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Click here to subscribeA pair of George III silver circular wine coasters by Thomas Chawner, London 1785 (incuse duty mark), with beaded rims, pierced and engraved sides and moulded bases, the wooden inserts turned, engraved with a crest, 12.2cm (4 3/4in) diameter. The griffin’s head erased crest recorded in 1905 for ADAMS, BAIRD, CHAPLIN, DANE, EDNOR, FETTYPLACE, GARDINER, HAGUE and approximately 200 further names.
A George III silver oval tea caddy by Richard Morton & Co., Sheffield 1775, the loop handle with foliate engraved surround, the body with bead and leaf chased border, with a ribbon decorated cartouche flanked with laurel leaves, crest removed, 11cm (4.25in) high, 365g (11.7 oz).
A George III silver conical pedestal sugar basket, maker’s mark ‘RP’, London 1771, with a twisted ribbon and beaded swing handle, the wire work body with rope twist borders, mounted with patera, swags and corded tassels interspersed with urn mounted ovals, engraved with a crest, on a conforming beaded pedestal base, with a blue glass liner, 18cm (7in) high, 182g (5.85 oz). The crest of ROSEWARNE. See Grimwade, p. 174, nos. 2406-2408 for the possible makers.
A George III silver oval sweet basket by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, London 1768, with an intertwined ribbon swing handle, the wrythen beaded body with pierced panels of differing design, on pierced pedestal with rope twist border, 15cm (6in) wide, 109g (3.5 oz).
An early George III silver oblong three bottle inkstand by Edward Aldridge, London 1764, the three cut glass cube wells in pierced galleries, gadrooned rims, two pen wells and on four paw feet, engraved with a rubbed crest beneath a coronet, 25.5cm (10in) long, 723g (23.25 oz).
A George IV silver baluster coffee jug by Robert Hennell II, London 1824, with a cast seated chinaman finial, a wide chased floral band to the cover and a similarly decorated band to the lower body, an ivory loop handle, engraved with an armorial, 19cm (7 1/2in) high, 603g (19.4 oz) gross. Engraved with a lozenge for a spinster of the family KEMEYS-TYNTE. The arms of KEMEYS quartering TYNTE with further quarters for JOHNSON, HASSELL and WHARTION pertain to a family originally seated in Halswell, Somerset and in Cefn Mably, Glamorganshire. Following the incumbency (1707-1740) of Rev. Sir John Tynte, 5th baronet, numerous hatchments for members of this family were erected in the parish church of Goathurst, Kent. In 1845 a Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords declared Charles Kemeys-Tynte, MP for Bridgwater, senior co-heir of the whole blood to the Barony of Wharton.
A George III silver oblong baluster three piece tea service by Robert I & Samuel Hennell, London 1809, the tea pot with a composition oval finial to the half lobed dome centred cover, a composition harp handle, the egg and dart rim with scroll foliate angles, a half lobed body and on four ball feet, engraved with a crest, 28cm (11in) long, 1347g (43.3 oz) gross. The crest of MADDOCKS of Suffolk.
A George III silver swollen circular coffee biggin by Robert and Samuel Hennell, London 1802, with a lobed finial to the slightly domed cover, a wooden loop handle and with reeded borders, engraved with an armorial; together with a silver heating stand by Peter Podio, London, 1792, similarly decorated, on three supports with pad legs, 29cm (11 1/2in) high overall, 802g (25.75 oz) gross. The arms of HEYWOOD of Heywood, Lancashire recorded in 1664.
A George III silver navette pedestal sugar basket by Robert Hennell I, London 1787, with a beaded swing handle and rims, the border pierced border with ovals divided by foliage, with a monogram ‘RP’ and a crest to the ends, over an engraved band of swags and ribbons, on a conforming beaded pedestal base, with a blue glass liner, 18cm (7in) high, 203g (6.55 oz). The crest of CALDECUTT, CARRICK, JAMES, LINDSAY, MILROY, PECKHAM, RAY, WHITE and WRAY.
