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Click here to subscribeMappin & Webb Silver Twin Handle Cup Fully hallmarked for London - date letter rubbed, raised on circular, stepped base, the body of plain form, finished with twin scroll handles, height 4 inches. Together with a silver salt of reeded form, fully hallmarked - Birmingham 1926. Also a small, bell form mustard pot with inner blue glass liner, fully hallmarked Birmingham - 1932. Gross weight 202.8 grams Please see accompanying image
Ancient Europe, Northern Italy, Villanovan culture, late Geometric Period, ca. 725 to 700 BCE. A fabulous bronze horse bit comprised of two lengths of copper-silver alloy (20% silver) rods conjoined in the center with fused loops, and with reign rings hanging in the exterior loops. Both cheek pieces are in the form of a standing horse with Geometric characteristics such has a crested mane, a cylindrical snout with a flattened end, bulging eyes, and high-pointed ears, all atop a pair of ringed feet with a sinuous tail on the verso. Atop the hind quarters of the larger horses are smaller colts with nearly-identical characteristics as the larger animals. Fine layers of green, brown, and russet patina have formed across the composition, and the original golden-brown bronze color is visible in some abraded areas. Size: 8.25" W x 3.125" H (21 cm x 7.9 cm); 3.7" H (9.4 cm) on included custom stand; quality of silver in copper-silver alloy: 20%.For a stylistically-similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1977.187.6: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255590Another stylistically-similar example hammered for $17,625 at Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 9666, June 8, 2001, lot 23): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-villanovan-bronze-horse-bit-circa-8th-7th-2063316-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=2063316&sid=ae46a05e-8e66-40b9-9170-34deabd1f0ed Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection Condition: Repairs to one outer ring, head of one horse, and tails of both horses, with light resurfacing and adhesive residue along break lines. Loss to ear of one horse, with minor nicks and abrasions to all horses and bit rods, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Light earthen deposits as well as great green, brown, and russet patina throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146821
Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century BCE. A pair of heavy, matching silver bracelets - each made from 93% pure silver - with snake-headed terminals. Each snake has a deep V-shaped forehead, prominent eye hoods and eyes, and a thin line signifying its mouth. The serpent, with its ability to change its skin, symbolized both rebirth and fertility. Serpents were also frequent characters in Greek mythological stories, like the serpents who adorned Medusa's hair. Size of largest (they are similar in size): 2.4" in diameter (6.1 cm); silver is 93% pure; total weight of both: 76 gramsExhibited in "Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World", February 1 - March 31, 2019, Academy Art Museum, Maryland, USA, published in the exhibition guide by Sarah E. Cox and Anke Van Wagenberg, fig. 8. Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; Exhibited in "Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World", February 1 - March 31, 2019, Academy Art Museum, Maryland, USA, published in the exhibition guide by Sarah E. Cox and Anke Van Wagenberg, fig. 8; ex-Madame Frances Artuner collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1960s Condition: One is slightly bent. Both have rich patinas and excellent preservation of form. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146259
Greece, ca. 5th century BCE. A fabulous pair of matching silver bracelets with snake head terminals - the bangles of a tubular form, the serpentine heads presenting fearsome visages with wide open eyes and tooth-filled mouths. These bracelets were recently exhibited in "Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World" (see below). Curator Sarah E. Cox presented them in the "Dressed to Impress" section of this exhibition. According to Cox, "All classes of women in the ancient world wore jewelry, which was considered both as adornment and as visible evidence of wealth. Many of the surviving pieces, particularly earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, were preserved because they were buried with the deceased. Others were accidentally lost in baths or toilets, or due to the vicissitudes of nature and war." Size: 2.375" in diameter (6 cm); weight: 215 grams; silver quality: 215 gramsExhibited and published in catalogue for "Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World" (February 1 - March 31, 2019 - Academy Museum, Easton, Maryland, USA, fig. 8, p. 8). Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; Exhibited and published in catalogue for "Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World" (February 1 - March 31, 2019 - Academy Museum, Easton, Maryland, USA, fig. 8, p. 8); ex-Frances Artuner collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1960s Condition: Expected surface wear commensurate with age. This said, the forms and serpentine terminals are very well preserved. In addition, the silver has developed a nice age patina throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146183
