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Click here to subscribeA PAIR OF SILVER VASES, MAKER’S MARK ed BELOW A HELMETED HEAD, PROBABLY GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYen suite with the preceding lot, each on three foliate scroll and mask supports, the baluster bodies decorated with rococo cartouches and floral and foliate sprays, import marked London Assay Office, 194327cm high, 818gr (26oz)
A SIX-PIECE SILVER SERVING SET, MAKER’S MARK ed BELOW A HELMETED HEAD, PROBABLY GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYcomprising: a pair of sauceboats on stands, a pair of circular second course dishes and a pair of oval meat dishes, embossed with flowers and foliage within applied scrolling borders, import marked London Assay Office, 1943sauceboats 24.5cm wide, dishes 30cm diameter, meat dishes 51cm long, 4564gr (146oz)
~A CZECHOSLOVAKIAN THREE-PIECE SILVER TEA SET ON TRAY, FRANZ BIBUS & SOHN, MORAVSKA TREBOVA, 1929-1942moulded squat baluster tea set and oval tray, each piece engraved HP, 800 standard1147gr (36oz) including ivory insulators to teapotProvenance: Collection of Dr Richard Teltscher (1888-1974), London (see footnote to lot 480)
A FRENCH SILVER-GILT DRESSING TABLE SET, GUSTAVE KELLER, PARIS, CIRCA 1900each piece with moulded rim and engraved with a continental coat of arms below a noble’s coronet, comprising: four etched glass toilet bottles in sizes, with silver-gilt covers, complete with glass stoppers, three similarly etched glass jars in sizes, with silver-gilt covers, a trefoil arched easel mirror, a pair of dwarf candlesticks with detachable nozzles, a shaped oblong pin tray, four hand brushes in sizes, two clothes brushes in sizes, a hand mirror, a shoe horn and a pair of glove stretchers, 950 standard, all fitted in its original walnut case with armorial engraved plaque to lid and flush hinged brass handles, with brass lock plate engraved ‘GUSTAVE KELLER ORFEVRE FABRICANT 22 RUE JOUBERT PARIS’ weighable silver 898gr (28oz)(20)The arms are those of van den Bergh of Flanders (J.B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Vol.1, p.337)
AN ITALIAN SILVER SUGAR VASE AND COVER, EMANUELE CABER, MILAN, CIRCA 1820the triform base with openwork formal leaf border above cast shell and paw feet, the stem cast as three entwined Renaissance dolphins supporting a baluster bowl with everted milled rim, the domed cover with further milled borders and a figural finial cast as a young black man sitting on a bunch of fruiting branches (perhaps coffee branches)23cm high, 766gr (24oz)Emanuele Caber (1762-1850) operated premises under the sign of the ‘Golden Deer’ in the San Michele al Gallo quarter of Milan, using the circular maker’s mark ‘C under a deer’ from 1812. V. Donaver - R. Dabene, Argenti italiani dell’Ottocento, Milan, 1989, Vol.2, p.121.
AN ITALIAN SILVER COFFEE POT, EMMANUELE CABER, MILAN, CIRCA 1820with milled borders, the ovoid body on pedestal foot, with slender waisted neck, the lid with ovate finial, the spout issuing from a cast ram’s head30cm high, 682gr (22oz) including ebonised handleEmanuele Caber (1762-1850) operated premises under the sign of the ‘Golden Deer’ in the San Michele al Gallo quarter of Milan, using the circular maker’s mark ‘C under a deer’ from 1812. V. Donaver - R. Dabene, Argenti italiani dell’Ottocento, Milan, 1989, Vol.2, p.121. A number of coffee pots of similar form by Emanuele Caber are known: see Christie’s, Rome, 7 December 2005, lot 261, Christie’s, New York, 19 October 2004, lot 929 and Christie’s, London, 16 November 2010, lot 369.
A PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SILVER CANDELABRA, HERMANN SÜDFELD & CO., VIENNA, CIRCA 1900square bases and fluted tapering stems below a ribbed urn shaped sconce, the screw-in branches each of four double scroll arms and central light with screw-in drip-pans and sconces, 800 standard46cm high, 2455gr (79oz)Provenance: Collection of Dr Richard Teltscher (1888-1974), London (see footnote to lot 480)
A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER VASES, 1891 pierced with patera studded trelliswork below tassel and medallion hung foliate swags, paw feet on slender splayed supports, handles formed as stylised greyhounds, Dutch 934 standard export mark, date letter and pseudo marks and import marked for Samuel Boyce Landeck, London, 1891 13cm high, 513gr (16oz) excluding clear glass liners
~A MATCHED SET OF VICTORIAN TABLE SILVER, VARIOUS MAKERS, LONDON, 1838-77Victoria pattern, comprising:six tablespoonstwelve table forkstwelve dessert spoonstwelve dessert forkstwelve teaspoonstwo sauce ladles, two salt spoons and a mustard spoon; together with the following ivory handled cutlery, all with stainless steel blades: twelve table knives, twelve dessert knives, a pair of meat carvers, a pair of poultry carvers and a steelweighable silver 3997gr (128oz)(88)
A GERMAN SILVER THREE-PIECE TRAVELLING SET, AUGSBURG, 1723-1735comprising a knife and a fork with steel blade and prongs respectively and a spoon, the handles decorated in Regence style with flat-chased strapwork and applied profile roundels, in fitted leather case with tooled decorationthe spoon 50gr (1oz 12dwt)
A SET OF TWELVE FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL FRUIT KNIVES, MAISON GAVET, PARIS, CIRCA 1820the plain nacre handles with moulded terminals and inset with a vacant shield, in probably original fitted case, 800 standard, nine Francois Charles Gavet and two indecipherable, 1809-19, one C.G. Gavet, 1819-1838
A SET OF VICTORIAN SCOTTISH TABLE SILVER, J. & W. MARSHALL, EDINBURGH, 1868Kings pattern, single struck, the terminals engraved with the crest and motto of the Clan Grant (‘STAND FAST’ above a burning hill) comprising:thirty-one table forks nine dessert spoonsseventeen dessert forkstwo teaspoonsa butter knifetwo serving spoonstogether with the following, matching, some engraved with the crest and motto of the Clan Grant: six dessert spoons and twenty-three teaspoons, various makers, Edinburgh, 1824-1869, one teaspoon, Sheffield, 19044398gr (141oz)(91)
A SET OF GEORGE V TABLE SILVER, MAPPIN & WEBB LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1918the pointed terminals struck with ribbon-tied husk and pendant cartouches within strapped reeded borders, engraved with a monogram, comprising:eight tablespoonstwenty-four table forkstwenty-three table knives with steel or stainless steel bladestwelve dessert spoonseleven dessert forksten dessert knives with stainless steel bladestwelve soup spoonstwelve fish knivestwelve fish forkstwelve fruit knivestwelve fruit forksand a pair of fish servers, a soup ladle, a serving spoon, two fruit serving spoons, a crumb scoop, a pair of meat carvers, a pair of poultry carvers and a steel, Patent Office Design Registry No.547092weighable silver 7755gr (249oz)(170)
A SET OF ITALIAN SILVER-HANDLED KNIVES, 20TH CENTURYthe reeded and foliate handles engraved with initials AC below a count’s coronet, comprising twelve table knives and eleven dessert knives, all with stainless steel blades, and a pair salad servers (with damaged horn bowl and tines), all stamped ‘800’(25)
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER HANOVERIAN PATTERN TABLESPOONS, MAKER’S MARK POORLY STRUCK, LONDON, 1736one side of the terminals engraved with the initials ‘I*M,’ the other with a coat-of-arms and crest, helm and foliate mantle300gr (9oz 12dwt)The arms are those of De Costa of London (otherwise Da Costa). This Jewish family, of Portuguese origin, settled in the Netherlands and elsewhere, hence perhaps the rather Continental look of the arms.
ROYAL: AN ASSEMBLED SILVER-GILT CHRISTENING SET, LONDON, CIRCA 1776 TO 1833Hourglass pattern, the terminals engraved with the initial MA below a royal crown for Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and M below a royal crown for Princess May of Teck, comprising: a dessert spoon additionally engraved with the date 1783, bottom marked, maker’s mark of George Smith of London, circa 1776, a dessert knife with loaded handle and steel blade stamped ‘W [crown] R/Garrard’ and a dessert fork, both Mary Chawner, London, 1829 and 1833 respectivelythe spoon and fork 113gr (3oz 12dwt)(3)This set once formed part of a composite silver-gilt Royal Christening suite. The set, mostly Thomas Heming, London, 1776, started with Princess Mary (1776-1857), later the Duchess of Gloucester, the eleventh child of George III. Pieces were added (the majority R.J. & S. Garrard, London, 1833) when Princess Mary gave the set to her niece and god-daughter, Princess Mary Adelaide, later the Duchess of Teck (1833-1897). Princess Mary Adelaide in turn gave the set to her daughter Princess May of Teck, later Queen Mary (1867-1953), the wife of George V and the grandmother of our present monarch. The complete set was sold at Sotheby’s, London, 24 April 1986, lot 148.
