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Lot 37
Eighty Eight (88) Piece Lunt "Eloquence" Sterling Silver Flatware Set. Includes: 15 forks 7-3/8", 15 knives 9", 15 salad forks, 15 teaspoons, 15 round bowl soup spoons, 12 ice tea spoons, and pierced serving fork. Signed. Weights approx. 145.45 troy ounces with knives, weights approx. 108.20 troy ounces without knives. Domestic Shipping: $145.00 Min Est. $2000.00 Max Est. $2500.00 Condition: Good condition
Lot 498
A RARE SET OF GEORGE III TEA CANISTERS AND SUGAR BOX IN ORIGINAL MAHOGANY CADDY ALEXANDER GAIRDNER, EDINBURGH 1772 each marked to bases, comprising a set of two tea caddies and a sugar box, each of bombe form with bold rococo foliate scrolls to corners and beaded shells clasped to rim, the panels with scroll and foliate formed vacant cartouches with shell and gadrooned rim, each raised on four scroll supports, the slightly domed pull off covers with gadrooned rim and foliate formed panels. Contained in an original flame mahogany veneered caddy of rectangular form with incurved corners, ebonised stringing and brass lock escutcheon, raised on four foliate and paw supports and with hinged scroll handle, all in gilt bronze, the fitted interior with velvet lined apertures for each piece Caddies 12.7cm high, 7.3oz and 7.5oz, Sugar box; 12.5cm high, 9.4oz; Mahogany caddy; (excluding handle) 19.5cm high, 30cm wide Provenance: Sotheby's 12th June 1969, lot 94 Bought by Baroccki, £85 Grandtully Antiques, Perthshire circa 1970's Private Collection References: Compendium of Scottish Silver II, R & J Dietert, page 497 Notes: Produced at the end of the 'Edinburgh's Golden Age of the Goldsmiths art' these caddies show the height of skills practiced by Scottish goldsmiths at the time and expertly portray the rare survival of rococo design in Scotland. The survival of Scottish silver tea caddies pre 1800 is surprisingly rare. Of the references given the example under discussion being one of only two sets of three and the only set still in their original wooden outer caddy. While not all examples would have originally been housed in a wooden caddy any silver caddies without a lock, which covers most pre 1800 examples, would likely have been housed in a wooden caddy as the security of the expensive commodity was essential. It is often mooted that the fashion for rococo design passed Scotland by and that the simple plain lines of the earlier George II / III periods over shone the tastes in Scotland. While rococo is indeed rare and likely not as fashionable with the masses in Scotland items such as these tea caddies expertly show that when offered the opportunity the makers could supply clients who demanded the highest rococo tastes. Although rare some of the finest mid to late 18th century Scottish tea wares, including important examples for Leith race prizes, tea kettles, coffee urns and rare chocolate pots show these fashionable ideas were being created. Alexander Gairdner is a maker often overlooked by collectors due to such contemporaries as William Dempster, William & Patrick Cunningham and Patrick Robertson all of whom were supplying the Edinburgh public at the same time and received many important commissions. Gairdner is no less important just perhaps overlooked at a time of strong competition. He was one of Edinburgh's longest serving goldsmiths working from 1754 (after his apprenticeship to William Aytoun) until his death in 1803, a career of some 49 years perhaps only bettered by the 51 years of James Mitchelson. During this period he took some 14 apprentices, including his son John in 1773. He acted as Deacon of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh for one term between 1772 - 1774, interestingly when these caddies were made. Gairdner also appears to have been one of a very small handful of Scottish goldsmiths who received Royal patronage, this is noted on the occasion of the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Caroline of Brunswick (8th April 1795), The Caledonian Mercury noted that 'Mr. Gairdner, Jeweller to his Royal Highness for Scotland, had a beautiful representation of the Prince's feathers in small lamps on the front of his shop, which had a very fine effect, and attracted much notice'. He also uses a variant of his maker's mark which features Prince of Wales feathers within the punch., This has so far only been recorded on a very fine Freedom box for the Burgh of Dumfries, given to Sir Henry Dundas.
