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Click here to subscribeA pair of Queen Anne silver Dog-nose spoons, by Lawrence Jones, London 1704, the reverse of the oval bowls with plain rat-tails, the reverse of the terminals with a cipher, length 20cm, plus a George II Hanoverian pattern tablespoon, London 1737, approx. total weight 6.5oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection. The pair of spoons were purchased from Shrubsole's, Museum Street, London 1988.
A set of six 18th century silver spoons, with six porcelain handled knives and forks, the spoons possibly by Johann Wolhaupter, Augsburg 1745, the knives and forks with blue and white decoration with gilded highlights, the steel blades stamped 'HASIS' the forks with two prongs, the spoons with a scroll terminal, two of the forks have replacement handles, length of spoon, 19.2cm, in a fitted leather travelling case with a brass handle and a lock and key, approx. weighable 9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Bonhams, New Bond Street, Fine European Ceramics, 14 December 2014, lot 114. Brigitte Britzke Collection, Bad Pyrmont. Literature: Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Bad Pyrmonter Privatbesitz, exhibition catalogue (2002), p. 206; La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colecciσn Britzke/Das Meissner Porzellan der Britzke-Sammlung, exhibition catalogue (2009), p. 318 Exhibited: Museum im Schloss, Bad Pyrmont, Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts aus Bad Pyrmonter Privatbesitz, 28 November 2002 to 26 January 2003; Fundaciσn Caja Segovia, La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colecciσn Britzke 1709-1765, 16 July to 18 November 2009.
An early 18th century agate handled knife and silver fork, unmarked circa 1700-1720, faceted cannon shaped agate handles, the knife with a steel blade, three tined fork, in a fitted unmarked silver-mounted shagreen case, length of knife 23.2cm. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Peter Szuhay, Gray's Antiques Market, London, in the 1990's.
A pair of 17th century West Country silver Apostle spoons, St. Peter and St. James the Less, by William Corseley, Gloucester circa 1663, fig-shaped bowls, faceted tapering stems, gilded initials, each nimbus prick-dot initialled 'R*B' '1663' over 'I*M', and 'S*B' over '1663' over 'I*M', length 17.8cm, approx. weight 2.8oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection. The Corbett Collection. Illustrated and written up in How, G., and How J., English and Scottish Silver Spoons, 1953, Volume Two, Chapter III, Section II, Plate 63, pages 174/5.
A mixed lot of silver items, comprising: a Victorian silver-gilt mounted red glass scent bottle, possibly by George Blatter, a continental silver-gilt mounted scent bottle, a squeeze-action tobacco box, a shaped oval box, a cigarette case, three continental snuff boxes, and an electroplated mesh bag, approx. weighable 12.6oz. (qty)
Please note: the finial is St Paul, not St John as previously catalogued.A James I silver Apostle spoon,probably by John Round, London 1606, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the finial with a pierced nimbus, the reverse of the bowl with later initials, length 18.2cm, approx. weight 2oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
An Elizabeth I silver Seal-top spoon, maker's mark of a device, partially obscured, London 1578, faceted stem, the finial with traces of gilding, length 16.2cm, approx. weight 1.3oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale 19 January 2016, lot 33. A Private Collection. Purchased from Sotheby's,14th March 1996, lot 169.
A rare Mary Tudor silver Wrythen Knop silver spoon, maker's mark of a cross with a pellet, London 1556, fig shaped bowl, tapering stem, the finial with traces of gilding, length 16.6cm, approx. weight 1.4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Bonham's, New Bond Street, London, 2 July 2008, lot 85. The Quernmore Collection. Purchased from Ian Pickford Limited on the 17th March 1998. This spoon was discovered by Dennis Price while digging in his garden in Chester in 1997. The spoon was in two pieces and had parted neatly at the notch joint. This find was written up in the Finial Volume 9/01, Aug/Sept 1998 page 37. For an illustration of the maker's mark, see How, Commander G.E.P and Jane Penrice, English and Scottish silver spoons and pre-Elizabethan silver hallmarks on English plate, volume III, page 37, cycle IV.
