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Lot 37
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a set of four late-Victorian silver bonbon dishes, by James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield 1896-1898, oval pierced form, beaded borders, plus another similar, a Thai dressing table box and cover, embossed with figures, a Swedish punch ladle, two scent bottles, a pair of sauce boats, London 1916, one handle a.f, two sifting spoons, a tea strainer, a cased set of six oyster forks, three modern wine labels, a toilet jar cover and seven various salt and pepper pots, approx. weighable 40oz. (qty)
Lot 44
A mixed lot of silver items, comprising Russian items: a cream jug of baluster form, engraved decoration, a two handled sugar bowl of tapering circular form, foliate border, two napkin rings, a tea strainer, a pair of salt cellars and spoons, plus an English egg cup and spoon, cased and a kidney-shaped box, approx. weight 18oz. (11)
Lot 481
A collection of nine silver vesta cases, various dates and makers, comprising: a Victorian vesta box, with two hinged covers and engine-turned decoration, by Rawlings and Summers, London 1849, plus one with lozenge decoration, Chester 1903, one with a sprung lid, and seven others with foliate decoration, approx. weight 5.8oz. (9)
Lot 525
λA mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a spectacle case, by Saunders and Shepherd, Chester 1905, a pair of spectacles, two card cases, a shell purse, a smelling salts bottle, two purses with chains and ring attachments, a circular box, three nurse's buckles with belts, a pierced buckle, a gilt metal and banded agate box, and a tortoiseshell box, approx. weighable 14oz. (qty)
Lot 526
A mixed lot of silver items, comprising: a late-Victorian silver table vesta holder and striker, by Joseph Braham, London 1890, rectangular form, plain hinged cover, with a striker, length 8.3cm, an Edwardian playing cards box, Birmingham 1907, plus an oval tobacco box, a Dutch snuff box, two sovereign cases, a purse, a cased circular box, a diamond shaped box, a kitchen pepper, a toilet jar, and other items including an electroplated snuff box, approx. weighable 15oz. (qty)
Lot 527
λA George IV silver-mounted tortoiseshell snuff box, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827, oval form, the hinged cover with a tortoiseshell panel, inlaid with Eros firing an arrow, the underside with a tortoiseshell base, plus an 18th century silver and tortoiseshell snuff box, of oval form, and a silver-gilt mounted wooden snuff box, replacement cover, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1834, length 8cm. (3)
Lot 532
A George III silver toothpick box, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1784, oval navette form, flush hinged cover, bright-cut decoration, with a ribbon tied oval cartouche, length 9.2cm, plus another George III silver toothpick box, by the same maker, Birmingham 1794, oblong form, bright-cut decoration, the cover with a crest, approx. total weight 1.6oz. (2)
Lot 537
A small collection of four silver snuff boxes, comprising: a George IV box, by Clark and Smith, Birmingham 1825, rectangular form, engraved decoration, the underside with wriggle-work, length 5.7cm, plus a William IV one of shaped rectangular form, Birmingham 1836, the flush hinged cover with wriggle-work decoration, plus a Joseph Willmore box, of reeded form, Birmingham 1809, and one by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1837, approx. total weight 4.3oz. (4)
Lot 539
A small collection of five silver snuff boxes, comprising: a George IV box, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1821, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, length 8cm, plus a William IV one of shaped rectangular form, by Joseph Bettridge, Birmingham 1830, the engine-turned cover inscribed 'Helen', plus an Edward Smith box, of reeded and engine-turned rectangular form, Birmingham 1832, and two others, approx. total weight 8.5oz. (5)
Lot 541
A collection of five antique silver snuff boxes, comprising a George III silver-gilt one, by Lea and Clark, Birmingham 1817, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, one by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1812, with engraved fish-scale decoration, flush-hinged cover, plus an oval snuff box, a silver-gilt snuff box and one other, approx. total weight 3.8oz. (5)
Lot 61
A mixed lot of silver items, comprising: a small George III mug, London 1785, baluster form, leaf capped scroll handle, on a beaded circular foot, inscribed, plus a George IV hip flask, by John Reily, London 1825, of cylindrical form, pull-off drinking cup, screw-off cover, crested, and a cigarette box, a snuff box by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838, a Victorian vesta box, with two hinged compartments, a striker and a cutter, a tooth pick and an electroplated pepper mill, approx. weighable 9.5oz. (7)
Lot 650
By Omar Ramsden a silver and enamel matchbox cover, London 1935, also engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT', rectangular form, spot-hammered decoration, the front with a pierced scend of St. George killing the dragon, with red enamel behind, the reverse inscribed 'W. E. BEVAN COITY WALLIA COMMONS 1921-36', length 7.4cm, approx. weight 3.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Coity is a village in Wales and is now an area of Bridgend, South Wales, W.E Bevan, was the solicitor and clerk to the local council and was most helpful to the local people, by way of gratitude they presented him with this match box cover, it stood on his desk until he died in 1949.
