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Lot 264

A Victorian small silver mugGeorge Ivory, London 1847 Waisted baluster in form, with high relief scrolls and geometric decoration against a matt ground, gilt interior, ornate scrolled handle, resting on four applied acanthus and scroll feet, height 10cm, diameter 8cm, weight 6.2oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 194

A William IV silver gilt castle-top snuff boxJoseph Willmore, Birmingham 1832Rectangular, the cover with a high-relief depiction of Abbotsford, labelled bottom left, raised foliate borders, engine-turned sides and base, length 7.9cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 229

OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CARR: an Arts and Crafts silver spoonLondon 1916With a galleon terminal, 'Norah Oct 1916', the spot hammered oval bowl with rat-tail heel, length 17.4cm, weight 1.8oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 91

A George III silver teapotSamuel Whitford II, London 1817 Of globular form, elaborate chasing in high and low relief featuring scrolls, floral and foliate designs against a textured ground, hinged cover with floral and calyx finial, the cast spout with chased acanthus, scales and Green Man mask, a leaf-capped wood scrolled handle, all resting on a high circular pedestal foot with embossed decoration to the rim, height 14cm, diameter 25cm, weight total 17.7oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 216

A cased Victorian silver dessert serviceWilliam Gibson & John Langman, London 1898With ornate handles, spiral fluted and diaperwork and cherub mask terminals, comprising: twelve pairs of fruit knives and forks, a serving fork and knife, four fruit serving spoons, a serving fork, a sugar sifter spoon, a pair of grape scissors, a pair of nut crackers, six picks and twelve pickle forks, weight total 84oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 135

An unusual Irish silver matching tablespoon and forkPhilip Weekes, Dublin 1832 and 1840Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern, a William III loyalist Orange Order commemorative set, the reverse of the handle engraved 'Fermanagh Grand Jury' the fronts engraved with a crest depicting William of Orange on horseback below the motto 'The Glorious Memory', weight 6.6oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 95

A George IV / Victorian matched silver three-piece tea servicethe teapot by Charles Fox, London 1824, the cream and sugar bowl, Charles Boyton, London 1884Circular bellied form incurved flutes, gadroon rims, the whole profusely chased and engraved with foliate sprays, diaperwork panels, leaf-capped handles, the teapot with flower finial, the handle to the pot with ivory insulators, cream and sugar with gilded interiors, weight 40oz. (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 266

A George III silver teapot and standJohn Emes, London 1803 Shaped-oval form with banded bright-cut engraved foliate borders, on either side a laurel leaf wreath surrounding a crest, the teapot with leaf-capped wood handle and finial which tops a hinged lid, the stand on four bracket feet with matching decoration, length of teapot 30cm, weight total 22oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 219

A Victorian silver duck cream / sauce jugEdward & John Barnard, London 1862, pattern number 896Realistically modelled with feather-effect chasing, the underside engraved 'INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1862, OCTr 31st ...' also stamped 'Thomas's Bond Street', length 12cm, weight 5.8oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 101

A George III pair of Irish provincial silver Old English pattern table / serving spoonsJohn Warner, Cork, circa 1775 maker's mark struck twice and stamped STERLINGThe front of the stems with engraved crest, length 24cm, weight 4.6oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 177

A late 19th century Russian silver-gilt three-piece tea serviceKarl Fabergé, Moscow 1893, with later Dutch and Swedish import marks, also with a post 1955 Romanian standard mark,Comprising: a teapot, two-handled covered sugar bowl and cream jug, the bulbous body with a matted surface, one side of each piece engraved with a Russian song bird perched on a leafy branch, facing a distant wooden building, all among wild flowers and bullrushes, on pierced shaped foot, the pull-off covers with mother of pearl disc finials and the teapot handle with insulators, weight 28.4oz. (3)Footnotes:LiteratureFor similar examples of this style of tea service see details the 'Sales catalogue of 1893', page 399, reproduced in 'Fabergé Imperial craftsman and his world,' by Dr Géza von Hapsburg, (London 2000). These sets are priced at around 100 Roubles.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 210

A George III silver snuff boxPhipps & Robinson London 1798 Rectangular, with prick-dot diaperwork, initialled, length 7.5cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 199

A Victorian silver snuff boxEdward Smith, Birmingham 1838 Rectangular, engraved with a strap and buckle cartouche and martial trophies, raised foliate border and engine-turned sides and base, length 8.7cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 172

