Jenks (James) The Complete cook: teaching the art of cookery in all its branches...With an appendix teaching the art of making wine, Mead; Cyder, Shrub, Strong, Cordial and Medical Waters; Brewing Malt Liquor; The Management and Breeding of Poultry and Bees..., first edition, tables, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, occasional later ink marginalia (including a recipe for tapioca pudding to front free endpaper), final f. chipped (but solid), affecting part of pagination at head, some spotting / foxing and staining, lightly browned throughout, new endpapers, sympathetic antique style calf, gilt spine in compartments, [Bitting p.245; Cagle 780; Maclean p.75; Oxford pp.97-98], large 12mo, Printed for E. and C. Dilly in the Poultry, 1768. *** Scarce. Only one other edition followed (Dublin, 1769). Provenance: Elizabeth Dent (woodcut book label to front pastedown).
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THREE WINE RELATED ITEMS, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY comprising: a bottle stand, the silver sides stamped with a band of scrolls and foliage within rocaille borders, turned wood base, maker's mark S.S, Sheffield, 1966, 14.5cm diameter; a wine coaster, with bulging silver sides and turned wood base, maker's mark poorly struck, Birmingham, 1980, 10cm diameter; and a cut-glass decanter and stopper, ovoid with block-cut panels, with silver neck mount, A. Chick & Sons, London, 1978, 33cm high
A COLLECTION OF SILVER ITEMS To include: a George III wine funnel by Alexander Field, London 1794, with beaded borders and a clip, 13cm (5in) long; a pair of Edwardian shell shaped butter dishes by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield 1901, on three ball feet, 12cm (4 3/4in) long; three other butter dishes; a baluster castor by Robert Stebbings, London 1905, with a wrythen cone finial to the pierced domed cover and on a circular moulded spreading foot, 19cm (7 1/2in) high; a late Victorian Britannia standard helmet shaped cream jug by Maurice Freeman, London 1900, with a reed scroll handle and on a square foot, 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high; another cream jug; a bottle coaster by Garrard & Co., London 2008, 9.5cm(3 3/4in) diameter, with a turned wooden base and a card box; a pair of oval salts; a navette salt; and a pair of electro-plated pepperettes 703g (22.6 oz) gross weighable Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
A COLLECTION OF SILVER ITEMS To include: a wine funnel by J. B. Chatterley & Sons Ltd., Birmingham 1976, with a reeded border and a clip, 12cm (4 3/4in) long; a set of four Victorian circular salts by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1897, with fluted and foliate swag decoration, on three ball feet, 4.5cm (1 3/4in) diameter; a shell shaped butter dish; a tea strainer by Viner's Ltd., Sheffield 1940, with twin pierced scroll handles, 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long; a white metal miniature five piece tea set; and other silver items 416g (13.4 oz) gross weighable Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Etruscan Revival cranberry and colourless wine glass, circa 1860, the rounded tulip bowl etched with beaded borders above arcaded corn ear band, on a plain stem with flat foot etched with a beaded band, 12.5cm highNote: illustrated in Evans, W et al, 1995, Whitefriars Glass, p.253, showing a similar if not identical wine service, model 1047, in the 1860s catalogue
John Northwood for Thomas Webb, an etched green vaseline wine glass, circa 1880, the rounded bowl with stylised laburnum festoons below a beaded border, 11cm highNote: the Northwood workshop's technique of etching even the thinnest and finest wine glasses was perfected during the 1870s and became a popular method of decorating services by the major Stourbridge factories. The petal motifs and style are distinctively by Northwood, while the shape and manufacture of this glass is by Thomas Webb.
James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an etched wine glass, circa 1855, the conical bowl with slice cut lower section, engraved with a band of fruiting grape vines, on a plain hexagonal stem, 13cm highNote: the design appears in the 1855 Powell catalogues, illustrated in Evans, W et Al, 1995, Whitefriars Glass, p.251, pl.338
Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts wine glass, circa 1880, plain conical 'Martini' form, on slender stem and shallow conical foot, 12.5cm highNote: the simplicity and elegance of this design is typical of Powell's innovative reaction to taste and artistic trend in the late 19th century; a design which 45 years later became adopted as the Martini cocktail glass, first introduced at the 1925 Paris Exhibition, and one which continues to be a timeless staple of classic glassware.
Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts Champagne saucer or wine glass, circa 1878, the slightly tapered bucket bowl on plain stem and conical foot, 11.5cm highNote: examples from this service, including this glass, along with glass by T G Jackson, are illustrated in Mrs Loftie's Dining Room, 1878, as examples of good contemporary glass; reproduced in Jackson, L, 1996, Whitefriars Glass, p.28, fig.71
Harvey's Wine & Spirits Merchants and naval interest. Six volumes of ledgers dating between 1836 and 1920 relating to purchase of Harvey's products, including bitters and sherry. The ledgers of naval interest, with ledgers dedicated to Harvey's sales to merchant navy, captains and ships' crews. Containing the names of various Esquires, Captains and important Victorian figures, amongst them Captain William Codrington of the H.M.S. Hercules, Lady Fitzgerald of Bloomsbury House, Major R. A. Yonge of Argylle Villa, Captain Whyte of HMS Warrior, Henry Warner Esquire of Farringdon, M. Fielding of Zingari, Ernest Hall Esq., C. Sceales of HMS Canada, Captain Dathan of Ida Villa, Captain D'Arcy of HMS Jumna, Lieut. Forsyth of H. M. S. Osborne, Captain Goldsmith of HMS Serapis, Mr. Kemish of the HMS Eurydice, Captain Searle of H.M.S. Victory, Mr. Elliott of H.M.S Albacore, and Mr. Eastlake of H.M.S. Sapphire. In various bindings including full vellum, leather and reverse calf, one with copper edges. Bumped, bruised and worn to the extremities owing to the size, loss to the boards, pages damp stained and mottled, the binding with copper edge protectors with significant damp & mould damage throughout the pages. Provenance: the vendor worked for Harvey's in Whitchurch, Bristol during the late 1980s, when Harvey's were downsizing their Bristol operations. Founded by William Perry in 1796, John Harvey & Son is best known for its Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry. * Please note the amended description to reflect that these ledgers relate to John Harvey & Son, rather than the Lewes based Harvey's Brewery. *
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