A SET OF GEORGE IV TABLE SILVER, WILLIAM CHAWNER, LONDON, 1823/24/28Old English Thread pattern, engraved with a crest, comprising: nine tablespoons, seventeen table forks, one dessert spoon and four dessert forks; together with a set of nine silver dessert forks, Eley & Fearn, London, 1799, same pattern, differing crest2637gr (84oz)(40)
ASSORTED OLD ENGLISH PATTERN TABLE SILVERengraved with the crest of Kenyon of London, comprising: a three-piece silver-gilt Christening set, R. & S. Garrard & Co., London, 1910, five table forks, London, 1788/1813, and four teaspoons, London & Dublin, 1807-1869; together with the following assorted table silver: a Scottish Fiddle pattern toddy ladle, initial H, Francis Howden, Edinburgh, 1818, two American serving forks and two butter knives638gr (20oz)(17)
A SET OF EIGHTEEN VICTORIAN DESSERT KNIVES AND EIGHTEEN DESSERT FORKS, ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1875with fern-engraved silver blades and prongs and plain mother-of-pearl handles, in contemporary coromandel veneered case, the burgundy-coloured interior with later retailer’s label: ‘From Fortnum & Mason’s Gift Department’
ASSORTED ENGLISH SILVER, COMPRISING:an Edwardian tea caddy, in George III bright-cut style, oval, Nathan & Hayes of Birmingham, Chester, 1905, 11cm long, an oval sauceboat with waved rim and three feet, Viners Ltd., Sheffield, 1957, 15cm long, a sugar bowl, plain circular, base set with an 1815 George III Bank Token coin for 3s 6d, John Edward Wilmot, Birmingham, 1899, 9cm diameter, and a cased pair of berry spoons, with typical Victorian decoration to the originally Georgian tablespoons, bottom marked, Thomas Northcote, London, 1781470gr (15oz) including wood finial to caddy(5)
A GEORGE V SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH, BARKER BROTHERS SILVER LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1929the shaped circular dish on rim base and four paw and scroll panel feet, inscribed, the rim applied with slender leafy scrolls and drops24cm diameter, 497gr (16oz)The inscription reads: Henley Golf Club / Captain’s Prize / 1930 / A.W.B. Brakspear.
A GEORGE V SILVER VASE, GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD., LONDON, 1911octagonally faceted trumpet shaped and scroll pierced at the flared rim, 13.5cm high; together with two silver trophy cups, each with two handles, neither inscribed, London, 1926 and 1939, 18cm and 14cm high respectively389gr (12oz) (3)
A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED EAST AFRICAN CAPE BUFFALO HOOF INKWELL, ROBERT PRINGLE & SONS, LONDON, 1932the plain lid inscribed ‘Rumuruti / R.N. / February 1932’ hinging to reveal a gilt well with glass liner16cm longRumuruti in Kenya’s Rift Valley is presumably where the buffalo was shot, its hoof subsequently mounted as a hunting trophy inkwell.
~AN EDWARDIAN SILVER-GILT DRESSING TABLE SET, GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD., LONDON, 1907each pearl finished and centred by an applied bunch of flowers surrounded by ribbon-tied floral swags on an engine-turned ground, comprising: three oval trays in sizes, two oval boxes with hinged lids in sizes, a circular jar with screw-on cover, a small circular jar and cover, a hand mirror, a pair of hand brushes, two further brushes, a tortoiseshell comb, a seven-piece manicure set, a shoe horn, a button hook and a pair of glove stretchers, all in a later Garrard blue velvet lined caselargest tray 32cm long, weighable silver 1591gr (51oz)(23)
~A LEATHER CASED DRESSING TABLE SET, THE GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD., LONDON, 1910/11the hammer-finished silver initialled BN in an oval, comprising: seven glass jars in sizes with silver covers and a loose silver cover (glass lacking), a hand mirror, a pair of hair brushes, a pair of clothes brushes, and a set of four implements in case (one implement lacking), together with a leather travelling inkwell, a leather tray and a leather blotting pad case with ivory pencil and nib pen, original green leather case gilt initialled BN, green watered silk lined fitted interiorcase 46cm long(qty)
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SET, FORDHAM & FAULKNER, SHEFFIELD, 1909elongated octagonal outline, engraved with initials and crest for Violet Manners, comprising a teapot, a coffee pot, a milk jug and a sugar bowlcoffee pot 23.5cm high, 1870gr (60oz) including wood finials and composition handlesProvenance: Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland (1856-1937). Known as Queen of The Souls (the artistic and intellectual loose association of friends), she painted and sculpted, despite no formal training and is best known for her depictions of family and their circle. Much admired as a beauty (as was her daughter Lady Diana Cooper), she was painted by G.F. Watts amongst others. Thence by descent.
