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Lot 136
A COLLECTION OF SILVER AND METAL A silver vesta case bearing Prince Albert's own crest, engraved to the front, presentation inscription to the reverse, a Victorian silver vesta case with monogrammed initials (hallmark with duty mark), a silver pill or snuff box adapted for fob use, two silver coloured metal items No condition report available for this lot
Lot 96
A 1930's 9ct Vertex lady's bracelet wristwatch. The case hallmarked Birmingham 1938, total weight 17.1g; together a 9ct cased 1920's lady's wristwatch, a silver cased bracelet watch, London 1915, on a silver expanding bracelet, a Tissot quartz lady's watch within box with papers and a Lanco Incabloc lady's watch (5)
Lot 532
BOOKS, OXFORD. A box and a half of books on the city, architecture, university etc., from the library of a senior university professor. To include: ELLORY, C. and others, 'Corpus Silver Patronage and Plate at Corpus Christi College, Oxford'. Needwood Press, ltd. ed. 49/200, 1st 1999; CURTHOYS, J., 'The Stones of Christ Church', 1st Profile, 2017; c. 40 volumes.
Lot 406
A 19th century Dutch metalwares silver box with Royal Delft plaque insert, mark of Aart de Pleijt, date letter for 1895, lion passant 2nd standard mark for 833/1000 standard silver with key overstrike indicating export ware and Minerva head duty stamp, of circular form, the side with reeded decoration, the underside with a repoussé pastoral scene featuring two gentlemen eating grapes while a third plays with a dog, piano hinged cover with scalloped border and a central circular blue and white ceramic plaque featuring a Dutch river scene with a windmill and cottage on the riverbank, the underside impressed with JOOST THOOFT & LABOUCHERE P7, additionally signed with Royal Delft markings, artist's initials and date letter, possibly for 1885, 9cm diameter, 5cm high, 6.7ozt grossProvenance: From the estate of the late Julie Cecil (1942-2022)
Lot 409
An early 20th century French metalwares vermeil dressing table box, maker's mark indecipherable but stamped BOIN TABURET A PARIS, Minerva head 1st standard for 950/1000 standard silver, of cylindrical form, decorated all over with engine turned engraving, foliate and bead rims, friction fitting cover similarly decorated, topped with a circular repoussé plaque featuring a bird feeding a chick amongst foliage, 6cm diameter, 11.5cm high, 10oztProvenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)French goldsmiths, George Boin and his son-in-law Emile Taburet, created Maison Boin-Taburet in Paris around 1875. They made silver pieces inspired by the beautiful dinner services of the eighteenth century. Through lavish events at a number of international shows and exhibitions, Boin-Taburet contributed directly to the revival of this style.
Lot 632
An Elizabeth II silver bottle coaster, mark of Asprey & Co., Birmingham 1987, plain straight side with turned rim, engraved with a portcullis under a crown in the style of the emblem of the Houses of Parliament, turned wooden base and green felt table protector, 12.5cm inside diameter 4.5cm high, presented in the distinctive purple liveried card boxOverall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some very minor surface scratches as to be expected. Hallmarks and engraving are clear and crisp. Very minor wear and scuffing to the wooden base interior. The box is a little scuffed at the corners and at the thumbpieces.
Lot 642
An Elizabeth II silver table cigar box, mark of Asprey, London 1971, of rectangular form, the sides with hobnail engine turned decoration, part marked piano hinged plain and flat topped cover engraved with four racehorses, and below JOCKEY CLUB CUP - NEWMARKET 12TH OCTOBER 1972 MR. C.A.B. St GEORGE'S IRVINE TRAINER: H.CECIL JOCKEY: L.PIGGOTT, interior with cedar wood lining and two dividers, 24 x 13cm, 6.5cm high, stamped to the underside ASPREY LONDONProvenance: From the estate of the late Julie Cecil (1942-2022)The Jockey Club Cup was established in 1873 as a flat horse race, open to thoroughbreds aged 3 years and over, held at Newmarket and contested over 2 ¼ miles. The distance was shortened to 1½ miles in 1959 and then extended to its current length of 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 209 yards in 1963. The event was given Group 3 status in 1971 and upgraded to Group 2 in 2014. In 2011, the race was moved from Newmarket to Ascot and renamed the British Champions Long Distance Cup, forming part of the British Champions Day scheduled to take place every October.In October 1972, the winning horse was ‘Irvine’, owned by Charles St George, ridden by Lester Piggott and trained by Henry Cecil. Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of repair. Some minor surface scratches and knocks as to be expected through use. Hinge does not appear strained, and the cover opens and closes satisfactorily. Engraving to the cover clear and crisp. Two or three minor dents to the right-hand side of the cover, more obvious in reflected light. Some more obvious scratching to the back over the engine turning. Hallmarks clear and crisp. Interior in good condition with two dividers present.