Lot 662
By Gerald Benney, a modern silver and gold box, London 1968, with incuse number 36, also marked 'Sterling and 18K', and stamped Gerald Benney, London, rectangular form, textured sides, the hinged cover with alternate bands of textured gold and silver decration, with a thin gold border and thumb-piece, leather lined interior, length 12.3cm, approx. weight 15.5oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
Lot 68
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a table match box, of rectangular form, on a raised stand, plus three matchbox covers, a dressing table box, London 1913, rectangular form, the hinged cover with embroidered decoration, a silver-mounted glass dressing table box, three cigarette boxes and a mesh bag, approx. weighable 25oz. (qty)
Lot 70
A mixed lot, comprising silver items: an Edwardian novelty silver pen wipe, by H. Matthews, Birmingham 1902, modelled as a standing pig, length 7.5cm, plus two silver-mounted scent bottles, a small knife, a cigarette holder, a French mesh purse, a metalware mounted agate box, rectangular form, the mounts with chased decoration, set with vari-coloured agate panels, plus other items including two gilt metal lorgnettes, a mesh purse, (a.f), a pair of opera glasses and an electroplated ticket holder. (qty)
Lot 727
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a silver magnifying glass, maker's mark of E.A.D, London 1923, rectangular lens, tapering silver-mounted shagreen handle, length 15.3cm, a German box, of oval form, the hinged cover embossed with dancing children, plus a box of scallop form, set with red stones, gilded interior, Birmingham 1997, a Victorian presentation inkwell and stand, Birmingham 1885, chased foliate decoration, and a metalware and stone tortoise, approx. weighable 12oz. (5)Provenance: from the family collections of Captain George Lionel Jameson OBE (1880-1961), Colonel Jocelyn Elliott Armstrong (1903-2001), and their descendants.
Lot 737
An early 18th century silver-mounted shagreen tobacco box, maker's mark only, that of AG, with two pellets between and in a shaped punch, also with French import marks, oblong form, the cover, sides and base with shagreen panels, the silver-mounted with engraved decoration, the cover applied with a silver bust of Charles I, brass lined, length 13.8cm.
Lot 741
A George III silver double-snuff box, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1811, oval rectangular form, the top hinged cover engraved with a man in a gig being pulled by two horses, with a secondary hinged section, the underside with diagonal decoration, gilded interior, length 6.9cm, approx. weight 2oz. For a similar example by the same maker, see: Delib, E., Silver Boxes, Ferndale Editions, 1979, page 79.
Lot 746
A 19th century Dutch silver tobacco box, by Rinze Jans Spaanstra, in the early 17th century manner, rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with Leda and the swan and other panels, within foliate scroll decoration, with a slide-off cover which reveals a pierced and engraved scene of a courting couple and two trumpeters, on a velvet background, the base also with a slide-off panel which reveals two courting couples and a gentleman holding a sword, the interior of the box with two hinged panels which open to reveal a gentleman and lady in country settings, the doors engraved 'KS' and 1607', length 12.4cm, approx. weight 8.4oz.
Lot 749
A George III silver double snuff box, by William Pugh, Birmingham 1808, shaped rounded rectangular form, the top hinged cover engraved with foliate decoration, with a secondary hinged section, the underside with acorn decoration, gilded interior, inscribed, length 7.8cm approx. weight 1.89oz.. Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale, 19 October 2006, lot 1645.
Lot 750
An early-Victorian silver 'Castle-top' snuff box, Windsor castle, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the Castle with the Round Tower, the underside with tartan decoration, and with a rectangular cartouche, inscribed 'R. Thompson', length 7.2cm, approx. weight 2oz.
Lot 757
λA Victorian silver travelling dressing table set, retailed by W. Leuchers, 18 Piccadilly, the silver by Thomas Johnson, London 1854, the covers with crisp engraved overseas land and seascapes with buildings within foliate scroll decoration, later engraved 'Araby', comprising: a beaker, four bottles, a visiting card case, five toilet jars and boxes, an inkwell, a vesta box, an Aide memoire with ivory leaves, a pumice, a funnel, the front with two jewellery drawers, and a drop down tray with a medicine spoon, a pencil by Mordan, a thimble, two needle cases, a tape measure, a mother-of-pearl mirror, five mother-of-pearl-handled implements, a desk seals, two pairs of scissors and a manicure item, the inside of the velvet lined cover with a mirror, and with a velvet pen wipe, needle and pin case, in a fitted brass-bound coromandel case with two carrying handles, one glass base a.f, length 33cm, approx. weighable 15oz.