Roman Phoenicia, ca. 1st century BCE. A powerful hollow silver figure, depicting a large lion attacking a bull. The lion is caught in mid-flight, its muscular, athletic body stretched out long and with its front paws wrapped around the head and neck of the bull. The bull collapses to its front, its head thrown back along the lion's side, its back end flying into the air with the force of the lion's leap. The texture of the bull's head and neck as well as the lion's mane are beautifully rendered, adding lifelike details to the figure. The symbolism of power and hunting prowess is unmistakable, and whoever owned this must have held these qualities in high regard. The scene may have been inspired by the frieze of a similar scene at Persepolis. Size: 3.3" W x 0.9" H (8.4 cm x 2.3 cm); 1.4" H (3.6 cm) on included custom stand; 24.8 grams Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection Condition: A few small losses/tiny punctures on surface, mainly on underside. Light patina and slight bending to form. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146616
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful jug of a sizable form, free-blown from translucent glass of a soft emerald-green color. The vessel exhibits a uniform apple-shaped body that rests atop a concave base, a rounded shoulder, a shallow indentation encircling the neck base, a squat cylindrical neck with a thick in-folded rim, and a wide trail handle adorned with several pattern-molded vertical grooves. Faint areas of silvery iridescence are scattered across the body, and the handle exhibits gorgeous layers of both silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence. Size: 6.4" W x 6.8" H (16.3 cm x 17.3 cm) Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA Condition: Repaired from multiple pieces, with light resurfacing, and adhesive residue along break lines. Small area of restoration to break on lower body. Minor abrasions to body, rim, and handle, with weathering film and encrustations, and some micro-bubbling within glass matrix. Light earthen deposits throughout as well as nice silver and rainbow iridescence. Old inventory label beneath base. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146189
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A wonderful bottle of a rotund form, free-blown from translucent glass of a pale honey-yellow hue. The vessel is defined by a spherical body with a concave base and a rough pontil scar, a lightly-corseted neck line beneath a wide funnel-form neck, an indented and out-folded rim, and a quartet of applied trail handles arching between shoulder and rim. Faint areas of attractive silvery iridescence are scattered across the composition and nicely accentuate the vessel's vibrant marigold hues. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 3.7" W x 4.25" H (9.4 cm x 10.8 cm). Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection Condition: Restoration to one handle, with repair to upper terminal of another handle. Minor abrasions to base, body, handles, and rim, with light encrustations and weathering film, and small losses to some upper handle terminals. Scattered areas of faint silver iridescence, and light earthen deposits throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #142884
Roman, Eastern Roman Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A fabulous oil lamp of a conical form, free-blown from semi-translucent, pale yellow-green glass. The lamp has a narrow rounded base which gradually expands upward to a lightly-flared rim with a ground-down lip, and four sets of three wheel-cut striations course around the exterior of the body. Though covered in thick encrustations and weathering film, brilliant areas of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence elegantly accentuate the soft spring hues of this fine example. Size: 3.8" W x 6.75" H (9.7 cm x 17.1 cm); 7.375" H (18.7 cm) on included custom stand.For a stylistically-similar example, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 111, fig. 200. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private H.G. collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, collected from 1970 to 1999 Condition: Minor chips and abrasions to rim and body, with areas of thick encrustations, and light weathering film, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits as well as wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146339
Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A fabulous pendant of a circular form with an integral suspension bar folded behind the verso, shaped from a hammered sheet of silver (87%). The design features applied filigree cords which form a quartet of three-lobed knots, each with additional filigree bulbs within the outer lobes as well as four bulbs along the exterior spaces, all surrounded by a ring of stippling around the circumference. The interior details are accentuated with applied gilding (45% gold; 53% silver), and abraded areas around the gilding suggest the entire obverse face was gilt at one time. Modern necklace strand included. Size (pendant): 1.2" W x 1.375" H (3 cm x 3.5 cm); size (necklace): 22" L (55.9 cm); quality of silver: 87%; quality of gilding: 45% gold, 53% silver; total weight: 4.6 grams. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection Condition: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Silver pendant is ancient, and necklace strand is modern. Slight bending to overall form of pendant, with fading and chipping to gilding, and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits as well as great patina throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146697
Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 1894 CE. A pretty 92% silver cross, its surface studded with small silver baubles and inlaid wine red glass and blue-green turquoise, with two bright red coral beads between the arms on its lower side. The back has an incised series of Cyrillic letters and the date - 1894 - in seven registers. Small silver loops project from the top, bottom, and sides of the horizontal arms. Accompanied by a modern leather cord with sterling silver clasp to make it wearable. Size: 2.2" W x 2.5" H (5.6 cm x 6.4 cm); length of cord: 20" L (50.8 cm); 31.8 grams Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection Condition: One of the loops is partially lost. A few of the inlaid stones/glass are lost as shown. One piece of glass is cracked and repaired. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146620
Ancient Western Asiatic or Achaemenid Empire, ca. 5th century BCE. A most impressive gold finial (comprised of 88% gold, equivalent to 20K+) depicting the head of a lion, with facial features finely delineated in repousse, his mouth open as if roaring and brandishing many gold granules to represent teeth and fangs, stipples on the cheeks, a double band of granules with a triangular centerpiece over the forehead, bands of granules surrounding the neck and ears, a granulated star between the ears with a blue glass inlay at the center, and on the neck, an impressive ensemble of granules arranged in zigzag, diamond, and triangular motifs. Finally, two filagreed rope-patterned bands serve as a back border. The finial is mounted to an ancient stone tubular component and set upon a museum-quality stand. Size: finial measures 1.125" L x .625" in diameter (2.9 cm x 1.6 cm); 4.125" H (10.5 cm) on included custom stand. Ceramic rod measures 5.125" L (13 cm)The Achaemenid Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE (including Iran, Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Caucasus, Thrace and some parts of India) is generally regarded as one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world. Its capital, Pasargadae, was Cyrus the Great's final resting place and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To demonstrate the Achaemenid Empire's love of gold, associates of Alexander the Great in accounts of a tomb in Pasargadae, described a golden sarcophagus, necklaces, and gold gemstone earrings. The tomb is located in Pasargadae, in the garden of a royal palace where an ensemble of artifacts known as the Pasargadae Treasure - including various articles of gold and silver, jewelry and gemstones - were found in a ceramic amphora.The Achaemenid love of silver and gold was famous throughout the ancient world. Plato wrote of how the acquisition of gold and silver was considered a virtue while Alcibiades, another Athenian, wrote of the enormous wealth in gold and silver that the Persians had. Ancient Greek writers described the impressive wealth of the Persians. To quote Herodotus when speaking of Xerxes' troops, they "were adorned with the greatest magnificence …. They glittered all over with gold, vast quantities of which they wore about their persons." (Vii. 83). Provenance: private New York, USA collection; acquired at Palmyra Heritage auction, New York City, USA, June 10, 2017; ex The Sumer Collection, Mr. Ben Anavian, California, USA Condition: Minute indentations (possibly casting flaws) to chin. A few missing granules, but most are present. Normal surface wear and loss to end of stone rod to which the finial is fitted. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #145404
Afghanistan, Kuchi, ca. 20th century CE. A stunning traditional Kuchi dress - quite colorful (nearly all the colors of the rainbow) as the women's' dresses of these nomadic peoples are generally more colorful than men's attire - and most likely created for a wedding. Comprised of high quality fabrics, vintage embroidery, and exemplary beadwork. The skirt is made of royal blue velvet with a silver embroidered border. The bodice features elaborate beadwork and coin danglers, and the sleeves are comprised of a spring green fabric with embroidered flowers and embroidered and beaded trims. Size: 41.5" L (105.4 cm) to hemline; waist - 30" L (76.2 cm); sleeves - 19" L (48.3 cm)According to Richard Tapper's article, "Who are the Kuchi? Nomad self-identities in Afghanistan" published in the Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute, "'Kuchi', an Afghan Persian word meaning 'those who go on migrations', is the common generic term, used by both Afghans and foreigners, for the nomads of Afghanistan, as it has been for many decades. Most if not all the nomads, and indeed many long-settled former nomads, now acknowledge this name, yet in the 1960s and 1970s few of those so labelled used the term for themselves." (http://www.nomadsed.de/fileadmin/user_upload/redakteure/Dateien_Intern/Archiv_AG_1/Tapper_Kuchi_2008.pdf) Provenance: private Poos collection, Overland Park, Kansas, USA; purchased from private collection in 2017 - One of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world, the Poos Collection has evolved over 50 years and through extensive travels to allow for original or point of source acquisition. The collection includes international textiles and garments with an emphasis on West African textiles such as adire, aso oke, kente, and ewe woven prestige cloths as well as Central Asian textile works like this example. Condition: One seam on the front has opened but could be repaired. There are a couple of small holes on the skirt. Repair to one of the seams of the skirt. Small area of beads missing from left sleeve trim. Some loss to beaded tassels and other beading, but most of the beading and embroidery is still strong. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #145912
