The Connoisseur's Library Sale

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A Chinese silver vasemark of Chao (Zhao), circa 1900 Baluster form, the body featuring four medallions intricately pierced and chased with cherry ...

A Continental parcel-gilt silver, champleve enamel and niello inkstandunmarked, possibly French circa 1860 A vase-shaped urn centrepiece, with dom...

An Art Deco silver-gilt mounted nephrite jade inkwellmaker 'WM' and stamped CALLOW for Thomas Callow & Son, London 1928 Circular in form, French E...

An Edwardian Arts and Crafts silver and enamel timepieceLevi & Salaman, Birmingham 1903 Upright shaped-rectangular form, the silver with a hammere...

Four pairs of Victorian silver and carved ivory dessert knives and forksHarrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1894 The handles carved as children ...

A Victorian silver and silver-gilt two-handled tazzaBenjamin Preston, London 1838The shaped-circular bowl with undulating sides, the textured rim ...

An unusual Victorian novelty silver pear inkstandGeorge Fox, London 1866 Naturalistically modelled as a pear with hinged cover, opening to reveal ...

A 19th century tortoiseshell veenered and ivory writing slopecirca 1820Blonde tortoiseshell veneered and ivory banded, rosewood interior inset wit...

A Victorian silver 'Armada' ewer and matched gobletMartin Hall & Co, Sheffield 1864, goblet Thomas Smily, London 1864The ewer with lever action hi...

A large Victorian silver two-handled ice bucketGeorge Angell, London 1864 Of cylindrical form, applied bands to the plain polished body, inset to ...

A silver-gilt presentation statuette of a medieval minstrelGoldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1928 A realistically cast figure of a minstrel...

A large silver-mounted wood mazer style bowlCarrington & Co, London 1972 Circular form with mount, featuring rope-twist and banded decoration abov...

An Edwardian 'Mrs Gamp' silver dishDouglas Clock Co Ltd, Birmingham 1906 The base set with a plaque of Mrs Gamp from Dickens' 'Martin Chuzzlewit',...

An early 18th century silver two-handled cup and coverEdmund Pearce London, no date letter circa 1720, Engraving probably attributable to Ellis G...

A Victorian Scottish silver mounted wooden QuaichHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1899 Tapering circular form, twin lug handles, applied silver mounts...

A continental 19th century silver presentation casketunidentified marker's mark struck four times, possibly Viennese circa 1870 Of oval canted for...

A matching pair of 19th century continental silver covered urns with puttiunmarked Of campana form, in the rococo style of Clodion (French, 1738-1...

A set of four silver-plated wall lightsunmarked17th century style, cartouche-shaped backplate with polished central reflective panel, embossed wit...

A 17th century silver-gilt seal top spoonprobably West Country, bowl stamped with a stylised Tudor Rose / six petalled flower, initialled to the c...

A George III Old Sheffield plate tea urnpossibly 'MT' marks unclear, circa 1770 Ovoid form, the asymmetrical handles with fruiting vine lower junc...

A Victorian silver salt for Magdalen College OxfordGeorge Maudsley Jackson, London 1894, also incuse stamped 'WALFORD.OXFORD' Of plain circular p...

An electroplated centrepieceunmarked, circa 1900Modelled as two palm trees, the naturalistic scroll branches with three glass lined hanging basket...

A late 19th century German large silver table nefHanau, unattributed maker's markModelled in two parts, the hull raised on four foliate pierced wh...

A large Art Deco German silver and cut-glass punch bowlHermann Behrnd, Dresden circa 1930, incused stamped 800 Circular in form, a lift-off domed ...

A silver golf trophy cupDeakin & Francis Ltd, Birmingham 1960Plain hemispherical bowl, the elongated stem with three golf clubs on a spreading foo...

A 1920s silver greyhound racing trophyGeorge & John Morgan, Glasgow 1927 Two naturalistic greyhounds bearing the numbers three and four, both jump...

An Art Deco silver swimming / diving trophyBoodle & Dunthorne, London 1932The female figure standing on tip toes with arms outstretched ready for ...

A silver Art Deco style two-handle cup and coverA E Jones, Birmingham 1961Slightly tapering sides with elongated handles, pull-off cover with elon...

A pair of silver mounted glass 'golf ball' decantersLJM, Birmingham 2019The spherical bodies and stoppers in the form of golf balls with dimpled d...

A silver and shagreen photograph frameStokes & Ireland Ltd, Chester 1911 With portrait and landscape viewing options, rectangular form, with a nar...