Lot 649
§ An Elizabeth II silver commemorative goblet, mark of Stuart Devlin, London 1981, 'The Royal Wedding Goblet', triangular shaped bowl with gilded interior, gilt Prince of Wales feathers stem with crown embellishment, pedestal foot engraved HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES. LADY DIANA SPENCER. 29 JULY 1981, 19cm high, 10.9ozt, number 84 of a limited edition of 950, and presented in the original fitted box with certificate and information cardProvenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)Australian silversmith, jeweller and designer, Stuart Devlin, ranks as one of the great contemporary gold and silver smiths and has been acclaimed by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as the designer with ‘the Midas touch’.Devlin was made a freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company by special grant in 1966 and elected a liveryman in 1972. In 1980, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ‘for services to the art of design’ and in 1982 was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweller to Queen Elizabeth II. He was Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company 1996 – 1997.In 2011, the Australia Day Foundation honoured Devlin as 'The greatest living goldsmith of his generation'. Later in that year, his wife, Carole, and sister-in-law, Victoria Kate Simkin, started to assemble his archive. It became the basis for a book which was published in 2018 shortly before he died.Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some very light surface scratches, as so be expected and commensurate with use. Hallmarks and engraving clear and crisp.
Lot 350
A William IV silver snuff box, mark of Thomas Fairbairn, London 1833, of rectangular form, decorated top and bottom with a border of engine turned engraving and with reeded sides, part marked piano hinged cover with central vacant rectangular cartouche and cast foliate thumbpiece, gilded interior, 7 x 4cm, 2.5ozt
Lot 353
A mid 19th century Dutch metalwares silver tobacco box, probable mark of P. Kuilenburg, Schoonhoven 1850, lion passant 2nd standard mark for 833/1000 standard silver and Minerva head duty stamp, of rectangular form, reeded sides and underside, piano hinged cover activated by push-button and engraved with foliage and scrolls over a textured ground around a vacant escutcheon shaped cartouche, 13 x 4cm, 2.9ozt
Lot 355
A George IV silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box, mark of Lea & Clark, Birmingham 1824, the polished brown and white cowrie shell with reeded mount, underside with flush mounted piano hinge, crested and monogrammed, gilt washed interior, 8 x 6.5cmShell - Two hairline cracks and a very minor loss to the very edge by the mount (see images)Metal - Some surface scratches, as to be expected and commensurate with use and age. Cover opens and closes positively, and the hinge does not appear strained. Hallmarks and engraving clear and readable. Mount fits well to the shell.
Lot 357
A George IV silver snuff box, possible mark of Thomas Smith, Birmingham 1826, of rectangular form, decorated top and bottom with engine turned engraving and with reeded sides, part marked piano hinged cover with central vacant rectangular cartouche and cast foliate thumbpiece, gilded interior, 7 x 4cm, 2.1ozt
Lot 358
A Victorian silver table snuff box, mark of Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837, of rectangular convex form, the sides lavishly decorated with repoussé foliage, part marked piano hinged cover with a similarly decorated border around a vacant field, underside with engine turned decoration, gilded interior, 8 x 6cm, 5.5oztOverall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some minor surface scratching to the polished areas, as to be expected. The cover opens and closes satisfactorily, and the hinge does not appear strained. Inside the gilding has little wear and the hallmarks are clear and crisp. Some very minor nicks to the underside rail.
Lot 359
A Victorian silver snuff box, mark of Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1839, of rectangular form with scalloped sides, lavishly decorated all over with foliage and scrolls over a textured ground, the underside with a central cartouche engraved with a hound chasing a bird in a country landscape, piano hinged cover with central vacant escutcheon shaped cartouche, gilded interior, 9 x 4.5cm, 3.3oztOverall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some minor surface scratching to the polished areas, as to be expected. The cover opens and closes satisfactorily, and the hinge does not appear strained. Inside the gilding is a little worn with some surface scratching, but the hallmarks are clear and crisp.
Lot 361
A Victorian silver tobacco box, mark of Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1899, of circular form, flush fitting 'squeeze-to-open' spring loaded cover engraved LLOYDS 7TH MAY 1900 RICHARD WHITE NAVAL BRIGADE PO FIRST CLASS HMS POWERFUL LADYSMITH, around the Coat of Arms of Lloyds of London, gilded interior with personal engraving, 7cm diameter, 2.4oztProvenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)HMS Powerful was the lead ship of her class of two protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. She was initially assigned to the China Station and then provided landing parties which fought in the Siege of Ladysmith of 1899–1900, during the Second Boer War.Ordered home in 1899, from her position in the South China Sea, Powerful was diverted around the southern tip of Africa in light of rising tensions between the British and the Boers in South Africa. They stopped in Mauritius to pick up soldiers. Her sister ship, Terrible, commanded by Captain Percy Scott, arrived the following day and Scott improvised field carriages from a pair of 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns and a pair of Terrible's 12-pounder guns, after a request from Lieutenant General George White, Commander of the besieged forces at Ladysmith, for more long-range artillery. Powerful ferried all four guns to Durban, with the artillery reaching Ladysmith on the last two trains to make it through.They were met with a hero's welcome on their return home, and the naval brigade paraded for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 6th May.The current Royal Navy field gun competition commemorates the participation of Terrible and Powerful in the relief of Ladysmith.Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some surface scratches as to be expected and commensurate with use. Engraving to the cover a little worn but still readable. Hallmarks clear and readable. Catch in good condition. Interior gilding in good condition with just a little rubbing wear around the hinge area.
