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CORNWALL – ACCOUNT BOOKManuscript account book of James Barker of Coverack, with ownership inscription 'James Barker His Book' on reverse of front endpaper and 'James Barkers/ Book 1786' on back endpaper, comprising early entries for haberdashery and cloth ('for a Hatt', '...I yd ½ of holland... 16 buttons... thread... pins... fustain... druggett') and other goods such as sugar and candles, later entries concerning nautical matters ('...Re'd for the Little Boat Share of Copper... for Loading of Goods out of Henry Robarts...'), trading in fish (mackerel, pilchards etc.), brandy, rum and gin, repairs, piloting and landing of goods ('...For Landing Captain Martin... for Pilateing a brig from America...'), and salvage ('... share of the wreck Salvd from the brill...'), noting profits from voyages ('...1794 January 6th the Harmony sailed the first trip for Guernsey...'), with mention of local names and places ('Mr Sandys of Pengarak', 'Theophyllus Johns', 'Cousen Batt the Dockters son', 'Joseph Rogers Trebarweth'), notes on the family ('...August 9th 1789 George Barker was born/ at 11 Oclock in the morning...'), and events ('...November 5 1788 the Maccrony saild for Guernsey with Anthony Barker, Nicholas Hoskin, Philip Hicks & Francis Lowry on Bord and have not been heard of Since...'), some entries inverted, others struck through, 44 leaves, c.11 either neatly cut or roughly torn away with loss, dust-staining, ink blots and other marks, edges frayed, slightly later brown wrappers, rebacked, loose within contemporary limp ruled vellum stitched over later card, marked, worn and stained, 480 x 190mm., preserved in a black solander box, 1730's to 1790'sFootnotes:'FOR PILATEING A BRIG FROM AMERICA': An account book used by several generations of a Cornish piloting family.Whilst early entries in our volume relate to trade in haberdashery and concern cloth, buttons and other accoutrements, by the latter half of the century, the Barker family appear to have concentrated their efforts on piloting. The volume bears the ownership inscription of James Barker of Coverack (1747-1840) who is listed as a licenced pilot in the Compulsory Pilotage Notice for 1809 (the year licensing of pilots was first introduced). The Barker family of Coverack plied their trade as pilots for several generations, using their skilled knowledge of the coastline to help guide ships safely round the treacherous Cornish coast, boarding ships and providing information to the ships' masters on unfamiliar tides, currents and underwater hazards (Knight, T., 'Falmouth Pilots of the late Nineteenth Century', Troze: The Online Journal of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, December 2019, Vol. 8, No. 1). Judging from the entries in the present volume, the Barkers were involved in several operations, not only piloting and landing of goods but rescue and lucrative salvage operations as well as trading in fish, rum and gin. The account of the Bodmin Sessions for 4 October 1808 also identifies James Barker as a fish curer: '...shipped at Liverpool 2,800 bushels of British fishery salt to carry it to Coverack, in parish of Gweek, on account of James Barker, fish curer. During a storm on the voyage they lost 65 bushels 22 lbs. of salt...' (Archives and Cornish Studies Centre, ref. QS/1/7/555). One particularly poignant entry in our volume amongst the columns of pounds, shillings and pence serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by those who made their living on the seas: '...November 5 1788 the Maccrony saild for Guernsey with Anthony Barker, Nicholas Hoskin, Philip Hicks & Francis Lowry on Bord and have not been heard of Since...'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MIXED SPIRITS; a single bottle of Bushmills aged 10 years Single Malt Irish whiskey, 700ml, 40%, together with a single bottle Three Barrels Finest French brandy XO, aged 15 years, 50cl, 40%, and a single bottle Gran Reserva brandy 1866, in cardboard carton.Additional InformationLevels are good, minor wear to the carton.
AN EARLY GEORGE II SILVER BRANDY SAUCEPAN AND A FOREIGN BOWL (2)The brandy saucepan fitted with an ebony handle, London 1734, gross weight 132 gms, the foreign bowl decorated with a scroll engraved band, possibly Asian, apparently unmarked, diameter 7.5cm, weight 45 gmsBrandy Saucepan; The handle mount has been re-fixed to the body, initials underneath have been erased with some loss of definition, principally to the maker's mark and the leopard's head, the date letter and the lion are still a bit rubbed, scratched pawn broker's mark underneath, the lip at the side looks a little crude, having sought alternative opinion, it was felt that this was authentic. No engraving to the body.Wooden handle probably replaced at some stage
A SILVER MOUNTED BOTTLE COASTER AND TWO DECANTERS (5)The bottle coaster having a gadrooned rim and with a turned wooden base, by C.J Vander Ltd, London 1978, diameter 15cm, a silver mounted glass decanter, Birmingham 1976, with a silver decanter label detailed Port, Birmingham 1978 and another glass decanter, with a silver decanter label detailed Brandy, London 1985
Set of eight Stuart cut glass sherry glasses 11.5cm, a set of eleven Stuart whisky glasses 8.5cm, a set of six Edinburgh cut glass tumblers with etched grape and vine decoration, a set of six Edinburgh shot/schnapps glasses with etched thistle decoration, a pair of Thomas Webb brandy glasses together with assorted glasses. (44)
Cased set of six Continental silver coffee spoons - one with Sheffield 1909 hallmark, three napkin rings, 'Brandy' decanter label and other oddments of silver, to/w a good set of Victorian engraved epns dessert knives and forks with mother of pearl handles in velvet-lined case and a set of six dessert knives and forks with loaded silver handles, Sheffield 1929
A PART SUITE OF EDINBURGH THISTLE SHAPED DRINKING GLASSES including seven large wine glasses 16.5cm, five tumblers, three brandy glasses, three sherry and a further glass Condition Report:16.5 - all in good condition, only 3 marked, tumblers - all good all marked, brandy all good, none marked, sherry all good and marked, further glass unmarked
Roland Ward (Nairobi, Kenya) - a set of six brandy balloons delicately and very finely engraved with various African big game and other animals within jungle surroundings to include elephant, water buffalo, giraffe, rhinoceros, long-horned antelope and male lion, two glasses with Roland Ward paper label to underside
Georgian hallmarked silver bottle ticket for brandy, Birmingham 1827, maker Joseph Willmore, various Georgian and later hallmarked silver cutlery, blue guilloché enamel mirror and brush, hallmarked silver cased pocket watch, silver chain with two whistles and a silver plated bottle ticket, 140g weighable silver
Five silver wine labels, comprising a rectangular cut corner pair both incised 'Claret', unmarked, 3.6cms, another incised 'Cherry Brandy', unmarked, 3.5cms, a curved rectangular example incised 'Hock', makers mark struck twice (T.A.), 4.7cms, and another with engraved border incised 'Port', makers mark (I.P.), and date letter only, 3.7cms. (5)
A Danish silver circular shallow twin-handled dish by Georg Jensen, numbered 493, raised on pierced work and beaded foot, maker’s mark, import marks for George Stockwell, London 1927, together with a silver brandy saucepan by Georg Jensen, numbered 55A, with beaded border and turned ebonised wood handle, maker’s mark in use between 1925-1932, dish diameter (excluding handles) 10.5cm. £100-£140
Assorted port sample bottle gift sets mostly St Michael labels, a five-bottle set from Adriano Ramos-Pinto, one set from Quinta do Infantado, etc; and a collection of miniatures of global spirits, liqueurs, including Vodka, Brandy, Rum, Armagnac, Sake, Gingseng Wine, Novelty set from Coronation St 'Newton and Ridley', thirty-one miniature bottles of Guinness, Champagne, and other ales, etc.Qty: 2 boxes
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