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Click here to subscribeA SET OF SIX SILVER COASTERS, A. CHICK & SONS LTD., LONDON, 1969 with bulging silver sides and turned wood bases, 8cm diameter; together with a Spanish silver novelty cocktail stick holder, mid 20th century, in form of a fighting bull impaled by four 'banderillas', 915 standard and indecipherable maker's marks, 9cm long (7)
A SILVER EPERGNE / CENTREPIECE, J.W. EVANS & SONS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1992 in George IV style, the shaped square base on anthemion panel feet, with waisted socle, the domed middle with central finial under a circular frame on foliated scroll supports flanked by four detachable curved arms ending in circular frames on leaf supports each centred by a screw-in flowerhead, alternatively with four screw-in leafy candle sconces with detachable nozzles, with gadroon or foliate borders throughout, complete with its Royal Brierley cut-glass central bowl and four smaller bowls, 32.5cm high, 3558g
A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER CANDELABRA, GEORGE EDWARDS & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1910 the loaded sticks with circular bases and flared stems, the three-light branches each with central light on baluster stem flanked by a pair of reeded twist arms ending in drip-pans, with vase-shaped sconces and bead and rail borders throughout, complete with eight detachable nozzles and a pair of detachable urn finials, 56cm high, weighable silver 2450g
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER 'VAPHEIO' CUP, NATHAN & HAYES OF BIRMINGHAM, CHESTER, 1902 cast and chased to reproduce the 'Peaceful Cup' after the Minoan or Mycenaean gold original depicting the capturing of a bull, the everted handle later engraved to the top flange 'Philippa Mary Emma / Steel / 1933', 14cm long, 292g
☐ A MATCHED PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, BIRMINGHAM, 1902/07 each relief mount with stylised fruits and foliage centred at the top by a flowerhead later decorated in blue and green enamel paint, with bevelled glazing, the shaped oak backs with easel struts, one Reynolds & Westwood, Birmingham, 1902, one Nathan & Hayes of Birmingham, Chester, 1907, 35cm long
☐ AN EDWARDIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, DEAKIN & FRANCIS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1904 the relief mount with hammered ground against stylised lilies flanking a vacant cartouche, with contemporary blue and green enamel highlights to two flowers to top and to bean-shaped motifs to base, with bevelled glazing and a shaped oak back with easel strut, 24cm long
☐ A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, J. AITKIN & SON, BIRMINGHAM, 1904 each arched and shaped relief mount with to one side a nightingale perched amidst blossom and singing under a fingernail moon, glazed off-set rectangular apertures, later mahogany conforming backs with easel struts, P.O.D.R. No.453054 for 1905, 24cm long
☐ A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, J. & R. GRIFFIN OF BIRMINGHAM, CHESTER, 1905/07 rectangular, each relief mount with a bobbled ground under stylised irises, the four flowerheads later decorated in blue and green enamel paint, each with a vacent ovoid boss to top, glazed over oak backs with easel struts, 31.5cm long
☐ A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, E. MANDER & SON, BIRMINGHAM, 1902/04 the shaped and relief mounts with stylised irises centred by a vacant cartouche to the top, glazed over later mahogany backs of conforming outline, easel struts, P.O.D.R. number for 1901, 32cm long
☐ AN EDWARDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED 'LOHENGRIN' PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, S. BLANCKENSEE & SONS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1905 the shaped mount in relief with to one side the Wagnerian Knight of the Holy Grail, Lohengrin, standing in a coracle drawn by a pair of swans (on his way to the stricken Elsa), glazed over the shaped oak back with easel strut, P.O.D.R. No.449642 for 1905, 23.5cm long
A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT TOILET BOXES, F.B. THOMAS & CO. OVERSTRIKING ANOTHER, LONDON, 1884 in Queen Anne style, circular, with gadroon rims, one with hinged lid, the other with detachable cover, undersides with the retailer's stamp 'THOMAS / 153 NEW BOND STREET', 13cm diameter, 945g
A VICTORIAN SILVER CHRISTENING MUG IN CASE, HOLLAND, SON & SLATER, LONDON, 1879 the mug chased in Indian style with a matted ground band of birds and flowers amidst scrolling foliage surrounding a roundel engraved 'Mabel Alexina Usborne / APRIL / 1880' and between geometrically patterned borders, on three ball feet, plain loop handle, gilt interior, 10cm high, 172g, its shaped leather original case with gilt line detail and green velvet/satin lining
A VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTAND, JAMES CHARLES EDINGTON, LONDON, 1854 bold scallop form, P.O.D.R. lozenge for 1851, 23cm long, 293g; together with an associated silver-mounted glass inkwell, Edward Barnard & Sons, London, 1880, the bulbous cut-glass body with diaperwork and prominent faceted bosses, engraved domed silver lid and plain base mount (2)
A VICTORIAN SILVER LARGE SALVER, GEORGE RICHMOND COLLIS & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1847 shaped oval, engraved with an achievement of arms surrounded by a broad band of foliage scrolling around fruits, flowers and birds and four rustic vignettes suggesting the seasons, depicting a courting couple, a mother balancing a basket of flowers on her head and holding her child by the hand, harvesters, and dogs chasing a stag, the cast and chased applied rim openworked with fruit-laden vines hiding further dogs, shells, scrolls and four masks also emblematic of the seasons, on four leafy S-scroll supports with shaped rocaille pad feet, 61cm long, 3800gThe arms are those of Noel quartering Lovelace and Wentworth. These arms were borne by Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth (1715-1774) and his son and heir, Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth (1745-1815). The arms on the present salver were probably engraved for the latter’s illegitimate son, the Rev. Thomas Noel of Kirkby Mallory (1775-1853), who was twice married, first to Catherine Smith, and second, at Calais on 1 March 1838, to Henrietta Elizabeth Fisher.
TWO ENGLISH SILVER MUSTARD POTS, GEORGE III AND VICTORIAN both of drum form, the earlier example engraved with a crest below an earl's coronet between beaded rims, the lid with chair-back thumpiece, maker's mark indecipherable, London, 1779, the later example with a vacant roundel surrounded by chequered patterning, the sides with worn chequering, Edward Barnard & Sons, London, 1856, both 7cm high, 248g excluding blue glass liners
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER PLATES, FOGELBERG & GILBERT, LONDON, 1792 shaped circular, the rims engraved with a coat of arms below the gadroon border, 24.5cm diameter, 1084gThe arms are those of Freke quartering Evans, Stafford and another impaling Gore for Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Bt. (11 November 1765 – 12 May 1845), who succeeded to the title upon the death of his father on 20 March 1777. On 25 January 1783 he married his cousin, Lady Catherine Charlotte (1766-1852), third daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran. Sir John succeeded in 1807 his first cousin once removed as 6th Baron Carbery. ‘DEATH OF LORD CARBERY - We regret to have to announce the death of the above-named noble lord, who expired on Monday, the 12th inst., at the family seat, Castle Freke, Ross Carbery, county of Cork, after a severe illness. His lordship, who was in his 80th year, was the sixth peer, and is succeeded in his title and estates by his nephew, George Partick Percy Evans Freke. The noble lord was one of the largest landed proprietors in Ireland, and having constantly resided on his estates in that country, his loss will be deeply lamented by his affable manners, and his constant attention to their wants. His lordship was one of the Irish representative peers, a baronet, and a grand-master of the Freemasons of Munster. The present peer has three brothers, Henry Augustus Evans Freke, a captain in the Grenadier Guards; Fenton John Evans Freke, a captain in the 2d Regiment of Life Guards; William Charles Evans Freke, married to the Lady Sophia Sherwood, youngest sister of the Earl of Harborough; and a sister, married to the Hon. Charles Broderick Bernard, second son of the Earl of Bandon.’ (The Morning Herald, London, 16 May 1845, p.5c)
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA KETTLE ON STAND WITH BURNER, WAKELIN & TAYLOR, LONDON, 1796 the kettle engraved with a coat of arms within a Rococo foliate cartouche, wicker-wrapped swing handle, the cover with gadroon rim and compressed bun finial, the triform stand with shaped apron engraved with the Bathurst crest above applied gadrooning, with three shaped supports and shaped pad feet, plain cylindrical burner and cover, 37cm high, 1301g all inThe arms are those of Bathurst quatering Villiers, probably for a member of the family of the Earls Bathurst.
A GEORGE III SILVER BASKET, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED, LONDON, 1802 shaped oval, reeded rims, bright-cut engraved with a band of scroll foliage and a continuous waved riband between wrigglework borders, reeded swing handle, waisted foot, contemporary engraved inscription to exterior 'A token of Friendship / in grateful remembrance', 39cm long, 786g
A PAIR OF SCOTTISH GEORGE II SILVER WAITERS, EDWARD LOTHIAN, ASSAY MASTER HUGH GORDON, EDINBURGH, 1746 shaped circular, engraved with a crest and motto, with moulded border below an applied rim of foliate scrolls and shells, each on three pad feet, 20cm diameter, 653gThe crest and motto is that of Menzies.