A George III silver navette sweet basket by Robert Hennell I, London 1786, with a beaded swing handle, the body with beaded rims, a pierced and wrigglework band and pierced ovals linked by engraved floral swags, engraved with a crest, on a pierced pedestal with a beaded rim, 16cm (6 1/4in) wide, 132g (4.25 oz). The crest recorded in 1905 for ALEXANDER, CARSON, CONCANON, CROOKS, FOUNTAIN(E), KNOLLYS, KNOWLES, LAWS, MACKINDER, OLIPHANT, STRAFFORD and WILSON.
A set of four George III silver oval salt cellars by Robert Hennell I, London 1777, with beaded rims over Gothic influenced pierced sides engraved with a crest, on four ball-and-claw feet, with blue glass liners, 8cm (3 1/4in) wide, the frames 171g (5.5 oz) The crest of BICKLEY, Baronets of Attleborough; READSHAW of Armston, Lancashire; and also of COCKS.
A George II silver tapering coffee pot by Thomas Moore II, London 1752, with a bell finial to the domed cover, a later fruitwood double scroll handle, the spout chased with acanthus leaves and on a circular moulded spreading foot, 22cm (8 1/2in) high, 640g (20.6 oz) gross. From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A George II silver mug by Francis Spilsbury I, London 1733, with a tongue-capped S-scroll handle, engraved with two sets of initials ‘B’ over ‘F+A’ and ‘L+W’ over ‘H’, on a circular foot, 12cm (4 3/4in) high, 370g (11.9 oz). From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A George II silver baluster shaped caster, probably by David Willaume II or Daniel Wells, London 1733, with an acorn finial, graduated oval piercing to the domed bayonet fitting cover, an engraved circular cartouche, crest removed, on a domed pedestal foot, 18cm (7in) high, 216g (6.95 oz).
A George II silver two handled cup by Richard Beale, London 1730, with twin tongue-capped S-scroll handles, with a cable girdle, the half gadrooned body chased with fleur-de-lys bands, engraved with a crest, engraved ‘ M Comer’ beneath, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) long, 274g (8.8 oz). See Grimwade, no. 3672 for the maker’s mark. The crest of NEWTON, originally of Crabaton, Devonshire.
A Queen Anne silver straight-tapered chocolate pot by Thomas Timbrell & Joseph Bell I, London 1711, Britannia standard, the detachable ball finial secured by a chain and pin, the domed cover with cut-card decoration and a volute thumb piece, the curved spout with a hinged cover and issuing from cut-card decoration, the wooden handle at right angles to the spout and with cut-card decoration to the mounts, on a moulded skirt base, engraved with an armorial, 24.5cm (9 3/4in) high, 795g (25.55 oz) gross (marked near handle, cover bezel, finial and pin). Engraved with an unidentified impaled cartouche of arms.
A Chinese silver baluster cream jug by Wang Hing & Co., Hong Kong, Canton & Shanghai (‘WH’, ‘90’ and a character mark), fl. circa 1854-1925, circa 1900, the handle formed as a bamboo scroll, the body embossed with dragons amidst clouds, 13cm (5in) high, 217g (7 oz). See von Ferscht, Adrien ‘Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940: Catalogue of Makers’ Marks’ Glasgow 2012, p.28.
A Chinese export silver dressing table set by Wang Hing & Co., Hong Kong, Canton & Shanghai (‘WH90’ and a character mark), fl. circa 1854-1925, circa 1900, engraved and embossed with dragons amidst clouds, engraved with a monogram ‘CBM’, comprising: a rectangular tray, 30.5cm (12in) long; two hairbrushes; a clothes brush; a comb; a mirror; a boothook; a shoe horn; a rectangular box and a cylindrical box, the tray and two boxes 1220g (39.25 oz), the rest loaded. See von Ferscht, Adrien ‘Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940: Catalogue of Makers’ Marks’ Glasgow 2012, p.28.