Europe, France, 1796 and 1797 CE. A handsome pair of Louis XVI style nearly pure silver (95% to 96%) wine tasters of circular forms with ring-like serpent handles. One is stamped "Davier Pommard 1796" with hallmarks just below the rim. The other is stamped "Billet Beaune 1797" with hallmarks just below the rim. The Davier Pommard wine taster presents impressed grape clusters and vine motifs, while the Billet Beaune wine taster presents impressed grape clusters, orbs, and a gadrooned motif. A lovely pair of antique 18th century silver wine tasters - perfect for any oenophile! Size: larger (only slightly larger) wine taster measures 2.75" in diameter (7 cm) with handle .875" in diameter (2.2 cm); weight of both - 121.6 grams; silver quality: 95% to 96%.Louis XVI style dominated French decorative arts, architecture, and furniture in France during Louis XVI's 19-year reign (1774-1793) prior to the French Revolution. This style bridged the final phase of the French Baroque style and the dawn of French Neoclassicism. Its relatively spare ornamentation was a response to the rather excessive ornamentation of the Baroque/Rococo period. The remarkable Classical Roman paintings, architecture, and sculpture discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii as well as the philosophy of Rousseau inspired this aesthetic.SJ Phillips Ltd is currently listing a single 18th c. wine taster for 2,600 GBP ($3355) - http://www.sjphillips.com/18th-century-French-silver-wine-taster-possibly-Avallon-Dijon-1780-DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=6&tabindex=5&objectid=448792&categoryid=2124 Provenance: ex-Alan Rofe collection, France, acquired in 1973; ex-private Mrs. Stimpson collection, willed to current owner in 2007 Condition: One wine taster is stamped "Davier Pommard 1796" with hallmarks just below the rim. The other is stamped "Billet Beaune 1797" with hallmarks just below the rim. Both are in generally excellent condition. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #145863
A COLLECTION OF INDIAN OBJECTS MOSTLY 19TH CENTURY comprising a bronze figure of Siva Nataraja a brass figure of a Hindu ascetic on a bed of nails a silver huqqa mouthpiece an articulated fish an amuletic pendant a puja spoon two copper gilt vases stamped ‘Mallett Bath’ two small brass lidded bowls an Egyptian brass bowl and a rattan fan with bone handle 40cm length of fan and smaller (12) Provenance: Private collection London
TWO ITEMS OF METALWORK INDIA 19TH CENTURY comprising a koftgari iron salver with scallopped rim decorated in silver damascening with scrolling foliate and pineapple designs and a Jaipur School of Art brass incense burner in the form of a lidded kashkul on flared foot the pierced lid with peacock medallions on either side 21.5cm diam. (salver); 16.5cm high (censer) Provenance: Private collection England.
TWO NARRATIVE SCROLLS DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA WESTERN INDIA EARLY 20TH CENTURY gouache with silver paint on paper each of long rectangular form with a series of scenes vertically arranged including Ravana King of Lanka and Hanuman carrying the herb bearing mountain 390 x 31cm (the larger) Provenance: Private collection Northern England
A NARRATIVE SCROLL DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA WESTERN INDIA EARLY 20TH CENTURY gouache with silver paint on paper of long rectangular form with a series of scenes vertically arranged including Ravana King of Lanka and Hanuman carrying the herb bearing mountain 400 X 34cm approx. Provenance: Private collection Northern England
FOUR INDIAN TEXTILES 20TH CENTURY comprising an embroidered pachhisi layout a silver and gilt-thread embroidered satin panel depicting two oversize birds above the Taj Mahal an embroidered and applique mirror hanging and a printed sari with gilt-thread weave 500 x 108cm approx (sari); 66 x 66cm (pachhisi) Provenance: Private collection London
A PAINTED CLOTH HANGING (PICCHAVAI) DEPICTING GOPASHTAMI UTSAVA NATHDWARA RAJASTHAN MID-19TH CENTURY pigment with silver and gold on cotton of rectangular form depicting Sri Nath Ji in a domed shrine flanked by gopis bearing pots and male devotees deities riding in celestial chariots above the verdant forest in the background a further scene below depicting a herdsman with his cows and Krishna with the gopis and herdsmen by the Jumna at Vrindavan surrounded by a register of small panels depicting Sri Nath Ji and Hindu ascetics surrounded by a floral border lined 168 x 90cm excluding lining Provenance: Private collection London Gopashtami is the festival celebrating Krishna’s maturity as a cow herd and cows always feature prominently on depictions of this theme.