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER MEAT DISHES, DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1725 in sizes, elongated oval, engraved below the applied guilloche rim with a coat of arms, Britannia standard, 42 and 38cm long, 3704gThe arms are those of William Capel, 3rd Earl of Essex (1697-1743). For another pair of matching meat dishes in sizes, evidently from the same service for the Earl of Essex, see Christie's, London, 12 June 2006, lot 145.
TWO SILVER-MOUNTED HORN SNUFF MULLS, SCOTTISH, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY one with curled body applied with silver shield engraved 'KS / 1895', and plain hinged rim mount inscribed 'THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION OF GREAT BRITAIN', the lid with hinge head form as an openwork and bright-cut thistle, the other with curled body applied with a silver shield engraved 'John Macleod' and plain hinged rim mount, the lid with hinge head shaped and simply engraved as a thistle; 8 and 9cm long (2)Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York
TWO SILVER-MOUNTED HORN SNUFF MULLS, SCOTTISH, 19TH CENTURY the curled bodies each applied with a shield below hinged plain rim mounts with shaped heads to the lids, one with applied cut-cornered rectangle engraved with initials and a crest to the shield, the other with a vacant roundel and initials to the shield, unmarked, 9.5 and 8.5cm long; together with another horn snuff mull, Scottish, 19th century, with brass shaped hinge mount and applied vacant roundel, a vacant oval to the terminal, 10.5cm long (3)Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York
˜ A SILVER-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL CASKET, DUTCH / DUTCH COLONIAL, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY in the form of a sireh (betel) box, rectangular, the tortoiseshell probably Batavian, the mounts perhaps of contemporary Dutch manufacture, openwork Rococo each featuring a bird or a seated figure, 19.5cm longFor three very similar caskets see: one sold in these rooms, 24 May 2011, lot 185; one sold Christie’s, London, 13 December 2005, lot 1104; and one sold Chiswick Auctions, London, 20 February 2018, lot 75
˜ A GEORGE V TORTOISESHELL DRESSING TABLE SET, PROBABLY WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS, LONDON, 1912 the tortoiseshell with gold piqué placé scrolled initials LB within ribbon tied ovals, comprising: a semi-circular box with silver hinge and rim mounts embellished with applied scroll borders, the silver base on three bun feet, 16.5cm long; three glass jars, one oval and a pair cylindrical, cut with flutes below ribbon-tied floral swags, the tortoiseshell covers with plain silver rim mounts; two handled brushes and two oblong brushes; and a shaped oblong tray, 31cm long (9)
AN 'AQUARIUM' LIGHTER, ALFRED DUNHILL LTD., LONDON, 1950s shaped oblong, the four lucite panels reverse intaglio carved and painted with silver fish swimming above rocks and below plants against a green shaded ground painted with further frondy plants, gilt-metal hardware, the snuffer arm with 'Dunhill' panel, underside stamped MADE IN ENGLAND, 7 x 5.8cmDunhill launced the Aquarium range of lighters in 1949, using stocks of lucite left over from the war, production ceasing in 1959. Each lighter was unique, painted to the back of the intaglios, carved using dental tools and drills, all initially by Ben Shillingford (1904-2000) who was then joined by the husband and wife team, Allan and Margaret Bennett.
A GEORGE III SILVER AND AGATE MOUNTED COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF BOX, MATTHEW LINWOOD, BIRMINGHAM, 1809 oblong with incurved sides, the lid set with a slightly domed banded agate with engraved inscription above the simple thumbpiece, gilt interior, 6.3cm longThe inscription reads: Mr. T. Clarke. Admaston Spa. The mineral springs at Admaston in Shropshire grew in popularity from the mid 18th century, a hotel established there in 1805, Mr Thomas Clarke recorded as running the Admaston Spa Hotel by 1832 (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol11/pp306-310, accessed 29.04.23).Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York
A FRENCH SILVER SNUFF BOX, PARIS, MID 19TH CENTURY rounded oblong, with blue taille-d'épargne scrolling strapwork surrounding panels of enamel highlighted engraved flowers, all on a variety of engine-turned grounds, gilt interior, maker's mark indecipherable, 800 standard Minerva head, 9cm long, 98g
A GERMAN GOLD BOX, LOUIS KUPPENHEIM, PFORZHEIM, CIRCA 1924-1930 rounded oblong, covered in basket-weave decoration surrounding a vacant roundel, sapphire cabochon set thumbpiece, maker's, circled crown and '585' marks, 14 carat gold, 8.3cm long, 83.5g all inLouis Kuppenheim, founded in 1857, became a renowned firm of gold and silver boxmakers in the early 20th century, having at least 200 employees at their Pforzheim factories in their heyday, as well as a shop in Paris and an international export business. The Kuppenheims were of Jewish extraction, so Nazi persecution after 1933 led to ever declining business and the liquidation of the concern in 1939 together with the disappearance (by suicide, emigration, or deportation to the camps) of the family from the jewellery hub that was pre-war Pforzheim.