A collection of six silver Hanoverian pattern tablespoons, various dates and makers, including: a set of four, London 1722, and two others, the reverse of the oval bowls with plain rat-tails, the terminals with initials and crests, approx. weight 9.5oz. (6) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A mixed lot, comprising silver items: an American silver overlay green glass scent bottle, a Scottish clan badge with a ship and Celtic border, by Peter Henderson, Glasgow 1938, a silver-gilt and enamel Freemason's badge, Wayfarers Lodge, a Girl Guides badge, six football medallions, a modern Brazil nut box, a shell box and another box, plus an electroplated and enamel vesta case, the front with a dog's head, a snuff box and other items including a nut pencil, approx. weighable 6oz. (qty)
A collection of three early 18th century silver Dog-nose spoons, comprising: a William III one, by Lawrence Jones, London 1701, the reverse of the bowl with a plain rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal with scratch initials 'H' over 'I.E', length 20cm, plus a Queen Anne one, by Lawrence Coles, London 1706, the reverse of the terminal with prick-dot initials and one by James Strang of Exeter circa 1720, the terminal with a crest, approx. total weight 6.5oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A Commonwealth silver Slip-top spoon, by Stephen Venables, London 1652, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the terminal with prick-dot initials, 'K' over 'I.E', length 17cm, approx. weight 1.4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., 12 June 1997.
A pair of Elizabeth I silver Slip-top spoons, maker's mark of a crescent enclosing a mullet, for Nicholas Bartholomew, London 1596, fig-shaped bowls, faceted tapering stems, the reverse of the bowls scratch initialled 'B' over 'I.E', length 15.6cm, approx. weight 3.1oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A 15th century Diamond-point spoon, maker's mark B in a pelleted punch, circa 1450-1500, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the terminal with traces of gilding, the reverse of the bowl with a scratched mark, length 16cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons, Wednesday 28 June, 2000, lot 161.
A pair of Elizabeth I silver seal-top spoons, maker's mark of W within a sun, London 1561, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the reverse of the bowl with prick-dot initials 'A.G' and 'E.G', gilded finial, length 17.1cm, approx. weight 3.8oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, A Private Collection of Early Silver Spoons, 25 October 2000, lot 16. William Bruford and Son Ltd., Eastbourne.
A Charles I tentatively ascribed West Country silver Seal-top spoon, marked once in the bowl and three times on the stem with a scallop shell mark, possibly Gloucester, circa 1633, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the gilded finial with prick-dot initials ''R.C' over 1633 over 'E.C', length 18cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, A Private Collection of Early Silver Spoons, 25 October 2000, lot 11. William Bruford and Son Ltd., Eastbourne. For marks see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors' Club, 1989, page 317.
A James I/ Charles I unascribed provincial silver Seal-top spoon, marked to the bowl with a five petal pelleted mark, possibly East Anglian, circa 1625, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, the gilded finial with later prick-dot initials 'GN' over 'GM' over '1663', length 17.7cm, approx. weight 1.7cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 75.
Two similar Charles II unascribed West Country Apostle spoons, marked once to the bowl and once to the reverse of the stem C.R with mullets in a shaped shield, and twice to the reverse of the stem with the mark of a chalice and mullets in a heart shaped shield, probably Taunton area 1660-1670, fig-shaped bowl, faceted tapering stem, one prick dot inscribed 'June 25, 1680', the gilded finials with no emblems and large nimbi, scratch initialled 'I.I' over 'L', l, the other 'E.W' over '1666' over 'S.D', lengths 8.5cm and 7.7cmm, approx. total weight 2.9oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 83. For mark see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collectors Club, 1989, page 324.