A collection of fifteen silver spoonsFive Dutch spoons with galleon terminals, four other Dutch spoons, figural terminals, two pairs of Apostle spoons, London 1912, Birmingham 1931, another London 1922, ball finial and a condiment spoon, weight 25oz. (15)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 282

An Edwardian pair of silver Corinthian column candlesticksWalter Latham & Son, Sheffield 1909The stepped square bases with gadroon borders, loaded bases, height 30.3cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 130

An 18th century Irish silver mounted cowrie shell snuff boxthe cover with harp and Hibernia, the mount with Hibernia, circa 1780With plain moulded rim, hinged cover, length 5.8cm.Footnotes:Provenance Kurt TicherFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 233

An Art Nouveau silver tazzaElkington & Co, London 1905The whole with a spot hammered surface, the hemispherical bowl on three stylised scroll supports on a domed circular base, height 12.5cm, diameter of bowl 15cm, weight 9.7oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 68

An Art Deco silver three-piece tea serviceA L Davenport, Birmingham 1933 Circular plain form with gently tapering body and beaded upper rims, the teapot with domed hinged lid, a black composite handle and knop, with two-handled sugar bowl and milk jug, all on circular feet, weight total 16oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 169

A Persian silver drinks set, with a carafe six beakers on a tray, together with a vasehallmarked Persian silver 84 (875), city of Isfahan, maker's mark in Farsi unknown possibly Parvaresh, mid-20th century All the following are Pahlavi dynasty silver with traditional engraved Ghalam Zani decoration, featuring symmetrical patterns including floral and geometric motifs, architectural features and animals: the set of six beakers, of tapering cylindrical form with moulded and corded rims, peony and quatrefoil cartouches reserved within feathered leaves, all below a plain band and a band of rosettes; a long necked carafe with baluster body and finial stopper, scrolled handle, on pedestal base; a long rectangular handled tray, similarly decorated; and a profusely decorated vase, featuring peonies, foliage and birds; each marked underneath with workshop mark/maker's mark and standard mark, length tray 30cm, weight 32oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 55

An Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell compendiumWilliam Comyns, London 1809 Both sides with panels of tortoiseshell with gold inlay, opening to reveal a mirror, a stamp compartment, a further compartment, an ivory aide-memoire and a compartment with a sprung clip, length 9cm, weight total 6.5oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 203

A Victorian silver snuff boxYapp & Woodward, Birmingham 1851 Cartouche form, the cover with an engraving of an angler, within a raised scrolling border, engine-turned sides and base, length 8cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 226

Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr: an Arts and Crafts three-piece condiment setLondon 1903 / 1904 and stamped Ramsden & Carr Comprising a mustard pot with spoon, pepper pot and open salt, capstan shaped upon curved spreading bases, hammered sides and rope-work borders, applied with four open-work straps each centred by a bead motif, the open salt and hinged covered mustard pot both with green glass liners, each front with initials 'S.& A.W' and dated below '1903' in relief, heart motif and decorative foliage beneath, with a replacement silver spoon by Georg Jensen, height tallest 11cm, weight without liners 15oz. (5)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 79

A silver four-piece tea serviceHarrison Fisher & Co, Sheffield 1919Plain oval bellied form, bead and reel rims, on paw supports, the two pots with ebonised wood handles, together with a silver tea strainer, Sheffield 1946 and a silver sauceboat, Sheffield 1908, weight total 74oz. (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 247

STUART DEVLIN: a silver and silver-gilt dishLondon 1986Open-work filigree border, polished dome centre, diameter 9cm, weight 1.8oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 73

A silver four-piece tea serviceCharles William Fletcher, Sheffield 1922Oblong bellied form with fluted lower body, gadroon rims with leaf scroll and shell corners, on anthemion and paw bracket feet, the pots with ebonised composite handles and mother of pearl finials, weight total 74.5oz. (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 115

A Queen Anne Irish silver strawberry dishDavid King, Dublin 1710 Circular, fluted with sixteen panels / flutes, centred with engraved armorial, diameter 22.1cm, weight 12.9oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Kurt Ticher Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 119

