A MID 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SUGAR SIFTER LADLE Fiddle & Thread pattern, engraved armorial, maker's mark partially distorted, Paris 1752; 7.9" (20 cms) long; 2.4 oz £80-120
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SERVING SPOON Fiddle pattern, later-pierced in the bowl, engraved coat of arms on the terminal, maker's mark "HA" (with an anchor) Paris 1713-1717 (date letter unclear), struck also with a counter-mark for 1717-1722; 11.1" (21.2 cms) long; 3.5 oz £150-200
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A RARE GEORGE II SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL HASH SPOON Hanoverian pattern, with an elongated drop, by George Cooper, Aberdeen (GC, three turrets, GC, e) c.1740; 15.6" (39.7 cms) long; 7.5 oz £1200-1600
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A RARE CHARLES II / JAMES II LARGE STRAINER SPOON with circular bowl, drilled on one side with holes and a turned wooden, cannon handle, leopard's head mark in the bowl & maker's mark on the back of the bowl, by Robert King, London 1675-1685; 19.2" (48.7 cms) long £1200-1600
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY DUTCH SPOON/FORK with a pull-off, engraved bowl, and a set of six Dutch cast "apostle" tea spoons; the former 5" (12.8 cms) long; 5.8 oz (7) £100-130
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A GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL PIERCED, TRIFORM FISH SLICE the turned wooden handle with a dolphin, a wrythen section, by Carden Terry, Cork (CT, STERLING) 1765-70; 14" (35.6 cms) long; 4.35 oz gross £500-600
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A VICTORIAN STILTON SCOOP with a tapering ivory handle, by J. Gloster, Birmingham 1882; 8.5" (21.5 cms) long £80-120
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A RARE NORTH COUNTRY TREFID SPOON with a ribbed rattail by William Busfield, York 1677; 7.3" (18.5 cms) long; 1.25 oz £400-600
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A MODERN CASED TREFID SERVING SPOON & TWO-PRONG FORK initialled "W", by T. Bradbury & Sons, London 1938, a cased set of eight modrn tea knives with stainless steel blades and a case containing only four modern tea spoons; the serving spoon 8.5" (21.5 cms) long; 7.75 oz weighable silver (3) £120-150
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A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL FIDDLE TEA SPOON initialled "MH", by James Stobie, Perth (IS, eagle, IS, S) c.1825 and another oar pattern tea spoon by Robert Keay, Perth (RK, eagle, RK) c.1820; 1 oz (2) £50-60
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A LATE CHARLES II PROVINCIAL TREFID SPOON pricked "IB" over "1684" on the back of the bowl and "IW" on the back of the terminal, the stem engraved with a succession of owner's initials & marks, struck with three marks (a pelleted cinquefoil and two stylised masks), unascribed c.1684; 7.5" (19.1 cms) long; 1.5 oz £300-400
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A JAMES I SILVERGILT SEAL TOP SPOON with a fluted & extended terminal, pricked "M" over "RS" on the terminal, by James Cluatt, London 1616; 7.1" (17.9 cms) long; 1.9 oz £900-1200
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL BASTING/SERVING SPOON Scottish Onslow pattern, with a strainer lip on the bowl, by James Gordon, Aberdeen (IG, ABD), c.1770; 12.8" (32.6 cms) long; 3.9 oz £250-300
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III BEAD PATTERN SERVING SPOONS with detachable strainers covering half of the bowls, initialled, by George Smith, London 1776; 11.2" (28.4 cms) long; 7 oz (2) £300-400
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A VERY UNUSUAL GEORGE II MARROW SCOOP & STRAINER SPOON COMBINED with a shallow circular bowl, scratched "R" over "IS" on the drop, by Elias Cachart, London 1749; 8.3" (21.2 cms) long; 1.9 oz £200-300
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A CHARLES I SEAL TOP SPOON with pricked initials on the terminal, maker's mark slightly obscure, possibly by Benjamin Yates, London 1636; 6.5" (16.5 cms) long; 1.45 oz £500-700