A DOULTON LAMBETH SILVER-MOUNTED STONEWARE LEMONADE JUG SGRAFFITO DECORATED BY HANNAH BARLOW 1877 tapered cylindrical incised with a broad band depicting a stag flanked by further recumbent deer in a Highland landscape with Hannah Barlow monogram with borders of applied florets and incised overlapping leaves plain silver rim mount hallmarked London 1877 impressed and incised marks and monograms to underside 25.5cm high
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT DESK ORNAMENT, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURYthe shaped oval base chased with an oval boss of an illustrious Renaissance figure and another of figures in an interior flanked by small cast deer and centred by a foliate chased cylinder applied with a candle sconce and flowerhead cast handle, the detachable finial formed as a helmeted bust, the gallery with military trophies, Renaissance roundels and embellished piercing, on rosette headed paw feet, pseudo marks, the base additionally set with earlier elements comprising a detachable kidney shaped box, its cover with lion handle, and two small cylindrical pots, one an inkwell, the other a pounce pot33.5cm long, 1166gr (37oz)
A SET OF FOUR PERSIAN SILVER BOWLS ISFAHAN EARLY 20TH CENTURY bulbous covered in finely engraved bands of foliage and birds each inlaid with a band of turquoise pellets above the main border featuring vignettes of pairs of birds alternating with further pairs of birds in arabesque panels interior bases engraved with three fish swimming in a circle Farsi makers mark only to underside 12cm diameter 703gr (22oz)
A SMALL CHINESE SILVER BEAKER LUEN HING SHANGHAI CIRCA 1900 slightly flared cylindrical and applied with a dragon gilt interior 6cm high; together with a silver caster W.I. Broadway & Co. Birmingham 1986 in baluster octagonal George I style 17cm high; and a silver pepperette William Neale & Son Ltd. Birmingham 1933 slightly bulging octagonal 8.5cm high 254gr (8oz) (3)
A GERMAN SILVER WINE TASTER BALTHASAR HAYDT AUGSBURG LATE 17TH CENTURY applied with two small scroll handles the shaped oval bowl embossed at the center with a bird perched above a bakset of fruit the sides with stylised foliage gilt interior 14.7in wide 116gr (3oz 14dwt)
A HUNGARIAN GILT COPPER SOUVENIR WINE TASTER HERRENGRUND CIRCA 1745 oval with shaped lip richly embossed and chased with grapes and other fruit and vegetables within feathery foliage applied cast handles the underside of lip pricked: ‘Eisen . War . Ich . Küpfer . Bin . Ich . Silber . Trag . Ich . Golt . Bedeckt . Mich .’ 18.2cm wide The inscription (which may be translated as ‘Iron I was copper I am silver I carry gold covers me) refers to the method of obtaining copper in the Herrengrund mines in the mountains north of Budapest in modern day Slovakia. The local water had a high concentration of copper sulphate. Iron scraps were placed in hollows where the water collected and reacted with the copper sulphate to precipitate copper out of solution. The copper either settled as a sludge or formed a crust over the surface of the iron. This gave rise to the legend that the water had mysterious if not magical properties and the consequent production of such souvenir dishes tumbler cups and tobacco boxes.
A DUTCH SILVER CASKET ALLE DE HAAS SNEEK 1884 rectangular the canted lid with a pierced panel of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden surrounded by geometric pierced borders the sides with similar piercing surrounded by stylised foliate engraved borders on bracket feet 833 standard also with pseudo marks 16cm long 792gr (25oz) including green baize lining
A SILVER-GILT PART TOILET SET 19TH CENTURY ASSEMBLED WITH EARLIER ELEMENTS comprising an oblong brush the top a cut-down panel chased in high relief with a maenad and faun and an oval brush chased with Cupid flanked by an amorous and a warring couple chasing to both probably Netherlandish or German late 17th century; a small oblong hand mirror the handle with depictions of Venus; and the following with mythological scenes: a canister with screw-on cast and chased cover a small circular brush with cast scene and a small circular box and cover probably early 18th century all with post 1814 Dutch import mark 13cm longest (6)
A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT MOUNTED RAZORS PROBABLY ENGLISH SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY the silver guards decorated in relief with Renaissance figures between scroll borders one razor with ladies and gentlemen at leisure in gardens the other with soldiers marching or at combat the pivoting steel blades perhaps later Mappin Brothers of Sheffield marks the silver with post 1814 Dutch import mark only 16.5cm long closed