A collection of Irish silver Hanoverian tablespoons and othersall bottom markedComprising:one, John Craig, Dublin 1774;one, Robert Forbes, circa 1715, rat-tail bowl, crested;one, John Laughlin, Dublin 1748, crested;one, Christopher Skinner, Dublin 1757, crested;one, maker's mark I.P, Dublin 1749, crested;one, Francis Jones, Dublin 1763, crested,one, pointed-end, maker's mark IK, possibly John Kelly, Dublin 1787, crested; one, pointed-end, script maker's mark JC overstriking that of another, Dublin 1763, crested;and five George III shell back dessert spoons, David Peter, no date letter, circa 1770, crested, weight 22.5oz. (13)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 163

A set of six Mexican silver platesA. Torres Vega, stamped sterling 925, also stamped with numbered eagle mark '144' Plain circular form with broad border, possibly under plates , diameter 28cm, weight 93oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 243

DUNHILL: a silver spirit flaskAlfred Dunhill & Sons, Birmingham 1992, based also stamped Dunhill Of slim tapering cylindrical form, bayonet fastening hinged cover with silver knop, body engine turned with vertical bands, with a vacant reserve to the front, plain polished top and bottom with the base, length 25cm, diameter widest point 6cm, weight 8.1oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 197

Hunting interest: A Victorian silver snuff boxIsaac Jacobson, London 1839 Curved rectangular, the cover and ends with relief depictions of hounds in pursuit of hares and a fox, the base engraved with a hound and game birds amongst foliate scrolls, length 7.8cm, weight 3.3oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 158

A George III silver coffee potRichard Cook, London 1799 Tapering form with domed hinged lid and artichoke finial, later chased decoration, engraved to one side with a crest, ornate fluted and acanthus leaf spout, ebonised wood scroll handle, on a stepped circular foot, height 28cm, weight total 28.5oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 255

A George II silver coffee potmaker's mark rubbed, London 1740 Tapering form, hinged lid, scrolled wood handle, with later chased decoration, height 26cm, weight total 23.1oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 235

Frédéric Boucheron: a French Art Nouveau silver card tray designed by Lucien Hirtzunderside engraved mark for Frédéric Boucheron Paris, also lozenge maker's mark to rim, Paris boar's head mark recto also initialled LH for Lucien Hirtz circa 1900Rectangular in shape with rounded corners, a well bas-relief image of Zephyrus, one of the Wind Gods, blowing a curling plume of wind from his open mouth, his face and hair in side profile, gilded surface area, length 9cm, diameter 6cm, weight 2.8oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 156

A Victorian silver teapotGeorge Ivory, London 1852 Melon shaped body, engraved with stylised scroll motifs to each panel, one cartouche crested, the hinged lid with a pomegranate finial, with a tongue-capped scroll handle and ivory insulators on a circular foot, crested, height 12cm, length 24cm, weight 18oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 62

A Victorian pair of pierced silver basketsCharles Boyton, London 1896Oval form, rims embossed with masks among leaf scrolls and flowers, length 26.7cm, weight 17.4oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 144

OF IRISH E.E.C. ENTRY INTEREST: A collection of ten Irish silver commemortaive caddy spoonsThomas O'Connor & Sons Ltd, Dublin 1973, with fleur de lys mark and additional Gleninsheen collar mark to commemorate Ireland's entry into the E.E.C. in 1973 Terminal modelled as the Glenshinnan collar with matted surface and polished curved bowl, length 7.7cm, weight 10.3oz. (10)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 242

George Grant Macdonald: a silver cocktail shakerLondon 1979 Modernist in style, double-waisted bullet shaped, with textured curving vertical lines to the top, centre and base against a plain polished ground, in three detachable parts, the removable cover revealing an internal strainer gilded interior, height 24cm, weight 20.3oz.Footnotes:Grant Macdonald (b 1947) started producing high quality silver and gold items in 1961. He studied at the Central School of Art in London. His now established London based studio is world-renowned for its high quality designs. He now holds a Royal Warrant from the Prince of Wales for his work.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 159

A George II silver coffee potJames Wilks, London 1755 Tapering form, with chased floral decoration, engraved with a crest, wood leaf-capped scrolled handle, height 23cm, weight total 23.5oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 65

A Victorian silver two-handled trophy cup and coverGeorge Fox, London 1892The cover with gadroon rim, drapes and festoons below a stiff leaf domed centre, the body with drapes either side of two cartouches, with inscription and presentation names, lobed lower body, gilded interior, height 46cm, weight 69oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 58