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A CHARLES II WEST COUNTRY APOSTLE SPOON, ST. MATTHEW: The gilt figure on a tapering stem, with a deep, rounded bowl, pricked "H.P" over "LN" over "1673" on the reverse, crowned "X" mark struck once in the bowl by an unascribed maker, Exeter c.1673; 7.95" (20.1 cms) long; 1.9 oz £1200-1600
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A SET OF SIX EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PARCELGILT TEA SPOONS the terminals with bats & a Chinese character in relief, maker's mark "CC" & character marks also, 1900-1930; 4.75" (12 cms) long; 2.4 oz (6) £80-100
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A CASED VICTORIAN ENGRAVED JAM SPOON & BUTTER KNIFE and a cased modern child's spoon & fork, mixed makers & dates; 2.2 oz weighable silver (2) £100-120
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A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SPOONS with cast, openwork stems, figure finials & rounded square bowls, by H. Wilkinson, Sheffield 1898; 7.5" (19 cms) long; 4.2 oz (2) £80-100
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BY HESTER BATEMAN: Three various pairs of George III sugar tongs; 2.9 oz (3) £140-160
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A VICTORIAN SHORT SILVERGILT SPOON with engraved detail in the bowl, the cast finial in the form of St. George slaying the dragon, by Henry Frazer, London 1890; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long; 1.3 oz £60-80
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TWO PAIRS OF ENGRAVED SUGAR TONGS (one Exeter made), and two pairs of Victorian sugar nips, mixed makers & dates; 3 oz (4) £80-120
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY UNASCRIBED, SMALL FIDDLE PATTERN FORK three marks (maker's mark "JG", a plant device, and "O") 1810-1830, probably Colonial/Scottish; 5.55" (14.4 cms) long; 0.8 oz £150-200
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FIVE VARIOUS PAIRS OF GEORGE III SGUAR TONGS (each by a member/members of the Bateman family); 5 oz (5) £170-200
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SIX GEORGE III IRISH THREE-PRONG TABLE FORKS by two makers (James Pittar & John Keating), Dublin 1784/85/89; approx. 7.9" (20 cms) long; 10.5 oz (6) £300-400
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A JAMES I SEAL TOP SPOON with a slender stem & terminal, initialled, by James Cluatt, London 1611; 6.2" (15.6 cms) long; 0.8 oz £400-500
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III FINE BEAD PATTERN SERVING TONGS with narrow corrugated grips, crested, by George Smith, London c.1780; 10.8" (27.6 cms) long; 5 oz £180-200
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AN EDWARDIAN CASED PAIR OF IVORY-HANDLED FISH SERVERS by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1903; the case 15" (38 cms) long £140-160
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THREE CASED SETS: A pair of modern, ivory handled fish servers, a Swedish Christening knife, fork & spoon & a mounted steel shoe horn, glove hook & button hook (3) £140-160
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AN UNUSUAL SET OF SIX GEORGE IV SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL FIDDLE DESSERT SPOONS initialled "S", by Alexander Cameron of Dundee ("CAM" over "ERON" & "DUN" over "DE") with Newcastle hallmarks for 1828; 8.25 oz (6) £200-300
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY MOTE SPOON with a plain rattail & turned finial, maker's mark "LJ" or "IT", and two other indistinct marks, unascribed c.1730; 5.75" (14.5 cms) long; 0.2 oz £80-100
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A SET OF SIX GEORGE IV SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL FIDDLE & SHELL PATTERN TEA SPOONS initialled "F" by Alexander Cameron, Dundee (AC, C, thistle, pot of lilies) 1820-30; 3.6 oz (6) £180-200
