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Click here to subscribeA PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER PIERCE AND REPOUSSÉ DECORATED BUTTER DISHES, with glass liners by Martin, Hall & Co, Sheffield 1896, in fitted case; two cased sets of six silver teaspoons; a cased set of six silver handled tea knives; an Edwardian silver cup holder with glass liner, London 1908; and a silver mounted desk blotter (qty)
A GEORGE III SILVER CHEESE SCOOP with ivory handle by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1807; a set of six late Victorian silver fiddle pattern dessert forks by Robert Stebbings, London 1896, other odd silver flatware including a feeding spoon, and three butter knives, various white metal coffee spoons, and a silver handled shoe horn, approximately 16.5oz weighable (qty)
A GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN SOUP LADLE, with scalloped bowl by Charles Hougham, London 1787; a set of three 18th Century silver feather edge tablespoons by John Lampfert, date letter indistinct; and six George III silver bright cut dessert spoons, four by Hester Bateman 1786, 18oz overall (10)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CHRISTENING MUG, with spirally half lobed body, by Atkin Bros, Sheffield 1895; a George III silver pap boat, by Charles Chesterman II, London 1797; and other small silver items including a cream jug, a mustard, cased teaspoons, and a small pot, approximately 15oz overall (qty)
A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SERVING SPOONS, with engraved decoration by Martin, Hall & Co, London 1875; another pair of silver serving with pierced and bright cut handles by Josiah Williams & Co, London 1918; a pair of Georgian silver bright cut sugar tongs, maker's mark W.T., possibly William Turton, c.1775; an early Victorian silver caddy spoon, by William Rawlings Sobey, Exeter 1840; and another caddy spoon, 10oz overall (qty)
A MID VICTORIAN SILVER SERVICE OF FIDDLE, THREAD AND SHELL PATTERN FLATWARE, comprising two serving spoons, four sauce ladles, twelve table forks, eighteen dessert forks, twenty four dessert spoons and twenty two teaspoons by Francis Higgins II, London 1862; and a pair of matching sugar tongs, 170oz overall (qty)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER, with spirally lobed decoration, and coin inset lid, by John Septirius Beresford, London 1886, 8cm wide; a silver oval box with hinged cover, London 1913; a similar circular box; a shaped rectangular jewellery box, marks worn; a strange box; and a vesta case, approximately 12oz weighable (6)
A MID VICTORIAN SILVER MUSTARD, of baluster form, repoussé decorated with flowerheads, London 1857, 8.5cm high; a pair of Victorian silver vase shaped peppers, London 1876; a George III silver sifter spoon by John Lambe, London 1784; a George III Scottish sauce ladle, Edinburgh 1811; two rectangular silver cigarette boxes; a silver cigarette case; a set of six mother of pearl handled fruit knives and forks (AF); a part set of silver teaspoons, and a salt (qty)
A SET OF TWELVE SILVER FRUIT KNIVES, with beaded handles, by Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1946; a set of twelve silver pastry forks, Sheffield 1934, cased; a silver five bar toast rack; a silver child's spoon and pusher; and a late Victorian silver mounted notebook (qty)
A MATCHED PART SERVICE OF 19TH CENTURY SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN FLATWARE, comprising four tablespoons, thirteen table forks, (eleven by Thomas Dicks, London 1825), fourteen dessert spoons by William Eaton, nine dessert forks and a sauce ladle, various dates and makers, 77oz overall (qty)
A PAIR OF MID 18TH CENTURY SILVER SUGAR NIPS, maker's mark and lion passant only struck twice for William Peaston, London circa 1750; a pair of Georgian silver sugar tongs, with pierced decoration, maker's mark only for Benjamin Mountigue, circa 1780, three further pairs of Georgian silver sugar tongs, a George III sifter spoon by Thomas Wallis II, London 1790, two Victorian silver butter knives, one with mother of pearl handle, the other ivory, and a pair of silver mounted ivory knife rests (10)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TAPERED BEAKER, repoussé decorated with fruit, masks and foliage, by John Henry Rawlings, London 1887, 13.5cm high; seven various silver napkin rings; a set of six bean end coffee spoons, cased; a pair of sugar tongs; and two horn beakers with white metal mounts, approximately 13oz weighable (qty)
A SMALL COLLECTION OF SILVER comprising a cup of waisted form by Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1923; a pair of fish servers with ivory handles, Birmingham 1937; a bottle coaster with hardwood base; a small mustard and pepper; a pair of French sugar tongs; a caddy spoon; and assorted flatware (qty)
A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILVER CRUET STAND, with foliate pierced and shaped gallery and shaped central handle, fitted with five cut glass bottles on pierced feet, lion passant and maker's marks indistinct, only struck twice, possibly David and Robert Hennell, 23cm high
A COLLECTION OF SILVER, comprising a twin handled pedestal trophy, Sheffield 1929, 9.5cm wide, a rectangular cigarette box, presentation inscription, London 1957; two pairs of spill vases, a pair of late Victorian serving spoons, pierced and engraved with foliage, Sheffield 1897, cased, a caddy spoon, a child's spoon and pusher, cased, a set of six bean end coffee spoons, cased, a matched dressing table set, twelve silver handled tea knives, and a plated soup ladle and toast rack (qty)
A SILVER CIRCULAR BASKET, with fixed arched handle, and pierced gallery by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1911, 13cm diameter, 9.5oz; a pair of late Victorian silver shallow dishes, spirally lobed and embossed with stylised flowering foliage, each on three mask and scroll supports by Samuel Walton Smith, Birmingham 1893, 11.5cm, 7oz; a silver small vase; and a pierced silver trefoil shaped sweetmeat basket (5)
A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS with spiral twist columns and corinthian capitals on square bases, London 1889, 5cm high; another pair of silver candlesticks with knopped stems and drip pans, marks rubbed, 17cm; and a similar pair of dwarf candlesticks, 16cm high (6)