*A Chinese export silver three piece square tea service by Tien Shing, Hong Kong, circa 1870-1925, the tea pot with a curved bamboo finial to the flush fitting circular cover, the top engraved with bamboo, a simulated bamboo handle and spout, the sides chased with figure in landscape or birds amidst prunus boughs, on bracket feet, the cream jug and sugar basin with gilt interiors, the tea pot 19cm (7 1/2in) long, 943g (30.3 oz) gross. See von Ferscht, Adrien ‘Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940: Catalogue of Makers’ Marks’ Glasgow 2012, p.26.
An Indian silver tankard by Oomersee Mawjee, Bhuj, Kutch, incuse stamped ‘O.M’, circa 1900, with a well modelled snake scroll handle, with rope twist and bead edges, stylised foliate borders and flowering scroll foliate tapering sides with birds and big cats hunting deer, on a raised moulded base, 11.5cm (4 1/2in) high, 280g (9 oz). See Dehejia, Vidya ‘Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj’, p. 38ff for a chapter on Oomersee Mawjee & Sons and workshop designs and p. 126ff for Kutch embossed silverware including works by Oomersee Mawjee. See also Wilkinson, W. R. T. ‘Indian Silver 1858 - 1947’ London 1999, p. 90 image 134 for this incuse mark of Oomersee Mawjee, dated 1890-1910, and pp. 64-101 for a discussion and images of the work of the Kutch silversmiths including works by Oomersi Mawji.. From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
An Indian silver claret jug by A. Bicajee & Co., Bombay, incuse stamped mark, circa 1890, ovoid with a narrow neck, with a snake charmer finial to the dome centred cover, a hooded serpent handle, the central band with nine shaped panels of Hindu deities, 26cm (10 1/4in) high, 717g (23.05 oz). See Dehejia, Vidya ‘Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj’, p. 214 for a Swami style cream jug by Bicajee & Co. and p. 103 for a similar jug by P. Orr & Sons, Madras, circa 1863.
A Russian silver circular sugar bowl, maker’s mark ‘AA’ (not traced), Moscow pre 1896, with a swing handle, cable borders, on three ball feet, 9.5cm (3 3/4in) diameter; and another Russian circular sugar bowl, maker’s mark ‘eeM’ (not traced), Kokoshnik mark for Moscow 1908-26, with a swing handle, a beaded border, engraved with an Estonian presentation inscription, on three ball feet, 9.8cm (4in) diameter, 257g (8.25 oz) gross
A 19th century Russian silver trompe l’oeil basket, maker’s mark indistinct, St Petersburg 1881, assay master unknown (1877-1891), 84 zolotniks, with a basket weave handle over and conforming sides, the interior gilt, 8.3cm (3 1/4in) wide, 93g (3 oz).
A Russian silver and niello belt by Alexei Zavarkin, Kokoshnik mark for Moscow, assay master Lev Fridrikhovich Oleks (1899-1904 and 1915-1917), 84 zolotniks, scroll foliate decorated, the two-part clasp with a kindjal securing pin and inscribed in Cyrillic ‘Caucasus’, with twenty two shaped panels with links between, 67.5cm (26 1/2in) long, 159g (5.1 oz) gross
An Estonian silver parcel gilt beaker by Christian Schlicht (act. 1740-1762), Pärnu (Pernau), mid 18th century, tapering cylindrical and engraved ‘Johan Bohnsack Weduwe & Johan Matthias Harder te Pernau’ under the rim, an armorial and with two couples (one under a Masonic all-seeing eye) in oval reserves linked by fruiting swags, on a moulded and nulled circular foot, the interior gilt, 13.8cm (5 3/8in) high, 250g (8 oz). See ‘Estonian silver’ (Eesti h?be), Tallinn 2000, p. 122. The shield is quartered 1. un aigle mi-partie, 2. une barre, 3. une lune nouvelle, 4. 6 losanges gironne. Sources show these charges and this arrangement to be firmly in the idiom of Estonian noble heraldry. LEMEDE was an ancient Estonian family whose arms were charged with a demi-eagle in 1325, and it has been suggested that this armorial was for one of this name whose shield had acquired a number of quarterings over the ensuing years. Johann Matthias Harder (Valga, 1735-1773, Pärnu) was an Estonian merchant. An alderman by the name of Johann Bohnsack laid the cornerstone of St. Elizabeth’s Lutheran Church, Pärnu in 1744.
