair of Victorian silver bottle holders
by Goldsmiths & Silversmith Company, London 1893

34 —
A silver three-piece tea service and a matched tray
by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1925, tray, by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield 1937

35 —
A pair of Old Sheffield Plate two-handle wine coolers
stamped with a Phoenix mark for Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co, circa 1840

36 —
Inner Temple interest: a set of four George II silver candlesticks
by James Gould, London 1742 (4)

37 —
A George IV silver inkstand
by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1824

38 —
A late 19th / early 20th century plated on copper table mirror
mark for Walker & Hall

39 —
FRANCO LAPINI: A silver-plated caviar dish, modelled as a crab
circa 1980

40 —
Angling interest: a Victorian silver snuff box
by Edward Sawyer, Birmingham 1845

41 —
A pair of Chinese Export silver boxes
by Wang Hing, Hong Kong circa 1920 (2)

42 —
A matched pair of Edwardian silver tortoise bells
by Grey and Co, Chester 1906 / 1909 (2)

43^* —
A Victorian silver replica of the Portland vase
by Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1845

44^Ф,Y —
A Victorian Greek revival silver four-piece tea service
by Edward & John Barnard, London 1855 (4)

45 —
CRIMEAN WAR INTEREST: a fruitwood cane
mid 19th century

46 —
A silver and niello photograph frame
with script mark, possibly Thai

47 —
Boer War interest: a Victorian silver and enamel cigar case
by Saunders & Shepherd, Birmingham 1899

48 —
BOER WAR INTEREST: A pair of silver photograph frames
by James Deakin & Sons, Chester 1900