A matched pair of Victorian silver bowlsHorace Woodward & Co Ltd, London 1905 and Birmingham 1906 Circular bowls with undulating scroll rims, sides chased with leaf scrolls and foliate festoons over scroll cartouches, each fitted on a pedestal base, and matching with a short waisted stem and four cast lion masks, over a spreading shaped square pedestal with incurved corners, decorated as before, both on four leaf scroll and shell bracket feet, height 20cm, diameter 20cm, weight total 56.5oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 150

A pair of George III Irish silver basting spoonsMichael Keating, Dublin 1771 Hook-end form, engraved with crests, length 29.5cm, weight 6.5oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 186

A Victorian silver snuff boxEdward Smith, Birmingham 1838Rectangular form, the cover and base profusely chased with acanthus and foliate scrolls among grapes, the top with applied shield reserve, foliate thumbpiece to the front and engine-turned side, gilded interior, length 9.7cm, weight 9.6oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 149

A George III Irish silver two-handled cupRichard Tudor, Dublin 1786, also stamped with a retailer's mark for Mathew WestThe body with bright-engraved ribbon-tied flower swags, navette shaped reserves below, one crested, leaf-capped scroll handles, raised on a circular foot, height 17cm, weight 14oz.Footnotes:The crest of ARMSTRONG of Co. ClareFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 214

A Victorian silver inkstandCharles Thomas Fox & George Fox, London 1857Rectangular form with pierced scroll back and side galleries, gadroon rim on scroll feet, the hinged ink bottles, with frosted glass liners, flanking a lift-off taperstick and detachable base (London 1858), embellished with engraving above pen depression to the front, length 24.5cm, weight total with glass 25oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 280

A silver entrée dish and coverJohn Bodman Carrington, London 1905Rectangular form with gadroon borders, bayonet fastening cover, engraved crest to cover to a ROBERTSON family, length 28cm, together with a silver hot water pot, Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1897, oval bellied form with ebonised wood handle and finial, weight total 61.5oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 222

A good Arts and Crafts Irish silver Mether 'Mead' drinking cupGoldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, Dublin 1901 Of rounded square form tapering down to a circular base, divided into three horizontal zones, featuring intricate high and low relief decoration, the top section symbolising 'air' with four flying birds against a spot hammered sky, a pressed dividing band between each delineated area, the mid-section 'land' with two foxes and two dogs poised against scrolling tree-like tendrils, the bottom section symbolising the 'sea' with four mythical sea creatures beside flat chased seaweed set against a lightly worked ground, the two curved handles either side embossed with bamboo shoots and leaves, on a spreading stepped circular base, height 21cm, weight 28.9oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 200

A George III silver-gilt 'valise' snuff boxMathew Linwood, Birmingham 1813 With fruiting vine and engine-turned detail, length 7.5cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 274

A silver Old English pattern flatware servicemaker's include Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1967 and Barker Brothers Silver Ltd, Birmingham 1930-1940 With rat-tail reverse bowls, comprising: nine table forks, four table spoons, ten dessert forks, ten dessert spoons, six soup spoons, together with other flatware, to include, a modern apostle spoon, Herbert Charles Lambert, London 1901, a small spoon and fork, four Chinese spoons and other items, weight 85oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 151

A George III provincial silver teapotBarber & Whitwell, York 1818, also stamped with town mark Compresses circular form with central ribbed girdle, hinged shallow dome cover topped with a flower head finial, leaf-capped ribbed scroll handle with ivory insulators, on a collet foot, height 11cm, length 25cm, diameter 18cm, weight 18.9oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 176

A late 19th century Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsch,Gustav Klingert, stamped Moscow 84 zolotnik, circa 1880 Of traditional form, the ovoid bowl and curved handle enriched with traditional scrolling floral and geometric polychrome enamel decoration within a twisted ropework border, with gilt interior on a flat oval base, length 8cm, weight 1.3oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 131

An 18th century Irish silver porringermaker's mark IW Conventional form, leaf motifs above and below a ropetwist girdle and fluted lower body, cartouche to the front, height 8cm, weight 3.9oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 215

A mechanical silver tea strainerPhilip Hanson Abbot, London 1912, also stamped ASPREY LONDONWith drip-tray, the strainer swivelling round by depressing the lever, also stamped 'PATENT APPLIED FOR', length 15cm, weight 2.8oz.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 87

A George IV silver teapotPaul Storr, London 1824 Of compressed circular form with bellied sides, the hinged cover with a floral finial and leaf calyx, an over-hanging foliate rim, the body with chased foliate panels on a stippled ground flanking vacant cartouches, leaf-capped scroll handle with ivory insulators, the base resting on four elaborate scalloped feet, height 15cm, length 28cm, weight 33oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 270

