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Click here to subscribeCased set of three silver Ter-century medals commemorating 300 years of The Royal Observatory at the National Maritime Museum, each of a limited run of 1000, all depicting Flamsteed House at Greenwich and images verso of The Armillary Sphere, John Harrison's first marine timekeeper of 1735 and The Ramsden Sextant, struck by the Royal Mint, maker JRC, London 1975, 9.6oz t total (3)
Pair of fine English early 19th century percussion turnover pistols by Samuel Nock, London, 3.5" barrels with London proof marks, engraved signed boxlock with folding trigger, rounded chequered butt having vacant silver escutcheon and scroll engraved butt cap, 8.25 long overall; with the original mahogany fitted box bearing the trade label, the box 12.5" wide
An Elizabeth silver four candle and tray centre piece, plain oval base the border engraved with presentation inscription "Presented to Sir Frederick and Lady Pickworth, Master and Mistress Cutler, 1958 by their successors Mr and Mrs J Hugh Neill on the 7th October, 1958", by Walker & Hall,Sheffield 1958, approximately 26cm, height approximately 12cm, 565.3 grams/ 18.17 ozt (one claw broken on candle stand)
A George II Sterling silver two handled loving cup, London, probably 1751, makers marks for Robert Perth, later chased in the Rococo style with C scrolls and acanthus leaves, inscribed at a later date, raised on a later ebonised stand, applied with plaques and photographs depicting apprentice students to Ericsson Telephones Ltd, silver weighing approx 23.51ozt, 25cm high
A diamond stylised flower head brooch, central round old-cut diamond approx 0.50 carat, the openwork surround comprising fifty-four rose-cut diamonds, a total overall diamond weight of approx 1.25 carats, collet and claw silver settings, yellow gold reverse, approx 3cm diam, gross weight approx 6.2 grams Condition: Good- all diamonds and settings intact, later pin and trigger loop brooch fittings
A diamond novelty crocodile yellow metal brooch, set with rose-cut diamonds approx 1 carat total, ruby eye, unmarked yellow metal assessed as a minimum of 15ct gold, silver front, approx 4.5cm long, gross weight approx 4.8 gramsCondition: Good overall- all stones intact, slight bend to pin
A pair of Edwardian diamond and white metal drop earrings, suspending a flower head cluster set with round old-cut diamonds, the centre diamond approx 0.25 carat each, surrounded by ten smaller round old-cut diamonds, suspended by three further diamonds, total diamond weight approx 1.00 carats, approx 9mm diameter, claw and collet settings, hook pierced ear fittings, unmarked white metal assessed as silver setting and 18ct white gold construction, total gross weight approx 3.2 grams; together with a pair of diamond and yellow metal drop earrings, each set with three round old-cut diamonds, total diamond weight approx 0.50 carat, claw settings, unmarked assessed as a minimum of 15ct yellow gold with white metal tips, hook pierced ear fittings, total gross weight approx 1.7 grams (2 pairs)Condition: overall good, all stones and settings intact, wear and tear
Suffragette Interest: An important Women’s Social and Political Union Silver Medal for Valour, obverse engraved Hunger Strike, reverse engraved Elsie Wolff Van Sandau, with one clasp engraved March 4th 1912, in case of issue, interior of silk-lined cover with gold-blocked inscription: PRESENTED TO ELSIE WOLFF VAN SANDAU BY THE WOMEN’S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION IN RECOGNITION OF GALLANT ACTION WHEREBY THROUGH ENDURANCE TO THE LAST EXTREMES OF HUNGER AND HARDSHIP A GREAT PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL JUSTICE WAS VINDICATEDMiss Wolff Van Sandau, granddaughter of Dr E Schwabe, private chaplain to the late Duchess of Kent, was arrested after allegedly smashing a window in London’s Covent Garden during the March 4, 1912 campaign. She subsequently went on trial and began a hunger strike. She was also arrested on November 18, 1910 following the infamous ‘Black Friday’ riots, a demonstration by 300 women at Westminster led by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst
An early 20th century Art Nouveau design diamond drop brooch, the round old cut diamond drop weighing approx 1.50 carats, assessed colour F/G, assessed clarity I1, with central triangular step-cut diamond drop approx 0.60 carat, small diamonds grain set to Art Nouveau style curved surrounds, a total overall diamond weight approx 3 carats, silver settings, yellow gold reverse, 4cm wide, total gross weight approx 6.2 grams, complete in fitted boxCondition: Good overall- all diamonds and settings intact, replacement roll fastener
Charles Gretton, London, an early 18th Century silver fusee pair case pocket watch by Charles Gretton, 4cm circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the outer case of tortoiseshell with silver pique work to include a landscape viewCondition: dial with enamel cracks and hairline cracks, solder repairs, outer case with losses