A Spanish silver horse sculptureVera Orfebres, Spanish circa 1980 A realistically modelled standing with fine chased detail, height 35cm, length 4...

A Continental tortoiseshell box inlaid with Arabian horse paintingunmarked, early 19th century Plain rectangular form, a hinged cover opened by a ...

An Art Deco silver and enamelled cigarette caseunmarked, possibly Austrian circa 1924 Of rectangular form with rounded edges, the head of a black ...

A pair of silver military spurs presented to the Austro-Hungarian cavalry regimentpossibly Charles Harrold & Co, Birmingham 1905, with Austrian im...

A Victorian silver and enamel cigarette caseS Mordan & Co, London 1890The front enamelled with a carriage scene, length 8.5cm, weight total 3oz.Fo...

A silver and enamel 'International Horse Show Olympia' vesta casePercy Edwards Ltd, London 1910 Of rectangular form, the front enamelled with an E...

A silver horseshoe clock frame with goliath watchLawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1895 The horseshoe frame modelled in relief, with simulated nails an...

A silver model of a horseS M D Castings, London 1977 Realistically modelled standing with hair-effect chasing, right foreleg raised, on a naturali...

A Victorian silver travelling carriage lampJane Brownett, London 1871Rectangular shape, the candle housed in a telescopic cylinder, extending fron...

A German silver novelty horseshoe cigarette caseFritz Bemberg, Pforzheim, also stamped MM, with crown and crescent mark and stamped 800Both sides ...

A silver and enamel cigarette casemarked '800', probably German or Austrian circa 1920The front enamelled with a horse racing scene, height 8cm, w...

A silver model of a FalconMeiling & Gartrell, London 1977Realistically modelled, wings outstretched, with feather-effect chasing, on a wood stand,...

A silver model of a stagAlbert Edward Jones, Birmingham 1974 Naturalistically cast standing upright, height 11.5cm, length 12cm, weight 7.7oz.For ...

A George IV large silver wine jugWilliam Eley II, London 1824 Of baluster form, with leaf-capped double-scroll handle, a depiction of Bacchus the...

A Victorian silver and enamel cigarette caseSampson Mordan & Co, London 1890The front enamelled with a fox hunt group waiting on a country lane, l...

A silver and enamel cigarette boxLondon 1978 Rectangular, the front set with an enamel plaque of a fox hunt group relaxing at a pub, wood-lined, l...

An Alpacca and enamel cigarette casecirca 1923The front enamelled with a Hunt scene, the engine-turned back initialled and dated, length 9.5cm.For...

A silver and enamel cigarette boxCharles & Richard Comyns, London 1923 Rectangular, the front set with an enamel pack of a fox hunt group relaxing...

A silver model of a foxLondon 2019 Naturalistically cast with nose to ground, height 3cm, length 10cm, weight 3.3oz.For further information on thi...

A Britannia silver bullet teapotLionel Alfred Crichton, London 1912In the 18th century manner, the body engraved with a hunt scene depicting rider...

A set of twelve silver buttonsfour with maker's mark 'SM' or 'WS' and the remainder with indistinct town punch Round in shape, all engraved with h...

A Victorian silver, gold and enamel 'hunting scene' vesta caseSampson Mordan & Co Ltd, London 1900 Of rectangular form, the front with enamelled h...

A silver and enamel 'hunting scene' vesta caseRolason Brothers, Birmingham 1918 Of rectangular form, a plain polished silver body with a hinged co...

An Edwardian Irish silver hunting hornT Weir & Sons, Dublin 1908Traditional form, length 19.2cm, weight 3.9oz.For further information on this lot ...

A novelty 'huntin horn' propelling pencilpossibly Villiers & Jackson, Birmingham 1982, also stamped Swaine-Brigg London Traditional form with twis...

A silver fox head stirrup cupRichard Comyns, London 1970 Of flared plain beaker form, with a realistically cast snarling fox head to the end, the ...

A pair of silver 'barrel beakers'maker LSG, London 2005The two-halves pulling apart with ribbed bands to simulate coopering, height 15cm, weight 1...

An Irish silver hunting group of a fox and three houndsmarked BD Lt., Dublin 2003 Realistically cast and chased, the hounds and fox modelled in mo...

A pair of silver cased glass flasksSamuel Jacob, London, mounted bottles 1907 and sleeves 1912 Of rectangular form, the bottles with bayonet faste...

A cased set of ten novelty silver-mounted glass butt marker shot glasses resembling cartridge shellsmaker's mark 'H & H', Birmingham 2016 The ten ...

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