A THREE-PIECE SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SET, WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD, 1908/10the oblong bodies with a band of alternate lobes and flutes below a gadroon rim, bun feet, comprising a teapot, a coffee pot and a two-handled sugar bowlcoffee pot 24cm high, 2097gr (67oz) including composition handles and finials to pots
A VICTORIAN SILVER HOT WATER JUG, CARRINGTON & CO., LONDON, 1890cylindrical and part lobed, 16cm high; together with two silver milk jugs, both London, one plain oblong, Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd., 1911, 11cm high, the other plain baluster, J. Parke & Co., 1922, 8cm high587gr (18oz) including wood handle and finial to hot water jug(3)
A SILVER-MOUNTED EASEL MIRROR, WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS, LONDON, 1891with heart-shaped bevelled plate, the silver surround stamped and pierced with mythical birds, putti, young mermen and a grotesque mask amid scroll foliage and rocaille and a heart-shaped vacant cartouche26cm high
A GEORGE V SILVER WAITER, TESSIERS LTD., LONDON, 1931engraved with a crest, moulded rim, on three volute feet, 16cm diameter; together with a silver two-handled bowl, maker’s mark rubbed, Birmingham, 1911, applied to the waved rim with scrolls, on short pedestal foot, 18cm long across handles572gr (18oz)(2)
A VICTORIAN SILVER SALVER, HOLLAND, ALDWINCKLE & SLATER, LONDON, 1888with bright-cut engraving surrounding the presentation inscription, the applied rim cast with alternating oval patera and a bust of a young man with feathered cap, the openwork pales between hung with husk swags20.5cm diameter, 384gr (12oz)The presentation inscription reads: Presented to Herbert Neve Esqr. on the occasion of his Marriage with the best Wishes of the tenants on The Hemsted Estate April 17th 1890Herbert Neve (1860-1935) (son of Richard Neve of Pullington House, Benenden, steward to Lord Cranbrook on the Hemsted Estate), married Elizabeth Burra (1866-1897), sister of the artist Edward Burra.
ASSORTED CONDIMENT SILVER, COMPRISING: a set of four Victorian salt cellars and two salt spoons, circular, waved beaded rims, each on three ball feet, Horace Woodward & Co., London, 1889, 4.2cm diameter, a pair of Victorian pepperettes, baluster, with scrolls, lobes and foliage, T.H. Hazlewood & Co., Birmingham, 1898, 7cm high, and a German caster, elongated inverted baluster, with alternate lobes and flutes hung with ribbon-tied flower swags, pedestal foot, B. Neresheimer & Söhne, Hanau, import marked Berthold Muller, Chester, 1904, 14cm high251gr (8oz)(9)
A SET OF SIX GEORGE V SILVER LIQUEUR TOTS, MAPPIN & WEBB LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1914of tyg beaker form, in original fitted case, 4.5cm high; together with a Victorian silver salt cellar, three footed cauldron form, with blue glass liner, Charles Stuart Harris, London, date letter rubbed, circa 1890, 5.5cm diameter; and the following electroplate: a helmet shaped milk jug and a cased set of Kings pattern dessert spoons with berry pattern bowls(14)
A VICTORIAN SILVER NOVELTY FIGURAL CIGAR LIGHTER, ROBERT HENNELL & SONS, LONDON, 1880modelled as a seated terrier with large collar below his detachable head, clutching a pipe in his mouth, flanked by a Georgian style mug and a battered top hat, all on a naturalistic mound, P.O.D.R. lozenge for 7 December 1877, also a barbed ‘H’ mark probably for the retailer Hancocks & Co.green and black granite base 17.2cmThe manufacturing silversmiths Robert Hennell & Sons produced a wide range of naturalistic and figural novelty wares, many retailed by Hancocks & Co. From the 1860s the quality of the modelling becomes noteworthy, under the auspices of James Barclay Hennell, who may well have modelled items himself. Dogs with pipes in their mouths are a familiar theme in Victorian art; examples can be found in Staffordshire pottery. The inspiration for such figures probably stems from paintings by Sir Henry Edwin Landseer such as ‘A Quiet Pipe’, used in Pear’s Soap advertising and ‘Low Life’, where a similar Bull Terrier in large collar is depicted sitting beside a pewter mug. The present rare lot is an usual example where the pipe has a function, in this case issuing the flame of the lighter.
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