A German silver four piece tea and coffee service by Wilhelm Binder, Schwäbisch Gmünd, post 1886 .800 standard, of ogee pedestal form, the tea and coffee pots with fruit finials to the spiral embossed domed covers, double scroll handles, the spiral embossed bodies with flower swags and foliate bases, on spiral embossed spreading circular foot, engraved with an a coat of arms ‘Arte Labore Patientia’, the tea pot 24cm (9 1/2in) long, the coffee pot 29cm (11 1/2in) high, 1915g (61.55 oz) gross. Provenance: The Property of the late Baron Osy de Zegwaart. Engraved with the full achievement of arms of Baron Osy de Zegwaart accollee with another. The family was seated at Anvers (Antwerp) when the head of the family was ennobled as a Chevalier in 1778, later being advanced to a Barony on 23rd February 1817.
A 17th century German silver tankard by Hans Philips Sigmund, Augsburg circa 1665, with a ball finial and bifurcated thumb piece to the foliate embossed cover, a double scroll handle, the body embossed with putti, on a circular moulded spreading foot, 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high, 454g (14.6 oz) See Seling, Helmut ‘Die Augsburger Gold- und Silberschmiede 1529-1868 Meister, Marken, Werke’, band 3, no. 1622.
A German silver 12 setting table service by Verinigte Silberwaren-fabriken (1899-1967), post 1886 .800 standard, engraved with a monogram ‘MM’, comprising: Twelve table forks, Twelve table spoons, Twelve dessert forks, Twelve small dessert spoons, Twelve fish knives, Twelve fish forks, Twelve small forks, Twelve small knives Twelve tea spoons Twelve coffee spoons, Two salad servers Two serving spoons A cake slice A sauce ladle, 5154g (165.7 oz); Together with the following with steel or electro-plated blades or tines: Twelve table knives, Twelve dessert knives, Twelve fruit knives, Twelve fruit forks, A cake slice, A pastry slice, A pair of fish servers, Two cold meat forks A pickle fork
A set of four late 19th century Continental silver standing salt cellars, pseudo marks, import marked for London 1892, modelled with half horse finials to the shell bowls held aloft by two satyrs and by two satyresses, on waisted circular bases, 14.5cm (5 3/4in) high, 911g (29.3 oz). From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A silver coloured twin handled bowl, unmarked, of late 17th century Continental form, with a shaped border, twin mask and scroll handles, lobed decoration, embossed with a foliate band, engraved with an armorial, a monogram ‘AB’ pricked beneath, 24cm (9 1/2in) long, 428g (13.75 oz). This is the shield of BILLINGSLEY quartering Billingsley (ancient) and HARLOW. Records surviving from 1480 show how five successive landowners, all named Roger, of a family who had acquired their name from a Shropshire village named Billingsley, used a neatly contrived shield with five stars on a cross between four lions. Then an adventurous spirit migrated to Canterbury and his descendants on to London. By 1568 a William Billingshurst had made his mark as a Freeman and Haberdasher of the City and still used the same family shield. When this William’s son, Sir Henry, was elected Lord Mayor in 1596 he aspired to a simple more dignified shield, indeed one with regal overtones. Sir Henry was granted a new coat of arms bearing a single gold fleur-de-lis on a red field with a gold corner. He relegated his age-old family shield into a subsidiary position and later generations have evidently used the two together ever since. . From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A Continental enamel and silver rectangular pocket box, maker’s mark not traced, .800 standard, 1920s, with chevron engraved strips and hinged catch, the cover and sides inset with malachite panels, the base engine turned, the interior gilt, 7.5cm (3in) long, 88g (2.8 oz) gross. From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent. Please note this is enamel not malachite as previously catalogued
A Continental silver coloured lobed oval brandy bowl, pseudo marks, late 19th/early 20th century, in Dutch style, with twin double scroll handles, engraved with a vacant reserve and ‘KB’ beneath, 21cm (8 1/2in) long, 180g (5.8 oz). From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A set of four Continental silver shaped oval baskets, five pseudo marks, possibly Dutch, import marked for London 1891 by Solomon Nathan Nyburg, with beaded rims, the spreading bodies pierced with scrolls and interlocking ovals, on four interlocking oval supports, engraved with a crest and a motto ‘Jamais Arriere’, 19.5cm (7 3/4in) long, 1237g (39.75 oz). The crest and motto of DOUGLAS of Scotland.