Lot 511
THE HOPETOUN SALTS - A SET OF FOUR MID EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SALTS JAMES KER, EDINBURGH 1745 The slight bellied bodies with corded rim and with engraved monogrammed cipher and coronet above, raised on three stepped and hoof feet, the interiors gilded and with later liners (4) 7.3cm across, 12.8oz Provenance: Commissioned by John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun The monogram and coronet engraved to these salts is recorded on a fine Montieth by James Ker, hallmarked 1746, which likely formed part of this original commission which included these salts, see 'Silver; Made in Scotland' NMS 2008, item 4.37, illustrated page 80. Also Georgina Lee, British Monteiths p 106, item 310 The Hopetoun family for two generations, Charles and John Hope 1st and 2nd Earls, were perhaps the most important commissioners of silver in Scotland. Their influence on the Edinburgh trade appears to have not only given many valuable and important commissions but raised the challenge of the goldsmiths to new heights to create truly fashionable and important items. As with all family commissions the success of the family closely compares to the need for silver, the expansion of Hopetoun House and its formal rooms necessitated the purchase of new and fashionable silver from Edinburgh's finest makers. Although now, in parts, dispersed through auctions in 1953 and 1977, the collection of silver held within the house was vast and it epitomises the status that silver brought to families and the much discussed idea of wealth held in silver and reflected their status. No doubt much was re worked and melted over the decades into new fashionable wares but a number of key pieces are still extant. Important silver bearing this provenance can be seen within institutional collections, including a unique pair of wall sconces and a fine five-piece tea service both made in Edinburgh which form part of a wider collection of Hopetoun silver within the National Museum of Scotland collection (see Silver; Made in Scotland, NMS 2008 for illustration of these and other items) and a monumental wine cooler and cistern made in London by William Lukin, housed within the Victoria & Albert Museum. The importance having a client such as the Hope family cannot be over stated and the status this must have given the Goldsmiths would surely have impacted on their wider business. In the small world of 18th century Goldsmiths of Edinburgh it is interesting to note the choice of Hope to follow a 'family' of makers and support it for decades. This is seen with some of the earliest pieces by James Penman, perhaps the most influential maker of his time, who trained both Harry Bethune and Thomas Ker, who in turn trains James Ker and continuing with successful training and partnership of James Ker and William Dempster. All these makers are closely connected with the Hopetoun story and owe a great debt to this relationship over 50 years.
Lot 71
A collection of small silver, comprising: a pair of drum mustard pots by J. B. Chatterley & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1967, with blue glass liners; a toast rack by Viners, Sheffield 1932; a tea spoon; a set of twelve American engraved old English pattern tea spoons by Hennegan, Bates & Co.; and a pair of Norwegian longboat salt cellars by Theodor Olsens Eftf, Bergen, 503g (16.15 oz) weighable; and two plated small spoons
Lot 829
Lledo, mostly pre-production models and boxes, to include: boxed DG95 1966 GMC Fire Truck model with 'Chicago Fire Dept.' decals, re-finished by 'Fire Models' (CZR) and includes their certificate (L.Ed 4 of 5); 5 x unboxed Lledo resin and metal pre-production models including 2 x 'Pickfords' Scammell Ballast tractors, a DG40 Mack Crane Truck 'Tarmac', missing hook, a 1939 Ford Fire Engine 'USAAF' and a DG29 solid resin model of the 1942 Dodge 4x4 U.S. Forces Ambulance; 9 x assorted Lledo resin and metal pre-production van models, including 2 x resin bright green DG34 1932 Delivery Vans in 'Smedley's' livery together with another also with resin body, closer in looks to the standard production version, in dark green, the latter having damage to the roof sign and to the rear of the body of the vehicle; 6 x models in 'J. Lyons' liveries including 5 x DG50 000a 'Lyons Tea' 1926 Bull Nose Morris Vans and a DG67 002a 1935 Ford Articulated Truck in 'Lyons Swiss Rolls' livery, the latter missing the trailers rear axle; 4 x resin DG13 1934 Model A Ford Van 049a in 'Rinso' livery, one with detached body, the models all having Lledo Days Gone base plates; 8 x sample 1934 Chevrolet Delivery Van models, including 4 x 'Fyffes Bananas' and 4 x 'Madame Tussauds Exhibition' vans; 6 x DG 64 1950 Bedford Ambulance resin models, 3 x 000a Kent County and 3 x 001a Durham County, all with wording to the roof and sides of the van being printed onto adhesive transparent film, which is lifting slightly on some, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model; 7 x DG71 1959 Morris LD150 resin van models, including 2 x 000a 'Kodak', 3 x 001a 'HMP Wormwood Scrubs', 2 x 002a 'HP Sauce', one missing n/s section of rear bumper and an 005a 'Royal Mail', with all wording on the sides of the vans being printed onto adhesive transparent film, as opposed to the normal tampo printing found on the standard production model; 4 x resin DG60 1955 Dennis F8 Fire Engine in 'Essex' and 'LCC' liveries, one missing a ladder, all of the models having 'G Turner Models' wording to the base plates; 2 x metal and plastic DG35 Dennis 'EFB' models and a #12012 Dennis Fire Engine in 'City of Birmingham' livery, the latter model being housed in a pre-production sample 'Days-Gone' box; pre-production box lid for a 'London's Fire Engine' set; 2 x different pre-production packaging mock up samples for the Lledo 'Dambusters 50th Anniversary' Set, one having an annotation to the base, 'Approved sample from Colemans 6/10/92'; two printed final versions of the 'Dambusters' box, each containing two models.; 'Classic American Motorcycle Marques' limited edition three model set with certificate number 0001 together with a pre-production mock up sample of the box lid for this set and a pre-production boxed 'Qantas' set containing three models, all having their signage printed onto adhesive transparent film. Also included are a number of mostly empty, pre-production boxes, intended to hold individual models, most with some form of cut and pasted printed designs and wording attached to them. (qty)
Lot 423
A Noritake rose and gilt decorated part tea set together with a pair of modern Chinese small ginger jars and a Crown Derby Derby posey's tea pot (qty) CONDITION REPORT: NoritakeTeapot lid finial broken and repaired using a piece of metalSugar basin lid finial broken off but presentCups appear to have clear ring when tappedGeneral surface wear to decoration and apparent dullness of gilding throughout
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