Lot 759
λA silver-gilt travelling dressing table set, by J. Vickery, London 1924, with engine-turned decoration and swag borders, with a monogram, comprising: a spirit flak with a pull-off drinking cup, a curling tongs heater, four toilet bottles, six toilet jars, a jar mount, a hand mirror, four brushes, a pair of curling tongs, a shoe horn, a button hook, an atomiser mount, two combs with tortoiseshell teeth, a nail butter, two pots, an eight-piece manicure set, a leather jewellery box and stationary wallet, a leather clad mirror, and a cased glass, on a fitted suitcase, approx. weighable 16oz.
Lot 761
A George I silver snuff box, by Stephen Marram, London 1716, rectangular form, canted corners, engraved scroll and bead decoration, length 7cm, approx. weight 2oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 90. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 102.
Lot 762
A George III Irish provincial silver snuff box, by Carden Terry, Cork circa 1785, oval navette form, flush hinged cover, engraved decoration, initialled, length 8cm, approx. weight 1.8oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 194. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 176.
Lot 763
An 18th century Scottish provincial silver and mother-of-pearl snuff box, maker's mark only, CA, for Coline Allan, Aberdeen circa 1750, oval form, reeded mounts, the cover set with a mother-of-pearl panel, length 8.5cm. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 154. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 144.
Lot 764
A George III novelty silver snuff box, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1806, modelled as the hull of a boat, plain rectangular hinged cover, length 7.6cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 223. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 200.
Lot 765
A George III Scottish provincial silver snuff box, by William Clarke, Greenock circa 1800, rectangular form, canted corners, the flush hinged cover inscribed 'Auriculars 1799' and 'Carnations 1800', and with engraved flowers, the underside inscribed 'Given as a Premium to Mr J McLachlan by The Greenock Florists Society for Auriculars and Carnations 1799 and 1800', length 7.2cm, approx. weight 2.8oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 209. Christie's South Kensington, Silver, 8 October 2002, lot 232. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 190.
Lot 766
A late 17th / early 18th century silver snuff box, maker's mark only, AH below a crown, circa 1700, rectangular form, engraved stiff leaf border, length 6cm, approx. weight 1.3oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 55. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 70. For maker's mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors Club, 1989, page 145.
Lot 767
A George III silver-gilt snuff box, by William Snook Hall, London 1818, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised cast scene of the Judgement of Solomon in a city setting, engine-turned sides and base, length 8cm, approx. weight 4.7oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 244. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 212.
Lot 768
A George IV silver snuff box, by John Bettridge, Birmingham 1828, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised scene from Act II, Scenes IV of Shakespeare's Henry VIII with the celebrated actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), engine-turned sides and base, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 6.9oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 265. Alastair Dickenson, 1999. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 225. Literature Delieb, E, Silver Boxes, Antique Collector's Club, 2002, p127, pl.203.
Lot 769
A George III silver snuff box, by Phipps and Robinson, London 1799, rounded rectangular form, the cover engraved with brick-work and with a flautist under trees, with a figure in the background, the underside with a rustic dancing scenes, the interior with an allegorical scene of Britannia, her shield with the initials 'JJS', length 8cm, approx. weight 3.4oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 204. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 182.
Lot 770
A George III silver snuff box, by John Linnit, London 1824, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a cast raised scene of two huntsmen and hounds pursuing a fox, length 8.2cm. approx. weight 4.8oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 255. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 219.
Lot 771
A George IV silver snuff box, by Alexander Strachan, London 1829, rounded rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised scene of a tavern interior with six revellers, engine-turned sides and base, the interior inscribed 'To John Reeve from W.C.Evans and a few friends on his departure for America, London Sept 11th, 1835', length 7.8cm, approx. weight 5oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 266 Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 226.
Lot 772
An early 18th century silver double snuff box, unmarked, circa 1725, shaped rectangular and shell form, chased and engraved with shells, scrolls and fruit engraved border, length 8.3cm. approx. weight 2.2oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 121. The Albert Collection, no.536. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 123. Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, London 2004, page 36.
Lot 773
A George III silver snuff box, by Peter and Ann Bateman, London 1794, oval navette form, the pull-off cover engraved with a rural scene of two huntsmen with their rifles and gun dog, the underside initialled 'JB', length 10.9cm, approx. weight 3.6oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 202. The Albert Collection. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 181. Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, London 2004, page 181.
Lot 774
An 18th century silver double snuff box, unmarked, circa 1760-80, rectangular form, flush hinged covers, engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling and a crest, length 7.7cm, approx. weight 2.7oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 166 Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 153. The arms are those of Montgomery quartering Eglinton of Convoy House, Co. Donegal.