A 19th century Dutch silver cylindrical box by Jacobus Schalkwijk, Rotterdam 1818-1847, .833 standard for 1814-1953, the hinged cover embossed with a bearded mask on a radial fluted ground, the sides with scrolls, flowers and foliage, 7.5cm (3in) high, 12.5cm (5in) diameter, 367g (11.8 oz).
A matched pair of Continental silver candlesticks, one by Wolfers Freres, the other unidentified, Dutch 1814-1953 tax mark for imports, late 19th/early 20th century, retailer’s marks for A. C. J. Begeer, Utrecht, with detachable quatrelobed sconces, stiff leaf capitals, ribbon tied reeded stems, the quatrefoil bases with stiff leaf and tied reed bands, 24cm (9 1/2in) high, 798g (25.65 oz).
A Belgian silver four piece vase shape tea and coffee service by Wolfers Freres, .800 standard, early 20th century, the tea and coffee pots with pine cone finials to the domed covers with a lobed border, leaf-capped loop handles, raised scroll foliate bands, on patera and husk swag headed scroll supports with hoof feet, the tea pot 23.5cm (9 1/4in) long, the coffee pot 33cm (13in) high, 3013g (96.9 oz) gross. Provenance: The Property of the late Baron Osy de Zegwaart.
A set of twenty four Belgian silver coloured parcel gilt ice cream spoons by Wolfers Freres, .800 standard, early 20th century, each 14cm (5 1/2in) long, 735g (23.65 oz), in a case from Wolfers Freres. Provenance: The Property of the late Baron Osy de Zegwaart.
A Danish Art Nouveau silver three piece coffee service, no maker’s mark, national mark for 1913, assay master Christian F. Heise, the coffee pot with Danish trade association mark (Dansk Arbedje), panelled circular, the coffee pot with a ball finial to the domed cover, a loop handle, the sides with beaded rims and a skonvirke stylised foliate motif back and front, on a circular waisted foot, the coffee pot 24cm (9 1/2in) high, 1107g (35.55 oz).
Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen Ltd, three small pieces of Danish silver, stamped marks, comprising: a circular salt cellar, import marked for London 1930, design no.410, 5.3cm (2 1/8in) diameter, with a clear glass liner; a pepper caster, import marked for London 1930, design no. 198, 9cm (3 1/2in) high; an oval ashtray, import marked for London 1923, design no. 243, 7cm (2 3/4in) long; and Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen Ltd, two coasters, stamped marks, import marked for London 1931, design no. 193, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) diameter, 138g (4.45 oz) gross (5). From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A collection of Danish silver spoons by Georg Jensen, comprising: a set of six Rose (Lily of the Valley or Liljekonvall) pattern coffee spoons, import marked for London 1936; a Beaded (Kugel) mustard spoon, import marked for London 1927; a Rope (Perle) dessert spoon, import marked for London 1923; two Acanthus (Dronning) coffee spoons, import marked for London 1925; an Akkeleje dessert spoon, import marked for London 1926; a Fuschia (Klokke) tea spoon, import marked for London 1927; a Continental (Antik) coffee spoon, import marked for London 1925; and a no. 88 pattern tea spoon, factory marks and ‘830S’, 231g (7.4 oz) gross (14). From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A French silver two handled stem cup, 1838-1972 1st standard marks, late 19th century, with scroll handles, the body chased with a bacchic putto and with a fox amongst grape vines decoration, engraved ‘J de Bernis 1784’, inset with a portrait medallion of Louis XVI, on a shaped circular foot chased with a guilloche band, 17.5cm (7in) long, 331g (10.65 oz) The legends on the medallion are: on the obverse ‘LUD. XVI REX CHRISTIANISS’ and signature ‘B. DU VIVIER’; on the reverse, which depicts Marie Antoinette, ‘MARIA ANT. AUSTR. FR. ET NAV. REGINA’. The fox and grapes from the Aesop fable.. From the collection of Laurence W. Hodson (1863-1933) and descendants, thence by descent.