Lot 364
A Victorian silver snuff box, mark of Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1855, of rectangular form with turned corners and concave sides, sides and underside decorated with foliate engraving, part marked piano hinged cover similarly decorated around a central vacant abstract cartouche, cast foliate thumbpiece, gilded interior, 8.5 x 3.5cm, 2.6oztOverall in fair to good condition with no obvious sign of repair. Some minor surface scratching to the polished areas, as to be expected. The cover opens and closes satisfactorily, though the hinge does appear a little strained and the cover will not stay open unassisted. Inside the gilding is worn and a little scruffy and the hallmarks are a little worn.
Lot 367
A 19th century (possibly) French metalwares silver snuff box, indistinct marks alongside Sheffield import marks for Sterling silver, 1897 and sponsor's mark of Samuel Boyce (or Boaz) Landeck, of rectangular form, the sides decorated with alternate panels of foliage and pastoral scenes, part marked piano hinged cover with a repoussé depiction of a tavern scene, gilt washed interior, 7.5 x 4.5cm, 3.5ozt
Lot 370
A Victorian silver table snuff box, mark of Roberts & Belk (Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk), Sheffield 1865, of rectangular form, the sides with scalloped decoration and with engine turned engraving, underside with foliate and symmetrical engraved decoration, piano hinged cover with similar decoration around a central vacant abstract cartouche, gilded interior, 8.6 x 6cm, 4.4ozt
Lot 378
An early 20th century silver table vesta box, mark of Wright & Davies (William Frederick Wright), London 1910, of rectangular form with applied strike plate to the back, part marked piano hinged cover set with a commemorative coronation medal, gilded interior, 8 x 4.5cm, 4oztProvenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)
Lot 1318
Assorted Collectable Boxes and Other Items, comprising a leather bound Victorian photograph album, leather mounted hinged jewellery box, tan leather mounted hinged cigar case with polished steel mounts and fittings, cased daguerrotype, two miniature books including Sights for Little Folks in Town and Country, French volume Psaumes and Cantiques, blue velvet and gilt metal mounted volume Livre d'Heures, three silver coins mounted in two frameseight antique reference books including Model Toys, Motor Toys, Lehmann toys etc(two boxes)
Lot 303
Rare Third Reich Un-Issued 1939 Knights Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)‘Lazy 2’ Variant by C E Juncker, Berlin, superb example of one of the most desirable awards of the Third Reich era the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. This example remains in mint condition with all of the original finish remaining to the silver frame and blackened finish to the magnetic centre. The frame is stamped to the reverse with ‘800’ and the maker number ‘2’ for the firm C E Juncker, Berlin. The number 2 is on its back, which gives this type its name by collecting fraternity as the ‘Lazy 2’. The ribbon ring is also stamped ‘800’. Complete with its mint full length ribbon. Award is housed in the original leatherette presentation case of issue with brass hinge fittings to the reverse and press release pin. Some light scuffing to the case. The award is housed in its original two piece outer carton case with printed to the lid ‘RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES’ to the top and bottom ‘C. E. Juncker Berlin SW 68’. Staples to each corner of the rectangular card box on both the lid and the base. This is a superb textbook example of this type of Knights Cross and would be almost impossible to upgrade from. For more information on this type of Knights Cross see the reference book ‘The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross’ by Dietrich Maerz, pages 90-95.
Lot 311
Third Reich 25 Year Faithful Service Decoration by Rudolf Souval, Wien, award with much of the silver frosted finish to the award and with black enamel central swastika. Complete with its ribbon. Housed in red card box with silver leaf ‘25’ to the lid. Tape repair and one border of the box lid is missing. Interior of the lid has Rudolf Souval makers label.
Lot 313
Third Reich Police 18 Year Long Service Medal, fine example of the frosted silver Police cross for 18 years long service. Complete with the blue ribbon having embroidered police eagle to the ribbon. Housed in its wide type green card box of issue with silver tooled 18 in oakleaves wreath to the lid.
Lot 199
A hallmarked silver cigarette case inscribed 'W. H. Biles from T. H. McD France 1915-1917', two silver teaspoons, various silver plated items to include a bachelor's teapot and hot water pot, four stirrup cups in the form of boots, a plated salt, pepper and small tray in presentation box, various silver jewellery, coins, banknotes and ladies' watches, etc.
Lot 204
Various items to include a silver plated cigarette box with engine turned detail and two-section wooden interior, length 16.5cm, a late 19th/early 20th century brass pocket microscope, unmarked, length when retracted 24cm, a wooden box with string inlay, height 12cm, length 26cm, with lock and key and a modern Chinese stand (4).
Lot 216
A collection of over sixty thimbles to include hallmarked silver, white metal, ceramic and cloisonné examples, three with original velvet lined cases, one in the form of a shell, a mahogany jewellery box with mother of pearl inlay containing four Victorian snuff boxes, one brass example, and the head of a military shell.
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