A late Victorian garland style diamond and natural pearl drop brooch/pedant, on a contemporary pearl set gold necklace, with matching blister pearl and diamond cluster fastener, the brooch/pendant with drop baroque pearl approx 10mm x 7mm, central blister pearl approx 8mm x 7mm, surrounding cluster and scroll surround borders containing round old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approx 3.50 carats, silver settings, rose gold reverse, screw fix detachable brooch pin, with pendant loops and hooks to tops, 6cm long, 4cm wide, the necklace approx 42cm long, complete in original fitted boxCondition: very good, all diamonds/settings and pearls intact, no obvious damage or repair
Thomas Glassup of Liverpool, Georgian silver gilt pair case pocket watch, tortoiseshell outer case, 4cm white enamel dial, fusee movement No 301, the casework London 1799, dial diameter approx 39mmCondition report: Outer case with some damage, movement not tested
Rolex, an Edwardian Rolex pendant ball watch,circa 1910, purple guilloché enamel with a matching enamelled chain, cylinder movement, bezel winding, enamel dial, silver and purple guilloché enamel with gilt decoration, inside case stamped 0.925, numbered 2073, maker's mark L.W, complete with original leather fitted boxCondition: appears generally good overall, movement not tested
A Victorian Elkington & Co silver-plate Renaissance Revival `Cellini` goblet or chalice, lobed hexafoil shape, profusely decorated with panels of figures and stylised foliage, the trefoil base with ram's masks, cherubs, lizard, serpent and beetle, gilt interior, stamped on base & numbered 667, 21cm high approx
A large collection of silver and A1 silver plate including Kings Pattern flatware and cutlery with part canteens by William Hutton, Viners Kings Royale, John Turton, Sheffield etc. silver handled Queens Pattern fish knives C H Beaston, Sheffield 1930; including soup spoons, table spoons, dessert knives (approx 6 of each), 23 dinner forks (approx), dessert spoons, dessert forks and teaspoons (approx 12 each), grapefruit spoons, dinner knives etc.
IRISH INTEREST: A George II Irish silver twin handled loving cup, with mid rib on stepped circular foot, the handles with acanthus terminals, the body engraved with crest and arms, William Townsend, Dublin circa 1750, 32.96 ozt, 18cm high, 26cm wide. The crest and arms are those of O'Gorman
A Victorian silver-gilt mounted etched glass ewer, the body decorated with Greek key style decoration, also engraved with a Coat of Arms depicting a boar passant in front of seven acorns, with the motto "Suscipere et finire", translated "To undertake and finish", the silver mounts decorated with putto, flower heads and rococo scrolls, with a central girdle of beaded detail, atop a silver foot rim with floral decoration and repeated bead detail, 'C' scroll handle with lion rampant finial, silver marked for John Figg, London 1873, height 28 cm approxThe Arms are for Bolckow of Marton Hall, Yorkshire, see Fairbairn, plate 61. Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, originally Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Bölckow, (8 December 1806 - 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist and Member of Parliament, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough.
A set of four George III silver salts, oval with gadroon borders, the bodies profusely chased with scrolls, flowers and foliage, on four shell and hoof feet, London, 1771, maker's marks indistinct, engraved decoration en suite, marks indistinct, 11.5 ozt, 357 grams (8) in fitted case
An early 20th Century French silver six piece Fiddle and Thread pattern flatware service including: table spoons, table forks, dessert forks, dessert spoons, fish knives and forks, Fish serving fork and slice, five ice cream spoons, by Henri Lapparra, Paris, circa 1930 together with matching table knives and dessert knives, the blades stamped Paris, weighable silver 2,585.4 grams
A George V silver hot water/coffee pot, hexagonal shaped with wavy raised rim above chased band of floral decoration, on raised foot, the body engraved with initials AB, the domed over with bulbous hardwood finial, C-scroll handle, with silver strainer frame and muslin, both hallmarked by Elkington & Co., London, 1919, 26.03 ozt (809.5 grams) approx
A George III silver tankard, tapering cylindrical with upper and lower reeded sections, the domed cover with ball finial and engraved with the initial B, the handle with shell thumb piece, the base with glass bottom, the body engraved with a tall ship possibly the Marquis of Lansdown, London, 1797, maker's mark probably that of John Robins, 19 cm high overall , 993.6 grams gross Note: By repute the initial B is that of Boulderson for Joseph (1764-1828) who joined the East India Company in 1785 and quickly rose through the rank. He was appointed Captain of the 'Marquis of Lansdown' in 1792 which traded between London and Calcutta.
A collection of three Victorian Sampson Mordan & Company propelling pencils: two silver of fluted column design, one with maker's mark, Birmingham, 1900, the other smaller apparently unmarked: together an ivory silver mounted retractable pencil, the ivory body punctuated with silver dots, apparently unmarked - all three pencils are stamped S Mordan & Co (3)
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