A set of eighteen French silver and steel oyster forks by Albert Rey de la Combaz, 1838-1972 1st standard, late 19th century, the handles embossed with ribbons and foliate swags, 14.5cm (5 3/4in) long, 412g (13.25 oz), in a fitted case from Wolfers Freres. Provenance: The Property of the late Baron Osy de Zegwaart.
A French silver baluster coffee pot by Maison Meurice Froment, Paris 1838-1972 1st standard, 19th century, with a flower finial to the domed cover, a double scroll handle embossed with anthemion leaves, the neck engraved with a band of vines, the body applied with a crest and a monogram ‘DBC’ or ‘DBG’, on four foliate scroll feet, 25cm (10in) high, 705g (22.65 oz) gross The crest recorded for CANNING, CATER, CHATTERTON, CHESTERMAN, COCKSHUT, COLLINS, CUFF, GARDINER, GODFREY, GRANTHAM, GREENHILL, GRIMSHAW and very many others.
A Continental silver and ivory figure of the Virgin and Child, three pseudo marks, probably Italian late 19th century, modelled after the work by Donatello, the crowned Madonna holding the Child and seated on a chair, fixed on a later ebonised socle, 31.5cm (12 1/2in) high overall. Based on the figure from the High Altar group in the Basilica of St Anthony (circa 1446-50) in Padua, called the Santo Altarpiece.
An Italian silver coloured shaped oblong centre bowl, maker’s mark worn, .800 standard, 20th century, the waved and everted rim outlined with scrolls and shells, the sides lobed and embossed with scroll foliage, on four cast scroll feet, 46cm (18 1/4in) long, 1862g (59.85 oz).
An Italian silver coloured four piece coffee service by Benito Fani, Florence, .800 standard for 1944-1970 (493 FI) and ‘BREV. DEP’, with pull-off shallow domed covers and narrow necks with wide circular bases, the tea and coffee pots with oblong handles, the tea pot 16cm (6 1/4in) long, the coffee pot 13cm (5in) high, 1135g (36.5 oz).
An Italian silver coloured porringer by Bulgari, stamped ‘Bvlgari 925’ with an Italian control mark and date ‘1976’, late 20th century, with a flat scroll pierced handle, the circular bowl bellied, 21.5cm (8 1/2in) long, 368g (11.85 oz) gross, in a card box by Bulgari
A silver novelty petrol table lighter by Sanders & Mackenzie (Ernest Wilfred Sanders & Henry Arthur Mackenzie), Birmingham 1930, stamped ‘Pat 4957/31’, in the form of a lighthouse on a stepped square base, 20cm (8in) high, loaded. Probably based on Smeaton’s Tower, the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. It marked a major step forward in the design of lighthouses. In use until 1877, it was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe, where it now stands as a memorial to its designer, John Smeaton, the celebrated civil engineer.
A William IV silver rectangular snuff box by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1833, the cover and base engine turned with foliate chased borders, the cover engraved ‘R Barney’ to a later plate, the sides reeded and the interior gilt, 6.9cm (2 3/4in) long, 61g (1.95 oz).
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