A pair of German silver-mounted glass decanters on SILVER coasters Haller & Rathenau Berlin 1854-63 one blue and one green bottle with scrolling openwork and vine leaf embellished mounts the cork-mounted stoppers with trailing vine and grape finials the coasters with everted vine embellished rims and turned-wood bases the detachable openwork climbing vine supports with bayonet fittings maker’s mark town mark and second wardens mark for L. Th. Wendelboe 42cm high overall
A GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN SILVER ITEMS THE MAJORITY 19TH CENTURY comprising: a two-handled bowl in the form of a Dutch brandy bowl 18.5cm wide; a small circular bowl embossed with flowers and foliage 12.2cm diameter; two Scandinavian kovsh-shaped bowls one dated 1820 14 and 16cm wide; a fluted oval bon-bon dish with central holder for spoons Roman warrior finial 15.7cm wide; a small two-handled bowl or salt cellar circular fluted 10cm wide over handles; a Dutch candlestick or lighter (incomplete) 22.3cm high; a small shaped circular salver with embossed border 22.2cm diameter; and a cylindrical etui chased with rococo scrolls and flowering foliage the interior with four items unmarked circa 1760 10.5cm high 1191gr (38oz 5dwt) all in (9)
TWO NORWEGIAN PROVINCIAL SILVER BEAKERS LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY of tapering cylindrical form both with rustic flat-chased decoration one apparently unmarked 13 and 14cm high; together with a French provincial beaker plain bell-shaped body maker’s mark NJ only struck thrice 10.8cm high; another French beaker milled decoration Bouclier & Paris circa 1900 8.2cm high; and a small beaker with applied milled girdle gilt interior 5cm high 515gr (16oz 11dwt) (5)
A DUTCH SILVER NOVELTY WINDMILL WAGER CUP H. HOOIJKAAS SCHOONHOVEN 1887 the bell-shaped cup engraved with farmyard scenes surmounted by scroll supports to the windmill with the miller at the door and his wife at the window with rotating sails 833 standard 24cm high 278gr (8oz 18dwt)
A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER PROBABLY HANAU LATE 19TH CENTURY simulating a barrel with a shaped cartouche of young boys carousing in tavern 9cm high; together with a Swedish silver-gilt beaker maker’s mark APL 1831 typical flared form pricked with a band of scroll foliage flanking a heart-shaped cartouche intialled OLS/MBD with a band of lobes above the rim foot 13.5cm high 264gr (8oz) (2)
A GERMAN SILVER FOUR-PIECE CAFE-AU-LAIT SET PROBABLY HANAU LATE 19TH CENTURY of small size comprising a pair of pots with turned wood handles at right angles to the spouts a lidded sugar bowl and a milk jug the swirl fluted baluster bodies with crowned cartouches each on four splayed legs crowned A mark only pots 11cm high 477gr (15oz) all in
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT AND GLASS CLARET JUG P. BRUCKMANN & SOEHNE HEILBRON CIRCA 1890 in 16th century style the silver chased with strapwork and foliage on a matted ground knopped pedestal base straps with a vacant and a crested oval securing the ovoid glass body cut with scroll foliage between bands of fluting with slender neck scrolling handle and an open strapwork finial to the lid import marked for John George Smith & Co. London 1890 also stamped ‘925W’ 39cm high A ewer of similar pattern is illustrated with other items manufactured by P. Bruckmann in ‘The Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith’ London 1 August 1889 p.33 reproduced in John Culme’s ‘Nineteenth Century Silver’ London 1977 p.192.
TWO SILVER CASTERS CONTINENTAL LATE 18TH CENTURY AND LATER both swirl fluted baluster one pricked on the underside with initials and the date 1782 maker’s mark apparently AS Hamburg late 18th century the second on three cast hoof and flower pattern feet pseudo marks German 20th century 18 and 21cm high 510gr (16oz 7dwt)
A GERMAN SILVER BEAKER MAKER’S MARK A HORN BELOW TWO STARS PROBABLY HAMBURG CIRCA 1700 tapering cylindrical the sides chased with three flowering plants later inscribed at the lip gilt interior 9cm high; together with a Dutch silver-gilt decorative spoon cast handle with Charity figure terminal maker’s mark (?) CS only 18th/19th century 18.4cm long; all in a fitted morocco case the plum-coloured velvet and silk lining with retailer’s gilt stamp: ‘C.J. HILL late CATCHPOLE & WILLIAMS JEWELLERS DIAMOND SETTERS & SILVERSMITHS 228 OXFORD STREET’ 171gr (5oz 9dwt) (2) The inscription reads: ‘BERKELY DIGBY GEORGE 1876.’ Provenance: given to Sir Berkely Digby George Sheffield (1876-1946) as a Christening present.
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