An Edward VI silver Apostle spoon, St. James the Greater, maker's mark of a feather, London 1547, fig-shaped bowl, faceted slight tapering stem, the finial with traces of gilding, pierced nimbus, 17.6cm length 17.5cm, approx. weight 2.1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 94.
A Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon, probably St. Paul, by William Simpson, London 1534, fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem, the finial with traces of gilding and with a pierced nimbus, length 18.6cm, approx. weight 1.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Spoons, Fine Jewellery and Silver, 29 April 2003, lot 375.
A rare Elizabeth I provincial silver Apostle spoon, possibly St. Matthew or St. Thomas, By Thomas Pinder, York 1585, fig-shaped bowl, faceted stem, gilded finial, with a rays of glory nimbus Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Early Silver Spoons including the Property of a Lady, 02 May 2001, lot 93. St Matthew normally carries a builder's square, so a builder's rule is a possibility. However in Rupert, C.G, Apostle spoons 1928, he feels that St. Thomas is a more probable attribution for the finial.
A fine Henry VIII silver Apostle spoon, The Master, by William Simpson, London 1530, fig-shaped bowl, the reverse with scratch initials 'G' over 'IE', 'faceted stem, gilded finial with a pierced nimbus, length 18cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, A Private Collection of Early Silver Spoons, 25 October 2000, lot 32. The Cookson Collection. Sotheby and Co., 6 March 1952, lot 31. C.G. Rupert Collection. The Staniforth Collection. Literature: Illustrated in How, Volume II, Chapter III, Section II, Plate 29, where How writes of this spoon that it 'is one of the most famous of all master spoons'. Rupert, C.G: Apostle Spoons. This spoon is illustrated as the frontispiece. Illustrated in A Collection of Early English Spoons of the 15th, 16th & 17th Century formed by The Rev. Thos. Staniforth, The property of E.W. Staniforth Esq. Kirk Hammerton Hall, York 1898, published by the Critchton Bros. Illustrated in Gask, N., Old Silver Spoons of England, 1973 edition, page 74/75, plate X.
Napoleon Bonaparte, an early-19th century French silver-gilt table knife and fork, by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843), Paris Marks for 1809-1819, circa 1810, the tapering knife handle with a profile of Minerva, palmette and husk motifs, bees and the imperial arms of Napoleon, also with an N in a roundel with laurel wreath mantling, steel blade, the four tined fork with palmette and foliate decoration, the reverse of the stem with a bull's head, a classical maiden and the imperial arms of Napoleon, length of knife 26.6cm, length of fork 21.3cm, approx. weight of fork 3.2oz. Provenance: Alfred William Weston (1892-1950) The knife and fork were purchased by him in the 1920s/1930s. Then passed down to his daughter and then inherited by her godson, the current owner. In 1928 Alfred Weston was a businessman, entrepreneur and illustrator who was employed by John Logie Baird and his business partner Captain Oliver Hutchinson to edit 'Television: The world's first television journal'. His papers were sold at Bonhams, London, Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs, 7 June 2011, lot 185. Martin Guillaume Biennais was the main supplier of silver and silver-gilt to Napoleon and his family, and he supplied the Emperor's crown and sceptre for the 1804 coronation. A knife from this service was sold at Christie's, New York, The C. Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection: Magnificent, 19 October 2004, lot 158. Other items from Napoleon's service have appeared at auction including the Property of Madame Tussauds, which was sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 13 December 2005. Another knife from the service is in the Royal Collection, (RCIN48460) for further reading on the knife in the Royal collection see www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/48460/knife.
By Jean Emile Puiforcat, (1897-1945), a French Art Deco silver cigarette box, circa 1930-1935, rectangular form, fluted decoration, plain thumb-piece, the interior base wood lined, the interior of the cover with a plain plaque, length 18cm. Provenance: A Private Collection. purchased from Fay Lucy Gallery, Kensington Church Street, London W8, 10 March 2007.