Lot 775
A mid-18th century silver-mounted agate tontine snuff box, maker's mark W.L only, London circa 1755, rectangular cushion form, chased foliate and scroll decoration, the underside and interior inscribed with the names and dates of death, length 7.7cm., approx. weight 4oz. Tontine is a loan given for life annuities with benefit of survivorship, so called from the inventor Laurence Tonti, a Neapolitan. There is an annuity, after a certain rate of interest, granted to a number of people, divided into classes, according to their respective ages, so that annually the whole fund of each class is divided among the survivors of that class, till at last it falls to one. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 160. The Albert Collection no.511. Asprey and Co. Ltd., London 1995. (Alastair Dickenson). Illustrated and written up in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 148-149. Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, London 2004, page 42/3. Literature: Gale Glynn, 'Some tontines commemorated on English plate, The Silver Society Journal, No.8, Autumn 1996 pages 452-453. She publishes the fruit of her research into this box and explains the family and business connections between individuals named in the inscriptions.
Lot 776
A George II silver double-snuff box, maker's mark of P.W, attributed to Peter Wirgman, London 1741, waited oblong form, hinged cover and base, engraved with a later armorial, crest and motto, height 6cm, approx. weight 3.3oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 149. Alastair Dickenson Ltd, London 2007. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 141. The arms are those of Coventry, for the Earls of Coventry.
Lot 777
A George III silver triple spice box, by Phipps and Robinson, London 1791, rectangular form, with three hinged sections, the cover with a ring attachment and engraved with an armorial and crest, height 9.8cm, approx. weight 6.5oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 197. Alastair Dickenson Ltd. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 178.
Lot 778
A George III provincial silver double-lidded silver table snuff box, by Joseph Hicks, Exeter circa 1800, oval form, bright-cut borders, with two initialled cartouches, length 9.3cm, approx. weight 4.7oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 211 Alastair Dickenson Ltd., Mr and Mrs Ronald Kellett. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 192.
Lot 779
A George III Irish silver-mounted cowrie shell Masonic snuff box, maker's mark only, JK, for James Keating, Dublin circa 1798, the hinged cover engraved with Masonic symbols, length 8.3cm. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 188 Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 172.
Lot 781
A mid-18th century silver portrait snuff box, maker's mark P.W, attributed to Peter Wirgman, and with a lion passant, London circa 1750, circular from, the hinged cover set with a commemorative medallion of Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska, by O. Hamerani, diameter 7cm, approx. weight 3.7oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 155 Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 145. Princess Maria Sobieska (1702-1735), was the granddaughter of John II Sobieska of Poland. In 1719 she was married to James Francis Edward Stuart, ('The Old Pretender'), 1688-1766), son of the deposed James II. The couples elder son was Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, ('the Young Pretender'), 1720-1788, generally known as 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', who instigated the Jacobite uprising of 1745.
Lot 782
A George III Scottish parcel-gilt silver table snuff box, by Alexander Gardner and Co, Edinburgh 1802, oval navette form, the flush-hinged cover with an armorial, and with a presentation inscription, 'Presented by the Western Abernethy Company of Volunteers to James Grant Esq. of Birchfield their Captain', length 12cm, approx. weight 6oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 208 Christie's South Kensington, Silver, 28-29 November 2006, lot 319. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 189. The arms are those of Grant. During the Napoleonic Wars, volunteer units were raised throughout the United Kingdom. In 1793 Sir James Grant raised a regiment of Fencibles almost exclusively from his own tenantry. in 1798 he raised the Strathspey Battalion of Volunteers. In Abernethy there were two Companies, the Eastern and the Western. The Western Company had a strength of 80 and their Captain was James Grant Esq. of Birchfield
Lot 783
A George III silver snuff box, by Peter and Ann Bateman, London 1790, oval navette form, the flush hinged cover engraved with a portrait of a man, in a cartouche with 'HOLD FAST', the top of the box engraved with another portrait of a seated man taking snuff, engraved foliate borders, length 11.8cm, approx. weight 4.7oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 195. The Albert Collection no.644. Alastair Dickenson Ltd. Firestone and Parson, Boston. 1997. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 177. Illustrated in Butler, R., The Albert Collection, Broadway Publishing, London 2004, page 46.
Lot 784
A George I silver snuff box, maker's mark DL four times, for Dennis Langdon, London circa 1720, oval form, the hinged cover with a portrait of Queen Mary with birds, foliate scrolls, masks and diaperwork, gilded interior, length 7.6cm, approx. weight 1.5oz. Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 103. Alastair Dickenson Ltd. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale, 18 October 2006, lot 666. Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 111.
Lot 803
A modern silver statue of a standing Coldstream Guards' officer, maker's mark of PP-C, Sheffield 1996, mounted on a plinth with two plaques, one engraved with the regimental badge and 'Goldstream Guards', the other with initials and a date, in a fitted case, height 20cm, plus a cased silver dish commemorating the Queen's Silver Jubilee, the centre with the badge of the Coldstream Guards, and an oval box, embossed with a Coldstream Guard. (3)
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