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Click here to subscribeA SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS on moulded six-shell foot, engraved with armorials, nozzles, 24cm h, by John Cafe, London 1750, 79ozs 15dwts++The engraved armorials contemporary or nearly so, light wear and old tarnish, polish residues, marks underneath the foot good, the single mark to the sconce visible only on two. Small old solder repair under one shell of one nozzle
A GEORGE III SILVER MUG later engraved with crest, initials and inscription Presented to the Revd Thomas Wright Matthews on his Marriage in 1822 by his uncle & aunt, 15cm h, by William and James Priest, London 1767, 17ozs 8dwts++Light wear consistent with age, minor dent on top of handle and one or two shallow dents around widest parts of body, not split or repaired, marks good
A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN ROUND AND OVAL SILVER FRUIT DISHES die stamped with C scrolls and flowers, 24cm l or 13cm diam, by Charles Edwards, London 1890 and three matching parcel gilt later chased Victorian silver berry spoons, cased as a set, 20ozs (6)++In good, perhaps never used condition, on the reverse of the larger dish presentation inscription dated 1894, the case slightly rusty, the exterior slightly scuffed
A VICTORIAN SILVER TEA SERVICE AND A MATCHING CONTEMPORARY COFFEE POT ivory knop, teapot 17cm h, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1887 and a pair of George III silver sugar bows, 42ozs, 12dwts (5)++Tea service engraved with contemporary monogram, the coffee pot engraved but not engraved, of the same pattern and by Walker & Hall. Slight play in handle of teapot, little sign of wear
AN INDIAN SILVER CASKET, EARLY 20TH C the stepped rectangular lid with elephant knop, the sides with repoussé panels of Indian and European sportsmen and wild beasts, paw feet, 26cm l, on a varnished wood plinth with silver tablet engraved MADE BY KOTA MUNIRATHNAM CHETTY & SONS 217 CHINA BAZAAR MADRAS++Polish wear, probably light erasure from central shield cartouche, no repair
A FINE INDIAN SILVER REPOUSSÉ SWAMI STYLE TEA TRAY, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C with engraved border surrounded by twenty six scenes of Indian life and monuments in circular frames on a textured ground, inscribed On the occasion of her leaving India this service is presented to Mrs W H Pickering by the numerous friends she has made during her residence among them as appreciation of her many qualities, 56cm l, by Peter Orr & Son of Madras, 110ozs++Good quality and condition
BELK FAMILY. SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT NATIONAL MEDAL FOR SERVICES IN ART 5.3cm, impressed W[alter] P[atrick] Belk Stage 23C 1891, morocco case, 3ozs Walter Patrick Belk (1872-1963) trained as an architect, later assuming joint responsibility with his brother Charles Belk for the management of Roberts & Bell Ltd (founded 1810, incorporated 1901) W P Belk designed much of the company's silver in the 1920s & 30s including the flatware for the dining rooms of the liner RMS "Queen Mary". An important figure in the industry, W P Belk was especially keen to improve standards of modern silver design in Britain. He was a Liveryman of The Goldsmiths Company. Roberts & Bell Ltd was purchased by C J Vander Ltd in 1961.
A PAIR OF ROBERTS & BELK SILVER SERVING FORKS of Plain Pine pattern designed by Walter Patrick Belk for the RMS "Queen Mary", 18cm l, mark of Roberts & Belk Ltd and Rd No 798068, Sheffield 1961 and one and a pair of silver and enamel coffee spoons by the same, Sheffield and Birmingham 1936, 8ozs (5)++Fine light polish scratches, enamel undamaged
A ROBERTS & BELK SILVER CHILD'S MUG DESIGNED BY WALTER PATRICK BELK engraved in the style of a 'doodle' of a family at a table, 7cm h, mark of Roberts & Belt Ltd, Sheffield 1937, 2ozs 12dwts. A mug of this design, possibly the present example, was shown at the Exhibition of Modern Silverwork at Goldsmiths Hall, London.++A minor dent in otherwise good condition
A FINE A C CLARKE ART DECO SILVER TEA SERVICE teapot with ivory knop, 12cm h, each piece engraved on the underside A C Clarke fecit 1949 Furnival Works Sheffield 1900 to [date letter] maker SC over A&C (teapot) or Roberts & Belk Ltd, Sheffield 1948 or 49, 36ozs 18dwts++Minor dent on lid of teapot and fine cracks in ivory knop
AN ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS JEWELLED SILVER, COPPER AND TRANSLUCENT ENAMEL NEEDLECASE, C1905 5.5cm l, unmarked++Much encrusted with old dirt and polish, abrasion to the two green glass or crysoprase cabochons, the underside slight distorted and dent, hinge of original clasp slightly defective
A STAFFORDSHIRE SILVER LUSTRE SIR FRANCIS BURDETT COMMEMORATIVE COFFEE CAN, C1810 with sepia printed portrait, 6cm h and a Staffordshire pink lustre Reform mug, the black transfer prints including portrait of Earl Grey, c1832, printed C and R mark++Burdett mug - cracked and with slight wear
A SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN PLAQUE, LATE 19TH C painted with putti reserved on a blu celeste ground, adapted as a tray in contemporary decorative silver openwork border on four feet, 32cm l, painted interlaced Ls, the mount hallmarked London 1885++Slight wear to gilding, somewhat insecurely fixed in the silver by brass wires, the silver border and feet undamaged
A HARLEQUIN SET OF THREE COLOURED GLASS DECANTERS AND A CONTEMPORARY PIERCED EPNS STAND, C1850 with embossed silver grapevine mounts and mother of pearl Brandy, Claret or Rum stopper, 43cm h, mounts hallmarked Birmingham 1851++Electroplating rather rubbed showing nickel, glass undamaged, the stoppers contemporary, the silver mounts all original, one by a different maker to the other two
AN INDIAN IVORY BONE AND SADELI DECORATED CARD CASE AND COVER AND A PIERCED IVORY CARD CASE AND COVER, BOTH 19TH C 9 and 10cm h, a silver mounted carved ivory vase and an ivory group of a bullock and calf, both late 19th c (4)++In basically good condition with one or two slight faults and minor cracks only
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE AND COVER BY NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI, C1880-90 with speckled green or fawn ground panels of flowers and butterflies or a phoenix, with silver and copper wires, brass rims and feet, kiku knop, 14.5cm h Exhibited: (possibly) Barcelona, Universal Exposition, 1888. Sold with a blue card exhibition label found inside. Coben (LA) and D C Ferster, Japanese Cloisonne, 1990, p242, in discussing the apparent paradox that whilst many cloisonne objects of moderate quality were signed, much of the finest work was left unsigned. In the specific example of Namikawa Yasuyuk the artist himself is quoted "If my work will not declare itself to be mine, then the marking will do no good". Although Coben and Ferster and other sources do not include Barcelona amongst the list of exhibitions in which Namikawa's work was shown, his enamels were displayed in the Japanese pavilion at Barcelona co-ordinated by Matsuo Gisuke (1837-1932) alongside work by Kozan, Eisuke and Chokichi, together with a large display of the work of prestigious Japanese companies,(see Turull (R B), Japanese Influence on Decorative Arts in Barcelona, article in Design Discourse, vol IV, No 1, July 2008.)For other very similar examples of Namikawa cloisonne 'tea vases' see Splendours of Imperial Japanese Art of the Meiji period from the Khalili Collection, Catalogue No 25 (a pair) and the examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum, Nos FE.60: 1& 2 -2011, FE61: 1-4-1011.++In fine condition
ISABELLA DIANA EMMA SILVER (1830-1913) AN ALBUM OF VIEWS TAKEN IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND, 1880-1888 thirty seven, including views of Morthoe, Woolacombe, Clovelly, Exeter, Mamhead, Dunster, Castle Hedingham, Thirlstone, Boxhill, Highfield [of which the artist's husband was perpetual Curate], Hindhead and Dover, none down, all captioned, watercolour, 25 x 35cm and smaller, linen hinged leaves, folio, half diced calf worn, aeg++The watercolours in good condition
FOLLOWER OF LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM SMITH STOKES OF ROUGHTON, SHROPSHIRE in blue hunting coat with scarlet lapels and brass buttons engraved 'WH', holding his hat and whip, oil on panel, oval, 45 x 34cmThe sitter in this interesting early portrait of a Shropshire fox hunter can confidently be identified as William Smith Stokes (1765-1812) of Roughton and subsequently High Barn, Alveley. The brass buttons are engraved with the initials of the Wheatland Hunt a subscription pack instituted by Mr Skelding of Bridgnorth in 1811. W S Stokes married in May 1786 Nancy Stokes, nee Freeman, the widow of his cousin and namesake William Stokes of Roughton (1754-1784).There is a possibility, however, that the sitter is in fact this William Stokes, in part because the label on the backboard identifies the sitter as "William Stokes ...who departed this life January 5th 1784, aged 30". There is in addition a (fragmentary) newspaper cutting of 1891 reporting the funeral of Mrs Martha Corser Stokes of Roughton House, Worfield, the widow of Michael Smith Stokes (1795-1845) son of W S Stokes, which suggests that the portrait remained in the hands of the Stokes family until c1900 or later. Late eighteenth century hunting around the Wrekin was dominated by one of the most famous figures in the history of British fox hunting, Squire George Forester, MP for Wenlock (1735-1811) of Willey near Broseley, who was ably served by his equally celebrated whipper-in Tom Moody (d 1796). One legacy of this was the toast occasionally found engraved on 18th century silver stirrup cups "Success to Fox Hunting/and all friends round the Wrekin". Forester's portrait in hunting colours was painted by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c 1790. ++Medium generally thin with old restoration and surface scratches, panel slightly warped but not split, on the reverse and old label identifying the sitter and a fragmentary newspaper cutting relating to another member of the Stokes family. In what is probably the original early 19th c oval giltwood and composition frame with brass ring suspender with old losses and gold painted at later date
THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION MEDAL FOR VALOUR OF THE SUFFRAGETTE SELINA MARTIN, 1909 silver, 22mm, obv. engraved HUNGER STRIKE, rev. engraved SELINA MARTIN, hallmarked Birmingham 1909, the reverse of the two enamelled bars engraved FED BY FORCE 17.9.09 or FED BY FORCE 21.12.09, the plain suspender bar engraved AUGUST 20TH 1909, the plain brooch-bar engraved FOR VALOUR, reverse impressed TOYE 57 THEOBALDS RD LONDON, original silk ribbon, in the original green plush lined purple morocco case of issue, the ivory silk lining to the underside of the lid inscribed in gilt PRESENTED TO SELINA MARTIN BY THE WOMEN'S SOCIAL & POLITICAL UNION IN RECOGNITION OF A GALLANT ACTION WHEREBY THROUGH ENDURANCE TO THE LAST EXTREMITY OF HUNGER AND HARDSHIP A GREAT PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL JUSTICE WAS VINDICATED and the following letters and documents:For full details please contact enquiries@mellorsandkirk.com
THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA AND ORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE GROUP OF NINE OF STEWART ELLIS LAWRENCE WEST comprising the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I. Companion's Neck Badge, gold and light blue enamel centred by a hardstone cameo of Queen Victoria surrounded by the motto of the order in diamonds suspended from a five pointed silver star and gold ring, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's neck badge, second type, gold and enamel, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, OBE, first type Military Division, hallmarked 1919, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937 and Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration CAPT S E L WEST [on BWM and Victory, Lieut S E L West 1/M W Ry RAFI on last] and four miniature medals comprising C.S.I. (silver), C.I.E. (gold) and Volunteer Officers' Decoration, the C.I.E. group of three of his father, Charles Henry West, comprising the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's breast badge second type, maroon morocco case of issue by R & S Garrard & Co, 25 Haymarket London, India General Service Medal one clasp, Burma 1885-7 and Volunteer Long Service Medal, 590 LCE SERGT C H WEST, 2nd Punjab V R C [Vol R. C H West 2nd Pjb Volr Rifle Corps on second] with a contemporary set of miniatures and the group of six of S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West comprising 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal with mention emblem and Africa Service Medal, 143966 R A WESTOrder of the Star of India: London Gazette 1 January 1947, page 4.Order of the Indian Empire (S E L West): London Gazette 2 June 1943, page 2422.Order of the British Empire: London Gazette 7 February 1919, page 1943.Order of the Indian Empire (C H West): 1 January 1903, page IV. Stewart Ellis Lawrence West (1890 Simla-CapeTown 1968) Director of Traffic Railway Department (Railway Board) Government of India, New Delhi. A talented cricketer who played in twelve first class matches between the 1913/14 and 1926/27 Seasons for the European's team in the Northern Punjab, West married Vera Violet Muriel van Reinfeld. His father, Charles Henry West (1859 Lahore-London 1946) joined the Indian (Imperial) Civil Service in 1876. In 1890 he was promoted to the important position of personal assistant to the Attorney General of India and appointed Assistant Secretary to the Government of India Army Department in 1906. He was the son of Charles Henry West (b1825) a Punjab merchant by his wife Agnes Charliana Lingard Murphy daughter of Charles Murphy, of the Survey of India Department. S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West was born in Himachel Prades,h India in 1921 and died at Cape Town in 1992.++C.S.I. and C.I.E. of S E L West - fine condition. C.I.E. of C H West - fine condition.Interior of cases with rust stains. Miniature medals: C.I.E. with slight bruises to enamel just visible under magnification, others good including C.S.I., gilding worn on OBE and therefore resembles more of an MBE, gilding is just visible in places
CARTIER. A STYLISH SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, C1930 of heavy gauge with chevron-reeded lid and underside, integral hinge and gold metal thumbpiece, 9.5cm l, maker's and head of Minerva higher standard control marks, stamped 39, Cartier Paris and inventory No 10723, 5ozs 14dwts++Light scratches consistent with age, no engraving or repair. Long in local private family ownership
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