By Wakely and Wheeler, an Art Deco silver and enamel bowl, London 1934, tapering circular form, with three bands of cornflower blue enamel decoration, on four bracket supports on a circular foot, diameter 28.8cm, approx. weight 47oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Aesthetics, (Philip A. Jeffs), Antiquarius Antiques Centre, London, SW3, 16 April 2005.
By Joyce Himsworth, (1905-1990), a set of six silver napkin rings, Sheffield 1942, hexagonal form, applied with a scroll motif and engraved with waves and a circle, numbered 1-6, in a fitted case, length 4.3cm, approx. weight 4.3oz. (6) Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Aesthetics, (Philip A. Jeffs), Antiquarius Antiques Centre, London, SW3, 15 October 2005. Joyce Himsworth studied at Sheffield School of Art and in the early 1930's she studied under HG Murphy at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She registered her mark at both London and Sheffield Assay Offices. She was not a prolific maker of silver and mostly worked to commission. Ref Andrew, J. and Styles, D., Designer British Silver, The Antique Collectors Club, 2015, page 516.
λBy Otto Prutscher for the Wiener Werkstätte, an Austrian silver box and cover, executed by Alfred Mayer,1908, lobed rectangular form, spot-hammered decoration, the pull-off cover with an ivory finial, on four ivory bun feet, the underside with a collection label, height 14cm, width 10cm, approx. weight 9.5oz. Ivory Act registration reference: BADP857C Provenance: A Private Collection. Sotheby's London, Pioneering 20th Century Design: The Torsten Brohan Collection, 8 March 2005, lot 34. The Estate of Gustav Klimt, Vienna. Galerie be der Albertina, Vienna Phillipe Denys, Brussels. Exhibited: This piece was exhibited Der Preis der Schonheit. Zum 100. Geburystag der Wiener Werkstätte, Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Wien, Vienna, 2003. Literature: Silberwaren, Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, image catalogue of the Wiener Werkstätte, vol. 6, p.71, cat. no. S 1036; Christian Brandstätter, Wonderful Wiener Werkstätte, Design in Vienna 1903-1932, Thames and Hudson, 2003, p. 271.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a hot water pot, by John Henry Odell, London 1973, tapering circular form, scroll handle, domed hinged cover, a George III cream jug, London 1803, a George III wine funnel, marks worn, and a cream jug, approx. weight 25oz. (4)
By Charles Boyton, (1885-1958), a four-piece Art Deco silver tea set, London 1931, also signed Charles Boyton, tapering angular faceted rectangular form, stylised scroll handles, raised hinged covers with knop finials, on on raised lozenge bases, height of hot water pot 18cm, approx. weight 28oz. (4) Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Aesthetics, (Philip A. Jeffs), Antiquarius Antiques Centre, London, SW3, 17 May 2003.
By Omar Ramsden, a pair of Arts and Crafts silver and enamel dishes, London 1933, also engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT', circular form, with a sixteen segment bat-wing border, with ball motifs, spot-hammed body, the centre with a coiled fish on a green enamel ground and with a rope-work border, diameter 16.8cm, approx. weight 16.5oz. (2)
By Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr, a pair of Arts and Crafts silver candlesticks, London 1900, tapering circular columns embossed with flame motifs, the plain capitals with intertwined scroll supports, on spread circular bases with flame and ball decoration, height 18cm, approx. weight 10oz. (2)
By Nelson Dawson, an Edwardian Arts and Crafts silver presentation trowel, London 1901, the shaped triangular blade with pierced foliate decoration and chased with two Prince of Wales feathers, the centre with an enamel plaque with gilt lettering on a purple ground 'With this Trowel The Hon. Sir Walter F. Hely-Hutchinson G.C.M.G Governor- Laid the Foundation Stone for the Statue of His Majesty King Edward VII, Capetown 26 June 1902', tapering faceted wooden handle with a pomegranate finial, length 22.8cm, approx. gross weight 168g. Nelson Dawson (1859-1942) was the founder of The Artificers' Guild in 1901, and he learnt his enamelling skills for Alexander Fisher.
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