A SET OF EIGHT ENGLISH 'COIN GLASS' MUGS (OR TANKARDS), CIRCA 1900 the baluster bodies with trailing to the rims and gadrooned bases, applied handles, the short stems of hollow knops each enclosing a silver coin of various dates, 15cm highProvenance: Berkeley family collections, Spetchley Park, Worcestershire.
GEORG JENSEN, VIVIANNA TORUN BULOW-HUBE: SILVER AND SODALITE PENDANT, 1971 designed as a fetter link chain supporting a sodalite pendant, length 100cm, pendant signed Torun, numbered 134, stamped 925 S Denmark, maker’s mark, British import marks for sterling silver London 1971
A CHINESE SILVER MUG, LEECHING, CANTON OR HONG KONG, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY tapering cylindrical, chased on a matted ground with a frieze of battling cavalrymen and foot soldiers centred on a vacant shield, with dragon handle, marked 'LC' on an applied tablet, 8.5cm high, 134g
˜ A CHINESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET, CIRCA 1900 tapering cylindrical matted ground bodies chased with a frieze of figures amidst pavilions surrounding a vacant cartouche, on tapered panel feet, the angular handles topped by guardian lion figures, the sugar bowl and cover and the milk jug with gilt interiors, the teapot with a spout in the form of an elephant's head, pot 17.5cm high; 1073g including ivory insulators to potIvory Registration Reference: D9GV85X3
THREE SILVER SWEETMEAT BASKETS one a George III shaped oval example, pierced and chased with beading and scroll foliage, swing corded handle, probably Richard Meach, London, 1768, 16cm long; one probably Straits Chinese, oval, the sides pierced and chased with panels of birds amidst foliage, swing handle, on four ball feet, early 20th century, 19cm long; and one Mexican example, oval, decorated with dolphins, mermaids and foliage, on four dolphin feet, unmarked, 23cm long across end loop handles; 593g
A SILVER CANDELABRUM, PROBABLY MEXICAN, 1940s the circular stick with baluster stem, chased overall with scroll foliate matted ground panels and fluted bands, the five-light branch with four curved arms and central light, the sconces with further chased fluting, stick stamped twice with a crowned shield initialled T(?)RF and '0910', 35.5cm high excluding two detachable flame finials; 1138g
A SPANISH SILVER DISH, PLATERIA D. GARCIA, BARCELONA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY shaped circular, engraved with a monogram below the applied reeded rim, underside rim stamped amphora, Barcelona shield and assayer 'LBB' marks, '916/000' and probable retailer 'JOSE NUNEZ', 30cm diameter, 609g
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE CHANDELIER, JAN BONKET, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1770for twenty-four lights, the stem of three spheres with tiers of S-scroll arms ending in drip-pans and cylindrical holders between, 11cm high excluding suspension ringProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE TEA CADDY, JAN BREDA, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1700 rectangular, chased with chinoiserie scenes on matted grounds, with a cylindrical patera-headed cap, 4.8cm highProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE DUST PAN, BRUSH AND FIRE TONGS, AMSTERDAM, 1740s the dust pan Arnoldus van Geffen, 1742, 2.9cm wide, the brush unmarked, 8.9cm long, the tongs with maker's mark a tree, possibly for Pieter van Somerwil I, 11cm longProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE GOBLET, UNMARKED, LATE 17TH CENTURY on hexagonal foot, knopped stem flanked by three supports with drop rings, each facet of the flared bowl engraved a stylised fruit, one initialled JH, 6cm highProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE SPINNING WHEEL, 19TH CENTURY on four turned legs, one fitting detached, probably pseudo marks of a pomegranate overstriking Amsterdam town mark, 9.5cm highProvenance (Lots 71-135): A London Private Collection of Dutch Silver Toys, predominantly acquired circa 1960-1990
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