An early 18th century silver two-handled cup and coverEdmund Pearce London, no date letter circa 1720, Engraving probably attributable to Ellis Gamble, conventional inverted bell form with an applied reeded and moulded banded girdle, raised on a domed foot, the upper section finely engraved and flat chased band of scrolls, leaf motifs and flower heads, engraved below with later engraved coat of arms in a shield reseve and on the opposite side with later crested monogram in an oval reserve, surrounded with diaper-work embellished cartouches and flanked by figural terms issuing from scrolls and over a matted ground, domed foot with engraved similar engraved band, hatching and fish-scales, leaf-capped scroll handles further engraved, the cover with similar decoration and later crested roundel, large disc knop finial, gilt interior.Underneath of foot with later engraved presentation inscription 'Julia Neilsen-Terry A token of affection from her devoted friends and public 21st March 1888 to 21st March 1938', height 31cm, weight 80.3oz.Footnotes:Julia Neilsen-Terry (British, 1868-1957) was an English romantic actress. Born in London, Julia was the daughter of Alexander Ritchie Neilson, a silversmith and jeweller, and Emily Davis, and was a cousin of three other well-known actresses of the Davis family, Lily Hanbury, Hilda Jacobson, and Nora Kerin. She made her first appearance (1888) in W.S. Gilbert's 'Pygmalion and Galatea' and in 1890 she married Fred Terry, brother of the celebrated actress Ellen Terry. Julia became famous for her acting in plays such as 'A Woman of No Importance', 'The Prisoner of Zenda', 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury', and 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'. Her greatest success was as Rosalind in 'As You Like It' (1896). She visited the U.S. in 1895 and again in 1910. In 1900, she and her husband went into management and for the next 30 years played and toured with their own company. She retired from the stage at the end of her run as Josephine Popinot in the revival of 'Vintage Wine' at the Victoria Theatre. On the 21st of March 1938 she was fêted with a celebration luncheon honouring the fiftieth anniversary of her first professional stage appearance. This early 18th century silver two-handled cup and cover is the gift presented to her on that occasion, as signified by the touching inscription. Neilson's memoirs, 'This for Remembrance', were published in 1940.LiteratureFor a comparable example of engraving see Charles Oman, 'English Engraved Silver 1150 - 1900' Faber and Faber, 1978, page 93 illustration number 107. Ellis Gamble was a master engraver of the early 18th century, one of his more talented pupils was William Hogarth.Likely to be the later arms of PONSONBY quartering COOPER.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 162

A silver-plate epergnecirca 1880 Five branches holding cut-glass flower holders, with a larger bowl in the centre, height 23cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 211

A George III cased silver-mounted glass tea caddy setthe glass silver mounts, maker's mark IT possibly Joseph Taconet, London 1799With a pair of silver-mounted oval glass caddies, moulded rims with hinged covers, engraved script initials, a silver-mounted pedestal glass mixing bowl, contained in a satinwood box, with silver mounts and hinges, maker's mark JA, London 1799, rectangular form, hinged cover with silver swing-handle, red leather covered fitted interior, height of caddies 12cm, diameter of mixing bowl 12cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 205

A George IV silver snuff boxWilliam Simpson, Birmingham 1829 Rectangular, the cover with a relief depiction of game birds within a raised foliate scroll border, reeded sides and engine-turned base with presentation inscription, length 8cm, weight 6oz.Footnotes:The inscription reads: 'Presented to Doctor Moore by the Gentlemen of N[ew]T[own]L[ima]Vady & neighbourhood,' dated 1st February 1831.ProvenanceProperty from an International Private CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 134

An Irish silver wine labelJohn Towsend, also with retail stamp 'WEST', with duty mark, circa 1815Escutcheon form with bright engraved fruiting vines centred with the incised title SHERRY, length 5.5cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 190

A William IV silver and gold-mounted portrait boxby Edward Edwards, London 1837Circular, the cover set with a male portrait oil, on metal panel, European, glazed with a bi-colour gold oval frame, with engined-turned cover, sides and base with foliate borders, diameter 7.7cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 174

A pair of Russian silver tongsKarl Fabergé 1898 - 1908 period marks With reeded handles, length 11.5cm; together with three further pairs of Russian tongs, weight 5oz. (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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