A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SPILL VASES, repoussé decorated with flowers, foliage and 'C' scrolls, weighted bases, Sheffield 1898, 13.5cm high, in fitted case; a silver pedestal dish with shaped and scallop cast borders, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1952, 5.5oz; and a silver seven bar toast rack, Sheffield 1910, 4.5oz (3)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN TABLESPOONS, later embossed as berry spoons by George Smith III and William Fearn, London 1792; a set of six silver fish knives and forks, with ivory handles by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1930, in fitted oak case; and assorted other silver flatware; three napkin rings; and a letter opener, approximately 17oz weighable (qty)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER BOWL, the shaped border pierced and cast with flowerheads and scrolling foliage, the main body repoussé decorated with scrolling foliage, on pierced feet, by Charles Edwards, London 1896, 16cm diameter, 6oz; a pair of silver swing handled quatrefoil sweetmeat baskets, Birmingham 1910, 12.5cm long, and three further pairs of silver sweetmeat dishes, 13oz (9)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CIGARETTE BOX, London 1898, 9.5cm wide; another, larger, silver cigarette box, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1923, 18cm wide; a pair of Victorian circular silver dishes, by Wright & Davies, London 1874, 14cm, 8oz; an Edwardian silver mounted ivory letter opener, Birmingham 1903; a silver Capstan inkstand, Birmingham 1920; and a set of six late Victorian silver gilt teaspoons, Sheffield 1896 (12)
Thomas William Bowlby (1818-1860), correspondent for The Times, one of the first British foreign correspondents. Original manuscript diary documenting Bowlby's daily experiences in China where he was sent by The Times to report on the Second Opium War in 1860. The diary ends abruptly on 16 September when it is known that Bowlby was captured and tortured to death - leading to, in retaliation, Lord Elgin ordering British troops to destroy Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace in Beijing (its sacking and looting leaving an open wound in Anglo-Chinese relations). The diary records his outward voyage, including his account of the wreck of SS Malabar in Galle harbour on 22 May. In the diary, Bowlby repeatedly refers to Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, Henry Loch, Harry Smith Parkes, Oliphant, Sir Hope Grant. On 19 August, Bowlby describes going out with Sir Robert Napier and his preparations for attack. The author has not inscribed his own name in the diary but numerous entries (and the provenance) confirm his identity, for example: 'The English mail arrived to-day...unfortunately no copy of The Times with my letter published on the 27th was sent, Had one letter from Whitall referring to it. He says every one is reading it with the greatest interest' (26 August). On 15 August, Bowlby records the following: 'Went carefully over the camp this morning. The Chinese loss must have been great and the wounds inflicted by the Armstrong [gun] are perfectly awful. It smashes whatever it comes in contact with, such a thing as a flesh wound being quite impossible. Going round the walls I passed a mass of Chinamen drowned in the ditch in their frantic efforts to escape - one poor fellow was moored by his feet in the mud - the water rose with the tide first above his mouth and then he stood drowned. After the camp was taken yesterday a poor inoffensive inhabitant - one of the very few who had not fled - was bayonetted by a French soldier & killed - his wife & daughter were inconsolable and attempted to commit suicide by drowning themselves. This was prevented but an hour after they promised to refrain from self destruction on giving this promise they were released rushed at once to the river threw themselves in and were drowned. During these few hours the French were in the place there was a regular organised looting...Even John Bright or Sir Robert Peel would become volunteers on seeing their conduct in an invasion - they are cursed with a mania for destruction'. Bowlby often refers to the issue of looting, including this entry on 4 July: 'The crew jumped overboard & most of them were drowned. These ships were laden with merchant goods, rice oil, but there were no munitions of war, notwithstanding this they were carried off to Ta Lien Hwan & there given over to loot. One midshipman has sent down 60£ worth of Sycee silver to be placed to his account at the Bank here and I learn that one gallant captain noted for his exploits in this way has made a large haul...I am sorry to say that this mania for loot has taken complete possession of the navy - officers & men - few commanders try to check it and there is nothing - not even the leading articles in the Times - more likely to loosen the bonds of discipline'. The opening pages of the diary appear to be Bowlby's preparatory notes/research about the current situation in China, as well as various statistics and translations of phrases/proverbs. The diary is well-filled with copious notes, entirely handwritten in bold black ink. The diary itself is a Letts's Diary or Bills Due Book and Almanack for 1860, in publisher's gilt cloth with marbled endpapers and all page edges, in very good condition, well-preserved in a full calf case bearing embossed 'Diary' to upper board and protective brass clasp/lock. The silk page marker still sits on that final diary entry, 16 September, with offsetting to the pages on either side indicating that it has always been so. An important journal by one of the first British foreign correspondentsProvenance: In 2015 the vendor attended a country house sale in Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire - 'Instructions of Col. and Mrs Patrick Bowlby' - where she purchased an Ottoman box for her daughter; the box contained a number of books, including this diary. NB: In 1906, Bowlby's son privately published An Account of the Last Mission and Death of Thomas William Bowlby, in which he describes his late-father's diary as running from '26th April to 16th September' (these dates, together with the quotes, perfectly matching this diary - again confirming the identity of the author)
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