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A TWO HANDLED TROPHY CUP inscribed "Ringwood Cup won by Helwell Boy, Dorchester 10.1.30" by C. Boyton & Sons, London 1927 (wooden plinth); 10" (25.5 cms) high; 20 oz £250-350
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A MODERN TWO HANDLED TROPHY CUP inscribed, by Mappin & Webb, London 1919 (wooden plinth); 10.7" (27 cms) high; 29 oz £450-480
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AN ART DECO TWO HANDLED TROPHY CUP inscribed "WINNER - NYNEHEAD STAKES FEBRUARY 1935" by Adie Bros., Birmingham 1932 (with wooden plinth); 7" (18 cms) high; 12.8 oz £140-180
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED CUT GLASS SCENT BOTTLE with a screw cap, by A & J. Zimmerman, Birmingham 1900 and a set of four circular bonbon dishes, maker's mark "AE", Chester 1902; the bottle 5.7" (14.6 cms) high; 4.1 oz weighable silver (5) £100-150
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE GLOBULAR VASE profusely decorated in relief with prunus blossom by Wang Hing & Co., of Canton & Shanghai c.1900 (with wooden plinth); 4.75" (12 cms) high; 6.75 oz £100-150
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A GEORGE III IRISH SUGAR BOWL of fluted circular form on three legs with embossed fruit & flowers around the sides, crested, no maker's mark, Dublin c.1760-70 (no date letter); 5.5" (14 cms) diameter; 5.6 oz £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED CUT GLASS CLARET JUG with a globular body, plain mount & angular handle, by W & G. Sissons, Sheffield 1900; 8" (20.4 cms) high £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN MODEL OF A PUNT with wirework stand & pole, enamelled on each side with a very small burgee by W. Gibson & J. Longman, London 1896 (fitted case); 7.1" (18 cms) long; 3.3 oz £300-400
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A SMALL MODERN SCOTTISH DISH of shaped square outline by Garrard & Co. Ltd., Edinburgh 1978 and a modern small circular dish embossed in the centre with the Mayflower by C.J. Vander Ltd., London 1987; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) diameter; 7.5 oz (2) £100-150
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FOUR VARIOUS MOUNTED CUT GLASS DRESSING TABLE BOTTLES & a single vase (loaded), mixed makers & dates; the vase 5.9" (15 cms) high £100-150
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A LATE VICTORIAN SUGAR BOWL decorated with a leaf design, angular handles & matching sugar sifter ladle, both initialled, by J.T. Heath & J.H. Middleton, London/Birmingham 1897 (fitted case); the bowl 4.5" (11 cms) diameter; 5.5 oz £220-250
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AN ELECTROPLATED MOUNTED WOODEN COCKTAIL SHAKER in the form of a champagne bottle with a gilt, screw cap, maker "S.Ltd.", & stamped "one & three quarter pints"; 13.6" (34.5 cms) high £600-700
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A MIXED LOT: A small barrel mug, initialled, maker's mark worn, Chester 1924, a modern mug, initialled, a small Victorian jug, two Edwardian goblets, inscribed, a later goblet & a modern inscribed trophy cup on plinth; the barrel mug 2.75" (7 cms) high; 23 oz weighable silver (7) £150-250
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A VICTORIAN ELECTROPLATED SOUP TUREEN & COVER of shaped oval outline with ornate scroll feet & bead borders, by T. Bradbury & Sons, c.1870; 15.4" (39 cms) wide £150-200
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A PAIR OF MODERN DWARF CANDLESTICKS Neo-classical in style with swags and urns in relief, bead borders & detachable nozzles, by the Alexander Clarke Manufacturing Co., Sheffield 1919 (loaded); 4.25" (10.8 cms) £100-150
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Shepherd, W: Gold & Silversmithing in 19th & 20th century New Zealand 1995, with dust wrapper £20-25
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Waldron, P: The Price Guide to Antique Silver, 2nd Edition (with dust wrapper) together with Judith Banister: English Silver and Douglas Ash: How to identify English Silver Drinking Vessels 600-1830 (3) £20-30
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